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Category: ultra-feminine names

Romantic Names for Girls

Posted February 9th, 2010

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Girl Baby Names

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Romantic names for girls – loosely defined as creative and elaborate names that suggest an earlier era and a Latinate emotionality – have become more fashionable in recent years. As we grow more comfortable with the notion of equality for girls, we may also become confident enough to give our daughters elaborately feminine names rather than having to make our point with androgynous, modern monikers like Blair or Blake.

Of course, not every romantic name is a feminist statement. These names may just feel fresh again after decades of sleeker, more straightforward girls’ names like Mary and Betty, Karen and Lisa. Even Jennifer and Ashley pale in the face of these flagrantly feminine names.

The rise of Isabella and Sophia to the Top 10 means that Romantic Names are now mainstream. Some choices further off the beaten track:

How To Find A Girly Name With A Tomboy Nickname

Posted June 12th, 2009

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Baby Names Advice

Girl Baby Names

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A Nameberry visitor commented recently that she loved ultra-feminine proper names with tomboyish nicknames. That’s a sentiment we echo.

If you’re torn between girls’ names with a conventionally female image and ones that sound more androgynous, these choices have it all. They give you (and your daughter) the choice between going totally girly and sidestepping conventional gender identity, at least when it comes to your name.

Some very feminine names with tomboyish nicknames are:

Alexandra – Alex

Allegra — Al

Antonia — Toni

Araminta or Arabella — Ari

Augusta — Gus

Aurora – Rory

Bernadette — Bernie

Camilla — Cam

Catherine — Cat

Charlotte – Charlie

Christiana — Chris