51 Old Fashioned Baby Names For Girls
If You’re Looking For The Best Old Fashioned Baby Names, And Old Fashioned Girl Names, Read This List
Here are old fashioned baby names for girls plus old fashioned girl names, plus their meanings.
Do you love old fashioned baby names? I do! Baby names usage is often cyclical, so baby names that were considered outdated often come back into style.
As is the case with old fashioned baby names and old fashioned girl names, which have become increasingly popular in recent years. I’m sure everyone knows someone with a name their parents consider to be terribly dated.
I really love old fashioned names, so spent a lot of time looking them up when I was pregnant. The funny thing with names is that the names both my children have would have been considered too strange to use a few years ago, yet now both of them are growing in popularity.
You can also read my posts on nicknames for Eliza and nicknames for Florence
How To Find Old Fashioned Names Fit For Your Newborn
Ask Your Family For Names
This is my best tip for sourcing old fashioned baby names, as it means they are already in your family, so have a connection and associations. When I was pregnant I asked my Mum, my Mother In Law and my Gran for all the names they could remember.
Look For Baby Names On Your Family Tree
If you are lucky enough to have a written family tree, this is another great source of old-style baby names for you to look at.
Look At Old Records Or Period Literature
If you want a baby name from a specific period, or are just interested in really old names – for example, you might be looking for old fashioned boys names from the 1800s – then look at record books or fiction from the time. Your local library is your best bet.
Look at Baby Name Data.
You can look at the ONS baby name data on its website – this contains historical name data as well as more recent naming trends, or Social Security data in the US.
51 Old Fashioned Baby Names For Girls Plus And Meanings
Here are old fashion baby names for girls, plus meanings:
Ada:
Meaning: Noble
Adele:
Meaning: Noble or nobility
Adeline:
Meaning: A diminutive of Adele, this name also means noble or nobility
Agatha:
Meaning: Good, homourable
Agnes:
Meaning: Pure
Alice:
Meaning: Noble
Alma
Meaning: Nourishing, soul
Ava:
Meaning: Birdlike
Audrey
Meaning: Noble strength
Barbara:
Meaning: Stranger
Bea:
Meaning: Short version of Beatrice.
Beatrice:
Meaning: Blessed one.
Bertha:
Meaning: A Germanic name meaning ‘bright one’
Bess:
Meaning: Short version of Elizabeth
Bessie:
Meaning: Short version of Elizabeth
Betty
Meaning: Oath of God, a diminutive of Elizabeth
Connie:
Meaning: Short version of Constance
Constance:
Meaning: From Latin, meaning ‘constant’
Dorothea:
Meaning: Gift of God
Dorothy:
Meaning: Gift of God
Delilah:
Meaning ‘delicate’
Eliza:
Meaning: Oath of God, a short version of Elizabeth
Elizabeth:
Meaning: Oath of God
Florence:
Meaning: Blooming or prosperous
Grace:
Meaning: God’s grace
Gracie:
Meaning: Version of Grace
Gracelyn:
Meaning: God’s grace
Gladys:
Meaning: Royalty / princess
Glynis:
Meaning: Small glen, little valley
Gwendoline:
Meaning: Fair bow, blessed ring – this is a traditional Welsh name
Hannah:
Meaning: Favour or grace
Harriet:
Meaning: Home ruler
Hattie
Meaning: Version of Harriet
Margaret:
Meaning: Pearl
Mabel:
Meaning: This name is derived from Latin, meaning ‘lovable’ or ‘dear’
Matilda:
Meaning: Might in battle
Meg:
Meaning: A short version of Margaret
Minnie:
Meaning: A vintage girl’s name meaning ‘of the mind’
Pearl:
Meaning: Gem of the sea
Peggy:
Meaning: Short version of Margaret
Prim:
Meaning: Short version of Primrose
Primrose:
Meaning: Flower
Prue:
Meaning: Short version of Prudence
Prudence:
Meaning: Caution or discretion.
Tilly:
Meaning: Short version of Matilda
Tilda:
Meaning Short version of Matilda
Vi:
Meaning: Short version of Victoria or Violet
Victoria:
Meaning: Victorious
Viola:
Meaning: Violet
Violet:
Meaning: Purple, flower
Violetta:
Meaning: Version of Violet
Winifred:
Meaning: A name taken from the Anglo-Saxon words for wine and peace.
Wren:
Meaning: Bird-like
Looking For More Baby Names? Read these:
Read royal baby names for girls and royal baby names for boys.
Or try a Unique girls names or unusual girls names. Or are you looking for unique boy names?
If you’re pregnant, make sure you also read these posts: Early signs of pregnancy / the secrets of the first trimester and what they don’t tell you in NCT classes
