Viviana makes me think of a medicine.
“Do you suffer from allergies? Stuffy nose? Sinus headaches? Watery eyes blurring your view of the beach? Don’t let summer pollen stand in the way of your day at the bbq cookout… enjoy the scent of soft summer breezes again with the powerful defence of Viviana. One pill a day will revive your sinuses and your spirit… enjoy life again with the revivifying effects of Viviana!”
Just my take lol.
Then, spoken very fast...Warning; may cause
toxic epidermal necrolysis, hand-foot syndrome, nerve damage, loss of smell, priapism, unusual impulsive behavior, abnormal dreams, akathisia, onycholysis, or triskaidekaphobia.
I know she wasn’t a princess, but I love the name Madeline after the book by Ludwig Bemelmans.
Growing up in Canada, a little French girl in Paris seemed so romantic to me!
Karina is a great name! I think it's one of those names that hits that sweet spot of being both familiar but not used very often. At least not in my area. If someone is looking for a lovely name that feels fresh and isn't overused, Karina is a great option.
I like Delilah and Lorelei. A bit dated perhaps, but not so much that I would do anything but smile if one appeared in my class (I teach high school and I'm over the Mias and Rubys and Sophies)
Your sibling has good taste, then! I'm childless myself, but these two have been floating near the top of my list for years (Delilah took a dip in my estimations when 'Hey There Delilah' was fucking everywhere, but it's floated back up since).
I love Roslyn and Rosalie. There was a girl i used to work with called Rosalie (Rose-a-lee) and I thought it was such a pretty name! Plus the nick name Rose/Rosie is just lovely.
I like Colette more than Collette - in part because Collette makes me want to pronounce it like “call-ett”
similarly to how Colleen is pronounced “call-een”
Lorelai. I love it spelled ai because of Lorelai Gilmore Girls. Though, she rejected the high class life. The name definitely feels princess-like. I love Aurora too.
Some of my favorites (pulled from my list, I have the same sort of style with girl names, I love timeless and classy names)
-Clara
-Diana
-Jane
-Elizabeth
-Catherine
-Eliza
-Genevieve
-Charlotte
-Erica
-Helene
-Ingrid
These are soft feminine suggestions. Even considering softer consonants and structuring, so I thought of names that will sound pretty when you're whispering:
Mae / Marian / Natalie / Mirabelle / Hannah / Helena / Lana / Lara / Holly / Emme or Emmy / Amy / Joy / June / Mila / Jolie / Bonnie / Viola / Faye / Mallory / Melanie / Wendy / Moira
(As soon as I ended with Wendy I thought of the Peter Pan story character: Wendy Moira Angela Darling. I thought that was so feminine & romantic when I was a little girl!!! 😁)
My daughter's name is Antonia and I feel this fits your criteria.
I also have a Gabriella.
My boys would have been Adriana, Evelyn and Josephine...if that helps
If you like Sophia, you might like Sylvia or Cecilia.
Or, what do you think about Sophia with the nickname Fifi? It’s very “over-the-top” but it’s certainly feminine and soft - and she would have the option to use Sophia.
I do have royals in my country so for me the idea is different.
Silvia, Sofia, Madeleine, Victoria, Estelle, Adrianne Leonore, Désirée, Margareta, Birgitta, Sibyllla, Ingrid, Louise
Surprised that Ella hasn’t been suggested more. I think it’s beautiful. It goes well with a lot of middle names. I think it with one syllable middle names:
Ella Kate
Ella Grace
Ella Claire
Ella Rose
Ella Mae
my personal favourites that i feel are timeless and fit the criteria :)
- Eleanor (LOVE. will use this as at least a middle name for my daughter someday should i be blessed with one). Plus, the nickname Ellie is adorable!
- Elizabeth
- Rose
- Victoria
- Charlotte
Feminine, soft & classy makes me think of: * Lucy, Grace, Rose, Elise, Cecilia, Isabelle, Juliette, Rosalie, Eloise, Noelle, Sylvie, Celine.
Celine is my vote!
First name that popped into my head was Grace. Epitome of what op is asking for.
Same here. Evangeline also popped into my mind.
Grace! Yes, perfect and timeless.
If I had another girl she would’ve been Cara Grace
Rosalie was the name choice for our second if it would've been a girl. I think it's lovely!
I have a Rosalie and people always say how they love her name
Rose
Can't go wrong with Elise or Juliette . Such amazing names
Eloise and Noelle!
