BABY NAMES PARENTING BABIES

200 Classy Vintage and Old School Baby Names

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200 Classy Vintage and Old School Baby Names

Check out our 200 Classy Vintage and Old School Baby Names – great names for any upcoming crotch fruit you may have!

Old School Baby Names are making a huge comeback. These old-school monikers are harking back to simpler times, and we love it!

Scroll down to find out what each classy vintage and old school baby names mean.

Table of Contents:

1. Vintage Baby Names for Girls
2. Vintage Baby Names for Boys
3. Gender Neutral Baby Names

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1. Vintage Baby Names for Girls

Giving your daughter a vintage, old-school style name is a great way to imbue her future with a sense of class and style. Name trends seem to be coming and going faster than ever, but the classics are classics for a reason.

Abigail

Adelaide

Is from the name of the Capital of South Australia, but is a Royal name deriving from Adeline.

Adele

Adeline

Adeline means ‘from nobility’ and is French in origin.

Addie

Meaning Noble and the youngest of siblings.

Agatha

Agnes

Alexis

A Greek name and meaning to defend or help.

Alice

German derived name meaning ‘Noble One”.

Althea

Alyce

A version of “Alice”, Noble One.

Amber

An Arabic name, A type of jewel.

Andrina

Annie

To be Gracious or with grace.

Antoinette

April

A Latin name used for the 4th month of the year.

Arabella

Means ‘To answer one’s prayers’. Also a Royal Baby Name.

Astrid

Audra

A variant of the name Audrey, which means “noble strength”.

Audrey

Aurora

Meaning Dawn, from roman mythology.

Astrid

Comes from an ancient Scandinavian name meaning “beautiful or beloved god”.

Beatrix

Betsy

A form of Elizabeth, meaning ‘God is my oath’.

Betty

A form of Bethany.

Bianca

Blythe

From a surname that meant “cheerful” in Old English.

Bonnie

Originates from a Scottish word meaning “pretty”.

Callie

Meaning independence.

Candance

Camille

Candy

Meaning white, pure and sincere.

Celeste

From a Late Latin name that meant “of the sky, heavenly”.

Cecilia

Comes from Roman times, where St Celia was the patron saint of music and musicians.

Charlotte

A derivative of Charles, meaning full-grown man.

Christiana

Cindy

A Derivative of Cynthia.

Clara

Meaning Bright, Clear and Famous.

Clarise

Clementine

Claudine

Colette

Meaning ‘Victory of the people’.

Connie

A derivative of Constance.

Constance

Cora

Has a meaning from Greek mythology as a byname for Persephone.

Corinne

Meaning ‘Victory over the wreath’ from Greek mythology.

Cynthia

Darcy

Darla

A variant of Darling.

Dahlia

A flower, named for a Swedish botanist.

Daphne

Deidre

Meaning young girl and no fear.

Dorothy

Means “gift of god”, this name was made famous in the Wizard of Oz.

Edith

Meaning Prosperity and fortune.

Eleanor

Meaning Light, torch and bright.

Eliza

Ella

Ella is a German name meaning “Light”.

Eloise

Either comes from an Old French name meaning “healthy” and “wide”, or a Greek name relating to the sun.

Elsie

Emma

Meaning Strength

Esme

Esther

Ethel

Evangeline

Means “good news” in Greek.

Evelyn

A French version of the name Avila.

Faith

Fanny

Faye

Variant of Fay, which means “fairy“.

Fern

Comes from the plant, has been in use as a name since the late 19th century.

Flora

Florence

Meaning blooming, flourishing and prosperous.

Frances

French feminine form of Francis.

Francine

Gabrielle

Genevieve

English form of a French name of unknown meaning, but likely related to the meaning “family”.

Geraldine

Gertrude

Georgia

A derivative of George, which means husbandman, earth worker and farmer.

Georgina

Gillian

Ginny

Shortened version of Virginia, which likely means “maid” or “virgin”.

Gloria

A Latin name meaning Glory

Grace

Meaning eloquence or beauty of form, kindness, mercy, favour in Latin

Greta

Gretchen

Meaning Pearl in French.

Guinevere

Gwendolyn

Meaning White, Fair and Blessed.

Hannah

Hattie

A shortened version of Harriet, which itself elated to the name Harry.

Harriet

Ruler or Home ruler in English

Hazel

In old english meaning “God See’s”

Heidi

Helen

Meaning torch, light and bright.

Helena

A Latin form of Helen, which likely means “torch”.

Henrietta

Hester

Holly

Hope

Hyacinth

Ida

Comes from the German word of “work” or “labour”.

Imogen

Meaning maiden or girl.

Inez

Originates from the name Agnes, which likely means “chaste”.

