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23rd Oct 2016

50 Old-Fashioned Baby Names That Stand The Test Of Time

Amanda Cassidy

What’s old is new again! 

There is something very romantic about reaching back into history and naming your child after times gone by.

Many of us love classic girl and boy names because they remind us of a moment in time that was elegant and simple. Celebrities embracing such vintage names include Jennifer Connelly who named her daughter Agnes, and Kimberly Steward who called her little one Delilah.

From Maude and Mabel to Fred and Arthur, we have complied 50 of our favourite classic and old-fashioned baby names that still have lasting appeal:

Boys:

1.  John

2. William

3. James

4. George

5. Charles

6. Frank

7. Joseph

8. Henry

9. Robert

10. Thomas

11. Edward

12. Harry

13. Walter

14. Arthur

15. Fred

16. Albert

17. Samuel

18. Clarence

19. Louis

20. David

21. Joe

22. Charlie

23. Richard

24. Ernest

25. Roy

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Girls:

1.Mary

2. Anna

3. Emma

4. Elizabeth

5. Margaret

6. Minnie

7. Ida

8. Bertha

9. Clara

10. Alice

11. Annie

12. Florence

13. Bessie

14. Grace

15. Ethel

16. Sarah

17. Ella

18. Martha

19. Nellie

20. Mabel

21. Laura

22. Carrie

23. Cora

24. Helen

25 Maude.

What is your favourite old-fashioned baby name?