Anyone have suggestions for “preppy” girls names? Unisex names are fine. I’ve always loved the sound of the southern-type preppy names, so those are welcome too. [name_m]Just[/name_m] looking for ideas. Thanks!
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f] (my fav)
[name_u]Keely[/name_u] ([name_u]Kelly[/name_u])
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f] (old fashion)
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] ([name_f]Lucy[/name_f])
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (fav)
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u] (fav)
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] (fav)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] (fav)
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Chelsea[/name_u]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (fav)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (not) pretty though
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (fav)
Interesting … this seems like a tough one. When I think “preppy,” I think a few things:
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Boys’ names on girls. I greatly dislike this trend, so I will not further it by suggesting any here, but there it is.
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80s names – [name_f]Paige[/name_f], [name_u]Chelsea[/name_u], [name_f]Lacey[/name_f], [name_f]Jessi[/name_f]/[name_f]Jessica[/name_f] from pp’s list, for example. [name_f]Amanda[/name_f], [name_f]Brenda[/name_f].
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Classic names – [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] from pp’s list (I know a self-proclaimed “preppy” family that just named their daughter [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]). [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]/[name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Lizzy[/name_f]/Lissy.
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Surnames on girls. This also feel Southern to me, so maybe that’s what you’re looking for – [name_m]Callahan[/name_m], [name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], etc. I’m terrible at thinking of names, but I’d bet there’s a list of Surnames used on girls somewhere here on Nameberry. There must be. I feel like that will have a lot you like.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps! I’d love to hear which ones struck your fancy, as it is a very broad and interesting category. [name_f]Happy[/name_f] searching! 
OH I LIKE THIS THREAD!!! Pretty much all the names listed make me think of people who would be vacationing in the Hamptons wearing [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] (Which by [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] DEFINITELY makes me think “preppy”) Also [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], and [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]… It’s weird with me. I’m NOT a fan of boy NAMES for girls, but I love nn’s that are boy names, like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], things like that. Anyways, I am ALSO not usually a fan of Surname’s as first names but I am for some reason REALLY loving catheyc’s suggestion [name_m]Callahan[/name_m]. Something about it I’m really loving!
[name_f]Maddie[/name_f] / [name_u]Mattie[/name_u] not short for anything
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] / [name_u]Dru[/name_u]
[name_f]Brittany[/name_f] / [name_u]Britton[/name_u] / [name_m]Britain[/name_m]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f] ( not short for anything )
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_u]Jessie[/name_u] / [name_u]Jessy[/name_u]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_u]Shelby[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Brandy[/name_f]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u] is a big one in my area
Kamber/[name_f]Camber[/name_f]
[name_f]Kinsey[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Desiree[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
Anything double barreled with [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
I guess by “preppy” and “Southern” I think a little more vintage/classic -
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]/[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivien[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Celia
Calliope
A lot of feminized forms of male names – [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f], Jaqueline, Patricia, Theodora, Olivia, Phillipa
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!!
[name_f]Laurin[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Claira[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
Brokelyn ([name_u]Brooke[/name_u])
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f]/ [name_f]Katelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Alisha[/name_f]
I am so torn on the Southern preppy thing, I love it, but hate it. Maybe I worry too much about what others will think?
Anyway here’s some ideas (most of these are from the Southern Names Archive):
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]/[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
Austell
[name_u]Austen[/name_u]
Bembry
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Bright[/name_u]
[name_m]Cagney[/name_m]
[name_f]Cambrie[/name_f]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_u]Darby[/name_u]
Dawnson
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_u]Gentry[/name_u]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Jessup[/name_m]
Katriel
[name_m]Lael[/name_m]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
Larken
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabry[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
Marett
Meritt
[name_u]Page[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Raines[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
Snowden
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]/[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
Wetherly
[name_u]Windsor[/name_u]
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u]
Hmm…
I also love these Preppy southern names!
Here are some suggestions…
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_u]Blaire[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Waverley[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
Here are some suggestions that may work for you : )
I loved this name combo for a girl, but not everyone agrees: [name_u]Evan[/name_u] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m]. It might not sound preppy, but perhaps sophisticated & worldly…
Some other preppy names:
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_m]Kingsley[/name_m]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_u]Blakely[/name_u]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
Cheers
[SIZE=7]The names you suggested didn’t really strike me as preppy… I was looking through
Town & Country magazine and found the preppiest name of all: [name_f]MIMI[/name_f].
[name_f]Mimi[/name_f] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][FONT=Comic Sans MS]is not only super preppy, but can be a nickname for even preppier names like [name_f]MIRIAM[/name_f]. Does that not seem like a rich, hyper-privileged kid to you? I mean, really. Only rich people will name their preppy babies [name_f]MIMI[/name_f]. It’s a fact for the life of people with bazillion dollar trust-finds. [/FONT] [/FONT][/SIZE]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_u]Bryn[/name_u]
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_f]Kristen[/name_f]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Jill[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
Alison
Drew
[name_f]Ansley[/name_f]
Carrington
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Langley[/name_u]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tori[/name_f]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
Tried not to repeat any
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Adalie[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
Shaylin
[name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_f]Alaska[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
sorry for repeats!
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
catheyc’s categories are spot on! I’ll add some names I think can fit into each:
- [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Sloane[/name_u], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_u]Auden[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
- most of the one’s said already + [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
- the key for these ones is classic names that aren’t overly common today such as: [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
- bonus points for this one if it’s your maiden name lol but some that I like are: [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_u]Adair[/name_u], [name_u]Hollis[/name_u], [name_m]Thayer[/name_m], [name_u]Reeve[/name_u], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
Good luck!