We all know just how hard it is choosing your baby’s name. Even if you’ve had your name chosen since childhood or have to stick with a traditional family one, it’s easy to get sucked into the books and the copious numbers that are readily available.
While many people like to choose something unique and different, they still want others to be able to pronounce and spell it!
To help mums who are on a baby name quest, we have compiled a list of boys and girls names from way back when that tick all the boxes.
Girls:
1. Adelia – meaning noble
2. Anne – meaning grace
3. Bonnie – meaning pretty, charming
4. Clementine – meaning mild or merciful
5. Delia – taken from the Greek Goddess Artemis
6. Ebba – meaning strong
7. Esther – meaning star
8. Florence – meaning to flower, blossom
9. Harriet – meaning ruler of the home
10. Henrietta – meaning keeper of the hearth
11. Ida – meaning labour or work
12. Luella – meaning famous elf
13. Mabel – meaning beautiful and loving
14. Merritt – meaning boundary gate
15. Mildred – meaning mild of strength
16. Pearl – meaning precious
17. Ruth – meaning companion
18. Sadie – meaning princess
19. Viola – meaning flower
20. Winnie – meaning fair and pure
Boys:
1. Augustus – meaning venerable or majestic
2. Albert – meaning intelligent
3. Baxter – meaning baker
4. Chester – meaning camp
5. Douglas – meaning dweller of the dark stream
6. Earl – meaning nobleman
7. Edward – meaning guardian
8. Eugene – meaning well born
9. Felix – meaning happy
10. Gordon – meaning spacious fort
11. Louie – meaning famous warrior
12. Morris – meaning moorish
13. Norman – meaning from the north
14. Richard – meaning ruler, king
15. Simeon – meaning he that is heard
16. Theodore – meaning God-given
17. Vernon – meaning alder tree grower
18. Wiley – meaning well-watered meadow
19. William – meaning will desire
20. Walter – meaning strong fighter