What are your favorite girls' names in these categories?

[cecily]

I'm curious, what are your favorite...

Greek names?
French names?
Spanish names?
Italian names?
Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names?
Flower names?
Animal names?
Place names?
Biblical names?
Classic names?
Vintage names?
One-syllable names?
names that most people dislike?
names that start with your favorite letter?
names that start with your least favorite letter?

Okay, that's all the questions I have, for now =). Feel free to
add questions or take them away.

[everwaiteing]

Hi Cecily,

Greek names?
Alexandra
Cassandra
Larissa
Theresa

French names?
Charlotte
Claire
Genevieve
Jacinthe
Miette

Spanish names?
Elena
Gabriela

Italian names?
Clarissa
Francesca
Marisa
Rosetta

Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names?
Bridget
Erin
Gwendolyn
Maisie

Flower names?
Iris
Violet
Rose
Daisy

Animal names?
Fawn

Place names?
Carolina
India
Geneva

Biblical names?
Eve
Rebecca
Susannah

Classic names?
Amy
Eve
Jane
Julia
Louisa
Rebecca
Susan
Susannah

Vintage names?
Augusta
Clarissa
Cora
Flora
Georgia
Henrietta
Ivy
Miranda

One-syllable names?
Claire
Eve
Jane

names that most people dislike?
Augusta
Magdalena
Tamara

names that start with your favorite letter?
Savannah
Susan
Susannah

names that start with your least favorite letter?
Bethany
Bridget

[elena]

Greek names?
Dora
Phyllida
Cassia
Iris
Dorothea
Anastasia
Cassandra
Bronte
Evangeline

French names?
Charlotte
Genevieve
Madeleine
Corinne
Amélie
Leonie
Sophie
Juliette

Spanish names?
Marisol
Mariposa
Solana
Emilia

Italian names?
Cara
Francesca
Bianca

Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names?
Gwendolen
Winifred
Carys
Seren
Niamh

Flower names?
Iris
Marigold
Violet
Rose
Bryony

Animal names?
Wren

Place names?
Florence
India
Sophia

Biblical names?
Anna
Susannah
Keziah
Keturah
Mary
Sarah

Classic names?
Louisa
Susannah
Victoria
Elisabeth

Vintage names?
Eliza
Jessamine
Cecily
Hazel
Beatrix
Cora
Flora
Agnes
Harriet
Amelia

One-syllable names?
Jane
Faith
Fern
Sage
Ray
Niamh
Fay
Hope
May

names that most people dislike?
Jessica
Stephanie
Amber
Cassidy

names that start with your favorite letter?
Coral
Cassandra
Cordelia
Celeste
Carmen
Caitlin
Cora
Calandra
Corinne

names that start with your least favorite letter?
Tamara
Teagan
Tierney

-Elena :)

[cecily]

Thanks for replying, Everwaiteing and Elena! Many of the names that you've listed are favorites of mine, too.

Greek names?
Thisbe, Xanthe, Phoebe, Calliope, Daphne, Cassia, Maia, Cora, Iris, Calandra

French names?
Sylvie, Claire, Jessamine, Amélie, Caroline, Apolline, Léonie, Coralie, and Genevieve

Spanish names?
Marisol, Paloma, Esperanza, Rosalba

Italian names?
Francesca, Bianca

Irish, Welsh and/or Scottish names?
Gwendolen, Rowena, Finola, Fiona, Maeve, Bridget

Flower names?
Iris, Flora, Magnolia, Rose, Jessamine, Violet

Animal names?
Ayelet ("deer, gazelle"), Tabitha ("gazelle"), Mariposa ("butterfly"), Wren, Lark, Paloma ("dove"), Alouette ("lark"), Calandra ("lark")

Place names?
Carolina, Helena, Georgia, India, Virginia

Biblical names?
Eve, Susanna(h), Tabitha, Keziah, Keturah, Jemima

Classic names?
Louisa, Alice, Elizabeth, Jane, Anne, Eliza, Josephine, Caroline

Vintage names?
Beatrix, Hazel, Cordelia, Flora, Cora, Clara, Celia

One-syllable names?
Claire, Jane, June, Maeve, May, Kate, Eve

names that most people dislike?
Araminta, Jemima

names that start with your favorite letter?
Aurelia, Amelia, Amelie, Aurora, Anne, Alice, Araminta, Allegra

names that start with your least favorite letter?
Xanthe, Xia, Xiomara

More categories:
Nicknames?
Color names?
Virtue names?

[tara25]

[quote="cecily"]I'm curious, what are your favorite...

