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