Iris

Isabella

Ivy

Jane

Jocelyn

Joelene

Josephine

Judith

Comes from a Hebrew name meaning “woman from Judea”.

Julia

Juliette

Originates from the name Julie, which itself is related to the Roman name Julius.

June

Katherine

Kitty

A shortened version of Katherine, of which it’s many potential meanings is “pure”.

Lana

A Hebrew name meaning God will add, God will increase.

Laverne

Lena

Lenore

Short version of Eleanor, which is of indeterminate meaning.

Lillian

Lola

Lotty or Lottie

Comes from the name Charlotte, a name that is related to the male name Charles.

Lucinda

Lucrezia

Lucy

Lydia

Mabel

Comes from a Late Roman name meaning “loveable”

Madeline

Mae

Magdalena

Maggie

Maisie

Marian or Marion

Meaning sea of sorrow or sea of bitterness.

Marilyn

Meaning Lake and derivative of mixed names.

Matilda

Meaning might and power, powerful in battle.

Margot

A Greek meaning of pearl.

Marigold

Mary

A Hebrew name meaning rebellion

Maude

Mercy

compassion, forgiveness, pity in Latin.

Meridith

Meaning sea protector

Mildred

Means gentle, mild and generous in old English.

Millicent

Minnie

Miranda

Molly

Myra

A name created by a poet in the 17th century thought to be related to myrrh, the fragrant resin from a tree.

Myrtle

Nancy

Naomi

Nellie or Nelly

Originally a nickname from Nell, this name probably traces its roots back to Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen.

Octavia

Means “eight” and is often given to the eighth child in the family, or in a situation where eight is a significant number.

Odette

Likely comes from Odilia, meaning “wealth, fortune”.

Olive

Meaning a symbol of peace

Olympia

Opal

Precious stone or jewel.

Ophelia

Patricia

Pearl

Peggy

Penelope

This name could derive from a species of duck, or it could come from two elements that mean “threads” and “face,eye” respectively.

Polly

Variant of Molly, although the reason behind the letter change is unknown.

Pollyanna

Poppy

Posey

Quinn

Comes from an Irish surname meaning “descendant of Conn”, with Conn meaning “chief”.

Renata

This name comes from a Late Latin name meaning “born again”.

Rose

Rosalie

Rowena

The meaning of this name is unknown, but it may come from elements meaning “fame” and “joy, bliss”.

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Ruby

Ruth

Sadie

Meaning Princess.

Sally

Scarlett

Selma

Meaning unknown may be inspired by some 18th-century poems.

Shirley

Stella

refereed to is another name for the stars.

Susan

A Hebrew name for Lilly or flower.

Sylvia

Comes from a Latin word meaning “wood, forest”.

Tabitha

Means “gazelle” in Aramaic, and was made popular by 60s TV show Bewitched.

Temperance

Trudy

Vera

Victoria

Viola

Means “violet” in Latin, made famous by Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night.

Violet

Vivian

Winifred

Likely means “friend of peace” in Old English.

Yvette

This name traces its roots back to the Yew tree.


2. Vintage Names for Baby Boys

Giving your son an old school moniker gives him the chance to be timelessly classic in his life without a regretted name holding him down. These names are all about gentlemanly manners, and harking back to when life was easy, and that’s what it’s all about.

Abe

Alexander

Albert

Alfred

Meaning “Wise Counsel” or “Supernatural Beings”.

Alistair

Alton

Comes from an Old English surname meaning “town at the source of the river”.

Alvin

Ambrose

Amos

A nice short name that means “carried” in Hebrew.

Anders

Angus

Arnold

Ansel

Archie

Arthur

Ashley

An Old English name meaning ‘wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure’.

Atticus

Augustine

Meaning great and venerable in Latin.

Balthazar

Barnaby

Bartholomew

Basil

Comes from a Greek name meaning “king”.

Benedict

Benjamin

Bernard

Originally derived from German words meaning “bear” and “brave”.

Bertrand

A German name meaning “Bright Raven”.

Blair

Meaning plain, level or dweller on the plain in Scottish.

Buster

Caleb

Calvin

Carleton

Meaning freeman, peasant, man in Old English

Carlisle

Carter

From an English surname that relates to professions involving a cart.

Casper

Cedric

Charles

Chester

Clark

Clarence

Claude

From Latin language meaning ‘Lame’.

Clement

Comes from a Late Latin name that means “merciful, gentle”

Clive

Conrad

Curtis

Cuthbert

Damon

Darcy

Dewey

Dexter

Donovan

Dorian

First used in the Oscar Wilde novel Picture of Dorian Gray, it’s likely related to an ancient Greek tribe.

Douglas

A Gaelic name meaning dark, grey and Blue.

Dustin

From an English surname, which itself traces its roots to Norse mythology and the god Thor.