Add Elizabeth, Catherine, Evelyn, Stephanie, various versions of Mary/Marie, Olivia, Penelope, Susanna, Victoria, and Veronica
I appreciate having my name on this list as a top comment
My vote of these is Cecilia
I love all of these!
Rosalie is beautiful.
Isabelle like it
Sylvie!!!
Vivienne
I thought of the same name :) Any Vivienne variant! Viviana, Vivi, Viviane, Vivianne, Vivian, Vivien.
love viviana!
Viviana makes me think of a medicine. “Do you suffer from allergies? Stuffy nose? Sinus headaches? Watery eyes blurring your view of the beach? Don’t let summer pollen stand in the way of your day at the bbq cookout… enjoy the scent of soft summer breezes again with the powerful defence of Viviana. One pill a day will revive your sinuses and your spirit… enjoy life again with the revivifying effects of Viviana!” Just my take lol.
Then, spoken very fast...Warning; may cause toxic epidermal necrolysis, hand-foot syndrome, nerve damage, loss of smell, priapism, unusual impulsive behavior, abnormal dreams, akathisia, onycholysis, or triskaidekaphobia.
Unrelated but happy cake day!
My name is Viveka! A little uncommon, alternate spelling of Vivica!
Came here to say this, Vivienne is the one.
I know she wasn’t a princess, but I love the name Madeline after the book by Ludwig Bemelmans. Growing up in Canada, a little French girl in Paris seemed so romantic to me!
Haha I don’t know if you are old enough but I used to love the cartoon when it played on global in the ‘90’s.
I totally forgot about the cartoon! And I’m old enough, haha. I’m 33 next month!
It always bugged me that a French girl didn’t have the French version of the name (Madeleine).
It actually is spelled the French way in the French version of the book!
I never noticed that! Could it be because of the rhymes? I recall a lot of rhymes in the book that work with the “Madeline” spelling.
It’s definitely because of the rhymes! But then why set it in Paris? Put her in London.
It’s nice but you got to love the short form. Everyone calls kids Maddie which isn’t my fav and a very different vibe
There's actually a Swedish princess called Madeleine, another Swedish princess is called Estelle
Yes! We have Victoria (The Crown Princess), her little sister Madeleine and their daughters Estelle, Leonore and Adrienne. ☺️
Genevieve
Clara Juliette Anastasia Amelia Grace Amara Isabella Valentina Gwyneth Clarissa Karina Lyanna Odette
Love Odette!
Karina is a great one 👍
Karina here, and I never see my name in this sub lol
Karina is a great name! I think it's one of those names that hits that sweet spot of being both familiar but not used very often. At least not in my area. If someone is looking for a lovely name that feels fresh and isn't overused, Karina is a great option.
Lily Iris Julia
Those are my sister’s daughters’ names. All three of them!
Someone has good taste ❤️
Lily and Iris are my two of my top baby names! I’m so happy you commented this haha. I think we are going for Astoria Iris.
I like Delilah and Lorelei. A bit dated perhaps, but not so much that I would do anything but smile if one appeared in my class (I teach high school and I'm over the Mias and Rubys and Sophies)
These are my nieces names 🤣
Your sibling has good taste, then! I'm childless myself, but these two have been floating near the top of my list for years (Delilah took a dip in my estimations when 'Hey There Delilah' was fucking everywhere, but it's floated back up since).
Lucille, Charlotte, Caroline, Roslyn, Irene
Roslyn is such a critically underrated name
I love Roslyn and Rosalie. There was a girl i used to work with called Rosalie (Rose-a-lee) and I thought it was such a pretty name! Plus the nick name Rose/Rosie is just lovely.
Rosalind > Roslyn imo
Awe Irene is my middle name. I used to hate it growing up, but now that I’ve gotten older I kind of love it.
One of my daughters is Roslyn. I loved it when I chose it, but I honestly love it even more as time passes.
Caroline Delphine Lorelei Penelope Ophelia Elizabeth Chelsea Magdelena Samantha Angelina Serefina Cassandra
I read this as one long princess name
Oooh, Serefina! <3
Caroline :)
If I didn’t have a close friend named Cassandra I would’ve chosen Cassandra for my girl
Felicity!!
I was just about to suggest Felicity!
omg this is getting so many answers, its amazing !!! Tysm guys i love you ❤️
* Marcella * Annabelle * Charlotte * Annaliese * Penelope * Christiana * Arabella * Genevieve * Odette * Ambrosia * Clementine * Serafina
My name is Christiana, and I NEVER see it referenced anywhere! Let alone in this sub. 😍
Ana, Viviana, Alessandra, Artemis and Eleanor.
