A good friend of mine recently gave birth to a baby girl named [name]Evelyn[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name].
I’m pregnant but I don’t know the sex of the baby. When I heard this name, I immediately fell in [name]LOVE[/name] with the idea of choosing a name more commonly found on grandparents, but with a very usable nickname. I’ve looked under the “antique names ready for restoration” section, as well as “old lady cool names” name lists, and found a few I really like.
What are your favorites? I really want to hear what “older” names/nicknames you guys like so I can get some ideas while still keeping possible name ideas a surprise to friends/family.
[name]Do[/name] you have any children, friends, relatives with these kinds of names?
I need boys and girls names. Any suggestions would be great!
older names are personally my favorite, but i am better with the girl ones
alice
amelia
amity
beatrice
charlotte
clementine
elinor
eliza
emmeline
felicity
georgia
iris
louisa
mae
mabel
maisie
nell
olive
ophelia
penelope
phoebe
rose
stella
violet
My dd’s name is certainly [name]Ol[/name]'School and has the more ‘hip’ nn. [name]Jocelyn[/name]. Once used strickly for men, it’s now all-girl. So, obviously this is my fave… that’s why we chose it.
[name]Livia[/name]. If I’m not mistaken, [name]Livia[/name]'s been around a lot longer than [name]Olivia[/name]? And, I like the nn [name]Liv[/name].
Antique names in general aren’t my style, but Those two I really do love (;
What a great topic! I love vintage names.
Girls’ vintage names
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] nn [name]Immy[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Eve[/name], [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] nn [name]Georgie[/name] (on hipster list)
[name]Vivian[/name] nn [name]Vivi[/name] or [name]Viv[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name] nn [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] nn [name]Francie[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] nn [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Frieda[/name]
[name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Myrtle[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name] nn [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name] or [name]Romy[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name] (I’m not sure this is vintage, but the nickname [name]Vera[/name] is.)
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] (vintage?)
[name]Anthea[/name] (vintage?)
[name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Delia[/name]
Boys’ vintage names:
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] nn [name]Theo[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]-getting so popular
[name]Edwin[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] nn [name]Ned[/name], [name]Neddy[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Fritz[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Clive[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name] nn [name]Bernie[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Duke[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] nn [name]Harry[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Just[/name] a few that came to mind while reading:
[name]Cornelia[/name], nn [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name], nn [name]Mattie[/name] or [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Edith[/name], nn [name]Edie[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name], nn [name]Nora[/name] or [name]Nell[/name]
[name]John[/name] - about as old as you can get!, nn [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name], nn [name]Tim[/name]
[name]Elias[/name], nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Philip[/name], nn [name]Pip[/name], [name]Phil[/name]
Sorry I can’t think of more right now. Rather brain dead, I’ve been awake since 5 am!
I had a 10 yr old patient today named [name]Nancy[/name] [name]Maude[/name]. At first I thought - what! That is an old lady name on a kid!! But she goes by [name]Maude[/name] and after hearing her Mom say the name a couple times it (oddly) really grew on me! I think that [name]Mabel[/name] is another old lady name with possibilities.
Thanks for all the great names!
So here’s my “short” list so far:
[name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adelia[/name] nn [name]Addie[/name]/[name]Lena[/name]/[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Charley[/name]/[name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Delia[/name]
[name]Eleanore[/name]/[name]Eleanora[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name]/[name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] (emma-leen)
[name]Estella[/name] nn [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] nn [name]Frankie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] nn [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Nell[/name] nn [name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Rubie[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
As you can see I have a TON of girls names I love, but I’m really struggling on the boys side. [name]Just[/name] wondering… for future siblings, is it ok to mix vintage names with more modern names or will it sound odd? What are your top few favorites out of this list? I really need some help!
I love [name]Lawrence[/name] for a boy. [name]Lura[/name] [name]May[/name] was my grandmother’s name and I think it’s very beautiful, but could get mispronounced as [name]Laura[/name].
list so far: