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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.

Angelina

Meaning: angel

Origin:Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of Angela
531
Henrietta

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Feminine variation of Henry
482
Agatha

Meaning: good woman

Origin:Greek
419
Rosamund

Meaning: horse protection

Origin:German
836
Philippa

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:Greek, feminine variation of Philip
636
Portia

Meaning: pig

Origin:Latin
648
Ursula

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Latin
656
Marcella

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
663
India From the name of the country India
Origin:Place name, from the River Indus
667
Olympia

Meaning: from Mount Olympus

Origin:Greek
683
Aviva

Meaning: springlike, fresh, dewy

Origin:Hebrew
718
Eleanora Eleanora is of Latin origin and it is tradit...
Origin:Latinate form of Eleanor, meaning unknown
727
Blythe

Meaning: happy, carefree

Origin:English
863
Lucinda

Meaning: light

Origin:Variation of Lucia
1055
Jessamine

Meaning: jasmine

Origin:English from Persian
1072
Adelia

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:Variation of Adela, German
1145
Patience The meaning of Patience is 'enduring or forb...
Origin:Latin virtue name
1596
Priya

Meaning: beloved

Origin:Sanskrit
612
Sylvia

Meaning: from the forest

Origin:Latin
276
Lucille

Meaning: light

Origin:French variation of Latin Lucilla
418