Names that feel like the Roaring Twenties

Girl Names
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I’m not just looking for ‘old lady’ names, but ones that specifically feel like names from the ‘[name_u]Golden[/name_u] Age 1920s’. Think of the music of [name_m]Cole[/name_m] [name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_m]Louis[/name_m] [name_m]Armstrong[/name_m], [name_u]Sidney[/name_u] [name_u]Bechet[/name_u], and ladies like [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m], flappers, etc. [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] is the only one on my list so far. I’d especially like names that would fit in [name_u]Paris[/name_u] in the 1920s.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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My first thought was [name_f]Evie[/name_f]. I feel like 20s names are energetic old lady names, ones with a dash of pizazz. A lot of them are short and snappy.

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]/[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Roxy[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]

also, old lady-ish nickname names, like [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Mamie[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], etc.

3

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]…

4

I agree: Old fashioned nicknames: [name_f]Lettie[/name_f], [name_f]Coco[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Queenie[/name_f], etc…

[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] – from “Gentlemen Prefer blondes”
[name_f]Maybell[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Fay[/name_f]
Zasu
[name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]

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The top 10 names of the 20’s weren’t very exciting [name_f]IMO[/name_f]:

[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]

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[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] (The Great [name_m]Gatsby[/name_m])
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] - I second this
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]

7

[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
Hélène
[name_f]Jeanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]

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{“guys and dolls” names}

[name_f]Addie[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], [name_f]Blossom[/name_f], [name_f]Ceil[/name_f], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Clarabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_u]Dell[/name_u], [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Delta[/name_f], [name_f]Dixie[/name_f], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Dovie[/name_f], [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Ellamae[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Fanny[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Flossie[/name_f], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_f]Freda[/name_f], [name_u]Georgie[/name_u], [name_f]Gertie[/name_f], [name_f]Gilda[/name_f], [name_f]Goldie[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f], [name_u]Gussie[/name_u], [name_f]Hallie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_f]Larue[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Lettie[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Lillie[/name_f], [name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Madge[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Mamie[/name_f], [name_f]Margie[/name_f], [name_u]Mattie[/name_u], [name_u]Maxie[/name_u], [name_f]Maybelle[/name_f], [name_f]Mazie[/name_f], [name_f]Melba[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_u]Patsy[/name_u], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Queenie[/name_f], [name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Rilla[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Roxie[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Sallie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_f]Tillie[/name_f], [name_f]Trixie[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]

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I thought of [name_u]Josie[/name_u] right away. Also:

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]