Colonial Names for Girls

Winnet is a long-forgotten nickname for Winifred that was used in the US in the 18th and 19th centuries. These days, it's more often found in South Africa.

Winnet

A sweet, modern descriptive name, with a wholesome and winning feel, Winsome means "appealing, fresh, simple, innocent" or "cheerful and lighthearted." Some may find it a little too cutesy, but with Dolly, Birdie, Sunny, and Blessing on the rise, it could fit right in. Nicknames Winnie and Winn are an added bonus.

Winsome

Experience was used by the Puritans but probably too joke-worthy for a modern child...or teenager. 

Experience

 have fallen out of favor for long enough now to sound fresh and even cool again. Early Americans used names from a variety of styles, including obscure 

 such as Silence and Obedience, and extravagant 

most common girl name during colonial times

 was Elizabeth, followed by Mary, Sarah, Anne, and Frances. Colonial names can be considered 

, while girl names from the 1800s can also be called 

 still popular today include Abigail, Amy, Caroline, Charlotte, Hannah, Katherine, Molly, and Sabrina. 

 include Cleda, Hitty, Nonie, Thirza, and Winnet.

 but want to move beyond the Victorian names and biblical names we've heard so much of in recent years, consider these names culled from Revolutionary War rolls and eighteenth-century town histories.

Colonial names from the 1700s for baby girls, historical girl names, old fashioned girl names, with meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 10)