UK Girl Names

One of several trendy boys' names now being adopted for girls with feminized spellings.

Pretty and distinctive choice for poetry lovers.

This trendy spelling of Emily may be benefiting from the rise of Emery.

With the first two syllables pronounced Georgie, it has a stylish Masterpiece Theatre air.

A bit too close to "quandary" and "queen".

A strong, classic, simple name that has nonetheless never been overexposed.

Commonly heard in the eighteenth century, but could cause middle-school titters today. Consider Letty or Tessie instead.

Yule is one Christmas baby name that doesn't sound very festive. We prefer Winter or even Christmas itself.

Gerry was hep along with poodle skirts and banana splits.

Used for girls in Scotland in the sixteenth century; this would make a bold but bonnie choice.

In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.

A traditional Welsh name that looks like a variant of Arden, but actually derives from the Welsh word for "beautiful".

Place name and surname that sounds a tad snooty.