Edgar

Meaning prosperity, fortune, riches

Edison

An Old English name meaning “Short: Ed. Pet: Eddie, Eddy”.

Eligh

Elijah

A biblical name meaning “my God is Yahweh”.

Elliot

An old French this name means ‘Jehovah is God’.

Emmett

Ernest

In Old German Meaning “earnest, resolute”.

Everett

Traces its roots back to the name Everard, which means “brave boar”.

Ezra

Name in Hebrew meaning ‘To help’.

Felix

Fergus

Finn

Fletcher

From a surname that means “maker of arrows”.

Floyd

A Welsh name for “Gray”.

Foster

From Middle English meaning “a maker of scissors, a shearer”.

Franklin

Originally from an English surname, the meaning of which is “freeman”.

Frederick

Gabriel

Garfield

Garth

Middle English Garth Meaning “an enclosed yard or garden”.

Gene

Gerald

Gideon

Grady

Comes from an Irish surname meaning “noble”.

Grant

This was an English and Scottish surname, which comes from a French word meaning “great, large”.

Griffin

Gus

Hamish

Hank

Distantly related to either the name John, or possibly Henry.

Harrison

Harry

Hector

Henry

Herman

Hershall

Horace

Hoyt

Hugh

Comes from a Germanic word meaning “heart, mind, spirit”.

Humphrey

Ira

A short and simple name that means “watchful” in Hebrew.

Irving

Comes from a Scottish surname, the meaning of which is likely “green water”.

Ivan

A Russian name meaning, ‘God is gracious’.

Jack

Jacob

A Greek name meaning seizing “by the heel, supplanting”.

Jasper

John

Julian

An Old German name meaning, “a light spear, a lance”.

Jefferson

From an English surname related to Jeffry, which may mean “peace” and either “territory” or “foreign”.

Jeremiah

A biblical name meaning “Yahweh has uplifted” .

Jeremy

Jethro

Jude

Kelvin

Kent

Kirk

Kit

Kurt

Lance

Meaning “the Lord loosens, God will uplift” In Old English.

It originally comes from a German name, but is now more associated with the French word for “spear”.

Lawrence

Leonard

Comes from a German name meaning “brave lion”.

Leopold

Levi

Lewis

Linus

Lucius

Luther

A  German Name meaning “Famous in war”.

Logan

This is a Gaelic name meaning “a little hollow”

Magnus

Marshall

Originally a surname, it comes from two German words put together, meaning “horse” and “servant”.

Maxwell

Melvin

Miles

The meaning of this name isn’t properly known, but it may mean “gracious”.

Montgomery

Mortimer

Nathaniel

Comes from a Hebrew name meaning “God has given”.

Ned

Neville

Noah

Derived from a Hebrew name meaning “rest and comfort”.

Oliver

Derived from the name of the olive tree.

Orson

Oscar

Otis

From a surname related to Otis, it means “wealth, fortune”.

Oswald

Originally from Old English meaning “god” and “power, ruler”.

Owen

Perry

Phillip

Phineas

A biblical name originally, which may mean “serpent’s mouth” in Hebrew.

Penn

Means “head, top” in Welsh, which came from two characters from Welsh legend.

Preston

Quentin

Comes from a Roman name meaning “five“.

Quincy

Ralph

From the Old Norse meaning “Wolf”.

Ramsey

Randolph

Reed

This comes from an English surname that may mean “red” or “clearing”.

Reuben

Richard

Robert

Roman

Royston

Rufus

From a Roman name meaning “red-haired“.

Rupert

Russell

Samuel

Saul

A Hebrew name meaning “asked for, asked of God”.

Sebastian

Comes from the name of a town in Asia Minor, which was named for the Greek word “venerable”.

Seth

Meaning “appointed” form old English language

Seymour

Sherman

Silas

Likely a short version of Silvanus, which means “wood, forest”.

Spencer

Sterling or Stirling

An English name meaning “a starling, a type of bird”.

Thatcher

Theodore

Comes from a Greek name meaning “gift of God”.

Terence

From a Roman family name, meaning unknown.

Tobias

Tristan

Truman

Vernon

Victor

Vincent

Virgil

This one is a Roman name that doesn’t have a clear meaning, but it was made famous by a Roman poet.

Wade

An Old English name meaning “ford, wading place”.

Wallace

Walter

Wendell

Wesley

Wilbur

Wilfred

William

Winston

Once a surname, that itself comes from an Old English word meaning “joy stone”.

Wyatt

Comes from a medieval name that has two elements  “battle” and “brave, hardy”.

Xavier

Zachary

A Hebrew name meaning “God remembers, memory”

Zane

A variant form of John “God is gracious”.



At the end of the day, we can’t say anything about how your kids will turn out, but a good name always gets them off to a good start.

Jody Allen
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