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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.

Zephyrine

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Feminine variation of Zephyr, Greek
853
Anemone

Meaning: daughter of the wind

Origin:Flower name; Greek
1260
Delphine

Meaning: of Delphi; womb

Origin:French from Greek
119
Cosima

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Italian feminine variation of Cosmo, Greek
282
Pandora

Meaning: all gifted

Origin:Greek
339
Genevieve

Meaning: tribe woman

Origin:English from French
24
Francesca

Meaning: from France or free man

Origin:Italian variation of Frances
271
Xiomara

Meaning: famous in battle

Origin:Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, Portuguese
620
Iolanthe

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Greek
848
Cassiopeia

Meaning: cassia juice

Origin:Greek mythology name
290
Origin:Greek, Feminine variation of Apollo, Greek sun god.
847
Artemisia The name Artemisia is primarily used as a gi...
Origin:Greek, variation of Artemis
975
Alexandria

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Variation of Alexandra, Greek
1019
Theodosia

Meaning: giving to God

Origin:Greek
1131
Leocadia

Meaning: splendid brightness

Origin:Spanish
1931
Viridiana

Meaning: green

Origin:Latin
3201
Amaryllis

Meaning: to sparkle

Origin:Greek
111
Aphrodite

Meaning: foam or born from the sea

Origin:Greek mythology name
396
Araminta Araminta is a name of English origin and the...
Origin:Invented hybrid name from Arabella and Aminta
346
Juliette

Meaning: little Julia

Origin:French from Latin
344