Old Hollywood Names for Girls List

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Names from the Golden Age of Hollywood glamour are playing starring roles as names once again. We're starting to see names such as Dorothy (Lamour) and Ingrid (Bergman) come back into fashion, no doubt boosted by their glamourous, Old Hollywood image.

Ava - "life"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew, Latin, German

Clara - "bright, clear"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Josephine - "Jehovah increases"
Gender: Female
Origin: French feminine variation of Joseph

Grace - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English, virtue name

Mae - "bitter"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Mary or Margaret

Audrey - "noble strength"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Eva - "life"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin form of Eve, Hebrew

Elizabeth - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Olive - "olive tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, from Latin, nature name

Harlow - "rock hill or army hill"
Gender: Female
Origin: English surname

Sophia - "wisdom"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Frances - "from France, free man"
Gender: Female
Origin: English from Latin

Tallulah - "lady of abundance, of leaping water"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish

Veronica - "she who brings victory; true image"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Lillian - "lily; pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: English from Latin

Natalie - "birthday of the Lord"
Gender: Female
Origin: French

Ingrid - "fair"
Gender: Female
Origin: Norse

Lauren - "bay laurel"
Gender: Female
Origin: English variation of Laura

Kate - "pure"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, diminutive of Katherine

Lana - "rock or handsome"
Gender: Female
Origin: English diminutive of Alana

Dorothy - "gift of God"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Rosalind - "pretty rose"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Louise - "renowned warrior"
Gender: Female
Origin: French and English

Greta - "pearl"
Gender: Female
Origin: German

Martha - "lady"
Gender: Female
Origin: Aramaic

Betty - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth

Jean - "God is gracious"
Gender: Female
Origin: English and Scottish

Joan - "God is gracious"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Monroe - "mouth of the Roe river"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish

Fay - "fairy"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Loretta - "bay laurel"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Gloria - "glory"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Lake - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Nature name

Rita - "pearl"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Margarita

Greer - "alert, watchful"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish

Ginger - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English diminutive

Yvonne - "yew wood"
Gender: Female
Origin: French

Kay - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English, diminutive of Katherine

Tierney - "descendant of a Lord"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish

Marlene - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: German

Vivien - "life"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Sheridan - "searcher"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish

Brigitte - "strength or exalted one"
Gender: Female
Origin: French

Katharine - "pure"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Bette - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth

Hedy - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Hedwig

Jayne - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Jane

Temple - "dweller near the temple"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Bardot - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: French surname

Gardner - "keeper of the garden"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English

Garland - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Word name

Gene - "wellborn"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Diminutive of Eugenia

Havilland - "goat estate"
Gender: Female
Origin: English surname

Hayward - "guardian of the hedged enclosure"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English occupational surname

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