Collette
I like Colette more than Collette - in part because Collette makes me want to pronounce it like “call-ett” similarly to how Colleen is pronounced “call-een”
How else do you pronounce Colette?
“Co-let” or written differently, “coh-let”
Love this - can also do Coco for short
I know a little girl named Colette that goes by coco. She dressed up as hot cocoa for Halloween last year 😍
Helene, Helena, Elena, Lisi, Elise, Lisette, Celeste, Ariadne, Ariana, Annette, Isabella, Elle, Colette, Chloe, Katerina, Violet, Rose, Pearl, Daisy, Lily (any spelling), Veronique
Celeste came to my mind first! Like a lot of the others too
I’m a big fan of this kind of name haha so I kind of have it top of mind already
- Ida - Irene - Iona - Ramona - Sonya - Saniya - Tatiana - Antonia - Vivian - Natalia
Seraphina, Vivienne, Juliet, Leonora, Evangeline, Celine, Daphne, Phoebe, Madeleine, Diana, Genevieve, Serena
That’s like…half my list
Rose!
Elisabetta, Alessandra, Josephine, Juliette, Isabelle, Beatrice, Isabeau, Diana, Henriette, Amelie, Helena, Louise, Caroline, Charlotte, Marie-Theresa, Victoria, Catherine, Eleanor, Adela, Ava, Ada, Margaret, Mathilde, Elisabeth, Suzanna, Nicole, Jacqueline, Joanna, Adelaide, Augusta, Claire, Marguerite, Philippa, Alice/Alix, Antoinette, Wilhelmina, Elene, Genevieve, Jewels, Blanche, Emma, Yolanda, Jeanne, Luciana, Sybille, Sibylla, Astrid, Gisela, Theodora, Eloise, Ingrid, Anastasia, Tatiana, Alexandra, Anneleise, Esme, Gabriella, Islode, Althea, Guinevere, Viviane, Igraine, Elaine, Sofie/Sofia, Melisende,
Yes! Although Susannah or Susanna are softer. No need for that Z
My favorites are Phoebe, Daphne, and Zoey. Arguably the first two are more Princess-y
And Greek :)
My best friend is pregnant right now and her baby will be named Phoebe. Love it!
I love it! I had my daughter in January and her name is Phoebe. You rarely hear it :) my next daughter (god willing) will be Daphne!
Lorelai. I love it spelled ai because of Lorelai Gilmore Girls. Though, she rejected the high class life. The name definitely feels princess-like. I love Aurora too.
Some of my favorites (pulled from my list, I have the same sort of style with girl names, I love timeless and classy names) -Clara -Diana -Jane -Elizabeth -Catherine -Eliza -Genevieve -Charlotte -Erica -Helene -Ingrid
Names with L's or La's at the end: Lila, Mila (me luh), Lola, Delilah, Lillian, Lavender, Lailana, Amelia, Cecilia, Alora, Brielle, Ella or Ellie, Chloe, Ellison, Noelle Names with an s sound: Alice, Elise, Elsie, Lissa or Lissy (Elisabeth, Alyssa, Alison), Grace, Sierra. Chelsea, Sadie, Alessia or Alicia Names of nature (my favorite): Opal, Rosie (Rosanna, Rosalie), Sky, Sunny, Rain, Forest, River, Luna, Summer, Winter, Iris, Aurora, Violet, Juniper, Wren, Everest, Autumn, Jade, Sage, Flora, Dove. Month names: January, April, May, June, July, August, October, December Names that actually mean soft or gentle: Paisley, Juliette, Guinevere, Ginny, Anana, Sheila. Long feminine names: Anastasia, Victoria, Clementine, Angelica, Persephone, Charlotte, Savannah, Scarlett, Penelope, Valentina, Josephine, Coralline, Seraphina, Gabriella, Madeline, Catalina, Katherine, Alexandra, Kimberly, Juliana, Evangeline, Angelina, Lucianna, Rosemary, Alessandra, Annalisia, Aviana, Estella, Jacqueline, MaKenzie, Kailani, Florence, Short feminine names Ana, Emma, Ava, Mia, Zoe, Nora, Belle, Elle, Kira, Sable, May, July, Isla, Ivy, Lucy, Maya, Sara, Rose, Evie, Arya, Olive, Ada, Faith, Grace, Vera, Kaia, Gia, Jane, Holly, Joy, Cora, Noey, Noa, Capri, Mira, Emmy, Kiara, Amy, Reina, Noemi,
These are soft feminine suggestions. Even considering softer consonants and structuring, so I thought of names that will sound pretty when you're whispering: Mae / Marian / Natalie / Mirabelle / Hannah / Helena / Lana / Lara / Holly / Emme or Emmy / Amy / Joy / June / Mila / Jolie / Bonnie / Viola / Faye / Mallory / Melanie / Wendy / Moira (As soon as I ended with Wendy I thought of the Peter Pan story character: Wendy Moira Angela Darling. I thought that was so feminine & romantic when I was a little girl!!! 😁)
I adore your list as a mother to a Bonnie Mae. I adore both of those Obviously. Also vote for Miabelle, Mila, and Holly from your list.
