Film Noir Baby Names

Appealing short form of the stuffy Cleveland, occasionally used on its own. 

Cleve

Baby names drawn from film noir, or "black film" — the genre of Hollywood crime dramas that capture the suspenseful happenings of private eyes in distinct black and white form —tend to be dramatic and rooted in an earlier era. While some of these names, such as Della and Harvey, have begun to make a comeback in the US, many others are stuck in style limbo.

 include Axel, Bruno, Celia, Jules, Stella, Vivian, and Walter. Some of the most 

Names like Eunice and Barton don't have the same 

 they once did, but there are many names in the noir style worth reviving.

Here, our collection of film noir baby names.

Film noir hollywood crime drama names including Della, Celia, Jules, and Walter (Page 6)