Old-Fashioned, Vintage, Retro, Classic, Eclectic, Unusual and Uncommon Names for Girls

  1. Bernhardine
    • Bertechildis
      • Bertrada
        • Bertrude
          • Bethelina
            • Beuve
              • Bilichild
                • Blanchefleur
                  • Blandina
                    • Blandine
                      • Boadicea
                        • Bonaventura
                          • Bonna
                            • Brabentina
                              • Brandolina
                                • Brynhildr
                                  • Bunty
                                    • Caddie
                                      • Origin:

                                        Diminutive of Caroline, French
                                      • Meaning:

                                        "free man"
                                      • Description:

                                        Trapped somewhere in the nether region between Haddie and Catie, with the added confusion of sounding like someone who works on a golf course. Caddie Woodlawn was a TV heroine of the Old West in the 1980s. Caddie had its moment, but we don't see it becoming one of the more popular girl names starting with C.
                                    • Calla
                                      • Origin:

                                        Greek
                                      • Meaning:

                                        "beautiful"
                                      • Description:

                                        Calla is a lily name that is much more distinctive and delicate than Lily. Rarely heard today, it did appear in the popularity lists in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
                                    • Callie
                                      • Origin:

                                        Greek diminutive
                                      • Meaning:

                                        "beautiful"
                                      • Description:

                                        As 90s and early 2000s favorite Allie is starting to fall, Callie is feeling extra fresh. Callie is a nickname name that is currently more popular on its own than any of its longer versions. Callie was popular in the late 1800s when it was in the Top 200 for several years. However the name fell out of favor, eventually falling off the charts for some time. Callie has been rising again since the 70s, and it is now back in the Top 200 once again. In the popular show Grey's Anatomy, doctor Callie Torez's full name is the Greek Calliope.