Greek names?
Calliope, Callisto, Galatea, Pandora, Thessaly, Calypso, Demeter, Appollonia, Artemis, Juno, Europa, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Athena, Hestia, Hera, Persephone, Anastasia, Ambrosia, Agatha, Agnes, Ceres, Zoe, Chloe, Cleopatra, Delphina, Cynthia, Corinna, Electra, Eustacia, Evia, Helen, Hermia, Hermione, Iphigenia, Hyacinth, Iolanthe, Lydia, Jocasta, Megara, Nerissa, Narcissa, Philomena, Philippa, Sophronia, Zelia

French names?
Oceane, Manon, Maelys, Anais, Simonne, Victorine, Ophelie, Clemence, Julienne, Clotilde, Celestine, Gilberte (French prn zil-BARE) Lydie, Octavie, Mireille, Raymonde, Elodie, Palmyre

Spanish names? Catalina, Manuela, Alejandra, Gracia, Rafaela, Maria, Beatriz, Lorenza, Josefina, Rosalia, Fabiana, Luz, Teresa, Rosa, Renata, Marta, Berta, Luisa, Lucia

Italian names?
Vincenza, Lucrezia, Guiliana, Elisabetta, Caterina, Genoveva, Vittoria, Giada, Alessandra, Cosima, Alessa, Delfina, Cinzia, Fiorella, Imelda, Epifania Gemma, Leandra, Rosina

Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names? Fionnula, Aoife, Elowen, Meabh, Catriona, Saoirse, Aibhlinn, Niamh, Caoihme, Tressa, Cleona, Aelwen, Cerys, Caerwyn, Eirwyn, Sinead, Morgana, Wynn, Tegan, Terrwyn, Cailean, Isla, Sine, Malvina, Meriel, Rhona

Flower names? Rose, Lily, Tulip, Juniper (well, its a tree, but oh well...) Marigold, Jasmine, Daisy, Poppy, Pansy, Posy, Celastrus, Dahlia, Lavender, Chantilly, Laelia, Lilac, Calla Magnolia, Daffodil, Dandelion, Clover, Primrose, Amaryllis, Iris, Orchid, Laurel, Petunia, Violet, Wisteria, Linnea, Holly, Cleome, Tilia, Cerinthe, Abelia, Acacia, Aralia, Aubrieta, Aurinia, Lunaria, Zinnia, Oleander (my mom's a huge plant person, so I look through all her plant books and found these cool names.)

Animal names? Leona, Leonie, Leonora, Alouette, Ava, Dove, Wren, Oriole, Linnet, Lark, Birdie Philomena, Phoebe, Raven, Starling, Teal, Zippora (I can only think of the Leo- set and bird names...)

Place names? Savannah, Georgia, Abilene, Eden, Beverly (with the nn Evie, it's cute) Cortina, Brittania, Iona

Biblical names? Abigail, Hannah, Ruth, Esther, Susannah, Sarah, Dinah, Leah, Mary, Tirzah, Keturah, Theresa, Delilah, Deborah, Angela, Bethany, Drusilla, Elizabeth, Jemima(h), Julia, Judith, Miriam, Neriah, Paula, Rachel, Rebekah, Sarai, Sariah, Terah, Tabitha, Tamara, Zilpah

Classic names? Charlotte, Elizabeth, Anna, Caroline, Lydia, Victoria, Claire, Elise, Priscilla, Rosemary, Margaret, Alice, Anne, Jane, Catherine, Emily, Evelyn, Grace, Julia, Juliet, Laura, Lorraine, Madeleine, Sylvia, Vivienne, Samantha, Alexandra, Amelia, Audrey

Vintage names? Cora, Daphne, Loretta, Josephine, Aurelia, Adelaide, Claudia, Greta, Maxine, Myrtle, Ruth, Hazel, Margot, Esmeralda, Francine, Florence, Francesca, Susan, Wilhelmina, Winifred, Ophelia, Lavinia, Araminta, Millicent, Beatrix, Dorothy, Imogen, Seraphina, Penelope, Cordelia, Cecilia, Cornelia, Helen

One-syllable names? Claire, Anne, Jane, Grace, Jean, Joan, Skye, Paige, Lynn, Bryn, Kay, May, Belle, Wren, Pearl, Faye, Gwen, Rose ( I love all of the "filler" middle names. Weird, but I love to pair them with longer middles. Favorite combos include Faye Rosalia and Anne Victoria.)

names that most people dislike? All of the "dated" names, like Jennifer, Stephanie, Heather, Tiffany, Michelle. And the baby boomers like Suzanne, Linda, Patricia, etc. I also love the "about to be dated" ones like Lindsey, Courtney, Shelby, Hailey, Bailey, Brittany, etc.

names that start with your favorite letter? Don't have one. If I did though, it would probably be M. Myrtle, Mildred, Millicent, Maxine, Margot, way too many to type out lol :)

names that start with your least favorite letter? I love these names, honestly, but I hate the letter. Norah, Nicolette, Nola, Naomi. Something about N makes me cringe, but I love the names.

