For this list of old timey boy names I looked to the 100-year rule.

Old fashioned names like darcy. First up were sharing several stand alone names that arent as common nowadays as names like Emma and Sophia. Im excited to see a new generation of little ones with these incredible timeless names. Can be shortened to T heo like Divergents Theo James Ted like the character in How I Met Your Mother or Teddy like the US president who gave his name to stuffed bears.

Ruby this beautiful old fashioned girl name means deep red precious stone and has Latin origins. Noah Emma Eva and Henry were all favorites from the late 1800s. Like Clarence Gilbert is one of those names which is considered a bit unfashionable these days but it could be time for a revival again especially with the fun shortened version Gil or even Gib or Gibby for something a bit more unusual.

Its in that spirit that some parents have branched out in search of something not just stylishly old but rare and retro. This and the fact that his young daughter was named Georgiana leads me to believe that Fitzwilliam Darcys father the elder Mr. Possibly a short version of Cordelia Diana a Latin name meaning divine.

Just like clothes names. Abbott Another name with religion connotations Abbott was the name used for thread of any religious community. If fanciful up and comers like August and Adelaide arent boldly old fashioned.

If you arent aware of it let me explain. Unique Old Fashioned or Old Lady Baby Names. Arnold Calling your baby Arnold stands them in.

George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice had as his godfather the elder Mr. Darcy popular in the 1960s Darcy is an Irish or French name which can mean dark one Delia a name of Greek origin related to the island of Delos. Darcy would probably have had the first name George.