vintage girl names begging to be rediscovered

Gaetana

Italian place-name

Gaeta is a southern Italian region; this makes a sunny first name.

Gardenia

Flower name, from English surname

"Garden's flower"

More uncommon and powerful than garden varieties like Rose and Lily. Named for Scottish botanist Dr Alexander Garden.

Garland

Word name

Garland is fragrant and celebratory, and also has a celebrity-tribute tie to the star of The Wizard of Oz .

Garnet

Jewel name, from the French

"pomegranate"

One of the jewel names in use a hundred years ago, due for revival along with sisters Ruby and Pearl.

Gayla

Gayla is a feminine name with multiple possible origins. It most likely developed as a feminine form of Gale (meaning "cheerful" or "merry" in Middle English) or as a variant of Gaila, which has…

Genevie

Genevie is a feminine name that appears as a shortened form or variation of Genevieve. The name Genevieve comes from Germanic origins, meaning 'tribe woman' or possibly 'woman of the race.' Genevie…

Georgiana

English, feminine variation of George

"farmer"

Long a popular upper-crust form in England, where it's pronounced George-ee-AH-na, Georgiana has been been neglected here. But with Georgia growing more popular and the general fashion for elaborate…

Gillie

Gillie is a charming feminine name with Scottish and English origins. It developed primarily as a diminutive of names like Gillian, Jillian, or Gilda, though it can also be related to the Scottish…

Gisele

The French variation of Giselle was made famous by the spectacular Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen.