Hey readers,
The popularity list is continuously shifting as names move up and down.
Currently, it's trendy to use names from the past. Parents are using "old woman" names more frequently, but not because they have to; rather, many once-out-of-date names, like Emma, are making a comeback and sound attractive to today's young parents.
The "old lady", a second group of parents, is also riding the name trend: young, independent-minded people who prefer the retro quirkiness of old-fashioned names and who anticipate that their daughter will probably be one of only a few girls with that name.
These parents are probably educated, free-thinking individuals who prefer giving their child an odd name like Enid, Trudy, or Roxanne.
Below are 75 lovely girls' names that feel more classic than modern. From A to Z, one of these timeless names may be just suitable for your baby girl.
*. Abigale - From the Hebrew avhamon, meaning "father of many".
*. Abigale - From the Hebrew avhamon, meaning "father of many".
*. Adele - A form of Adelheid , meaning "noble kind or type" comes from the old German adal "noble" and heid "kind or type".
*. Alice - Form of the Old French Adelais, from the Germanic Adelheidis, meaning "noble" and "light".
*. Bridget - From the Irish name Brighid, which is from the Gaelic word brìg meaning "strength".
*. Bernadette - French female form of Bernard, which is from the old German ber, meaning "bear", and hard, meaning "brave" or "strong".
*. Betsy -Latin form of Elizabeth, which is from the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning "oath", or shabbath, meaning "sabbath".
*. Celeste - From the Latin caelestis, meaning "heavenly".
*. Clementine - Female form of Clement, which is from the Latin clemens, meaning "merciful".
*. Constance - From the Latin name Constantia, a form of constans, meaning "constant, steadfast".
*. Daisy - The name of a flower taken from the Old English daegeseage, meaning "the day's eye". The name reflects how the flower opens during the day and closes at night.
*. Dalilah - Dahlia is from the name of a flower. But it is also from the Hebrew meaning "branch" or "bough".
*. Dorothy - An English form of the Greek Dorothea, from deron, meaning "gift", and theos, meaning "God".
*. Eleanor - From the French name Alienor, which could either be a form of Helen, from the Greek Helene, meaning "light", or selene, meaning "moon".
*. Emma - From the Old German erm, meaning "whole" or "universal".
*. Enid - Derived from Welsh enaid, meaning "soul" or "life".
*. Florence - A feminine form of the Roman name Florentius, which was from the Latin word florens, meaning "blossoming, flourishing".
*. Felicia - Female form of Felix, which is from the Latin meaning "lucky" or "fortunate".
*. Florencia - A feminine form of the Roman name Florentius, which was from the Latin word florens, meaning "blossoming, flourishing".
*. Grace - From the Old English word, which originally comes from the Latin Gratia, meaning "thanks". It also means "effortless beauty".
*. Gladys - From the Welsh gwledig, meaning "ruler" or "princess".
*. Gertrude - Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger ", spear" and prup, meaning "strength".
*. Hattie - Female form of Henry, from the Germanic heim, meaning "home", and ric, meaning "power, ruler".
*. Hilda - A short form of Germanic origin, from names containing Hild, which is from hildr, meaning "battle".
*. Helga - A feminine form of Helge, which is from the Old Norse heilagr "holy" or "blessed".
*. Irene - From the Greek eirene, meaning "peace".
*. Iris - From the name of the flowering plant, which comes from the Greek iris, meaning "rainbow".
*. Isabella - Italian form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning "devoted to God".
*. Josephine - Female form of Joseph, which is from the Hebrew Yosef meaning "God will give" via the Greek Iosephos and the Latin Iosephus.
*. Jacquetta - A feminine form of Jacques, the French form of Jacob or James. Jacob is from the Hebrew aquv or aqab, meaning "heel" or "supplanter".
*. Janetta - Slavic feminine form of John, which is originally from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "God is gracious".
*. Kathleen - A form of Caitlin, which is the Irish form of Katherine, from the Greek katharos, meaning "pure".
*. Katherine - English name which is originally from the Greek name Aikaterine, either from the Greek Hekateros, meaning "each of the two", from the name of the goddess Hekate, representing "far off" or more likely from katharos, meaning "pure".
*. Kay - A form of Kayley, from the Irish surname from the Irish Gaelic caol, meaning "slender".
*. Layla - Layla is the subject of one of rock's most classic love songs by Eric Clapton. Alternative spelling, 'Leila" is a character in Lordy Byron's "Don Juan".
