What are your favorite vintage, clunky, old-fashioned, or "old lady" names?

Thank you, I’m relieved to hear that! :slight_smile: Where I live, even [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] seems like a strange name to most people, though. :frowning:

These are my favorite type names, to be honest! I love…

[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]

I’m sure there’s many more I can’t think of! For a while, I was crushing on [name_f]Dorcas[/name_f] “[name_u]Dory[/name_u]” though I’d never use it for obvious reasons.

It’s a pity that people can’t look past the fact that [name_f]Dorcas[/name_f] sounds similar to the English words “dork” and, erm, a particular swear word that is also another name for a donkey. It’s beautiful in the language it originated from, after all! I love [name_f]Martha[/name_f], as well! She’s ready to make a comeback, I think. Thank you for sharing! :smiley:

My girls have old fashioned names!
We have:
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]

I’m using this thread as inspo for our 5th girl!!

I love…

[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_m]Vila[/name_m]/Vyla
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Avrill[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]

Ooh, I haven’t heard of [name_m]Vila[/name_m] before! It reminds me of [name_f]Velma[/name_f], a longtime love of mine. :smiley: Thank you for sharing your favorites!

My best friend always says my favorite girl’s names remind her of nursing homes LOL

I love:
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] (a favorite I’ll never use but I love it)
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

I like:
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f] (I would think this would be more popular)
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]

[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] are two of my favourite names!

I love old vintage names for girls specifically!
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]/[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f](because I really can’t resist here)
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] - I’ve been crushing on [name_f]Olive[/name_f] for like a month or more now
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

And someday, the names [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] will remind people of ladies that live in nursing homes. :wink: It’s just how it goes. I generally pay no mind when someone calls a name “dated”, as there really is no such thing, in my opinion. I like or love most “old lady” names! :smiley: Your list is beautiful, thank you!

[name_m]Archie[/name_m], [name_m]Chuck[/name_m], [name_u]Reggie[/name_u], [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]…I sense a theme! :smiley: Absolutely lovely names, thank you for sharing!

[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] is so stylish! I think that it will forever bring to mind the charismatic [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u], but that’s not at all a bad thing. :slight_smile: Terrific list, thank you for contributing to the thread!

Bit of a late reply but yes I completely agree!! It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I think it’s really beautiful! And you’re more than welcome :slight_smile:

My daughter’s name is [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]'s [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] :blush:

I love

[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]

This is my favorite style of name. Recognizable from a bygone era but with some gravity and class. I feel like names from that era also came with the most darling nicknames.

These were all considered (sometimes more seriously by me than my DH) for our daughter arriving in a couple months:

[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] (I love [name_f]Millie[/name_f], couldn’t get on board with the full [name_f]Mildred[/name_f])
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] (I die over the nickname [name_f]Flossie[/name_f])
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u] or [name_u]Frannie[/name_u])
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

I love too many of them! I’ve got to go with my fn though-- [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]-- it’s a great name and lots of people seem to like it too.

Some other favorites:

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
Chrysothemis
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f]
[name_f]Ghislaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannelore[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamond[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
Roxelena
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]/[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

[name_f]Muriel[/name_f] is my favorite. I also quite like [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].

[name]Marie[/name_f] and [name]Rosie[/name_f] for sure! I really love them both, and I think [name_u]Marie[/name_u] is quite popular as a middle name, though I personally much rather prefer it as a first. I don’t know anyone who likes the name [name]Rosie[/name_f] as a whole name instead of a nickname to other [name]Rose[/name_f] names, like [name]Rosalind[/name_f], [name]Rosalie[/name_f] or even just [name]Rose[/name_f], but I love it as a full name! I think it’s short, sweet, has a nice vintage feel to it and fits women of all ages :slight_smile:

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is so great.

I absolutely adore [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and am in love with the nickname [name_f]Ada[/name_f]! I love names that are older and coming back such as [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]