Looking for old-fashioned girl names that will be just perfect for your beautiful newborn – something with a stylish, retro ring to it? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Although not all monikers from bygone years sound trendy today, there are loads of quaint-sounding names out there just waiting to be revamped to their former glory by forward-thinking parents.
Thankfully we’ve put together a list of old-fashioned girl names from around the world that sound as fashionable and romantic today as they did in their heyday.
You could even begin by looking through your own family tree where you could come across the name of a dearly departed loved one, just to keep it in the family!
Old-fashioned female names
- Abigail – [Hebrew] “Father’s joy”
- Ada – [German] “Noble”
- Adelaide – [German] “Noble one”
- Agnes – [Greek] “Pure”
- Alice – [German] “Noble”
- Amabel – [Latin] “Lovable”
- Amelia – [Latin] “Hard working”
- Anne [Hebrew] “Favored”
- Arabella – [Latin] “Beautiful Altar”
- Beatrice – [Latin] “Bringer of joy”
- Bertha – [German] “Bright one”
- Blanche – [French] “White”
- Bridget – [Irish] “Strength”
- Carlotta – [German] “Little strong one”
- Caroline – [German] “Strong”
- Catherine – [Greek] “Pure”
- Cecilia – [Latin] “Blind”
- Charlie – [English] “free man”
- Charlotte – [French] “Little and womanly”
- Clara – [Latin] “Clear”
- Constance – [Latin] “Steadfast”
- Cora – [Greek] “Maiden”
- Cordelia – [Latin] “Heart”
- Daisy – [Old English] “Day’s eye”
- Daphne – [Greek] “Laurel tree”
- Deborah – [Hebrew] “Bee”
- Dorothea – [Greek] “Gift of God”
- Dorothy – [Greek] “Gift of God”
- Edith – [English] “Prosperous in war”
- Eleanor – [French] “Light”
- Elizabeth – [Hebrew] “God is my oath”
- Elmer – [German] “noble and famous”
- Elsie – [German] “My God is abundance”
- Emily – [Latin] “Rival”
- Esther – [Persian] “Star”
- Ethel – [English] “Noble”
- Evelyn – [French] “Wished for child”
- Everett – [English] “brave as a wild boar”
- Florence – [Latin] “Flourishing”
- Frances – [Latin] “Free one”
- Georgina – [Greek] “Farmer”
- Grace – [Latin] “Graceful”
- Gertrude – [German] “Strength of a spear”
- Harriet – [English] “Ruler of the home”
- Helen – [Greek] “Light”
- Henrietta – [German] “Ruler of the home”
- Hester – [Persian] “Star”
- Isabella – [Hebrew] “God’s promise”
- Jane – [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
- Janet – [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
- Jean – [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
- Jessie – [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
- Joan – [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
- Josephine – [Hebrew] “God will add”
- Julia – [Latin] “Soft haired”
- June – [Latin] “Month of Junius”
- Kate – [Greek] “Pure”
- Laura – [Latin] “Laurel tree”
- Leah – [Hebrew] “Tired”
- Lena – [Hebrew] “Light”
- Lillian – [Latin] “Pure”
- Lily – [Latin] “Lily flower”
- Louise – [German] “Famous warrior”
- Lucy – [Latin] “Light”
- Lydia – [Greek] “From Lydia”
- Maggie – [Greek] “Pearl”
- Margaret – [Greek] “Pearl”
- Maria – [Latin] “Bitter”
- Mary – [Hebrew] “Wished for child”
- Maureen – [Irish] “Great”
- Miriam – [Hebrew] “Sea of bitterness”
- Molly – [English] “Bitter”
- Muriel [Irish] “Bright sea”
- Nancy – [Hebrew] “Grace”
- Naomi – [Hebrew] “Pleasantness”
- Nora – [Irish] “Honor”
- Olive – [Latin] “Olive tree”
- Olivia – [Latin] “Olive tree”
- Pamela – [Greek] “All sweetness”
- Patricia – [Latin] “Noble”
- Phoebe – [Greek] “Shining one”
- Priscilla – [Latin] “Ancient”
- Rachel – [Hebrew] “Ewe”
- Rebecca – [Hebrew] “Captivating”
- Rose – [Latin] “Rose flower”
- Sarah – [Hebrew] “Princess”
- Sophia – [Greek] “Wisdom”
- Susan – [Hebrew] “Lily”
- Sylvia – [Latin] “Wood”
- Tabitha – [Aramaic] “Gazelle”
- Theresa – [Greek] “Harvester”
- Ursula – [Latin] “Little bear”
- Violet – [Latin] “Purple”
- Virginia – [Latin] “Pure”
- Winifred – [Welsh] “Blessed peace”
- Wendy – [Welsh] “Fair one”
- Wilhelmina [German] “Will helmet”
- Winnie – [Welsh] “Fair one”
- Yvonne – [French] “Yew tree”
- Zoe – [Greek] “Life”
- Zora – [Slavic] “Dawn”
- Zuleika – [Arabic] “Brilliant beauty”
- Zuzanna – [Hebrew] “Lily”
