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I don't like Deidre. I never thought it was elegant or pretty for that matter. I can see Nora and Alison although they wouldn't have been my first thought for elegance. Nora is okay and I like Alison a lot.
These names evoke elegance to me, whether or I like them or nor:
Ariadne
Artemisia
Persephone
Josephine
Seraphine
Delphine
Lucinda
Melinda
Florence
Rosamund
Rosalinda
Rosalind
Constance
Alexandrine
Alexandra
Julia
Lydia
Fiona
Leona
Diana
Leora
Elora
Christina
Celeste
Celestine
Araminta
Zelda
Griselda
Isabelle
Alessandra
Diamond
Jewel
Garnet
Topaz
Clementina
Valentina
Theonora
Theodora
Eleanore
Eleanora
Belladora
Emmelina
Angelique
Dorotea
Violeta
Albertine
Ariel
Mabelline
Katerina
etc.

It's so interesting to see how people view certain names. Alison is the opposite of elegant to me - it's like the classic "girl next door who was always a bit of a tomboy" sort of name. Alison has a perpetually youthful air to it, and youth and elegance do not go together in my mind.

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Deirdre is elegant for sure, I agree there. Nora, I could see the elegance in as well. Norah is more cozy-homey, but Nora has a sharp edge.

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I often find a certain breed of "old lady" names very elegant.

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Estelle
Celeste
Celine, Selene
Helene
Vivienne, Vivian
Adele
Camille
Gloria
Clara
Antonia
Blanche
Olivia
Tamara
Eva, Eve

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Euphemia, Georgina, Anneliese, Anthea, Cecily, Delphine, Desdemona, Elvira, Ginevra, Juliet, Lisa, Maria, Rose, Rosine, Roxana, Vera, Julia, Estela

This message was edited 3/10/2024, 8:29 AM

All of those names are lovely.

Lolita, Hilaria, Diane
...and a lot more.

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Adrienne, Alicia, Alyssa, Angelica, Christine, Claire, Courtney, Denise, Erica, Estelle, Gabrielle, Giselle, Grace, Isabelle, Jacqueline, Jessica, Jocelyn, Madeline, Melissa, Rose, Vanessa, Simone, Therese

Alison is nice, Deidre is ok, but don't like naw ra

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Amy
Laura
Sophie
Bianca
Chantal
Katherine
Olivia
Elizabeth
Isabelle
Susannah
Tessa
Vanessa
Cassandra

Tiffany, Pamela, Vanessa, Cecily, Annelise, Karina, Adelaide, Genevieve, Geneva, Estelle, Priscilla, Rozalia, Agnessa, Teresa, Cecilia, Millicent, Lucille, Camilla, Angelina, Melissa, Margaret, Sybilla, Delilah, Agnieszka, Delfina, Josephine, Claudia, Nerissa, Ruthina, Maria.

Adelina, Adena, Allegra, Anastasia, Anthea, Aura, Avia, Avianna, Bianca, Cataleya, Catalina, Clara, Cordelia, Danica, Delia, Eira, Eleanor, Eloise, Guinevere, Gwendolyn, Juliet, Katarina/Katerina, Lydia, Margery, Priscilla, Rhiannon, Rosalie, Rosaline, Serena, Sylvia, Valeria, Vianne, Winifred

This message was edited 3/9/2024, 9:17 PM

I think we have a different definition of elegant, haha. I don't like any of those names.

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Names I think are elegant: Adeline, Anastasia, Angela, Cassandra, Charlene, Emmeline, Genevieve, Lilliana, Lorena, Millicent, Veronica