A little bit country

I am looking for names that feel slightly country. But only slightly. Not obvious like [name]Dolly[/name], [name]Ellie[/name] [name]May[/name], [name]Jolene[/name] ect. I guess what I’m looking for feels soft, has a subtle twang, makes me think of dusty dirt roads & calico dresses. Any ideas?

[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]

I might be way off here, but this is what I imagine:
[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Essie[/name] (maybe as a nn for [name]Esther[/name], [name]Estelle[/name], [name]Vanessa[/name], etc.)
[name]Leanne[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]

[name]Lacey[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Dixie[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Kristen[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]

[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name])
[name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name])
[name]Caroline[/name] ([name]Callie[/name])
[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]
Any of the -ella names
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Esther[/name] ([name]Essie[/name])
[name]Ruth[/name]/[name]Ruthie[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Maggie[/name])
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]

I’m not much help right now. The country feel comes more from the full name rather than just the first name…

[name]Bonnie[/name] - love this it’s so cute.
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]

Well I spent my younger years in the country (our town had less than 800 people!), so these are some names I remember from real people or just something that probably would have been heard of:

[name]Kenda[/name]
[name]Haley[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name] ([name]Juli[/name])
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Lauri[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Yvonne[/name]
[name]Yvette[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name] ([name]Jackie[/name])
[name]Victoria[/name] ([name]Viki[/name])
[name]Deborah[/name] ([name]Debbie[/name])
[name]Christine[/name] ([name]Christy[/name])
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Liz[/name]/[name]Lizzie[/name])
[name]Bethany[/name] ([name]Beth[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name])
[name]Summer[/name]
[name]Samantha[/name] ([name]Sammy[/name])
[name]Sydney[/name]
[name]Stephanie[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Brittany[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name] ([name]Katie[/name]/[name]Kate[/name])
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Maggie[/name])
[name]Cara[/name]/[name]Kara[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]

I guess I really need to add in my vote for [name]Bonnie[/name]! LOL

and…
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Josey[/name] (by itself or as a nn for [name]Jocelyn[/name] or [name]Josephine[/name])
[name]Nellie[/name] (as above but maybe [name]Eleanor[/name])
[name]Annie[/name] ([name]Anne[/name] or [name]Anna[/name]?)
[name]Jane[/name]

I love…

[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Lacey[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]/[name]Anna[/name]

all have that slight hint but could be worn by a girl who is all big city! :slight_smile:
[name]Naomi[/name]

“dusty dirt roads and calico dresses”- i love it! That’s my kind of name too. [name]How[/name] about:
[name]Susannah[/name]- this is my #1 at the moment, somehow its lucious and earthy at the same time
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Harriett[/name]/[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Maribelle[/name]
[name]Eulalie[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
And most botanical names- [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Iris[/name] etc

This whole list is a big YES exactly what I mean :slight_smile:

I think [name]Laurel[/name] is lovely she’s very angelic yet has a rusty approach a great choice. I also love [name]Lorna[/name] which has a lot of character. But [name]Majorie[/name] isn’t my style.
Suggestions:
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Holiday[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this helped x

[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] nn. [name]Ruthie[/name]
[name]Callie[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Lacey[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Holly[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Eula[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name] or [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]

[name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Talitha[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Clare[/name]
[name]Tara[/name]
[name]Scarlet[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]

Oh and i forgot [name]Loretta[/name] and Cora, if nobody’s beat me to it. I don’t how i could forgot those two beauties!

[name]Anabell[/name]/[name]Annabelle[/name],
[name]Mirabell[/name],
Mirabeth,
[name]Lacey[/name],
[name]Laney[/name],
[name]Madison[/name].

I should have they are both on my list, but I figured I just missed them when someone else suggested them as well. go figure.

Lots of great suggestions already - I especially love [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Josephine[/name] & [name]Annie[/name] :slight_smile:

I just had to throw in one of my favorite Southern-inspired names that I don’t think I saw listed yet: [name]Magnolia[/name]! The tree is such a romantic southern image to me, and it lends itself to an adorable nickname, [name]Maggie[/name].

I thought of [name]Mamie[/name] and [name]Adeline[/name].

tfzolghadr’s names feel spot-on.

[name]Laurel[/name] and [name]Lorna[/name] are so beautiful.

Some others:

[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Beulah[/name]
[name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Celie[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]/[name]Emmaline[/name]
[name]Emmylou[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Fanny[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Marietta[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]

And I’m not sure about [name]Tabitha[/name] and [name]Frances[/name]; I might be the only one who hears those two as Southern.

[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Breeze[/name]
[name]Carolyn[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Crystal[/name]
[name]Christabelle[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Ginger[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Julie[/name]
[name]Jacklynn[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Marlene[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Mona[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]