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I like:
Myrtle - However, this has never been popular in Britain as far as I know, so it doesn't have that dated feeling to me, it's just a very little-used plant name ... like Juniper, perhaps.
Thelma - though it does remind me of thermal vests
Lois - Again, this has never really peaked in Britain. I've only known one Lois, aged about 17 now, and at school everyone misheard her name as Lewis, which is phenomenally popular for boys. That's probably hindered its usage, in Scotland anyway.
Beatrice - Already making a comeback. There's a teenage princess in Britain called Beatrice, which gives it a fresh (albeit upper-class / intimidating) feel.
Sylvia - I see this becoming the new Sophia in the US. I've seen it on this board so many times, just like I saw Sophia so often here before it hit the jackpot. I prefer Silvia, because of my pathological dislike of Sylvia Plath.
Rosemary - Making a comeback already
Roxana, but not Roxanne
Genevieve
Leona - prefer Leonie
Meredith - Never been popular in Britain, but I'd like to use it one day.

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♥Elinor♥