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Fancy, Elegant, Sophisticated Baby Names

Fancy baby names are those elegant, sophisticated choices that have a posh, upscale feel. Fancy names are those that go beyond the merely long and elaborate. Fancy baby names are rare, precious, almost too dressed-up for everyday use. And true, the modern Antonina might be better known as Toni while Ozymandias would inevitably be called Oz. But perhaps you love the idea of giving your baby an elaborate fancy name on the birth certificate, to keep in reserve in case one ever finds oneself meeting royalty. Here is our complete collection of fancy names for boys and girls, many of them with more down-to-earth short forms.

Jolie

Meaning: pretty

Origin:French
818
Valentina

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
203
Octavia

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Latin
306
Priscilla

Meaning: ancient

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

Meaning: golden, blond

Origin:Latin
1382
Tanaquil

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Etruscan
1676
Persephone

Meaning: bringer of destruction

Origin:Greek
83
Calliope

Meaning: beautiful voice

Origin:Greek mythology name
87
Andromeda

Meaning: advising like a man

Origin:Greek mythology name
132
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
Emmeline

Meaning: work

Origin:Old French form of archaic German Amal
140
Lavender

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:English
207
Cressida

Meaning: gold

Origin:Greek
227
Arabella

Meaning: yielding to prayer

Origin:Latin
38
Annabella

Meaning: loving

Origin:Latin variation of Annabel
1318
Ottilie

Meaning: prosperous in battle

Origin:German, French
34
Cordelia

Meaning: heart; daughter of the sea

Origin:Latin; Celtic
33