*. Lillian - The word is originally from the Latin lilium.
*. Loretta - Laura Bush became the First Lady of the United States when her husband, George, became President in 2001.
*. Maisie - Maisie is a pet form of Mairead, a Scottish form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, meaning "pearl".
*. Maxine - Feminine form of Max, a short form of the Latin Maximilian, from maximus, meaning "the greatest". They are also used as a short form of the English name Maxwell, meaning "stream of Maccus".
*. Meredith - From the old Welsh meaning "Lord".
*. Nellie - A short form of Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, Helena och Cornelia.
*. Neva - It may be related to nerve, Italian for "snow".
*. Nora - A short form of Eleonora, probably from the Provençal Alienor, from alia Aenor, "the other Aenor".
*. Odessa - From the Ukrainian city Odessa. They are also used as a feminine form of Odysseus.
*. Odette - Melody.
*. Olivia - A Latin name from the word olivam, meaning "olive tree".
*. Pearl - From Perla, which is Yiddish vernacular for Margaret, from the Greek margarites meaning "pearl".
*. Penelope - Believed to be from the Greek penelops, a type of duck.
*. Phoebe - Latinised version of the Greek name Phoibe from phoibos, meaning "bright", "clear", or "radiant".
*. Quincy - A Norman family name deriving from the Latin quintus, meaning fifth. The name is most popular in the US, where several towns are called Quincy.
*. Queenie - From the Old English nickname cwen, meaning "woman" or "wife".
*. Quintina - Fifth.
*. Regina - From the Latin regina, meaning "queen" or "lady".
*. Rosalind - Originally from the Germanic hros, meaning "horse", and lind, meaning "tender" or "soft", but the meaning later changed to mean "lovely rose" from the Latin rosa lindaI.
*. Roxanne - From the Latin name Roxana, a form of a Persian name meaning "dawn".
*. Sadie - A form of Sarah, a biblical name meaning "princess" in Hebrew.
*. Samantha - Believed to be the feminine form of Samuel, from the Biblical name Shemu'el, which means "God has heard", from the Hebrew shama, meaning "heard", and el, meaning "God".
*. Scarlette - An English name meaning "red".
*. Tabitha - From the Hebrew meaning "doe" or "roe".
*. Tess - The reaper of the harvest. Short form of Theresa. From the Greek word, theros means "late summer".
*. Trudy - Diminutive form of Gertrude, meaning "ruler of the spear", or alternatively of Ermintrude, meaning "wholly beloved".
*. Ursula - From the Latin ursus, meaning "little bear".
*. Unique - From the Latin Unicus meaning "one".
*. Una - From the Irish uan, meaning "lamb".
*. Violet - From the Latin Viola meaning "violet".
*. Valentia - From the Latin valentia, meaning "power".
*. Vivienne - Feminine form of Vivian or Vivien. From the Latin vivianus, which is derived from vivus, meaning alive.
*. Waclaw - Latinised form of an East European Slavic name, composed of ventie, meaning more, greater, and slav, meaning glory.
*. Wendy - Invented by J.M. Barrie for the play Peter Pan and known as an English expression meaning "Friend" after a young girl called him her "friendy-wendy".
*. Willa - From the Old High German name, Willahelm, from wil, meaning "will, desire", and helm, meaning "helmet, protector". The name, in total, means "resolute protector".
*. Yareli - Female equivalent of Jarl, meaning "nobleman" in Norse mythology.
*. Yasmin - From Yasmin, the Persian name for climbing plant with fragrant flowers known as "Jasmine".
*. Yolanda - Possibly from Greek meaning "purple flower".
*. Zeldra - Possibly derives from Germanic words gris, meaning "grey", and Hilde, meaning "battle".
*. Zelia - Zeal.
*. Zorina - A form of Sarah, a Biblical name meaning "princess". Also from Arabic word zahir means "flower".
There are many lovely names to pick from, whether you prefer antique names for their classic flair, historical significance, or plainly because they aren't used often these days.
Choosing a traditional name that sounds modern and appropriate for a young woman in the 2020s is the actual issue. The good news is that "grandma names" are unquestionably returning, so you can't go wrong no matter which way you turn.
Additionally, even if a name seems dated, your daughter's spirit and sass will make it seem fresh.
On this list, hopefully, you've identified a few front-runners or, at the very least, found some baby name ideas.
Congratulations, and good luck choosing the perfect vintage name for your daughter.
Cheers for reading X
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