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Old Hollywood Names for Girls

Names from the Golden Age of Hollywood glamour are playing starring roles as baby 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.

Along with Dorothy and Ingrid, other Old Hollywood names for girls in the US Top 1000 include Audrey, Ava, Greta, Gloria, Josephine, Mae, Monroe, and Sophia. Old Hollywood glamour girl surnames word considering for a daughter include Bardot, Gardner, Harlow, and Havilland.

While Marlene (Dietrich) and Shirley (Temple) are not yet again ready for their closeup, here's a selection of the Glamour Girl names enjoying a revival.

Old Hollywood Girl Names

Philomena

Meaning: lover of strength

Origin:Greek
621
Andrea

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
799
Adira

Meaning: strong

Origin:Hebrew
901
Elena

Meaning: bright, shining light

Origin:Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen
59
Viola

Meaning: violet

Origin:Latin
340
Linnea

Meaning: twinflower, lime tree

Origin:Swedish
363
Arcadia

Meaning: region offering peace and contentment

Origin:Greek
580
Wilhelmina

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:German, feminine variation of Wilhelm
246
Eira

Meaning: snow

Origin:Welsh
285
Zora

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Serbo-Croatian
365
Izara

Meaning: shawl; star; section of tree

Origin:Arabic, Basque, Hausa
550
Sunniva

Meaning: sun gift

Origin:Scandinavian
716
Bea

Meaning: she who brings happiness

Origin:Diminutive of Beatrice
348
Luca

Meaning: light or man from Lucania

Origin:Italian variation of Luke and Lucas
1865
Asa

Meaning: healer; morning; of the gods

Origin:Hebrew, Japanese, or Scandinavian
2562
Mika

Meaning: beautiful fragrance

Origin:Japanese
296
Joanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Variation of Johanna
451
Galilea

Meaning: Galilee

Origin:Feminine variation of Galileo, after "Galilee"
1008
Sheba

Meaning: daughter of an oath

Origin:Hebrew, short variation of Bathsheba
2507
Ira

Meaning: watchful one; peace

Origin:Hebrew, Russian, Greek
2032