[rachelmarie]

Greek names:
Chloe
Cassandra
Penelope

French names:
Claire
Sophie

Spanish names:
Isabel
Liliana

Italian names:
Bella
Tessa

Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names:
Siobhan (love it but could never bring myself to use it)
Gwyneth
Isla

Flower names:
Violet
Rose

Place names:
Georgia
Charlotte

Biblical names:
The only one is Abigail

Classic names:
Elizabeth
Claire
Anna

Vintage names:
Hazel
Henrietta
Sophia

One-syllable names:
Claire
Mae

Names that most people dislike (like my family):
Penelope
Haddie/Hattie
Olive

Names that start with your favorite letter:
Rosalind
Rosalie
Remy
Rowan

Names that start with your least favorite letter:
N/A

[alexa400]

Greek names?
Amara
Alexandra
Calandra
Calantha
Persephone
Calliope
Catherine
Clio
Cora
Evangeline
Lyra
Medora

French names?
Odette
Orianne
Amelie
Caprice
Colette

Spanish names?
Amada
Brisa
Elena
Emmanuela
Floriana
Lediana
Mercedes
Mireia
Mora
Sierra
Silvia

Italian names?
Bianca
Aria
Carina
Luna
Oriana
Verona

Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names?
Gwendolen
Carys
Eira
Isolde
Seren
Fiona
Isla
Aveline
Caoimhe
Carbry
Keela

Flower names?
Violet
Iris
Amarantha
Hyacinth
Lilac
Rose

Animal names?
Lark (mn)
Doe (mn)
Birdie (nn)

Place names?
Vienna
India
Cairo
Persia
Boston
London
Paris

Biblical names?
Hannah
Keziah
Keturah

Classic names?
Alexandra
Charlotte
Juliet
Catherine

Vintage names?
Evelyn
Roxanne
Annabelle
Clara
Eva

One-syllable names?
Belle
Blue
Rose
Lane
Claire
Ayre
Day
Gwen

names that most people dislike?
Sunday
Holiday
Gypsy
Appalachia
Early
Ebony

names that start with your favorite letter?
Ada
Adelaide
Adalie
Amity
Asha

names that start with your least favorite letter?
Portia
Prarie
Phoebe
Patience

Okay, that's all the questions I have, for now =). Feel free to
add questions or take them away.[/quote]

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Greek names?
Ione
Leda
Leto
French names?
Anais
Fleur
Colette
Spanish names?
Ines
Leonor
Reina
Italian names?
Antonella
Fabiola
Gia
Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names?
Niamh
Ismay
Emer
Flower names?
Rosalie
Iris
Mallow
Animal names?
Halcyon (Alcyone)
Heron
Avis
Place names?
Saba
Avon
Valora
Biblical names?
Ariel
Dinah
Leah
Classic names?
Emilia
Helena
Margaret
Vintage names?
Cordelia
Lucinda
Althea
One-syllable names?
Rose
Faye
Luce
names that most people dislike?
Poesy
Olwen
Echo
names that start with your favorite letter?
Lena
Liliana
Lenore
names that start with your least favorite letter?
Dorothea
Daphne
Dione

[freckles]

How fun! I added Virtue Names as a category since I love those. I'll stick to three for each category, or else this post might never end :) Let's see...

Greek names?
Cassandra
Artemis
Calliope

French names?
Juliet
Eloise
Genevieve

Spanish names?
Blanca
Paloma
Soledad

Italian names?
Giulietta
Violetta
Luciana

Irish, Welsh, and/or Scottish names?
Bronwyn
Maeve
Niamh

Flower names?
Magnolia
Willow
Daisy

Animal names?
Sparrow
Cricket
Lark

Place names?
Aspen
Georgia
Jordan

Virtue names?
Patience
Verity
Liberty

Biblical names?
Ruth
Yael
Miriam

Classic names?
Katherine
Elisabeth
Josephine

Vintage names?
Agatha
Edith
Helen

One-syllable names?
Rose
Brynn
Belle

names that most people dislike?
Clementine
Dorothea
Marjorie

names that start with your favorite letter?
Isla
Ivy
Imogen

names that start with your least favorite letter?
Tabitha
Tennley
Tanith

[cecily]

Thanks for replying, everyone! Great names!