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  1. June 24th, 2012 05:19 PM #11
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    European Medieval and Renaissance names also tend to be low-frill and forthright. Ceredwen, Elinor, Avis, Marion, Mabel, Agnes, Joan, Ruth, Margery, Eda, Bette, Alys, Berta, Helen, Maud, Sanche, Susan...
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  2. June 24th, 2012 09:08 PM #13
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    I think there are a lot of names that meet those criteria. Some that come to mind:
    Jane, Jean, Joan
    Anne
    Anna
    Sarah
    Emma
    Louise
    Cora
    Nora
    Claire
    Clara
    Katherine
    Grace
    Julia
    Margaret
    Lydia
    Hannah
    Rose

    Names that sound more "frou-frou" and less "strong" - - I like these types of names, also, though.
    Isabella
    Annabelle
    Adrianna
    Ariana
    Victoria
    Alyssa
    Last edited by ksheja; June 24th, 2012 at 09:14 PM.
    Shannon

    Some of my Favorite Names:
    Girls: Anna, Alexandra, Anastasia, Lily, Ivy, Isla, Catherine, Cerys, Cara, Ciara, Aislinn, Adriana, Adrienne, Ariana, Alison. Genevieve, Alexa, Fiona, Annabel, Amabel. Angela, Noelle, Amanda, Amelie, Victoria, Sara, Vivienne. Tabitha, Adela, Sylvie
    Boys: Ethan, Nicholas, Aidan, Ciaran, Ian, Liam, Ryan, Justin, John, Cian, Evan, Noah, Brendan, Alexander, Thomas, David, Stephen, Declan, Finn, Flynn.
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  3. June 24th, 2012 09:23 PM #15
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    Tess!
    Claire
    Kate
    Paige
    I like Lauren for this category too.
    Mom to Seth Andrew and Madeline Frances

    Other current favorites (girls): Rosemary, Elizabeth, Tessa, Susanna; (boys): Noel, Spencer, Patrick
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  4. June 24th, 2012 09:51 PM #17
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    Oh, this is a great thread! Cate definitely fits the criteria for me.


    Anne
    Jane
    Tamsin
    Cora / Nora
    Ruth
    Helen
    Claire
    Lauren
    Helen
    Eve
    Maren
    Calla
    Greta
    Elise
    Tara
    Danica
    Karen
    Olive
    Wren - unisex, maybe?
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  5. June 24th, 2012 10:57 PM #19
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    Frances is the name that I immediately thought of when I read your post.
    I also don't think anyone's mentioned Margo? (I prefer Margot, but I think it's crisper-looking without the "t.")
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  6. June 24th, 2012 11:00 PM #21
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    I think there are plenty of distinctly feminine names that sound nice and strong. I love names like that! Here are a few:

    Alexandra
    Rebecca
    Katherine
    Victoria
    Christina
    Andrea
    Johanna
    Erika
    Miranda
    Meredith
    Caroline
    Elizabeth
    I don't have or want any kids. I just love names!

    Top 10: Andrea, Chelsea, Tara, Brooke, Alexandra, Nathaniel, Cody, Grant, Alexander, Graham

    I also love Russian and Irish names, as well as the names of many cities and countries.
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  7. June 24th, 2012 11:02 PM #23
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    Dianne or Diane
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  8. June 24th, 2012 11:11 PM #25
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    IMO ie, y, and a ending names are not in this category. Names that are one or two sylabulls also fit better. Names like:

    Alice
    Clair
    Jane
    Nadine
    Christine
    Bridget
    Diane
    June
    Mae
    Eve
    Tess
    Elise
    Megan
    Lois
    Odette

    As another observation I noticed while making this list that the "el" sound is also very feminine or cutsey like the ie, y, and a names. Some examples of these names are...

    Giselle
    Rachel
    Liesel
    Aria
    Mia
    Lila
    Chloe (not an ie, but the same sound)
    Nancy
    Janie

    Some 3 sylabull examples, basically all 3 sylabull names to me sound more feminine because of the sing songy rythm they possess.

    Gabrielle (also an el name)
    Alexandria (an a name)
    Cecily (a y name)
    Miriam
    Juliette
    Genevieve
    Elizabeth


    Hope I helped some.
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  9. June 25th, 2012 01:15 AM #27
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    No-frills names:

    Ada / Adele / Agatha / Agnes / Alice / Bertha / Charlotte / Claire / Claudia / Constance / Cora / Della / Dora / Dorothy / Edith / Edna / Eleanor / Emma / Estelle / Ethel / Etta / Eve / Frances / Frieda / Geraldine / Gladys / Grace / Greta / Gwen / Hannah / Harriet / Hazel / Hilda / Hortense / Ida / Josephine / Kate / Louise / Lucille / Maeve / Margaret / Martha / Maude / Mavis / Maxine / Meg / Mildred / Miriam / Nora / Norma / Olive / Pearl / Prudence / Rose / Sadie / Sophie / Sybil / Velma / Vera / Willa / Winifred / Zelda

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  10. June 25th, 2012 01:35 AM #29
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    These are what come to my mind as clean and strong:

    Claire
    Eve
    Jane
    Joan
    Bridget
    Christine
    Elizabeth
    Margaret
    Catherine
    Judith
    Edith
    Dora
    Mother of three teenagers: (1) Daniel Glen, (2) Timothy Austin, and (3) Rebecca Jane... all middle names honor family... 3rd generation mn Jane. (A second girl would have been Susanna Eve and a third boy, maybe Isaac...)
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