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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

Origin:Word name
7403
Gardner

Meaning: keeper of the garden

Origin:English
12609
Havilland

Meaning: goat estate

Origin:English surname
13256
Hayward

Meaning: guardian of the hedged enclosure

Origin:English occupational surname
0
Olive

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:English, from Latin, nature name
55
Frances

Meaning: from France; free man

Origin:English from Latin
135
Clara

Meaning: bright, clear

Origin:Latin
20
Josephine

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Origin:French feminine variation of Joseph
17
Ava

Meaning: life; bird; water, island

Origin:Hebrew, Latin or Germanic
22
Sophia

Meaning: wisdom

Origin:Greek
152
Eva

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin form of Eve, Hebrew
97
Audrey

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:English
56
Elizabeth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
86
Grace A name associated with elegance, poise and b...
Origin:English, virtue name
76
Kate

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
382