Favourite traditional names for girls?

[juliejordan.livejournal.com]

I'm probably quite old fashioned when it comes to the kind of names I like. I dislike things that are too out there...anyway, here are my favourite traditional names for girls: (in no real order)

- Audrey
- Bethany (nn Beth)
- Catherine (nn Cathy)
- Charlotte (nn Lottie)
- Christine
- Elizabeth
- Emily
- Helen
- Jane
- Mary
- Margaret (nn Meg)
- Nancy
- Rebecca

I really like these names and luckily most of them could still be used today without the kid getting any grief over it. Anyone else like older names?

Comments

[bellisima87.livejournal.com]

Out of your list I really like the names Charlotte, Christine, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary and Margaret. But I prefer the nickname Maggie for Margarette.

I just remember that there is this American girl at my school (I live in Germany) and her name is Lotti and it took 8 months until I realized her real name is Charlotte.. I'm dumb sometimes.

[kaleido-scope.livejournal.com]

Oh, I really love Charlotte with the nn Lottie. I hadn't thought of that before...

[seren.livejournal.com]

I like more traditional names as well. We already have a Lucy, and if we had another daughter she would probably be either Amy, Megan or Rach(a)el. They're the kind of names that never seem to die out.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

From the list my favorites are Audrey, Catherine, Charlotte, and Margaret. Some of the others are too "plain" for me, and for some reason I really dislike the name Beth. It happens to be my middle name, but I don't like it. LOL.

"Lottie" reminded me of someone I know named Liati. (If you like folk music, her website is here (http://www.cafeliati.com/) haha.) I think that's another gorgeous name. It's Hebrew. And you know what, I think you could actually use it as a nickname for Charlotte. That would be different. =D

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I love older names!

Off my list...

- Astrid
- Camillle
- Christina
- Claire
- Corrine
- Hel(l)en
- Joanne
- Kathryn
- Lenore
- Lorraine
- Louise
- Margaret
- Marianne
- Meredith
- Virginia

Then for boys, well... I guess there are the classics Michael, Christopher, Matthew, lol.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

i really like bethany, catherine (don't like cathy, though and i prefer it spelled with a k), charlotte, elizabeth (spelled elisabeth), emily and rebecca (spelled rebekah... nn bekah).

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Well my name is Bethany so I'm pretty partial to it. I don't like it shortened to Beth, though. Why ruin such a nice name with a plain nn? ;)

I also tend to like older, or "traditional" names. Of your list, I like Bethany, Catherine (without a nn), Charlotte (without a nn), Christine, Elizabeth, Emily, Jane and Rebecca.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like some older names (like jane). your name list is nice, although it's difficult for me to picture a four year old nancy or helen. what's on your boy's list?

[scintillated.livejournal.com]

I like Catherine (but with a K) and Elizabeth out of the list.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

I like:
- Audrey
- Bethany
- Catherine (but hate the nn Cathy)
- Charlotte (REALLY hate the nickname Lottie. Yuck!)
- Elizabeth
- Emily
- Jane
- Mary

[arbus.livejournal.com]

off of your list, i really like bethany (one of my closest friends names), catherine (nickname: cate, if you must use a nn at all), charlotte, elizabeth (though with an s instead of a z), jane, and mary. i kind of like margaret too, but only if she almost exclusively was called by the nickname maggie. mary is gorgeous, and timeless, in my opinion. every time i meet someone named mary thats under the age of say, 40, im always pleasantly startled.

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

I like Audrey, Catherine, although I hatehatehate cathy, I think cate of cat is better, I love Charlotte, it used to be one of my top names, I like Helen, Jane, Margaret, but not Meg.

I generally don't like nicknames. Espically the ones you picked out, haha, sorry!

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I'm Catherine nn Cathy and I love it. It's so classy and it reminds me of Wuthering Heights.

I love old names, too. If I had two daughters they'd be Anne and Elizabeth, and if I had a third she'd be Jane. I love Margaret and I've recently started like Eloise.

[partyofthree.livejournal.com]

ew "Lottie" Makes me ILL.

as do
Bethany, margaret, and Nancy.

[depeche810.livejournal.com]

I love the names Catherine, Elizabeth, Emily and Rebecca. My favorite girls name right now is Emily Catherine.

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

My name is Rebecca and I've always loved it.

Audrey used to be my favorite girl name but I think it's become too popular lately.
Charlotte is in my top five.

[opalfirefly.livejournal.com]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Audrey... mainly b/c of the beautiful classic Audrey Hepburn
love Charlotte, but not the nn Lottie
all the rest are too popular/plain or just nms...

i love Victoria, Olivia, Scarlett, Rose, Eleanor, Hannah, etc..

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

I love older names! I'm definitely going with something more traditional when/if I have kids.

With the possible exception of Lettice, which is historical, if not exactly traditional.

I can't say I'm personally fond of Audrey, but I like everything else on your list. I hadn't thought of Lottie as a nickname for Charlotte, but I like it!

[--borntolaugh.livejournal.com]

my name is christine :)

I really like the name rebecca & charlotte