British Victorian/Edwardian Era Girls Names?

I’m desperately attempting to put together a list of names… I love the old fashioned Victorian/Edwardian names. Any suggestions?

Victorian/Edwardian Girls

[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Almira[/name]
[name]Alva[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Bernice[/name]
[name]Bertha[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name]
[name]Bess[/name]/[name]Bessie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] / [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Edwina[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Elvira[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Ethel[/name]
[name]Ettie[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Fidelia[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Fanny[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Geneva[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Gladys[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]/[name]Helena[/name]/[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Hettie[/name]
[name]Hester[/name]
[name]Hortense[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]/[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Leticia[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Lilly[/name]/[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]/[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Mildred[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Myrtle[/name]
[name]Nancy[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Nettie[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Parthena[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Peggy[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
[name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Rhoda[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Rufina[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Selina[/name]
[name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Theodosia[/name]
Vertiline
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
Zylphia

[name]Alexandra[/name], it became popular after queen victoria’s daughter [name]Alexandra[/name] was born

[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]

Good luck :slight_smile:

The Victorians also had a bunch of cutesy nn names. I don’t know if that’s what you’re looking for, but all my other ideas were covered by mischa :slight_smile:
[name]Betsy[/name]
[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Bunny[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Fannie[/name]
[name]Flossie[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Lizzie[/name]
[name]Lula[/name]
[name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Mamie[/name]
[name]Nettie[/name]
[name]Susie[/name]

Also, you may appriciate this: - YouTube
Some Victorian names were downright ridiculous… :slight_smile:

@jjmonkey - FYI - [name]Queen[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] didn’t have a daughter named [name]Alexandra[/name]. Her son married [name]Alexandra[/name] of Denmark so she was her daughter-in-law.

BTW - This is an old post from February 2012.

Nice inspiration here. I had forgotten about some of these.

The Victorian/Edwardian [name]Era[/name] makes me think of-

Old Historical / Literary names
[name]Alice[/name], [name]Maud[/name], [name]Ethel[/name], [name]Ada[/name], [name]Edith[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Mildred[/name], [name]Blanche[/name], [name]Enid[/name], [name]Winifred[/name], [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Gwendoline[/name], [name]Agnes[/name], [name]Milicent[/name], [name]Bertha[/name], [name]Constance[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Frances[/name];

Botanical / Nature names
[name]May[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Myrtle[/name], [name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Beryl[/name];

Nicknames
[name]Fanny[/name], [name]Jenny[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Minnie[/name], [name]Elsie[/name], [name]Nell[/name], [name]Lillie[/name], [name]Effie[/name], [name]Millie[/name], [name]Freda[/name], [name]Jessie[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Ella[/name], [name]Betsy[/name], [name]Nancy[/name], [name]Hetty[/name], [name]Bessie[/name], [name]Patsy[/name].

Edwardian era had some battle names like Praetoria and commemorative names like [name_f]Jubilee, Coronation, [/name_f], Loveday, as well as Celtic names. Here’s a link to the top 100 names from that era in [name_f]England[/name_f] and [name_m]Wales[/name_m] (1904).