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Classic Girl Names That Aren't Boring

Classic baby names for girls are highly covetable — these names are rooted in tradition and hard to argue with. But some classic names have been popular for decades, making them feel overused, unoriginal, and dare we say, boring.

Quirky classic baby names have attitude and are rarer than their more conventional counterparts. Think Eliza and Juliet rather than Elizabeth and Julia. There will be no accusations of Plain Jane here! (Although we’d like to go on record and say we love the name Jane, too).

Along with Eliza and Juliet, other classic girl names that aren’t boring in the US Top 250 include Audrey, Genevieve, Georgia, Iris, Josephine, Lucia, Ruby, and Vivian. Interesting and unique girl names with traditional origins include Cleo, Guinevere, Ione, and Marcella.

If your tastes run toward classic baby girl names but you want a name that sounds interesting and distinctive, consider these girl names that are traditional but not boring.

Cecilia

Meaning: blind

Origin:Feminine form of Cecil, Latin
51
Priscilla

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Latin, diminutive of Prisca
349
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Origin:Russian from Latin family name
422
Antonia

Meaning: from Antium

Origin:Latin
697
Cassandra

Meaning: shining or excelling man

Origin:Greek
215
Serena

Meaning: tranquil, serene

Origin:Latin
248
Eloise

Meaning: healthy; wide

Origin:French and English variation of Heloise
5
Ruby

Meaning: deep red precious stone

Origin:Latin
48
Cleo

Meaning: glory

Origin:Greek
136
Isadora

Meaning: gift of Isis

Origin:Greek
192
Athena

Meaning: from Athens

Origin:Greek
81
Guinevere

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Welsh
174
Evangeline

Meaning: bearer of good news

Origin:Greek
10
Seraphina

Meaning: ardent; fiery

Origin:Hebrew
64
Estelle

Meaning: star

Origin:French
189
Flora

Meaning: flower

Origin:Latin
69
Florence

Meaning: flourishing, prosperous

Origin: Latin
74
Adelaide

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:Variant of Adelheidis, German
35
Ada

Meaning: noble, nobility, or island

Origin:German or Turkish
50
Eliza

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
62