~ in search of whimsical vintage names

[emeraldsea]

hello friends!

i’m in the need of a little inspiration, as lately, i’ve been feeling my name style shifting. don’t fret, i still love those sweet classics and nature middles. oliver, nora, theodore, margot, ivy and finn will never leave my list!

however, i think the best way to describe my new favorite name style is whimsical vintage. one example is luella. i love how frilly and sweet she is, slightly southern, yet beautiful and bohemian. a few more examples are theodosia and clementine, rupert and wilfred, and maybe slightly rustic names like thatcher and scout.

i’m looking for any suggestions you have, and as a bonus if you can think of any that would make good siblings for luella, i would be eternally grateful!

thank you!

[BabyJays]

[name_f]Luella[/name_f] would maybe go with;

Novaline
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Petunia[/name_f]
[name_u]Sable[/name_u]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]

[Greyblue]

Based on [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m], [name_u]Scout[/name_u] and Thatcher…

[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
Willodean/Willa
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_u]Antonia[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Claribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] “Dodie”
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
Marianne/Mariana/Marianna
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Albie[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Monty[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]

[somemelodioussonnet]

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Arrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Charles[/name_u]
[name_u]Charley[/name_u]
[name_m]Egan[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]
[name_m]Jones[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
Miles/Myles
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Uriah[/name_m]
[name_m]Webb[/name_m]
[name_u]William[/name_u]

[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Beryl[/name_f]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Junie[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
Lisanna
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivien[/name_u]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Zuzu[/name_f]

[TDFM]

Based on Theodosia, Clementine, Luella, Scout, Wilfred, Rupert & Thatcher:

Freya
Maeve
Beatrix
Flora
Araminta
Della
Eloise
Florence
Harriet
Sylvie
Arabella
Iris
Juniper
Pearl
Stella
Matilda
Billie
Nell
Sybilla
June
Mabel
Ophelia
Wilhelmina
Clara
Thea
Clover
Ada
Viola
Frankie
Amélie
Zelda
Olive
Tabitha
Edith
Jemima
Fern
Clotilde
Elspeth
Alice

Alfred
Rufus
Valentine
Gus
Winston
Hugo
Albert/Bertie
Leopold
Rex
August
Hawthorne
Lucian
Ambrose
Otto
Cassian
Amias
Dashiell
Milo
Ignatius
Jude
Edmund
Orson
Alistair
Percy
Franklin
Wilbur
Felix
Ned
Beau
Wilkie
Jasper
Kit
Forest
Errol
Louis
Oscar
Atticus
Xavier
Tobias
Abel

As a sister to Luella I love:

Claudia
Elspeth
Beatrix
Amelie
Clara
Saskia
Daisy
Harriet
Edith (Edie & Lou )
Isobel
Paloma
Ophelia
Pearl
Hazel
Juniper (Juni & Lou )
Matilda
Elinor
Margot
Phoebe
Violet

[dejectedpiglet]

I love this style! Some ideas…
Haseltine
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
Emil(e)
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]

[lateaugust]

going off of your examples + the description of ‘whimsical vintage’ which I used to be/am obsessed with (might have gone a bit overboard)

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Albertine[/name_f] / [name_u]Bertie[/name_u] / [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] / [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] / [name_f]Eadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f] (I was thinking of how cute sisters [name_f]Luella[/name_f] + [name_f]Effie[/name_f] would be! [name_f]Effie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]? super sweet)
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] / [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] / [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] / [name_f]Lucette[/name_f] / [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f] …
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] / [name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] / [name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f] / [name_f]Nella[/name_f] / [name_f]Fenella[/name_f] …
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] (Winnie)
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] …
[name_u]Albie[/name_u] / [name_m]Albee[/name_m] … / [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Digby[/name_m] / [name_m]Diggory[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Ruadh[/name_m]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]

[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Tully[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]

[tori101]

I love this new naming style of yours Marnie

Luella is so sweet a name with a similar vibe that could work is Loretta but of course they wouldn’t be good siblings but I wanted to bring Loretta to your attention. Loretta is so fun!

You’ve had a few suggestions so please count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

Luella and…

Mayflower
Bonnie
Opal
Marlowe
Bianca
Fern
Celeste
Magnolia
Juniper
Abilene
Judith
Gretel
Hazel
Florence
Miriam
Marigold
Garnet
Myrtle
Rosemary
Saffron

Montgomery
Sonny
Julian
August
Flynn
Tobias
Simon
Forest
Macaulay
Dashiell
Reuben
Cyrus
Jericho
Deacon
Harper
Nathaniel
Rafferty
Cormac
Sullivan
Everest

Hope this helps

[wintergarden]

[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Minna[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Pipaluk[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Francisca[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Muse[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]

[emeraldsea]

@BabyJays ahh! so many adorable choices here. i love willow, vivienne, juniper, and sylvie with luella! they all really bring out her boho and sweet vibe.

@Greyblue roscoe is so perfect with luella! thank you so much grace!

@lateaugust madison, these are AWESOME! i think my favorites are adelaide, beatrix, dorothy, effie, harriet, imogene, marigold, polly, thomasin, and winifred, and percy, rafferty, rupert, silas, and truman! 🥹

@tori101 thank you so much for the suggestions! loretta is so lovely. she has a fun and rock-and-roll sort of vibe to me. i actually know a little girl called loretta and she’s the cutest! i also love your suggestions of siblings for luella. opal, juniper, myrtle, simon, macauley, reuben, deacon, harper, and sullivan!

[daisymeadows]

mamie as a sister to luella as my first thought!
some other ideas, sorry for repeats!

cora
maude
mabel
lillie
lula
della
esther
henrietta
pauline
lettie
gloria
cordelia
hallie
myrtle
elva
flossie
lavinia
marjorie
martha
thelma
alberta
goldie
leola
elvira
augusta
eugenia
nola
magnolia
maisie
eve & evie
edwina
millicent
faye
priscilla
sybil & sybilla
theda
posey
fleur
dessie
philomena
winona
arvilla
francine
laurel

melvin
marvin
philip
harvey
edgar
wilbur
gilbert
sidney
franklin
edmund
rufus
amos
angus
archie
albie
bennie
leland
grover
seymour
percy
malcolm
loren
russell
clark
hollis
wiley
silas
herschel
benedict
barnaby
fergus
ernest
leonard
clement
sullivan
basil
ambrose
clarence
bernard