My husband and I are huge movie lovers and since I love [name_f]Bette[/name_f] [name_m]Davis[/name_m] but husband doesn’t like [name_f]Bette[/name_f] for a daughter, I would love to get suggestions of other names tied to actresses and characters from old Hollywood, from silent films to the 1970’s. The more glamorous the better.
Thank you!
Here are some suggestions!
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] Hepburn
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Gardner[/name_u]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f] Stanwyck
[name_f]Bette[/name_f] [name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_f]Carole[/name_f] Lombard
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_m]Bow[/name_m]
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f] [name_m]Colbert[/name_m]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f] [name_m]Rogers[/name_m]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f] [name_m]Garson[/name_m]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Garbo[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedy[/name_f] [name_m]Lamarr[/name_m]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] Bergman
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Harlow[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u] [name_m]Crawford[/name_m]
[name_f]Judy[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f] Hepburn
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] Bacall
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Gish[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f] [name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f] [name_m]Dietrich[/name_m]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Pickford[/name_m]
[name_u]Merle[/name_u] [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f] [name_m]Loy[/name_m]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] de Havilland
[name_f]Rita[/name_f] Hayworth
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] Bankhead
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivien[/name_u] [name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
I especially love [name_f]Greta[/name_f] and [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
Here are some silent film actresses:
[name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_m]Bow[/name_m]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Gish[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Garbo[/name_f]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f] [name_m]Talmage[/name_m]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] Boardman
[name_f]Vilma[/name_f] [name_m]Banky[/name_m]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f] [name_u]Page[/name_u]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] De La Motte
Others:
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] [name_f]Bardot[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
For glamour, I like the suggestions of [name_f]Harlow[/name_f], [name_f]Marlene[/name_f] and [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], and there’s [name_f]Gilda[/name_f] (character played by [name_f]Rita[/name_f] Hayworth)… names like [name_f]Hedy[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f] aren’t particularly glamorous themselves imo, but the associations are there (with [name_m]Lamarr[/name_m] and [name_f]Garbo[/name_f]). I don’t think anyone’s mentioned…
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] (Aimée)
[name_f]Monica[/name_f] (Vitti)
[name_f]Alla[/name_f] (Nazimova)
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f] (del [name_u]Rio[/name_u])
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] ([name_m]Young[/name_m])
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (Lamour)
[name_f]Theda[/name_f] ([name_f]Bara[/name_f])
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_m]Baker[/name_m])
[name_f]Pola[/name_f] (Negri)
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aliki[/name_f] (Vougiouklaki)
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (Deneuve)
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f] (Cardinale)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (Birkin)
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f] (Andress)
What a fun thread! I’m a cinephile myself. I think my favorites would be the already mentioned [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], after [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Aimée, [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] for del [name_u]Rio[/name_u] and [name_f]Rita[/name_f] for Hayworth and also Moreno.
Since you mentioned characters could do as well, here are a few:
[name_f]Margo[/name_f] [name_u]Channing[/name_u]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] Golightly
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_u]Gale[/name_u]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f] [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_f]Leia[/name_f] Organa
Amélie Poulain
among others… (I’ll come back with more!)
Here are some more (associated with one or more famous actresses from that time period):
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Allyson[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/[name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Arlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Charisse[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Colleen[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_u]Day[/name_u], [name_f]Deanna[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Donna[/name_f], [name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Fay[/name_f]/[name_f]Faye[/name_f]/[name_f]Fae[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Holliday[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]/[name_f]Jayne[/name_f], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Joan[/name_u], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f]/[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], [name_u]Kay[/name_u], [name_u]Kim[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u], [name_f]Lana[/name_f], [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_u]Leigh[/name_u]/[name_u]Lee[/name_u], [name_f]Leila[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f]/[name_f]Lina[/name_f], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u], [name_f]Lizabeth[/name_f], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u], [name_u]Loren[/name_u], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Lyda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f], [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paulette[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonda[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Shelley[/name_u], [name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f], [name_f]Thelma[/name_f], [name_u]Tierney[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
Some character names:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] ([name_f]Judy[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f] in The Clock)
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] ([name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] Bergman in Notorious)
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] ([name_f]Teresa[/name_f] [name_m]Wright[/name_m] in [name_f]Shadow[/name_f] of a Doubt)
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] ([name_f]Bette[/name_f] [name_m]Davis[/name_m] in The [name_u]Golden[/name_u] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m])
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Barbara[/name_f] Stanwyck in [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] in Connecticut)
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] ([name_f]Janet[/name_f] [name_f]Gaynor[/name_f] and [name_f]Judy[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f] in A [name_f]Star[/name_f] Is [name_m]Born[/name_m])
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] ([name_f]Claudette[/name_f] [name_m]Colbert[/name_m] in [name_m]Midnight[/name_m])
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] ([name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] in The Public Enemy)
[name_f]Ilsa[/name_f] ([name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] Bergman in Casablanca)
[name_f]Irena[/name_f] ([name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_m]Simon[/name_m] in [name_f]Cat[/name_f] People)
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] ([name_f]Carole[/name_f] Lombard in My [name_m]Man[/name_m] [name_m]Godfrey[/name_m])
[name_f]Klara[/name_f] ([name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_m]Sullavan[/name_m] in The Shop Around the Corner)
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] ([name_u]Gene[/name_u] [name_u]Tierney[/name_u] in [name_f]Laura[/name_f])
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] ([name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] in [name_u]Red[/name_u] Headed Woman)
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] ([name_f]Barbara[/name_f] Stanwyck in [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Face)
[name_f]Lina[/name_f] ([name_u]Joan[/name_u] Fontaine in Suspicion)
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] ([name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ([name_u]Kim[/name_u] [name_m]Novak[/name_m] in Vertigo)
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] ([name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] in Topper)
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] ([name_f]Myrna[/name_f] [name_m]Loy[/name_m] in The Thin [name_m]Man[/name_m] series / [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] Bacall in Key Largo)
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] ([name_f]Liza[/name_f] Minnelli in Cabaret)
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] ([name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_m]Bow[/name_m] in The [name_m]Wild[/name_m] Party)
[name_f]Tess[/name_f] ([name_f]Katharine[/name_f] Hepburn in Woman of the Year)
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] ([name_f]Moira[/name_f] Shearer in The [name_u]Red[/name_u] Shoes)
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] ([name_f]Lauren[/name_f] Bacall in The Big Sleep)
I watch TCM a lot and I love reading the credits hoping to spot some gems. Miscellaneous actress and character names I’ve noted from 1930s movies: [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Angelica[/name_f], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Beryl[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Cicely[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Helene[/name_f], [name_f]Ina[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Leila[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Miranda[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f], [name_f]Rafaela[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Una[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]