old fashioned names

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Thu, 02-15-2007 - 8:19am

Hi,
I really like old names, but many of them have become quite popular. Can anyone think of any old names that are still fairly unpopular? I have a few that I like but only girls; I can't think of any names for boys.

Catherine
Eloise
Lila
Elisabeth (extremely popular, but DH likes it)
Beatrice
Vivian

Other ideas for both girls and boys would be very helpful! Thanks.
Tracy

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 9:05am

Catherine- love the name, but its popularity makes me nervous, especially with all the Kaitlyn/Caitlins who go by similar nn's (Kate/Cate/Katie/Catie/Cady/etc.) It is beautiful though
Eloise- Lovely and spunky, not popular at all
Lila-Pretty, but getting more popular. I would say that on this board, I see it on a good portion of the lists of expecting moms
Elisabeth- It is nice, but also verrrry popular. However, it has lots of nn options, so that could differentiate her. I like Libby and Beth best.
Beatrice- Cute and spunky. Nn Bea is adorable
Vivian- Lovely and so classy

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Scarlett

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Dahlia (Lia)

Elena (Lainey)

Margaret (Maggie/Greta)

Sarah (Sadie)

Adeline (Addie)

Tabitha (Tabby)

Jemima (Jem/Jemma)

Simone (Mona)

Thaddeus (Thad/Tad)

James (Jem)

Oliver

Benedict (Ben)

Simon

Everett (Rhett)

Nathaniel (Nate)

Walker

Quentin (Quinn)

Micah

Jude

Julian

HTH, let me know your thoughts so i can suggest more. Do you have any other kids (might make it easier to match a new name with theirs)
-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 9:15am

Here are some ideas for you.

Girls:

Adelaide
Lydia
Corinne
Susannah
Phoebe
Violet
Louisa
Arabella
Cecilia
Emmeline
Evangeline
Iris
Ruby

Boys:
Emmett
Jasper
Silas
Tobias
Thaddeus
Abram
Clark
Graham
Milo
Grady

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 10:14am

Louisa
Beatrix (to go along with your own list )
Gwyneth
Alice
Agatha/Agnes (nn Aggie fits in well today, without blending in too much, KWIM?)
Dorothy/Dorothea
Dolores
Elmira
Hazel
Pearl/Perla
Eudora
Lorna
Matilda
Talulla/Tallulah
Bidelia
Adelia/Adele/Adelaide (not with the nn Addie, however)
Cordelia
Aurelia
Ophelia

Nolan
Alister
Conrad
Corbin
Dorian
Wallace
Ward
Wade
Westley/Wesley
Walden
Phineas
Boyd
Errol
Edwin/Edmond

The SSA list would be a great resource for you, btw. The list of popular names from 1900, for example, lists Helen, Ethel, Edna and Mabel (among others already mentioned) in the top 25 alone. Traditionally popular names slightly dominate the male side, but George, Edward, Arthur, Alfred, Eugene and Oscar are all in the top 50 (and not quite as common today). Going further down on the lists should yield some even more obscure gems -- Finley at 995 (just surprised me ), Ephraim, Elden and Oswald for boys and even some variants like Dortha, Celesta and Henretta for girls.

It's really interesting. ;) Here's a link to 1900, but you can look up any year you like. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi

HTH




Edited 2/15/2007 10:16 am ET by mommyagain6124

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Registered: 08-26-2006
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 10:44am

the ladies have given you some great names here are just a few more that I really like:

Ada
Celia
Flora
Viola
Cora
Sadie

Oliver
Everett
August
Calvin
Emmett
Harrison

Good luck,
Brooke

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Registered: 12-07-2006
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 11:11am

girls names ( these were very popular (top 150) in the 1900-1920's but not too popular today):

Helen
Ruth
Alice
Frances
Pearl
Ruby
Vera
Stella
Carrie
Cora
Rosa
Theresa (cute nn Tessa)
Nora
Jean
Violet
Ellen
Genevieve
Rita
Harriet
Phyllis
Virginia
Florence
Shirley
Patricia
Gloria
Joyce
Marilyn
Josephine

boys names ( these were very popular (top 150) in the 1900-1920's but not too popular today):

George
Edward
Walter
Arthur
Stanley
Russell
Frederick
Chester
Philip
Everett
Lewis
Morris
Max
Harvey
Norman
Henry
Martin
Gordon
Carl
Warren
Curtis
Roland
Jerome
Allen
Hugh
Ronald
Calvin
Peter
Bruce
Wesley
Douglas
Oscar

HTH!

