[name]Hi[/name] Berries,
I need your help! I’m expecting my second daughter who’s due in [name]October[/name] and still haven’t decided on the perfect moniker. I love flapper girl names (think 20’s) that will suit with her sister [name]Vivienne[/name]. However, I’m running into a problem choosing a name because of my surname. It ends in an “ey” and I’ve notice that most flapper names do as well. I don’t want the first and last name to end in the same sound. Does that make sense?
Can you ladies give me some name suggestions that would work?
I can’t believe I forgot one of my all-time favorites - [name]Margot[/name]/[name]Margo[/name]! It would work perfectly with [name]Vivienne[/name] since they are both of French origin.
THis is an awesome list. My favorites are [name]Mae[/name] (;)) [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Anita[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], & [name]Josephine[/name] – many of these were on my list at one point or another.
The quintessential flapper name – [name]Daisy[/name]. Also [name]Jordan[/name] [name]Baker[/name] in part inspired the [name]Jordan[/name] craze, although obviously now that name seems more contemporary than '20s.
Looking down a list of names popular in the '20s I see some duds – [name]Mildred[/name], [name]Shirley[/name], and [name]Marjorie[/name]. And some too classic to be associated with any one period – [name]Mary[/name], [name]Alice[/name], and [name]Helen[/name].
The names that jumped out at me as usable would be –
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (I love this but it is too close to [name]Vivienne[/name].)
[name]Geneva[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Margarita[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
And my favorite (because I love the Thin [name]Man[/name]), [name]Nora[/name]
You can bing a list if you like. I would attach the address, but I believe the site will not let me.
Also, another fun list would be female characters from the Jeeves and Wooster books. This would include:
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Honoria[/name] (the root of [name]Nora[/name])
[name]Stephanie[/name] (Stiffy)
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Angela[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Roberta[/name] ([name]Bobbie[/name])
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Zenobia[/name]
[name]Maud[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Myrtle[/name] (:P, but that is just my response)
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Heloise[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] (obvious problems wit recent popularity)
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Clementina[/name]
[name]Aline[/name]
[name]Peggy[/name]
[name]Rhoda[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Myra[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] (But I am not sure if this is a male or female!)
[name]Monica[/name]
[name]Valerie[/name]
[name]Aileen[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
I’ve always liked [name]Isadora[/name] but, not fond of the meaning. My husband is in love with [name]Evelyn[/name] but, it’s quite popular. [name]Margo[/name] is cute but, unfortunately I have a cousin who has that name. And surprisingly my husband and I wanted to use [name]Maxine[/name] but, it was used as a name for my dad’s pet crow back in the day! Can you believe that?! [name]Genevieve[/name] is beautiful but, I agree that it’s too similar to [name]Vivienne[/name]. [name]Amelia[/name] is my husband’s best friend daughter’s name! [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Coco[/name], [name]Stella[/name], [name]Lola[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], and are also friend’s children names. I like [name]Flora[/name] and [name]Florence[/name] but, I hate the nickname [name]Flo[/name]. [name]Rose[/name] is my aunt’s name and my daughter’s middle name. And [name]Margaret[/name] is my other aunt’s name. We actually were going to use [name]Grace[/name] for [name]Vivienne[/name] but, decided it against it. [name]Frances[/name] is also a family name. I do like it but, find it unisex and not very feminine. [name]Jacqueline[/name] I have a not so good association and [name]Beatrice[/name] is a friend’s name. Whew!
Thankfully you ladies have tons of name that aren’t in use! So there’s still hope for lol.
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Joyce[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Phyllis[/name]
Sorry for the repeats. I just searched “famous flappers” and here are some that i got…
[name]Lois[/name]
[name]Colleen[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Barbara[/name]
[name]Coco[/name]
[name]Gilda[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Norma[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Anita[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
Mlle (no idea how to say that one. No it isn’t a typo.)
[name]Roxanne[/name] might be too similar to [name]Vivienne[/name]…the other option would be [name]Roxana[/name], but I don’t know how “flapper” that is. [name]Irene[/name] doesn’t strike me as overtly “flapper,” but it was definitely popular in the '20s, and I like how it sounds with [name]Vivienne[/name]. [name]Doris[/name]…My initial impression was that it sounded dated, but now I adore it and the nickname [name]Dot[/name].
With [name]Vivienne[/name], i like these:
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
