1920s Baby Names
45 1920s names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 45 baby names with a 1920s feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
1920s Girl Names
Verla#7290 in the U.S.Verla is an early-twentieth-century name most often read as an elaboration of Vera (from Latin Dorotha#8328 in the U.S.Dorotha is a variant of Dorothea and Dorothy, from the Greek doron ('gift') and theos ('God') —Laverna#8841 in the U.S.Most likely a La- elaboration of Verna, from the Latin 'vernus,' 'of spring; springlike.' It alRuthe#9454 in the U.S.An -e spelling of Ruth, from the Hebrew for 'friend; companion,' also read as 'compassion.' TheIdell#9509 in the U.S.Most likely an elaboration of Ida, from a Germanic element read as 'work; labor; industrious,' Jaunita#9691 in the U.S.A metathesized spelling of Juanita, the Spanish diminutive of Juana, feminine of Juan (John), fBlanch#10439 in the U.S.Blanch is a variant of Blanche, from the French blanc, 'white; fair'. Historically a name of meDortha#10863 in the U.S.A variant of Dorothea (and its short form Dorothy), from the Greek 'doron' ('gift') plus 'theosFlorine#11859 in the U.S.An -ine elaboration of Flora or Florence, from Latin flos, 'flower,' and florens, 'flourishing.Almeda#12518 in the U.S.An early-American girl's name, most often traced to the Spanish 'alameda,' a tree-lined walk orMyrtis#12582 in the U.S.Myrtis derives from Greek myrtos, the myrtle — a shrub long linked to love and beauty. It was tNannie#12585 in the U.S.A pet form of Ann or Anna (and sometimes Nancy), from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, favor.' It wasOleta#13137 in the U.S.Oleta is an early-twentieth-century American name of uncertain origin. It is sometimes linked tDorris#13578 in the U.S.A doubled-r spelling of Doris, from the Greek for 'Dorian woman.' In Greek myth Doris is a sea Ardis#13757 in the U.S.Ardis is an early-twentieth-century name of uncertain origin. It is sometimes connected to the Mozell#13876 in the U.S.An early-American girl's name, most likely a short form of Mozelle or Mozella, names sometimes Emogene#13949 in the U.S.A variant of Imogen, a name first seen in Shakespeare's 'Cymbeline' and generally thought to beEarline#14087 in the U.S.A feminine elaboration of Earl, from Old English eorl, 'nobleman, warrior,' with the popular -iLeatrice#14652 in the U.S.A coined blend of Lea (Leah) and Beatrice (Latin, 'she who brings happiness'), popularized by tSyble#15011 in the U.S.Syble is a phonetic variant of Sibyl (Sybil), from the Greek sibylla, the title of the ancient Arline#15441 in the U.S.Origin uncertain. Arline is best known as the heroine of the 1843 opera 'The Bohemian Girl'; thDelma#15771 in the U.S.Delma is an early-twentieth-century name of uncertain origin. It is variously linked to the SpaEaster#16536 in the U.S.A birth-at-Easter name drawn from the Christian festival, whose Old English name Eastre is linkLorine#16650 in the U.S.A name read either as a short form of Lorraine, the French region ('kingdom of Lothar'), or as Vernell#16844 in the U.S.Vernell is generally an elaboration of Verna (from the Latin vernus, 'spring; springtime') or aNorine#16968 in the U.S.A spelling of Noreen, an Irish diminutive of Nora, itself from Honora, the Latin for 'honor.' AVelda#17342 in the U.S.Velda is an early-twentieth-century name of uncertain origin. It is sometimes linked to GermaniWilda#17604 in the U.S.Most likely from the Germanic element wild, 'wild, untamed,' or a short form of names containinMadge#17836 in the U.S.A pet form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, 'pearl.' It was used as a standalone name inPearline#18214 in the U.S.Pearline is an elaboration of Pearl, the gemstone name (from Latin perla), dressed with the graRetha#18634 in the U.S.A short form drawn from names like Aretha (from the Greek 'arete,' 'virtue; excellence') or LorVernice#19426 in the U.S.Vernice is most often a variant of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike, 'bringing victory' (pherei
1920s Boy Names
Lindbergh#7672 in the U.S.Lindbergh is a Swedish surname meaning 'linden-tree hill' (lind + berg); as a first name it honMorton#9404 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name meaning 'moor town' — a settlement on or by the moor, frNormand#10174 in the U.S.Normand is the French form of Norman, from the Germanic elements nord ('north') and man ('man')Eldred#11199 in the U.S.From the Old English Ealdred, joining 'eald' ('old') and 'raed' ('counsel; advice') — 'old counHobert#11216 in the U.S.Hobert is a variant of Hubert (also blending with the surname Hobart), from the Germanic hug ('Hoover#11379 in the U.S.A German/Dutch surname (from Huber, 'landowner; farmer of a hide of land') given as a first namMilford#11778 in the U.S.An English surname and place name from the Old English 'myln' ('mill') plus 'ford' ('river crosColumbus#12573 in the U.S.Columbus comes from the Latin columba, 'dove', and entered American given-name use chiefly as aDock#12697 in the U.S.An early-Southern American given name, most likely from the everyday nickname 'Doc' (from 'doctElmo#12773 in the U.S.An Italian short form of Erasmus (from Greek erasmios, 'beloved, desired'), best known through Hobart#12927 in the U.S.A surname turned given name, Hobart is an English development of Hubert, from the Germanic 'hugWinfred#14079 in the U.S.From the Old English Winfrith, 'friend of peace' (the birth name of Saint Boniface, Wynfrith), Wilburn#14215 in the U.S.An English surname turned given name, closely tied to Wilbur, from Germanic roots often read as
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Popular 1920s baby names include Verla, Lindbergh, Dorotha, Laverna, Morton, Ruthe. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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