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Registered: 06-26-1999
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 11:53am

Hi there, Tracy. I like your list! Here are my thoughts on it thus far:

Catherine-This is nice, but 'Kate' names in generally are dreadfully common. If you're at all interested in spelling it w/a 'K', then you could use the nn Kit/Kitty. That way, you get your Katherine, but she won't be lost in the sea of them because her nn is unique. (And adorable!)

Eloise-Ooh, I love this one. It's not too popular at all, but 'Ellie' names in general are.

Lila-I love it! It's definitly rising in popularity, but probably nothing to worry about.

Elisabeth (extremely popular, but DH likes it)-True, but it's a great name. Perhaps you could use Elisabeth, but give her an uncommon nn. Bess or Bette are two darling ones that come to mind.

Beatrice-I really like this. It's known, but not popular.

Vivian-This is not my favorite, but I don't mind it. It's rising in popularity, but not too high yet.

Here are some more (uncommon/old fashioned) girl suggestions:

Alice

Beatrix

Cordelia

Dora

Flora

Florence

Hattie

Isadora

June

Leora

May

Maureen

Noreen

Pearl

Rose

Sylvia

Willa

Winifred

Here are a few boy names to fit your preference:

Albert

Arthur

Douglas

Edward

Francis

Hugh

Jerome

Norman

Neil

Stewart

Vincent

Walter

Hope this helps!

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Thu, 02-15-2007 - 12:01pm
Old fashioned names fro boy for me would Eward, Edgar, August, Karl, Oskar, Kasper, Sigfrid, Sigvar
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 12:52pm
Already replied, but somehow Millicent got left out (I swear I had it on there! LOL).

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Thu, 02-15-2007 - 1:38pm

Girls:
Audrey
Althea
Beverly
Barbara
Cora
Clara
Dolores
Dorothy
Esther
Eleanor
Eleanora
Eliza
Frances
Francine
Florence
Flora
Genevieve
Gloria
Helen
Helene
Helena
Iris
Irene (the nickname Rennie is cute)
Josephine
Judith
Jean
Loraine
Lorena
Marcella
Matilda
Nora
Noreen
Nadine
Penelope
Pearl
Phyllis
Pricilla
Ruth
Rita
Rosalie
Rosemary
Susannah
Thelma
Wynona

Boys:
Abner
Albert
Arthur
Byron
Clifford
Claude
Donald
Eugene
Edmund
Edgar
Ellis
Ezra
Francis
Franklin
George
Gerald
Henry
Howard
Harris
Hugh
Leland
Lawrence
Louis
Leonard
Leon
Leo
Martin
Nelson
Nolan
Owen
Paul
Peter
Russell
Roland
Reginald
Simon
Stanley
Tobias
Timothy
Vaughn
Warren
Wesley
Zebulon

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 2:24pm

Good & bad, here are some names from my genealogy...

Girls:

Edith
Helen
Minnie
Ida
Mary Eva
Caroline
Frances
Amelia
Maude
Lorraine
Mable
Johanna
Augusta
Marguerite
Edna
Mildred
Louise
Henrietta
Ruth
Elysa
Martha
Marta
Mina
Margaret
Rose
Etta
Addie
Aloysia
Amalia
Clarice

Boys:

Frederick
George
Alvah
Levi
August
Edward
Lawrence
Carlton
Matthias
Philip
Augustus
Walter
Courtland
Howard
Peter
Christian
Charles
Henry
Francis
Harry

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