Early 1900s Names

Explore over 157 charming and classic baby names from the early 1900s. Discover a curated collection of vintage names perfect for your little one.

Showing 433–480 of 1,499 names

Old French, Persian

esteemed, beloved, or emerald

434.Estelle-Marie

Star of the sea; bitter

Finnish form of Esther, ultimately from Persian

star

Hungarian, from Germanic

noble

American, likely a variant of Etha or Ethel

noble

English, from Old English

noble

Germanic, often used as a diminutive in various languages

ruler of the household

Persian (via Hebrew) or Germanic

star (from Esther); home ruler (from Henrietta)

good cheer, good spirits, well-being

well-spoken, auspicious speech

Hebrew and Latin

life; pure

Germanic, English

brave as a wild boar

Germanic, English

brave as a wild boar

brave as a boar

Germanic, English

brave as a wild boar

law, power, or ruler of the law

youth, or from the yew tree

Ge'ez (Ethiopic)

anointed

Russian, from Greek

torch, lamp

English diminutive of Frances or Stephanie

free man, from France

fairy, elf

English, from Old French

fairy

Russian, from Greek

given by God

bird

little fairy

Frisian, Low German

peaceful ruler, or possibly related to 'Folk'

lucky, successful

dweller by the fen or marsh valley

from the marsh, fen

Germanic, through Polish

brave journey, daring traveler

French, Germanic

brave journey, adventurous, bold

ironworker, blacksmith

Greek, adopted into Russian

lover of virtue

English, French

firm, strong, steadfast

son of Hugh

American (likely from Old German)

swift, quick

swift, quick

beautiful flower

English, American

hairy, downy

gray-haired, grey

American (surname)

unknown (likely a surname)

little people, little folk

Germanic, Dutch

brave people, strong army

from France; free one

English, as a diminutive of Frances

from France; free one

478.Francijntje

Germanic, Latin

Frenchman, free one

Frenchman, free man

480.François-Marie

French form of Francis (free man) and Mary (bitter, beloved, or rebellion)

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