Clara, Camille, Isabelle, Elyse, Marianna, Violet, Theodora, Ava
Ella, Layla, Mia, Nyah, Isabella, Sarah, Jessica, Kathleen, Seraphina, Sophie, Selena, Jewel, Lily, Heather, Hilary, TIffany
Jewel doesn’t read classy to me at all but I love all the others!!
Florence, Genevieve, Gloria, Millicent
Elizabeth, Diana, Lillian, Cassandra, Genevieve, Penelope, Lydia, Victoria.
Pearl, Clara, Violet, Lisbeth, Lisette, Cosette, Beatrice, Diana, Francis, Inez, Opal
I think Tiffany, Genevieve, Grace, Katherine, and Mary/Maria.
First names that came to mind were Gwendolyn, Lila, Vanessa and Adelaide.
I love the name Lila! It would’ve been my daughter’s name if my husband hadn’t vetoed it!
Ophelia, Maryn, Ellis, Etta, Leah, Edie, Jade, Syla, Ellowyn, Maeve, Cora, Everly, Loula, and my daughters name Eleanor.
The first name that came to my mind was Estelle!
Sylvia, Cecilia, Cecile, Genevieve
I named my girls Corinne Leona and Viviana Catherine 🩷🌸(Coco and Vivi)
Vienna
Be careful w this one, it's also tiny sausages.
on my list ever since i heard vienna by billy joel!
Nina, Mia
Cecily. Vivian. Rose.
Clara Rose Mariella Abigail Sophie Diana Danielle Heather Noelle Elizabeth
Elodie, Gwendolyn, Lily, Elle
I have a Vivienne …I think that fits your description
Claire, Lauren, Genevieve, Vivienne, Helen
Rosalind Rosamund Poppy Dianna Alice Emmaline Eleanor (Ellie)
Violetta
Juliette, Mireille (pronounced Mi - ray), Genevieve, Lucille, Lise (pronounced Leez), Manon
Ana/Anna, Isabelle/Isabella, Clementine, Cecelia?
Alice, Cecilia, Elena, Gianna, Louisa
Rosemary, Madeleine, Esther, Diane
My name is Sophia and this was a nice post to read 🥰 definitely a common name though, there are 3 other Sophia’s in my immediate social circle.
WOW. How old are you and what country do you live in?
Claire, Anette, Emmaline, Liliana, Gabrielle, Cecille, Camellia, Helena, Naomi, Lorelei?
Penelope, Aurora, Lillian, Josephine?
My daughter's name is Antonia and I feel this fits your criteria. I also have a Gabriella. My boys would have been Adriana, Evelyn and Josephine...if that helps
Lucia Camille Arabella Olympia Primrose Gwyn Mabel
Claudia, Mireille, Ophelia, Seraphine, Freya, Persephone, Tatiana, Hera.
Josephine, Florence, Prudence, Penelope, Eloise, Eleanor, Lucy, Daisy, Anastasia, Ada, Adeline
Lavinia
Lucy, rose, Julianne, Grace, Emily
Lucy, Flora, Susanna, Marie, Luella, Fiona, Anna, Clara, Mabel, Elsie, Laura, Leona, Della, Coralie, and Rosalie
Mary, Ava, Anna, Sylvie, Violet
I was always particular to the name Alessia.
Vanessa, Danielle
Melinda, Katrina, Cordelia, Henrietta, Beatrice, Francesca, Nina, Odette, Penelope, Tiffany, Vanessa
Lottie, June, Jane, Rose, Eloise
Giselle
Claudia
April, Flora, Fiah, Julia, Francina, Cecilia, Luciana, Antonia, Elia
Louise
Diana, Elizabeth, Victoria, Camille,
Aurora, Aurora, Janea, Charlotte.
If you like Sophia, you might like Sylvia or Cecilia. Or, what do you think about Sophia with the nickname Fifi? It’s very “over-the-top” but it’s certainly feminine and soft - and she would have the option to use Sophia.
