I'm feeling lazy (and a bit PG-brained out), so please help me out.

As per the title, I'm looking for classic girls names, but with 3+ syllables and not ending in 'a/er'

I like Madeleine and Catherine, but I get a bit stuck trying to think past those names.

Out of interest, DD's F+MN is 4+3 syllables, which is why is would like a first name which is long-ish (I like matching names, so shoot me! )

Any ideas?

I love Madeleine. Catherine is ok too.


Here are some suggestions:
Bethany
Josephine
Annabelle
Lillian
Eleanor
Isabelle
Harriet
Juliet
Penelope
Alexis
Jacqueline
Genevieve
Elizabeth
Annaliese
Eloise
Danielle
Emily
Susannah
Stephanie
Alannah
Imogen
Gabrielle
Arabelle

Josephine
Emmeline
Charlotte
Lily
Elizabeth
Jane
Sarah
Grace
Caroline

Ok can everyone just STOP suggesting Harriet in this forum please? I chose it because I had never heard of another Harriet, so don't go ruining that for me.

Is Eleanor a bit too close to an 'er' ending? I know what you mean about those names, we refused to have a name that ended in a vowel. Ingrid is cute too.

Cheers, Cass

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I think my favourites would be

Eliza
Josephine
Emmeline

In addition to the above:
Kimberly
Alison
Abigail
Jocelyn
Meredith
Hillary
Madelyn
Nicolette
Julianne
Natalie
Rhiannon
Bernadette
Annamarie

Cecily
Arianna
Alexia
Anabella
Isabella

Catherine is exquisite.

Mirabel
Clementine
Augustine
Guinevere
Margaret

OP, looking at some of the suggestions perhaps you should have bolded your criteria! Girls she wants:

1) Not ending in A or ER
2) 3+ syllables

i love bethany, evelynn,josalyn (sp?)

Great list ladies!

Loving it. Its helping me. We have no girls names at all and have a hard criteria to work with as well.

These lists have helped heaps.

Catherine is a great name and not at all popular atm. Was number 1 in the mid 70's for a few years - i should know .

Great suggestions ladies!

So far I like:
Emmeline
Harriet (sorry spawn!)
Juliet
Josephine - though 'J' names don't suit our surname

Maybe:
Caroline
Meredith
Anneliese (but DH doesn't)

Still loving Madeleine and Catherine (and glad to hear some people think it is great - though CatherineM I suspect you are somewhat biased! )

Spawn, your daughter has such an beautiful name!!!

Cezanne I love Annalise Sorry, my spelling though

I will always love the name Madeline as well, I think it is very classic!
What about Jacqueline or Anastasia?