"Vintage Southern"

[Yuma]

Hello, berries!

I’m looking for some less common girls names that have a sweet, feminine, “vintage southern” type of feel.

Some names that I think have the vibe that I’m going for are:

[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dot[/name_f]/[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_m]Kitt[/name_m]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

If anyone has suggestions in a similar vein, I would love to hear them!

~T.I.A~ for any/all suggestions

[poodle]

My first thought was [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], the name always evokes the image of a southern belle sat on the porch on her family’s plantation in the Deep South. Some other thoughts…

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]

[erin_beth]

[name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
Augusta

[sodallas3]

My favourite category:

[name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Viviane[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Luana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_f]Starla[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eula[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Moselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Maybelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
Oletta
[name_f]Ibby[/name_f]
Ardessie
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Claretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]/[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcie[/name_f]
Elzora
Everlina
Ezelle
[name_f]Florene[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnette[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Honey[/name_f]
Hydrangea
[name_f]Idella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Joella[/name_f]
Julene
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurelie[/name_f]
Laurielle
Monette
Mynelle
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ora[/name_f]
[name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Princella[/name_f]
Ramelle
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Rubina[/name_f]
Ruthella
Semla
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Vallie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vella[/name_f]
[name_f]Vernetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Verona[/name_f]
[name_m]Vester[/name_m]
Vinnia
[name_f]Zelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]

I feel like a lot of what I’d call “Vintage Southern” are names that have common nicknames or pet forms we used today, but have full names a little more uncommon for this day and age. E.g [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] “[name_f]CeCe[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Nettie[/name_f]” for [name_f]Anette[/name_f].

[britkarma]

[name_f]Bridie[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_m]Alcee[/name_m]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
Pea
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_u]Nelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Perla[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dicie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
Cosey
[name_u]Macon[/name_u]
Dephine
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibley[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Willodean[/name_f]
[name_f]Wava[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Fenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]

[Yuma]

Thank you to all who have made suggestions thus far! Of course, I like [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], and [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], as they are on my list of “inspiration” names for this thread

Others that I like/feel fit the theme:

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_u]Nelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]

If anyone has more ideas, please keep them coming!