Ultra-Girly

Maybe it's because I'm having a boy in a month, but I've been fantasizing about extremely feminine names lately. My daughter's name, Aurora, is very feminine (though she has a tomboyish nickname), and there's just something about frilly, decidedly female names that I like. Whereas I don't care for gender-neutral names, there are tons of names for girls that are not ultra-girly that I love, but this post is dedicated to those names that say girl.

Here are a few of my favorites:
- Lacey: delicate, pretty, complex, a little frilly... for some reason I love this name; I knew an unpleasant "Lacey" in middle school, and even she couldn't ruin this name for me!
- Flower names: "Begonia," "Hyacinth," "Clover," "Dahlia"...these unusual flower names beg for a bearer in a tutu.
- Celeste: Even though I think of the elephant queen in Babar, I love how simple and pretty this name is.
- Names with "l's" and "s's," or extra syllables- "Alessandra," "Jessamine," "Christabel," "Laurel," "Viviana," "Sapphira"...none of these is a huge favorite of mine, but they're all nice and feminine.
Female classics: "Charlotte," "Georgiana," "Lydia"... Timelessly girly.

Even if you abhor pink, are there any ultra-girly names you dote on?

"G" Names!

Today's letter is "G!"!
- Gemma: this name is very Britishy, in my opinion, and it's simple and sweet.
- Greta: One of my favorite nicknames for the lovely name "Margaret."
- Grace: A beautiful classic.
- Glory: I prefer this to the more dramatic "Gloria." And, "Glo" is an awesome nickname.
- Genesis: If I were cooler, I'd use this name.
- Georgiana: The P&P connection, and "Georgie" is a great short.

Moving on to boy names:
- Gideon: Just an awesome, pretty unique OT name.
- Garrett: I'm a sucker for names with two sets of double letters.
- George: Another classic.
- Gerard: Samantha R's contribution.
- Gabriel: I love the nickname "Gabe."
- Gage: A good "wild west" name that I've mentioned on here before.
- Giovanni: A nice alternative to "John."

What "G" names do you like?