Vintage Gems :)

[meg33]

Hi berries!*

I am looking for 3 girls names that are uniquely their own, but that sound magnificent together as siblings. No, I'm not expecting triplets by the way I love vintage, classic, and British names with cute, spunky nicknames. I have a short list of names that I really like and I'd love your opinion on them. I would also love to hear other suggestions! My list contains names that are pretty popular ... Almost too popular for my taste, but I feel they properly describe my naming style! Thanks for all of your help

My list includes:
Agatha nn Aggie
Adelaide nn Addie/Laidy (Lady)
Alice
Charlotte nn Hattie (too much of a stretch?)*
Dorothy nn Dot(tie)
Elisabeth nn Lilibet
Eleanor nn Ellie
Emmaline/Emmeline nn Emma/Emme
Evangeline nn Evie
Georgia nn Gigi/Georgie
Madeline nn Maddie
Margaret nn Maggie
Victoria nn Vita

Again, thanks for all of your help!
Meg

[mischa]

Agatha, Edith and Mabel are my favourite vintage trio. From your list, I would choose...

1 Alice, Eleanor and Margaret
2 Adelaide, Charlotte and Elisabeth

Other Names

Millicent
Florence
Louisa
Helena
Ada/Ida
Cecilia/Cecily
Matilda
Agnes
Ethel/Ethelyn
Clementine
Rosalind/Rosamund/Rosemary
Virginia
Irene
Martha
Audrey
Vivian
Hannah
Clara
Lucy/Lucille
Josephine
Lillian
Violet
Willa
Hazel
Cordelia
Winifred
Philippa
Jemima
Henrietta
Harriet
Daphne
Beatrice/Beatrix
Amabel

[jennipea382]

Here are some sibsets I like:

Adelaide, Charlotte and Georgia

Victoria, Elisabeth and Margaret

Alice, Eleanor and Madeline

[namelover77]

Love Charlotte, Alice & Evangeline! Three of my favorite names! How about Etta, Tabitha & Ivy?

[violetgray]

My favorite trio from your list is Elisabeth, Alice and Victoria but I agree all are quite popular
Some not so popular vintage names, some with nns, would be:
Arabella-Ari or Bella
Araminta- Ari or Minty
Amelia-Millie, Mia, Mimi or Lia
Adeline- Addy
Annabel- Annie
Blythe
Coralie/Cora
Caroline- Callie, Carly or Carrie
Dorothy- Dottie
Dorothea-Dottie or Thea
Eliza- Ellie
Elizabella- Ellie, Bella
Evelyn- Evie
Evelina-Evie
Felicity- Flick, Flicka, Fee, or Lissy
Georgiana- Gigi, Georgie, or Gee
Gemma-Gem
Helena- Leni
Isadora-Izzy
Isannah-Izzy
India- Indy
Juliette- Julie
Margery- Maggie
Ophelia-Fee
Penelope- Poppy, Penny, or Nellie
Rose-Rosie
Ruby
Sophronia- Sophie
Susannah- Suzie or Sunny

[meg33]

Thank you all for your sweet and helpful comments!!

I love the sibset of Agatha, Edith, and Mabel, but I'm afraid my family and community aren't ready for a little Edith yet The combination of Alice, Eleanor, and Margaret & Adelaide, Charlotte, and Elisabeth are divine! From your listed suggestions, I really like:
Ada*
Clementine
Rosalind/Rosamund
Vivian
Clara
Violet
Hazel*
Harriet (Hattie)
Beatrice (I love the nickname Bea, but Beatrice isn't my favorite name ... All I see when I look at this gem is Beat-rice)

Adelaide, Charlotte, and Georgia are great together, but I don't like the fact that Charlotte and Georgia are both "place" names. I'm afraid it would look like I was trying too hard to find matching names. Victoria, Elisabeth, and Margaret & Alice, Eleanor, and Madeline are both gorgeous sets. Thank you!

The suggestion of Etta is beautiful. I truly love the name, but I feel like it is short for something and needs a longer name. Charlotte, Alice, and Evangeline go swimmingly together. Thanks

I also love the combination of Elisabeth, Alice, and Victoria. From the listed suggestions, I really like:
Arabella (I love the nickname Bella, but is it really as popular as people say it is?!?)
Amelia nn Lia
Adeline nn Addie
Annabel (I LOVE this spelling and the nn Belle!)
Dorothy nn Dottie

Thanks, again, for all of your help!
Meg

[compassrose]

I also suggest Aveline, Opal and Scarlett (Lettie). Margaret and Adelaide go great together. My name is Margaret and my mn is of ad- origin.

[east93]

Names on your list I'm very fond of: Charlotte, Elisabeth (I much prefer the s over the z spelling!), Eleanor, Emmaline, Evangeline, Victoria, Adelaide.

Hattie isn't really too much of a stretch for Charlotte, but I think it's...unnecessary? I'm not sure, I just don't particularly like it. I much prefer Charlie, Lottie, Harley, Ari, Char.
I think Lilibet is too much of a stretch from Elisabeth because it's a totally different name in my mind. I know it's a diminutive, but it's not my pick. I prefer Libby even. Same goes for Victoria nn Vita. Also, another nickname for Adelaide could be Hadley.
Agatha is one of my least favourite name, and so is Aggie. I just do not see the appeal in the name at all.

Sibsets:
Charlotte, Victoria, and Elisabeth.
Evangeline, Adelaide, and Charlotte.
Emmaline, Charlotte, Madeline.
Evangeline, Madeline, and Emmaline. (Same endings, but very different general sounds imo)
Eleanor, Georgia, and Dorothy. (All contain "or")
Alice, Dorothy, and Margaret.

[lori johnson]

Love your spunky nickname, Meg .


For me, highly compatible sibsets come in twos ...

Adelaide [and] Matilda

Agatha [and] Dorothea

Alice [and] Lucy

Annabelle [and] Emmeline

Caroline [and] Eleanor

Charlotte [and] Emma

Elisabeth [and] Victoria

Evangeline [and] Theresa/Tessa/Tess

Helen [and] Margaret


Sources: Babynames.com [and] http://nameberry.com/blog/classic-gi...truly-timeless

[meg33]

Thank you all so much for the sweet comments. Meg is actually short for Megan (which I hate! I think it is so trendy and overused. In my graduating class alone there were 5 Megan's and my class was tiny! I would much prefer Margaret nn Meg!). My middle name is Elisabeth after my mother Lisa and my aunt Beth. This is why I have chosen Elisabeth with an "s" rather than a "z"!*

I really appreciate your sibset suggestions. They are all lovely! I never realized this would be so hard of a decision.*

Please keep the comments and suggestions coming!