[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone,
I’m looking for Southern style names. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any favourites or suggestions? I don’t really know if I have a naming style as such, to give an idea on what I would like so I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks!
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Mattie[/name_u] or [name_f]Maddie[/name_f])
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Annamae[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maribelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
Good luck!
Here’s some names that weren’t mentioned yet!
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]/[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
What part of the South? I could suggest the usual - [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] - but I’m wondering if you want something more specific.
A fellow nameberry said she knew I was from the South from my signature names before she even looked at my location. I think southern names have a great tradition, and babies and adults can wear them well as long as the name itself isn’t too syrupy sweet. One way to avoid the “Aunt Bitty” style names are to pull from regions, geographic features, etc. Some of my favorites are:
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_u]Austen[/name_u] (feminized version of [name_m]Austin[/name_m])
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u] (in louisiana this is a unisex name)
[name_u]Blair[/name_u] (more common for boys in the south than girls)
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-____ (southern [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]'s Catholic influence shows here with plenty of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Amelias, [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Katherines, [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]'s, etc)
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jefferson[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Stone[/name_m]
[name_m]Houston[/name_m]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Clint[/name_m]
[name_m]Collier[/name_m]
[name_u]Norris[/name_u]
Etc.
A few more that haven’t been mentioned:
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eula[/name_f]
[name_f]Maybelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Talullah[/name_f]
The names that immediately came to mind…
[name_f]Louella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
Where I’m from in the south, it’s a big thing to give your kids family surnames-- but they are your actual family surnames. This usually works best for super WASPs with English/Irish surnames and has the effect of displaying family lineage (because It has the effect of telling people who else you are related to and that’s considered important to some people). I should mention that it’s limited to a particular set of high SES individuals where I live.
Examples (all girls):
Preston
Copley
Holt
Quinn
Carling
Murphy
Other really southern names that come to mind:
Maggie
Augusta
Tallulah
Scout
Zelda
Clementine
Nola
Dixie
Ruby
Tara
Viola
Tabitha
I would definitely check your family tree for usable surnames. I know quite a few girls with family surnames as their middle names or the second part of a double name. For example, something like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] McLendon Surname or [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_m]Davis[/name_m] Surname feels very Southern to me.
[name_f]Cathy[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_f]Talullah[/name_f]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
Rhetta
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
Oleandra
[name_f]Elmira[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
As some PP have suggested, surnames are a huge part of Southern naming tradition. In my region, boys are often given their mother’s maiden (or some other significant surname) as a first, and girls are given it as a middle. It is also quite common to hear little girls wearing traditionally male names in honor of a father, grandfather, etc. In those cases, the spelling may change or a traditionally feminine middle is given. For example:
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m] [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] (female)
[name_u]Norris[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] (male named for mother’s surname)
[name_m]Collier[/name_m] [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] (same as above)
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (female)
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] [name_m]Ward[/name_m] (mother’s maiden in middle slot)
Etc.
Another name I haven’t seen on here is [name_f]Annette[/name_f]
These are all from an southern heirloom sewing company site that lists the names of its child models etc. I like quite a few of them!
Anna Grace
Anna Kate
Ibry
Nellie Catherine
Lilie
Reagan Wilson
Emory
Mary Grace
Arden
Wynn
Lydia Catherine
Lanier
Cecilia
Chapel
Ava Claire
Shipley Sue
Ella
Clara
Liza
France
Abby Lane
Katie Beth
Claire
Lilah
Ivey
Adele
Brinklie Graycin
Amelia
Caroline
Sarah
Hadley
Mazi
Anna Lauren
Harper
Savannah
Abigail
Mary Michael
Riley
Endsley
Lillian
Perry
Emma Rae
Georgia
JoAnna
Shelley
Emilyrn
Finley
Katie Forrest
Maddie Blake
Finley Anne
Charlotte
Channing
Kendrick
Cecilia Jane
Butler Jane
Taylor
Mary Alice
Rosalie
Leighton
Emerson
Sloane
Lia-Kate
Molly
Sara Nell
Foster
Mary Handley
Lacey
Elizabeth
Marlowe
Kenley
Adelynn
Kambree
Gaines
Eliza Kay
Ellie
Miller
Brelynn
Eiland
Ollie Katherine
Peyton Ann
Lucy James
Reese
Mae Rose
Adelaide
Elliott
Clearly
Sophie
Mae Lee
Sarah Thomas
Boys:
Chip
James
Keegan
Jude
Levi
Maines
Ellis
Landon
Semmes
Knox
Cade
Cole
Ralston
Finn
Watson
Mack
Ridge
Daley
Drake
Wyatt
Tyson
Wells
Hayes
Rylen
Brooks
Hill
Grey
Warren Clark
Jaxon
Logan
Barton
Greyson
Trent
Hogan
Cooper
Tripp
William
John Herrin
Lawson
Coleman
Hudson
Easton
Henry Hunt
Sam
Wilson
Liam
Peterson
Smith
Philip
Hawkins
George
Tennyson Bradley Barron
Battle
Cowell
Sam
Oliver
John Frederick
Bishop
Kelton
Thomas John Frederick
Gavin
Ken
Monroe
Roper
Holden
Luke
Davis
Miller
Price
My all time favourite is [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]! I am like in love with this name.
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Annamae[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_u]Shelby[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Makayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I am from the south and can easily say I just adore southern sounding names! [name_f]Remember[/name_f], past presidents, especially well known ones, are great for southern-like names!
Female
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Gale[/name_u] (Unisex)
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] / [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] / [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
Male
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] / [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Gale[/name_u] (Unisex)
[name_m]Hamilton[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u] / [name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Here’s some other unisex ideas:
[name_m]Cagney[/name_m]
[name_f]Cambry[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
Haviland
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_m]Livingston[/name_m]
[name_m]Kensington[/name_m]
Wetherly
[name_f]Corliss[/name_f]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]
Kittrell
Katriel
Bembry
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_m]Jessup[/name_m]
Maridley
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
Simms
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Destry[/name_u]
Alafair
[name_u]Yardley[/name_u]
[name_u]Darby[/name_u]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
Holloway
Lindley
Wimberly
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
Forsythe
[name_m]Carlton[/name_m]
[name_m]Leeland[/name_m]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
Bealand
Bellum