I love underused, old school names in general, but I’ve been digging a lot of short and sweet ones lately. Which of these short “old lady names” would you consider usable on a little girl today? And what short and sweet vintage names would you add that haven’t had a resurgence in popularity yet?
I definitely think all of these names are 100% still usable for a little girl today!!
If I had to add any that I consider for this description I’d maybe say
[name_f]Angela[/name_f] → [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Brenda[/name_f] / [name_f]Brenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Darlene[/name_f] → [name_f]Darla[/name_f]
[name_f]Donna[/name_f]
[name_f]Earla[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] → [name_f]Bess[/name_f] / [name_f]Bessie[/name_f] / [name_f]Bette[/name_f] / [name_f]Beth[/name_f] / [name_f]Betty[/name_f] / [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] / [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] / [name_f]Lizbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f] / [name_m]Gale[/name_m] / [name_f]Gayle[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jean[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] → [name_f]Cat[/name_f] / [name_f]Cathy[/name_f] / [name_f]Kat[/name_f] / [name_f]Kathy[/name_f] / [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] → [name_f]Margo[/name_f] / [name_f]Margot[/name_f] / [name_f]Marie[/name_f] / [name_f]Marlo[/name_f] / [name_m]Marlow[/name_m] / [name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] / [name_m]Marty[/name_m] / [name_f]Mary[/name_f] / [name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] → [name_f]Millie[/name_f] / [name_f]Milly[/name_f] / [name_m]Red[/name_m]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f] → [name_f]Dee[/name_f] / [name_f]Dede[/name_f] / [name_f]Sandi[/name_f] / [name_m]Sandy[/name_m]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] → [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] / [name_f]Tessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verna[/name_f] / [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivian[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
*I also think if you’re seriously looking at using any of these names in the future that you could definitely use [name_f]Etta[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]!
So hard to choose! Edith/Edie, [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] were my choices in the end, but [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], and [name_f]Della[/name_f] were close seconds!
I also like:
[name_f]Nella[/name_f] / [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrlie[/name_f]
[name_m]Merle[/name_m]
[name_f]Dessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
I’d say all of these are useable, and would’ve voted for more if I could.
Some more ideas (sorry for any repeats):
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]June[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Love[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
I would add [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] , [name_m]Sinclair[/name_m]
I voted [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] / [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] as my favourites, but I also really like [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] are sweet, and I defs think all are usable.
[name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f] and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] are stunning! I can easily imagine a little girl born nowadays with those names.
You may also like:
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Dina[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
I’m in favour of these coming back, though some of them may be clunkier than what you are looking for:
[name_f]Ena[/name_f], [name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Marga[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_m]Peace[/name_m]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
Siblings of [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] would be chefs kiss.
Those three do jive together so well!
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] has been a long-time favorite of mine! Also LOVE [name_f]Elvira[/name_f]! Unexpected but legitimately a name.
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f] was my paternal grandmother’s name! I don’t see it come up too often. We know a little [name_f]Maude[/name_f] and I love it! [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f] and [name_f]Farrah[/name_f] are great, too.
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] so much. Someone I know just named their girl [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] otherwise I would LOVE to use [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] in the future.
I love a lot of these. [name_f]Alma[/name_f] is a favorite! [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]June[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] have been growing on me.
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Alma[/name_f] and [name_f]Effie[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother’s name was [name_f]Rita[/name_f]! But spelled Rhetta for some reason.