Hilbilly Names

Hillbilly names are so fun and on the edge of cool. They're soft and billowy like damp clothes drying on a clothesline. Let's make a list:

Girls
Billie
Lula
Mae
Wanda

Boys
Claude
Fred
Jed
Jethro
Leroy

Sorry If I'm totally off...

Girls
Billie
Lula
Mae
Wanda
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Bobby Ann
Amberly
Betty Sue
Leanne
Mary Beth
Melody




Boys
Claude
Fred
Jed
Jethro
Leroy
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Beau
Billy Ray
Bud
Jim Bob
Otis
Ricky
Wayne

oh i love Lula and Mae.
Never really thought of hillbilly names before ones that i think sound like them are but i could be wrong:
Arlene
Charlene
Sue
Clayton
Clyde
Betty
Ellie May
Emmy Lou
Peggy Sue
Royston
Hank

These got me thinking of country and western singers Emmy Lou Harris and the like, these kinda sound hillbilly ish:)
Merle Haggard
Dolly parton
Kenny rogers
Willie nelson
Hank williams , Theres actually so many Hanks in country and western music
Johnny cash
Garth Brooks
Willie Nelson
Alan Jackson
Waylon Jennings
Clint Black
Tonya Tucker
Travis Tritt
Faith Hill
Vince Gill
Randy Travis
Naomi Judd
George Jones
Bobby Bare
Dottie West
Ronnie Milsap

Good call on the country singers! I think A LOT of those names work!

ricamaca wrote:Good call on the country singers! I think A LOT of those names work!

yeah, those are great!

Ok... I am going to show some roots here... but here are some more "hillbilly names" from my ipod country playlist:

Billy Joe Royal
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Ray Cyrus
Buck Owens
Buddy Holly/Jewel
Conway Twitty
Cooder Graw
Cory Morrow
David Allen Coe
Delbert McClinton
Dixie Chicks
Dolly Parton
Dub Miller
Dude Mowry
Earl Thomas Conley
Emmy Lou Harris
Gary P. Nunn
Gene Watson
Guy Clark
Hank Williams
Jerry Jeff Walker
Kenny Rogers/Chesney
Peggy Lee
Loretta Lynn
Merle Haggard
Moe Bandy
Reba McEntire
Ricky Van Shelton
Robert Earl Keen
Ronnie Milsap
Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon)
Waylon Jennings
Skip Ewing
Slaid Cleaves
Slim Whitman
Stoney LaRue
Vern Gosdin