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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

Vanessa Originating from Ancient Greek, the meaning ...
Origin:Literary invention; also a species of butterfly
532
Nyla

Meaning: winner, one who achieves

Origin:Arabic
558
Aviana

Meaning: bird

Origin:Variation of Avis, Latin
713
Briella

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Short form of Gabriella
731
Myra

Meaning: sweet-smelling oil

Origin:Greek
752
Miranda

Meaning: marvelous

Origin:Latin
776
Celia

Meaning: heavenly

Origin:Latin
198
Sabrina A name of Latin origin, the meaning of Sabri...
Origin:Celtic, Latin name for the River Severn
305
Azalea

Meaning: azalea, a flower

Origin:English
354
Oona

Meaning: lamb

Origin:Irish, variation of Una
467
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
188
Alora

Meaning: the Lord is my light

Origin:Variation of Eliora, Hebrew
384
Maya

Meaning: water

Origin:Greek; Central American Indian empire name; Latinate variation of May; Spanish, diminutive of Amalia; variation of Maia; Hebrew
82
Mira

Meaning: admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean

Origin:Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
114
Ayra

Meaning: respectable, awe-inspiring; or a name for the goddess Saraswati

Origin:Arabic, Urdu or Sanskrit
134
Zara

Meaning: blooming flower; God remembers

Origin:Hebrew and Arabic
141
Layla

Meaning: night

Origin:Variation of Leila, Arabic
142
Amaya

Meaning: mother city; the end; night rain

Origin:Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese
148
Liliana

Meaning: lily, a flower

Origin:Italian and Spanish variations of Lilian
221
Inaya

Meaning: care, concern

Origin:Arabic
249