Old Fashioned Baby Girl Names That Are Back in Style!

Still trying to figure out a name for that baby girl that is classic, soft yet also traditional.There are some very old names that fit our contemporary times and have very nice meanings as well. Here are some examples of lovely 'vintage' names for girl.

Adeline – This is an archaic English form of the name Adelaide that has the sweet nick name of Addy or Addie.

Alice – This is an old German name that means noble and it reminds us of Alice in Wonderland.

Amelia – This lovely old name is actually a variation of the name Emily but it is a bit cuter because it ends in that lilting a sound. Amelia Eerhart, the woman pilot, is a good role model for this moniker.

Clara – This old fashioned name lilts off the tongue because it ends in an A. It is soft and sweet and uncommon as well. The more serious form of the name is Claire. Clara is also the name of the little girl in the Nutcracker who helps battle the Mouse King.

Ella – This beautiful vintage name means 'fairy' and is Irish in origin. The name has a timeless elegant flair that kept on the top baby name lists all of 2011.

Hazel – This cute name is classic and means hazel nut tree. Julia Roberts named her daughter Hazel.

Genevieve – This very old fashioned German and French name which means 'white wave' was on the top 100 list of names for girls in 2011 and it is probably going to stay in the top 100 for 2012.

Naomi – This is a very ancient Hebrew name that means 'pleasant.' It is a strong sophisticated choice that has a modern feel and that is associated with talented and beautiful people of the twentieth century like Naomi Watts and Naomi Campbell.

Lillian – This name used to sound matronly and now it is becoming hipper. It means Lily flower.

Nora – This too is a name that used to be for old maids but in this century it is becoming more popular. It is the name of the main character in Dashiel Hammett's novel The Thin Man.

Olive – This Latin name means Olive tree and is a very classy name that has just landed in the 2011 Top 100 names for girls. It is the name of Isla Fisher's daughter.

Stella – This name has risen in popularity ever since it Paul McCartney named his daughter Stella. The name means 'Star in Latin. It is also the name of a character in Tennesee Williams 'Streetcar Named Desire.'

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Naming Your Baby After Astronomy – The Stars!

If you want a really great and original name for your baby, try naming him or her after the stars above or the months of the calendar. The best names for a girl from the calendar months are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November and December. March and August best suit a boy.

A popular girl's name from the forties was Early – a nice name if you want to go retro. Dawn is also a great girl's name and so is Aurora which means Dawn. Also very forties is Stella which means Stars. If you like the sky then both boys and girls suit the names Sky or Skye.

A very popular girl's name in 2010 was Luna which basically means 'the moon.'Twilight, Sundown and Sunset have also been both girl and boy names in the past. Related to these are Soleil, Sunny, Sunshine, Sol and Solveig which are usually girl names. Eloise and Marisol also mean 'the sun.' Samson and Cyrus are both names that mean 'The Sun' for boys.

In the seventies it was cool to call your kid Morning and Midnight. Kids were also named after the planets. Girls suit Sun, Moon, Earth and Venus and boys suit Sun, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto.

Some constellations make nice names as well. A boy named after the constellation Orion is destined to be a prince. Other wonderful names for boys that are actually constellations are Apus, Aquila, Aries, Cetus, Corvus, Dorado, Draco, Leo, Lepus, Lynx, Mensa, Pavo, Persus Pictor, Puppis, and Phoenixand Volans.

Great names for girls that are also constellations are Andromeda, Aquarius, Ara, Auriga, Carina, Columba, Delphinus and Norma.\

You might also consider naming your kid after a star. Boys might suit the names Acamar, Acrus, Adhil, Aladfar, Albaldah, Albali, Aldebaran, Alfirk, Agorab, Alioth, Alnair, Alnath, Alniyat, Alphard, Alrai, Altair, Alzirr, Arrakis, Asellus, Atik, Atlas, Betelgeuse, Caph, Dabih, Izar, Kraz, Matar, Nash, Phaet, Rigel, Sabik, Salm, Segin, Sirius, Vega, Wasat, Yed and Zuben.

Bright stars that you could name a girl after include Ain, Alchiba, Aldamarin, Alhena, Alrisha, Aludra, Alya, Ancha, Ascella, Auva, Beid, Bellatrix, Electra, Haedi, Heze, Maia, Meissa, Mira, Nashira, Ruchbah, Sarin, Shaula, Spica, Subra, Tabit, Talitha, Tania, Terebellum, Zaniah and Zosma.

For the ultimate celestial name why not try Celeste or even Celestial which does mean the heavens. Both boys and girls have been known to be called Heaven in the past as well.

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