Anyone else like old-fashioned names for babies?

[oliviadeard]

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] them. Maybe it’s because I’m a historian, maybe it’s because I love literature…I’m not sure what it is, but there’s nothing better than I like than an old-fashioned or classic name for a baby. Some of my favorites:

Girls:
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Eustace[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]

What are your favorites? I’d love to get more ideas for male names.

[Myosotis]

I adore old fashioned baby names, and I love history as well. Some of my favourites are:

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]/[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]/[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]/[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Artemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]/[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] etc.
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennet[/name_m]
[name_m]Benoit[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] that helped. They all feel old fashioned to me, I’m not sure if they do to everyone else.

[Mischa]

Well, if you’re fond of “vintage” names (this is a more positive term than “old-fashioned”) then you’ve come to the right baby name site. Many Berries love this style and that includes me. Some of my faves are:

Girls

[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
Clarimond
Florizel
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

Boys

[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Randolph[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Hiram[/name_m]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthasar[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyprian[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_m]Philemon[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]

[knelli]

For girls I like:
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]*
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]*
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]*
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]*
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]*
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]*
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]*

For Boys:

[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Seymour[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]*
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]*
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]*
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]*
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]*
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]*
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]*
[name_m]Balthasar[/name_m]

• [name_f]My[/name_f] absolute favorites

[hanbow]

I am a vintage name fan too I think that they’re ready for restoration! Boys names are harder I to like because, to me, they don’t have the same charm as the feminine counterparts from the same era.
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] (Though [name_f]Edith[/name_f] hasn’t grown on me)
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Louie[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]

X

[anaxandra]

This is the main style I like. It’s interesting though because most of the names that are popular now that people think are old fashioned actually weren’t hugely popular back in the day but those that were are now more of the dorky, clunky and unfashionable old names. I like both fashionable and dorky old names. I’m going to include anything that peaked up to the 1950’s.

Fashionable:
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Angeline[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f]

[name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Adrian[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (was not actually much in use until recently but people think of it as being an antique name), [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

Unfashionable:
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_u]Marian[/name_u]/[name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f]

[name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m]

[handsallover]

I am fond of vintage names, maybe even very old-fashioned ones. From your list I find these the most appealing to me,
Girls:
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]

Some other ideas for boy names:
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Nestor[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]/[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
[name_m]Algernon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Octavian[/name_m]/[name_m]Octavius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]

[DinosaursRoar]

The answer to your question is yes, yes I love them. No time for a list right now but everything on our list is ‘vintage’ for the most part. As are all of our names

[Pseudonymous]

Yes! Absolutely, but I tend to lean more towards slightly kooky old fashioned names:

Boys:
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Romulus[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Dougal[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cuthbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] / [name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Klaus[/name_m] / [name_m]Claus[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Ishmael[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Roald[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Bram[/name_m])
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnabas[/name_m]

Girls:
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] / [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Van[/name_u])
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (nn Vevie)
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_f]Clemence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bruna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
Ginerva
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Easter[/name_f]