A list of names in which the usage is Ancient Germanic.

List of old timey names. Some variations have been removed. This means white in French and was the name of a character in A Streetcar Named Desire. Others may consider vintage names that were once popular 50 years ago like Russell or Elvis.

This includes names derived at an older stage of the language For more information see AppendixEnglish surnames from Old English. Other old-fashioned names that are up-and-coming include Amos Ida Lucinda and Ralph. I compiled a list of old-timey names top-200 given names for boys and girls from 1890s that have not been in the top 200 list since the 1970s.

What old man names would you give your newborn. Surely they would put forward a smile on the faces of your. This gives pleasure to us and makes us forget our dull present.

These dates are completely arbitrary. English surnames of Old English language origin. Others may consider old-fashioned names from the Bible such as John or Mark.

Along with Emma and Henry other old-fashioned baby names in the US Top 500 include Abraham Arthur Edith Frederick Josephine Olive Philip Rosemary and Walter. Means cheerful in old English. Bernard m English French Dutch Polish Croatian Slovene Czech Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element bern bear combined with hard brave hardy.

Names like William Lucas and Elijah were all once viewed as old fashioned yet are some of the top names today. Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. While the actual period is generally considered as starting earlier the most thorough available list of names is of Civil War veterans.