I’m looking for Southern names for both genders. I want something that isn’t trashy, but it can lean more toward Redneck than [name]Belle[/name]/[name]Beau[/name], or vice versa. I was born and raised in Small Town, [name]Tennessee[/name] and my kids will be too, so I know what I hear, but I just wondered what you guys saw as “Southern names.”
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[name]Clyde[/name], [name]Bonnie[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Banjo[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Jean[/name] [name]Louise[/name], [name]Chester[/name]
Where I was raised in the South, it was common for girls to have surnames or double names, frequently with surnames:
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Brigham[/name]
[name]Tiernan[/name] ([name]Tia[/name])
[name]Miller[/name] ([name]Millie[/name])
[name]Winslow[/name] ([name]Winnie[/name] or [name]Lola[/name])
[name]Maret[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
Laucke or [name]Mary[/name] Laucke
[name]Waverly[/name] or [name]Ann[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name] or [name]Anne[/name] [name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Webb[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Harris[/name]
[name]Billie[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
[name]Jean[/name] [name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Carrie[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Leigh[/name] [name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Mae[/name] [name]Ellen[/name]
and so forth. So in my mind, double names are very Southern without being trashy. If there is a surname you hold dear, perhaps it might pair well with [name]Ann/name, [name]Mary[/name], [name]Mae[/name], or something less common. I also find these girls’ names “Southern,” though others might disagree:
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Carolina[/name], [name]Raleigh[/name], etc.
[name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Azalea[/name], etc.
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Shelby[/name]
[name]Della[/name] or [name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Loretta[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name] or [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] or [name]Layla[/name]
[name]Dulcie[/name]
[name]Shea[/name] or [name]Shayla[/name]
[name]Macy[/name] or [name]Taci[/name]
Southern boys’ names are a little harder to nail down for me. I’d still say surnames are a solid bet, but generally it’s just how much twang you hear when you say it 
[name]Bowen[/name] ([name]Beau[/name])
[name]Deacon[/name] or [name]Beacon[/name]/[name]Beacan[/name]
[name]Boone[/name]
[name]Cash[/name] or [name]Dash[/name] (and the formal names associated with them)
[name]Davis[/name]
[name]Landry[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name] or [name]Judson[/name]
[name]Royden[/name] or [name]Riorden[/name]
[name]Mason[/name] or [name]Macon[/name]
[name]Granger[/name]
[name]Harris[/name] or [name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Hayes[/name]
[name]Brooks[/name]
[name]Banning[/name] or [name]Channing[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Hopper[/name]
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Troy[/name]
[name]Brent[/name]
[name]Hank[/name] or [name]Hal[/name] (perhaps formally [name]Henry[/name])
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]Clayton[/name], [name]Claiborne[/name] or just [name]Clay[/name]/Clai
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Harley[/name]
[name]Tucker[/name]
[name]Duke[/name]
[name]King[/name]
I’m living in [name]Alabama[/name] for the summer, and I have already met 4 women named [name]Hazel[/name]. I never really considered [name]Hazel[/name] to be particularly Southern, but perhaps it is. I also agree with the double-barreled names being Southern, especially the ones with [name]Mary[/name] and then a surname. Also anything with the middle name [name]Mae[/name].
Also living in small town [name]Tennessee[/name]
Most names with a long “ay” sound - [name]Tatum[/name], [name]Hank[/name], [name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name], [name]Wade[/name], etc.
Southern place names - [name]Dallas[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], etc.
Old timey boy names on girls - [name]Billie[/name], [name]Georgie[/name], [name]Bobbie[/name], etc.
Uncommon Old Testament Bible names: [name]Abner[/name], [name]Jedediah[/name], [name]Obadiah[/name], [name]Ebenezer[/name], etc.
[name]Virtue[/name] names - [name]Verity[/name], [name]Chasity[/name], [name]Prudence[/name], etc.
- bel/-belle names - [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Loribelle[/name], [name]Maribelle[/name], etc.
- lene names - [name]Darlene[/name], [name]Shirlene[/name], [name]Arlene[/name], etc.
A few other random names:
Neyland (as in the UT football stadium)
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Dwayne[/name]
[name]Earl[/name]
I know a brother and sister named [name]Gus[/name] and [name]Dixie[/name]. It seemed very Southern to me.
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Cheyenne[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Shelby[/name]
[name]Landry[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Dakota[/name]
[name]Dallas[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Houston[/name]
[name]Colt[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
This is a generalization, but double first names for girls and surnames as first names for boys usually sound Southern to me.
Levicy (technically it’s an old Southern surname sometimes used as a firstname, but only for girls as far as I can tell).
More Southern names: [name]Bessie[/name] [name]Etta[/name], [name]Permelia[/name], [name]Polly[/name], [name]Elsie[/name], Pinckney, [name]Henry[/name] [name]Clay[/name], [name]Cephus[/name], Meridien, [name]Presley[/name], [name]Alby[/name]
Souther. It actually means “from the South” and is just “Southern” without the “n” if you want to go literal.