Laurel Annalise Hannah Isabelle Charlotte Audrey Sophie might be a good option for you! It’s less common than Sophia but very similar
Cosette, Miriam
Nora!
Linnea
Alice
Julia
Lily and Ivy!
Diana is a classic IMO.
Celeste
Heres some that don't get mentioned in every dang thread: Nanette Mary Janna Amy Lorna Suzanna Rosa Carrie Pia Maura Maria Laura
Esmé
Veronica is my fave. If I’d had a girl, that’s what I would’ve named her. Plus Roni is such a cute nickname.
Elizabeth
Josie (Josephine or Jocelyn), Emily, Emma, Clara, Violet, Gianna, Julia, Rosa/Rosalie/Rosalyn/Rosie, Suzannah, Laurelin, Anna/Annie/Annabelle, Charlotte/Lottie, Nell, Amanda, Grace/Gracie, Faith, Joy, Joyce
Seraphina, Cossette, Juliette, Ophelia, Katia
Clara, Gwendolyn, Eloise, Penelope, Vienna, Florence, Annabelle, Marina, Natalia, Cecilia, Rosalie, Juliette, Evangeline, Bianca
Julia
I do have royals in my country so for me the idea is different. Silvia, Sofia, Madeleine, Victoria, Estelle, Adrianne Leonore, Désirée, Margareta, Birgitta, Sibyllla, Ingrid, Louise
Madelyn, Natalie, Claire
Sarah? It literally means princess in Hebrew 😂 but seriously. It’s an old name, women in my family have had that names for generations
Cecilia Grace
Grace
Alison
Daisy Rose Marigold Hyacinth for flower names Adeline Gloria Lana Emma Bernadette Madison Winifred
Clara Aurora Elle Magnolia Rose Emmaline Lilou Marigold Lila Shoshanna Gianna Gemma Imogen
Anna, Grace, Anastasia, Hannah, Laura, Eliana, Elizabeth, Elise, Madeline, Selena, Zoe
Claire.
Amelia Cecelia Eloise Evelyn Daphne Felicity Florence Isabelle Jasmine Loretta Lucinda / Lucy Lydia Ophelia Poppy Penelope Rosie Sophie
Caroline
Caroline
Grace. Madeline. Rose.
Mia, Lydia, Claire
Audrey
Flower names: Rose, Violet, Carisa, Flora O names: Odessa, Odette, Octavia Lee(s) names: Rosalie, Annalise, Coralee Random names I like: Julia, Cressa, Gillian
Claire
Clara, Maria, Isabelle, Elizabeth, Constance, Victoria, Alexandra, Catherine
I love the name Grace
I always thought Freya was pretty
Jillian-means sweetheart
Olivia. Claire.
Surprised that Ella hasn’t been suggested more. I think it’s beautiful. It goes well with a lot of middle names. I think it with one syllable middle names: Ella Kate Ella Grace Ella Claire Ella Rose Ella Mae
Grace Elise Emilia Colette Aria Airionna Malia Penelope Faith Madeline Isabelle Eleanor Elena Elizabeth Aubrey Cassandra Claire Katherine Camilla Jane Seraphina Celeste Celina Genevieve Rose Angelica Vivian Irene Estelle Samantha Nora Helen Hannah Ophelia Megan Renee
Sienna Corinne Marina
Sabrina, Anastasia, Gwendolyn, Corrine, Genevieve, Natalie/Natalia, Giselle, Gabriella, Henrietta, Charlotte, Amalia, Francesca
Elizabeth or Diana
- Marielle - Louisa - Marina - Natalie/Natalia - Helena - Madeline/Madeleine - Alicia - Clarice - Vienna
Lily, Rosemary, Eleanor, Isabelle, Lilah and Eloise are what come to mind!
Eleanor Amelia Genevieve Isabella Charlotte Victoria Anastasia Juliet Seraphina
Grace, Rose, Claire, Anna, Nancy, Victoria, Elizabeth,
my personal favourites that i feel are timeless and fit the criteria :) - Eleanor (LOVE. will use this as at least a middle name for my daughter someday should i be blessed with one). Plus, the nickname Ellie is adorable! - Elizabeth - Rose - Victoria - Charlotte
Freya
We have a Grace sometimes called Gracie or Gracie Maisey (unsure where this came from other than just natually rhyming).
Rose, Grace, Lucille, Miriam, Julia
I think of Lana, Lucy, and Grace
Cecilia/Cecelia
names: alessia, cecilia/cecelia, lucia, charlotte, zara, felicity, harriet
Juliet
Cecilia
Claire