So what are some of your favourite Vintage Girls Names? I love some vintage names, and hate others! (aka love [name]Violet[/name] hate [name]Dorothy[/name]!)
Mine are…
[name]Suzie[/name] (I don’t consider this vintage, just a bit old fashioned, so I decided to include it)
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
lemon
February 26, 2010, 7:44pm
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[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
([name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name], but they are more classic than vintage for me…)
[name]Lemon[/name]
LAINY
February 26, 2010, 7:46pm
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[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]/[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]/[name]Helene[/name]/[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]/[name]Harriett[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Mamie[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]/[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]
rollo
February 26, 2010, 11:59pm
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[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
PS We have Carolines in the family going back over 150 years.
kyemsma
February 27, 2010, 6:17am
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[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
abeezee
February 27, 2010, 8:39am
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[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Aveline[/name]
Aww, I love [name]Dorothy[/name]!
My vintage girls:
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] (my great-grandmother)
[name]Evelyn[/name] (my great-grandmother’s middle mame)
[name]Victoria[/name] (another great-grandmother’s middle name)
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]June[/name] (on my list as a nickname for my [name]Juniper[/name])
[name]Lucy[/name] (I’d have her on my list but I’ve got a cousin named [name]Lucia[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name] (would be on my list but I’m happy enough with a best friend named [name]Joanne[/name])
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
I’m not really into what I think of as old names. Then again, sometimes my impressions don’t match with reality. For example, [name]Margaret[/name] (not that I like it at all). I thought this was as timeless as [name]Elizabeth[/name].
Most already mentioned:
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
and - if I think hard enough, because I usually forget these exist:
[name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name] - an example of a name I didn’t realize was “old”, maybe because I didn’t know it was ever actually common.
If my old favorite bunch
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
are vintage, then I suppose they belong here.
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] (good call on this one!)
[name]Coral[/name]
though very much not [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Lois[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Geneva[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Mariah[/name]
[name]Marietta[/name]
[name]Phillipa[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
lj1
February 28, 2010, 8:42am
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[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Bess[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] (nn [name]Hattie[/name])
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Merle[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Tilly[/name]
[name]Tilda[/name]
I love lots of vintage names!
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]/ [name]Celia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
Mardaret
[name]Nancy[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
probably some more I have forgotten!
cora
March 1, 2010, 4:03am
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Oooh! Great topic, Bounce!
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Adelia[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] (really a classic, though)
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
Take care!
susan
March 1, 2010, 6:14am
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[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Rosamond[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
gaia
March 1, 2010, 6:41am
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[name]Veronica[/name] & [name]Catherine[/name] are two stunningly gorgeous, vintage, names that I’ve loved for years
I love vintage names! Here are some of my favorites that I consider vintage (and I’m sure I’m leaving some out).
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] ([name]Flossie[/name])
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
indigo
March 2, 2010, 7:24pm
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[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Mara[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Bee[/name]/[name]Bea[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Vivienne[/name] (nn [name]Vivi[/name])
[name]Vera[/name]
Best, [name]Indigo[/name]
lesley
March 5, 2010, 5:09pm
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[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Both[/name] are old fashioned - from different countries - but both amazing.
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
Lousia
[name]Gretel[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Barbara[/name]
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Rhea[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Sally[/name]
[name]Ernestine[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Kay[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
liz22
March 5, 2010, 8:31pm
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Ohhh great topic! Vintage classics/“old lady” names are my favourite category for girls names right now! Some of my favourites are…
[name]Audrey[/name] (is this vintage? Hmm)
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Betsy[/name] (as a nickname for [name]Elizabeth[/name])
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]/[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]/[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Nell/name
[name]Ruby[/name]