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

  1. Lula
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of any Lu name
    • Description:

      Lula is one of the livelier nickname-names with the fashionable double-L sound: It joins Lulu, Lila, Lily, and Lou among the trendiest names today. Lula might be short for Talula and sisters or for Lucy or Louise, or may stand on its own two adorable feet. Lula was actually a Top 50 name in the late 1880's and continued in the Top 100 for a couple of decades more.
  2. Lydia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "woman from Lydia"
    • Description:

      Lydia is one of the first place names, after an area of Asia Minor whose inhabitants are credited with strong musical talent great wealth. Always among the US Top 1000 girl names, Lydia is a quietly fashionable classic.
  3. Lynn
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Linda or Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "lake"
    • Description:

      Lynn arrived in the 1940s, spinning off from the wildly popular Linda, to become a top midcentury middle name. Now, Lynn's in limbo.
  4. Lynne
    • Lysa
      • Ladislaja
        • Lamberta
          • Lambertina
            • Lambertine
              • Laudoveve
                • Leolina
                  • Leonilda
                    • Leopoldina
                      • Leopoldine
                        • Leucothea
                          • Lisebeth
                            • Lithuise
                              • Liutgard
                                • Liutgarda
                                  • Liutperga