I love sweet, classic, old fashioned girl names (best if they don’t have overused nicknames).
For example, [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] (my daughter) or [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] (can’t use, my friend did)
Lots of these names have been coming back, but most have become trendy. What are some familiar but not overused names without super cliche nicknames (like [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is adorable, [name_f]Addie[/name_f] is overused)
Toss some ideas my way, please!
Finding a vintage pick that isn’t already super popular, or well on it’s way to being, is quite a challenge now that they are fashionable with young parents. If you’re in the US, it’s slightly easier as there’s a few vintage names that haven’t caught on yet stateside e.g. [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].
I’m in the UK so it’s a bit more of a challenge, but there’s a couple that are ‘undiscovered’ so to speak.
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] (#305 in 2015)
[name_f]Lula[/name_f] (#965 in 2015)
I love [name_f]Adaline[/name_f]/[name_f]Adeline[/name_f], but I wouldn’t use them because of the nickname [name_f]Addie[/name_f] as well. That, and they are climbing the charts at the moment thanks to a couple of recent movie characters.
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] / [name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_u]Kerry[/name_u] / [name_f]Kerri[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u] / [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ora[/name_f] / [name_f]Aura[/name_f] (less familiar but gorgeous)
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Toni[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] is already coming back, especially in [name_f]England[/name_f], but the nickname Floe (with the e) isn’t used very often.
I love it!!
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]!
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eula[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is beautiful. If you loved it enough, you could always use it and push [name_u]Del[/name_u] or [name_f]Della[/name_f] as the nickname.
Some are already there some of my choices may or may not get too popular but I will be used more.
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] too! I forgot that one.
[name_f]Della[/name_f] is nice, I also like the nickname Aidy for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Adaline[/name_f].