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Vintage Girl Names
4462 names, each with its meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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Vintage girl names are having a full-on revival — the charming, slightly old-fashioned names of great-grandmothers, back and lovelier than ever. The sweet classics lead: Mabel, Hattie, Maisie and Maggie.
For real antique elegance, Lucille, Clementine, Frances and Dorothy shine, while Dahlia, Elaine, Alma and Bonnie feel warm and wearable.
Every name below opens to its full page — its sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you choose.
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Terina#19355 in the U.S.Terina reads as a coinage built on Terri, from Teresa, with the flowing -ina ending, or as a cl▶Terrilyn#19359 in the U.S.Terrilyn is a compound name splicing Terri — a pet form of Teresa, from Greek roots often read ▶Lynnell#19363 in the U.S.Lynnell is an American girl's name joining Lynn, from the Welsh 'llyn', a lake or pool, with Ne▶Tinia#19372 in the U.S.Tinia reads as an elaborated form of Tina, itself a short form of Christina ('follower of Chris▶Necia#19380 in the U.S.Necia has no clearly documented root. It is not the Spanish word necia ('foolish'), which would▶Shandrea#19396 in the U.S.Shandrea is an invented name that folds the popular Sh-/Shan- opening into Andrea. Andrea itsel▶Varonica#19421 in the U.S.Varonica is a phonetic respelling of Veronica. The classic name is read either as Latin 'vera i▶Vernice#19426 in the U.S.Vernice is most often a variant of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike, 'bringing victory' (pherei▶Shirlene#19431 in the U.S.Shirlene elaborates Shirley, from the Old English scir ('bright') and leah ('clearing, meadow')▶Vikki#19431 in the U.S.A doubled-k spelling of Vicki, itself a pet form of Victoria, from the Latin 'victoria,' 'victo▶Margaretta#19446 in the U.S.Margaretta is an elaborated Latinate form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'pearl'. The -ett▶Meshell#19496 in the U.S.Meshell is a phonetic respelling of Michelle, the French feminine of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha▶Suann#19497 in the U.S.Suann joins Sue, the pet form of Susan (from the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily' or 'rose'), with Ann▶Suzzette#19514 in the U.S.Suzzette is a double-z variant of Suzette, the French diminutive of Susanne and Susan, from the▶Shakeena#19549 in the U.S.Shakeena is a coined name of the Sha- prefix family, joining that popular opening to a -keena/-▶Tauni#19570 in the U.S.Tauni is a spelling of Tawny, the English word-name drawn from the warm tan or golden-brown col▶Ronelle#19616 in the U.S.Ronelle pairs the masculine short form Ron with the fashionable feminine suffix -elle, in the s▶Nakeia#19641 in the U.S.Nakeia is an invented name that joins a Na- opening to a -keia ending in the family of Nakia. N▶Nancey#19648 in the U.S.Nancey is a variant spelling of Nancy, which began as a medieval pet form of Ann (from Hebrew H▶Nyoka#19756 in the U.S.Nyoka comes straight from mid-century American pop culture: Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a comic and ▶Shary#19760 in the U.S.Shary is a soft -y form tied to Shari and Sharon. Sharon is a Hebrew place name, the fertile co▶Sheilah#19774 in the U.S.Sheilah is a variant of Sheila, the anglicized form of Irish Síle, from the Latin Cecilia. Ceci▶Paulene#19792 in the U.S.Paulene is a spelling variant of Pauline, the feminine of Paul, from the Latin 'paulus', 'small▶Priscille#19814 in the U.S.Priscille is the French form of Priscilla, a diminutive of the Roman name Prisca, from the Lati▶Terrianne#19819 in the U.S.Terrianne joins Terri, a short form of Teresa (Greek, linked to theros, 'harvest,' or the islan▶Rochell#19851 in the U.S.Rochell is a respelling of Rochelle, a French name from 'roche,' rock, with a diminutive ending▶Subrina#19852 in the U.S.Subrina is a spelling of Sabrina, the Latin name of the River Severn and of its legendary drown▶Roshell#19868 in the U.S.Roshell is a phonetic respelling of Rochelle, a French name meaning 'little rock', from 'roche'▶Ricca#19887 in the U.S.Ricca reads as a