Romantic Era Names

Romantic Era baby names inspired by 19th-century literature, poetry and music. Lush, dramatic names from the age of Byron, Bronte and Beethoven that feel both vintage and emotionally rich.

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lily flower

lily flower, purity, innocence

lily

Lily flower; God is my oath

1973.Lillianne

♀ Female

Latin

lily, a flower symbolizing purity

lily

lily flower

Lily flower

Irish, Welsh, or American (diminutive of Elizabeth)

lily

1978.Lilly

♀ Female

English, from Latin

a flower; purity, beauty

lily flower

Lily flower, purity, innocence

1981.Lily

♀ Female

Latin

Purity, beauty, and innocence, derived from the lily flower.

1982.Lincoln

♂ Male

Old English, Brythonic

settlement by the lake

island of lime trees

bird, idol, image

bird, particularly a small songbird

light, sun ray

My God is an oath; God is abundance

of the aspen grove

English, diminutive of Elizabeth or Alice

pledged to God; my God is abundance

1990.Lissy

♀ Female

Hebrew, German

God is my oath; consecrated to God; my God is abundance

1991.Littleton

♂ Male

Old English

settlement by the little stream

1992.Livingstone

♂ Male

Scottish, English

dweller by the stone of the Leving family

Of Livius

English (diminutive of Elizabeth)

pledged to God, my God is abundance

pledged to God

leader, image, or lion-like

1997.Llewellyn

♂ Male

Welsh

leader, lion-like, or shining one

1998.Lloyd

♂ Male

Welsh

grey, sacred, or holy

Locksley's meadow

famous warrior

Dutch form of an Old Germanic name

famous warrior

2002.Lodewina

♀ Female

Germanic

famous warrior, people's friend

2003.Lois

♀ Female

Greek, via English

more desirable, better

renowned warrior

laurel, bay tree, or a short form of various names

2006.Loralie

♀ Female

Germanic

Lorelei: 'luring rock' or 'murmuring rock'

murmuring rock

Italian (from Loreto, Italy)

laurel or place of laurels

2009.Lorimer

♂ Male

Anglo-Norman French

maker of horse bits, harness maker

laurel, bay tree

English, possibly a literary creation

laurel, sweet

2012.Lorna

♀ Female

Scottish, Literary

From the Scottish placename Lorn, possibly meaning 'lost' or 'forlorn'.

free man, petite

free woman, famous warrior

2015.Lotty

♀ Female

English diminutive of Charlotte or Lottie

free man, petite, feminine

2016.Loueline

♀ Female

Germanic

famous warrior

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