Old People Names
- Abner
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"father of light."
- Abraham
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"father of multitudes"
- Albert
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"noble, bright"
- Alberta
Origin:
English, feminine variation of AlbertMeaning:
"noble, bright"
- Albertine
Origin:
French feminine variation of Albert
- Alfred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wise counselor; elf counsel"
- Alvin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble friend, friend of the elves"
- Aphra
Origin:
Hebrew, variation of AphrahMeaning:
"dust"
- Archibald
Origin:
Scottish from GermanMeaning:
"truly brave"
- Arlene
Origin:
English
- Arnold
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"ruler, strong as an eagle"
- Augusta
Origin:
Feminine variation of AugustusMeaning:
"great, magnificent"
- Barbara
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"foreign woman"
- Barnaby
Origin:
English variation of Barnabas, AramaicMeaning:
"son of consolation"
- Basil
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"royal"
- Bernadette
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave as a bear"
- Bernard
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strong, brave as a bear"
- Bernice
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"she who brings victory"
- Bernie
Origin:
Diminutive of Bernard, EnglishMeaning:
"strong; brave as a bear"
- Bertha
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bright, glorious"
- Bessie
Origin:
Diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Betty
Origin:
Diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Beulah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"married"
- Cecil
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blind"
- Clarence
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bright"
- Claude
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"lame; enclosure"
- Clement
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"mild, merciful"
- Cornelia
Origin:
Feminine variation of Cornelius, LatinMeaning:
"horn"
- Cyril
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lordly"
- Darlene
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"darling"
- Delbert
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"day-bright"
- Dewey
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Welsh Dewi, nickname of DafyddMeaning:
"beloved"
- Dinah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God will judge"
- Dolores
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"lady of sorrows"
- Donald
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"proud chief"
- Dora
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift"
- Doris
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of the ocean"
- Earl
Origin:
English aristocratic title
- Edna
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rejuvenation, delight"
- Eileen
Origin:
Scottish variation of EvelynMeaning:
"desired; or water, island"
- Elmer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble and renowned"
- Elmer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble and renowned"
- Enoch
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dedicated"
- Ernest
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"serious, resolute"
- Ervin
Origin:
Scottish variation of Irving; Hungarian variation of Erwin
- Ethel
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble maiden"
- Eudora
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"generous gift"
- Eugene
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wellborn, noble"
- Eunice
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good victory"
- Georgette
Origin:
French, feminine variation of George
- Gerald
Origin:
English and Irish from GermanMeaning:
"ruler with the spear"
- Geraldine
Origin:
German and French, feminine variation of GeraldMeaning:
"ruler with the spear"
- Gertrude
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strength of a spear"
- Gilbert
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"shining pledge"
- Gladys
Origin:
Possibly a form or Claudia or WelshMeaning:
"land, nation"
- Gloria
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"glory"
- Guy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"wood"
- Hal
Origin:
Diminutive of Harold and Henry
- Harold
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"army ruler"
- Hephzibah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my delight is in her"
- Herbert
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bright army"
- Herman
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"soldier, warrior"
- Hester
Origin:
Medieval variation of Esther, PersianMeaning:
"star"
- Hilda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle woman"
- Hiram
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"brother of the exalted one"
- Homer
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"security, pledge"
- Horace
Origin:
Latin clan nameMeaning:
"timekeeper"
- Hortense
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the garden"
- Howard
Origin:
German or EnglishMeaning:
"high guardian or brave heart"
- Ignatius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fiery"
- Irma
Origin:
German, diminutive of several names, meaning "universal, complete"Meaning:
"universal, complete"
- Irving
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"green river, sea friend"
- Janet
Origin:
Diminutive of JaneMeaning:
"God's gracious gift"
- Janice
Origin:
Variation of JaneMeaning:
"God's gracious gift"
- Jeannette
- Joanne
Origin:
French variation of JoannaMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Joyce
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"merry, joyous"
- Laverne
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"springlike"
- Lawrie
- Lemuel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"devoted to God"
- Leroy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the king"
- Lester
Origin:
English place-name; phonetic form of Leicester
- Lloyd
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"gray"
- Lois
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"most desirable"
- Lorene
- Loretta
Origin:
English variation of Italian Lauretta; diminutive of LauraMeaning:
"bay laurel"
- Lorraine
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"from the province of Lorraine"
- Lou
Origin:
Diminutive of Louis or Lewis, French and GermanMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Marion
Origin:
French derivative of MaryMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Marvin
Origin:
Welsh, variant of MervynMeaning:
"sea hill"
- Maurice
Origin:
English and French from LatinMeaning:
"dark-skinned"
- Melba
Origin:
Modern invented name
- Melvin
Origin:
English and ScottishMeaning:
"council protector"
- Merle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"blackbird"
- Mildred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gentle strength"
- Milton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement with a mill"
- Montgomery
Origin:
NormanMeaning:
"man power"
- Morris
Origin:
English variation of MauriceMeaning:
"dark-skinned"
- Muriel
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"of the bright sea"
- Murray
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"settlement by the sea"
- Myrna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"festive"
- Myrtle
Origin:
Greek botanical name
- Nanette
Origin:
French diminutive of AnneMeaning:
"grace"
- Ned
Origin:
English, diminutive of EdwardMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Nelda
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"one who lives by the alder tree"
- Nelle
Origin:
Spelling variation of Nell
- Norma
Origin:
English or LatinMeaning:
"from the north; or, the pattern"
- Norman
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"northerner, Norseman"
- Orville
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"gold town"
- Oswald
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"divine power"
- Patricia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"noble, patrician"
- Pauline
Origin:
French, feminine variation of PaulMeaning:
"small"
- Peggy
Origin:
Diminutive of Margaret, GreekMeaning:
"pearl"
- Percival
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"one who pierces the valley"
- Percy
Origin:
French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
- Philomena
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lover of strength"
- Phyllis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"green bough"
- Prudence
Origin:
Virtue nameMeaning:
"caution"
- Ransom
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"shield's son"
- Rhoda
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rose"
- Rita
Origin:
Spanish, HindiMeaning:
"pearl; truth, order"
- Roger
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous warrior"
- Roland
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous throughout the land"
- Roy
Origin:
French or CelticMeaning:
"king or red-haired"
- Rudolph
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous wolf"
- Rufus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"red-head"
- Rupert
Origin:
German variation of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Selma
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"godly helmet"
- Seymour
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"marshy land near the sea"
- Shirley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bright meadow"
- Sidney
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"Saint Denis"
- Sol
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"sun"
- Thelma
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"literary name"
- Thirza
Origin:
Hebrew; diminutive of Theresa, EnglishMeaning:
"delightful; harvest"
- Thora
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"thunder goddess"
- Trudy
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"spear of strength"
- Truman
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"loyal one"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Velma
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"will helmet"
- Verna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"springtime"
- Verne
- Vernon
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"place of alders"
- Virgil
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"staff bearer"
- Waldo
Origin:
German, pet form of names such as WaldemarMeaning:
"to rule"
- Wallace
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"foreigner, stranger"
- Wanda
Origin:
Slavic or GermanMeaning:
"shepherdess; wanderer"
- Wilbur
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"resolute, brilliant"
- Wilfred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"desires peace"
- Wilma
Origin:
Diminutive of WilhelminaMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Winifred
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"blessed peacemaking"