clipped form of a longer -rica name such as Erica or Frederica, both carrying ▶Selinda#19971 in the U.S.Selinda is best read as a variant of Selena or Selene, from the Greek moon goddess Selene, elab▶Yolonda#19983 in the U.S.Yolonda is a variant of Yolanda, generally traced to the Greek/Old French for 'violet flower' (▶Tomara#19985 in the U.S.Tomara is a vowel-shifted spelling of Tamara, the Russian and Slavic form of the Hebrew Tamar, ▶Trella#19998 in the U.S.Trella is best read as a clipped form of Estrella, the Spanish word and name meaning 'star', fr▶Trena#19999 in the U.S.A short form (or respelling of Trina), drawn from Katrina, a form of Catherine, from the Greek ▶Tyna#20020 in the U.S.Tyna is a y-spelling of Tina, itself a short form of names like Christina ('follower of Christ'▶Sedalia#20026 in the U.S.Sedalia is chiefly a place name - the Missouri city of Sedalia, coined in the eighteen-fifties ▶Shonda#20040 in the U.S.A coined American name built on the popular Rhonda/Wanda rhyme pattern, with a Sh- onset. It wa▶Vernita#20046 in the U.S.An elaboration of Verna, from the Latin for 'springlike,' finished with the affectionate Spanis▶Shaleen#20070 in the U.S.Shaleen is a variant of Shalene and a cousin of Charlene, built from the fashionable Sha-/Char-▶Sharnell#20092 in the U.S.A coinage joining the Shar-/Sha- element (as in Sharon, Sharla) with the -nelle/-nell ending of▶Shawanda#20099 in the U.S.Shawanda is a 1970s American coinage combining the decorative prefix Sha- with Wanda (a Slavic ▶Shawnte#20103 in the U.S.Shawnte is a 1970s American coinage that elaborates Shawn (the anglicized Irish Seán, from John▶Shela#20110 in the U.S.Shela is a spelling of Sheila, from Irish Sile, the Gaelic form of Cecilia; the Latin root Caec▶Sherene#20113 in the U.S.A respelling that sits between Sharon and the Persian Shireen ('sweet'); most likely a mid-cent▶Sonjia#20169 in the U.S.Sonjia is an American respelling of Sonja or Sonia, the Russian and Scandinavian diminutive of ▶Tameisha#20250 in the U.S.Tameisha is an invented name from the Ta- girl-name trend, joining that prefix to a -meisha end▶Tonna#20251 in the U.S.Tonna sits between Tonya - a short form of Antonia, the feminine of the Roman family name Anton▶Tashanna#20272 in the U.S.Tashanna is an invented name that pairs the fashionable Ta- prefix with Shanna. Shanna is itsel▶Valecia#20300 in the U.S.Valecia is a spelling variant of Valencia, a name from the Latin 'valentia', 'strength' or 'vig▶Trixy#20356 in the U.S.Trixy is a playful spelling of Trixie, the pet form of Beatrix and Beatrice. The Latin root is ▶Virgen#20412 in the U.S.Virgen is the Spanish word for 'Virgin,' given as a devotional name in honor of the Virgin Mary▶Zondra#20567 in the U.S.Zondra is a Z-spelling of Sondra, itself a variant of Sandra. Sandra shortens Alessandra and Al▶AnnafayeA compound joining Anna ('grace; favor') and Faye (from 'fairy,' also linked to 'faith'). A swe▶DaisyannA joined name pairing Daisy (the flower; Old English 'day's eye') with Ann ('grace; favor'), in▶ElliejeanA compound of Ellie (a pet form of names like Eleanor or Ella) and Jean (a Scottish/French form▶HildiA pet form of Hilda/Hildegard, from the Old Germanic hild, 'battle; war' - a name of Valkyrie s▶LibbaA Southern American pet form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is my oath; God is ab▶MilliejoA written-as-one compound of Millie (a pet form of Mildred/Millicent, 'gentle strength' / 'work▶OttlieA short form of Ottilie, from the Germanic ot ('wealth; fortune') plus a battle element — read ▶RubylouA joined double name pairing Ruby (the red gem; Latin rubeus, 'red') with Lou (short for Louise▶VaioletA respelling of Violet, from the Latin viola, the violet flower (and the soft purple color). A ▶WinsloweAn -e spelling of the English surname Winslow, from Old English elements roughly meaning 'frien▶
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Popular vintage girl names include Mabel, Hattie, Lucille, Clementine, Maggie and Dorothy. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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Vintage girl names like Mabel, Clementine, Frances and Lucille are firmly back in style — sweet, characterful, and freshly popular.