Classic yet underused names?

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I’m looking for potential new character names, and I’d really love to find some that have a classic/vintage sound but aren’t totally popular. (Examples I’ve used before: [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_m]Laurie[/name_m], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Art[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], Franklin.)

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Thank you!!

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Maybe…

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[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lena[/name_f]

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[name_m]Francis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tristan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ira[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rudy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vince[/name_m] / [name_m]Vinnie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Joel[/name_m]

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[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]!

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Hmm, to me classic names are always going to be popular, that is why they are considered classic. I wouldn’t consider any of the names you provided as examples as classics, but more vintage. Other ideas:

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  • [name_f]Adah[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Joan[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
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Boys

[name_f][/name_f]
    [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Alan[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Carl[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Francis[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]George[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Harold[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]James[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Lawrence[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Robert[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Stewart[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
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  • [name_m]William[/name_m]
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Hmm…

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[name_m]Asa[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alvin[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Anatole[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Arbutus.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aloysius[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Amadeus[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adrienne[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Beata[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Belva[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Beau[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bethel[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Byron[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barnaby[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Brenda[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bernard[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bernadette[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Clyde[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Christa[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cedric[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Calvin[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Colleen[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Carlisle[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conroy[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conway[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Corinne[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Corinthia[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charlene[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Courtland[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Crescentia[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Delphine[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elias[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Edna[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Gilroy.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Graham[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gordon[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gamaliel[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hart[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hillary[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Holden[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hector[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Houston[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Hodierna.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ira[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Israel[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ingrid[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ignatius[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jebediah[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jamesetta[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kelvin[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leroy[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lazarus[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Linwood[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Millard[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Merritt[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Mitchell[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Mortimer[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Mordechai[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marceline[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Magdalena[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Odalys[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ophelia[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ombeline[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Silas[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Shirlene[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theodosia[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Thomasina[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theophilus[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vera[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Verbena[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vincent[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wade[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Wilmott.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Woodrow[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Willodean[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Yoel[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zion[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zenobia[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zoraida[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zachariah[/name_m].

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Theres so many names in this vibe, but these are the first that came to mind :slight_smile:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Imelda[/name_f], [name_f]Queenie[/name_f], [name_f]Edina[/name_f], [name_f]Goldie[/name_f], [name_f]Lorna[/name_f], [name_f]Nola[/name_f], [name_f]Bernardine[/name_f], [name_m]Merle[/name_m], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_f]Lisette[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Mallory[/name_f], [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f], [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Clyne, [name_m]Lowell[/name_m], [name_m]Lawrence[/name_m], [name_m]Porter[/name_m], [name_m]Lindon[/name_m], [name_m]Gardner[/name_m], [name_m]Hollin[/name_m], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Virgil[/name_m], [name_m]Morris[/name_m], [name_f]Leslie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Therese[/name_f]

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[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vernon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Florian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Neil[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Callahan[/name_m]