Vintage Baby Names for Girls
Vintage baby names for girls are as chic as vintage clothes and furniture. The vintage baby names for girls that are most stylish today include the following.
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Abigail
Abigail, an Old Testament name -- she was the wife of David, renowned for her beauty, wisdom, and prophetic powers -- that became a term for a maid in the early nineteenth century, leading to a fal... Read More
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Ada
Ada was a favorite at the end of the nineteenth century that has started to come back in the past few years. Some may seek it out as an alternative to the overpopular Ava, and it's also part of the... Read More
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Adelaide
Adelaide is now heading straight uphill on the coattails of such newly-popular sisters as Ava, Ada, and Audrey, and in the company of Adeline and Amelia. It was chosen by actress Katherine Heigl fo... Read More
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Amelia
Amelia, a lovely Victorian name, with a heroic connection to aviatrix Amelia Earhart, is one of the fastest-rising girls' names as an alternative to the overused Emily and Amanda, jumping 169 place... Read More
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Annabelle
Charming name on the rise along with other-belle names, especially in this form, but also appealing in the more streamlined Annabel spelling, made famous by the Edgar Allen Poe poem 'Annabel Lee.' Read More
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Aurora
Aurora, the poetic name of the Roman goddess of sunrise whose tears turned into the morning dew, and of Sleeping Beauty, would be sure to make any little girl feel like a princess. The radiant Au... Read More
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Beatrice
Beatrice is back. Stored in the attic for almost a century, the lovely Beatrice with its long literary (Shakespeare, Dante) and royal history is being looked at with fresh eyes by parents (such as ... Read More
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Caroline
Caroline is a perennial classic, in the Top 100 since 1994. It is now at Number 87--roughly the same position it held in 1885. Caroline has an elegant patina, calling to mind the Kennedy Camelot ye... Read More
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Cecilia
Cecilia, a delicate and lacy feminine form of Cecil, which derives from a Roman clan name, has definitely been rediscovered. The martyred Saint Cecilia was designated the patron of musicians, eithe... Read More
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Charlotte
Charlotte is an elegant royal name, with a host of widely varied role models, from Charlotte Bronte to the spidery Charlotte of E. B. White's Web to the more recent Charlotte York, aka the prissy o... Read More
You might also like these lists:
- Italian Word Names Includes: Aurora
- Precious Baby Names Includes: Ruby
- Baby Names from Books Includes: Matilda, Charlotte
- Offbeat Baby Names Includes: Mabel, Matilda, Phoebe
- Jazz Baby Names Includes: Ella
- Helen's International Variations Includes: Nora
- Girl Baby Names That End With S Includes: Beatrice, Florence
- College Baby Names Includes: Clara
- Biblical Baby Names for Girls Includes: Ada, Lydia, Abigail
- If You Like Sadie, You Might Love... Includes: Mabel, Ruby, Sophie
