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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

Harlow

Meaning: rock hill or army hill

Origin:English surname
299
Monroe

Meaning: mouth of the Roe river

Origin:Scottish
795
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Dorothy

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English variation of Greek Dorothea
352
Natalie

Meaning: birthday of the Lord

Origin:French variation of Russian Natalia
370
Mae

Meaning: bitter or pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
30
Ingrid

Meaning: fair; Ing is beautiful

Origin:Norse
156
Origin:English diminutive
1050
Lana

Meaning: rock or handsome

Origin:English diminutive of Alana
369
Fay

Meaning: fairy

Origin:English
981
Veronica

Meaning: she who brings victory; true image

Origin:Latin
151
Louise

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:French and English, feminine variation of Louis
377
Lillian

Meaning: lily; pledged to God

Origin:English from Latin
110
Greta

Meaning: pearl

Origin:German, diminutive of Margarethe
288
Rosalind

Meaning: supple horse or pretty rose

Origin:Latin
333
Joan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English variation of Johanna
804
Bardot The name Bardot is a gender-neutral name of ...
Origin:French surname
4508
Betty

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
505
Jean

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna
723
Tierney

Meaning: descendent of a lord

Origin:Irish
2681