Which of these names do you consider to be vintage?

fluzie · January 28, 2013, 3:46am

I just compiled the list below for another thread on my top 25…but i’m curious as to which of the names below people would classify as ‘vinatge’…I know everyone has a slightly different viw on whats vintage and whats not…some of the names below are definately not but theres others that could possibly come under that heading…i’m wondering what you berries think!!

also there’s definately a number of names below that could form a mythological cluster…can you see any other themes/clusters happening below? just curious

1 .[name]Matilda/name
2. [name]Aurora[/name] ([name]Rory[/name])
3. [name]Clementine[/name]
4. [name]Georgia/name
5. [name]Lucia[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]/lulu)
6. [name]Luna[/name]
7. [name]Clover[/name]
8 . [name]Juno[/name]
9 . [name]Clio[/name]
10. [name]Anoushka[/name] (nn anouk)
11. [name]Heidi[/name]
12. [name]Eve[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]
13. [name]Marigold[/name] (goldie)
14. [name]Pearl[/name]
15. [name]Althea[/name] (thea/teddy)
16. [name]Lavender[/name]
17. [name]Odessa[/name]
18. [name]Opal[/name]
19. [name]Tallulah[/name] (lula)
20. [name]Ruby[/name]
21. [name]Florence[/name] ([name]Flossy[/name])
22. [name]Calypso[/name]
23. [name]India[/name] (nn. [name]Indi[/name])
24. [name]Bluebell[/name]
25. [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Eliza[/name]/[name]Lizzy[/name])

mei_mei · January 28, 2013, 4:43am

Vintage:

[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]India[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]

Nature cluster:

[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Bluebell[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]

ottilie · January 28, 2013, 5:55am

Vintage:
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Georgia/name
[name]Marigold[/name] (goldie)
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Althea[/name] (thea/teddy)
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] ([name]Flossy[/name])

Myth:
[name]Aurora[/name] ([name]Rory[/name])
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Althea[/name] (thea/teddy)
[name]Calypso[/name]

[name]Free[/name] [name]Spirit[/name] Cluster:
[name]Lucia[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]/lulu)
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name] (goldie)
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name] (lula)
[name]Calypso[/name]
[name]India[/name] (nn. [name]Indi[/name])
[name]Bluebell[/name]

Nature-Child Cluster:
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name] (goldie)

Bad Ass Girl Who Can Survive In The [name]Forest[/name] On Her OwnCluster:
[name]Matilda/name
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Althea[/name] (thea/teddy)
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name] (lula)
[name]Calypso[/name]

norskelove · January 28, 2013, 5:56am

[name]Pearl[/name], opal, [name]Florence[/name]

Castles · January 28, 2013, 5:57am

[name]Florence[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] are very vintage to me.

garnet · January 28, 2013, 7:10am

Vintage:
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Talullah[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]

Sisters:
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Florence[/name], [name]Talullah[/name], and [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Clio[/name] and [name]Aurora[/name]

anton_yelchin_fan · January 28, 2013, 7:31am

[name]Marigold[/name], clementine, [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Althea[/name], [name]Georgia[/name]…seem the most vintage to me. I’d throw [name]Elizabeth[/name] in there as well…but that has always been a classic name. It was popular 100 years ago, popular 50 years ago, popular 10 years ago and popular today.

uselesskitty · January 28, 2013, 7:37am

1 .[name]Matilda/name - Vintage
2. [name]Aurora[/name] ([name]Rory[/name]) - Vintage
3. [name]Clementine[/name] - Vintage
4. [name]Georgia/name - Classic/Vintage
5. [name]Lucia[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]/lulu) - Classic
6. [name]Luna[/name] - Vintage
7. [name]Clover[/name] - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]
8 . [name]Juno[/name] - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]
9 . [name]Clio[/name] - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]
10. [name]Anoushka[/name] (nn anouk) - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]
11. [name]Heidi[/name] - Classic
12. [name]Eve[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name] - Vintage
13. [name]Marigold[/name] (goldie) - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]
14. [name]Pearl[/name] - Vintage
15. [name]Althea[/name] (thea/teddy) - Uncommon/Vintage
16. [name]Lavender[/name] - [name]Unique[/name]
17. [name]Odessa[/name] - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]/Vintage
18. [name]Opal[/name] - Vintage
19. [name]Tallulah[/name] (lula) - Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name]
20. [name]Ruby[/name] - Vintage
21. [name]Florence[/name] ([name]Flossy[/name]) - Vintage
22. [name]Calypso[/name] - [name]Unique[/name]/Uncommon
23. [name]India[/name] (nn. [name]Indi[/name]) - Vintage/Trendy (Might have been considered a vintage name, but now it just seems trendy)
24. [name]Bluebell[/name] - [name]Unique[/name]
25. [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Eliza[/name]/[name]Lizzy[/name]) - Classic

To me vintage names are names that were once commonly used, generations ago, and dropped off into rarely used.
Classic names, imo, stood the test of time and have been used consistently from one generation to the next.
Uncommon/[name]Unique[/name] names, to me, are names that are have been used rarely in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name] over the past 100 years.