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The Complete Master List of Long Antique Names

October 18, 2022 laurawattenberg 4 Comments

The Complete Master List of Long Antique Names

October 18, 2022 LauraWattenberg 4 Comments
Master Lists of baby names that fit a style

If you’re looking for an elaborate, old-fashioned American name, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve created a master list of all of them.

How can I be so confident? I started by collecting every name of 8+ letters that appeared in US name stats for at least half of the first 50 statistical years (1880-1929). I eliminated data errors and spelling variants, then honed my two criteria: long and antique.

Long. Length is a quality of sound as well as appearance. For instance, the names Sylvanus and Franklin boast the same number of letters, but Sylvanus sounds longer. I required a minimum of three syllables and screened out compounds made of shorter names, like MaryEllen.

Antique. Antique style is as much about when a name wasn’t used as when it was. That ruled out names that have been popular in more recent generations, like Stephanie and Christopher. Since this list is based on American style, I also screened out names like Ingeborg and Salvatore that are associated more with another language or culture than any US time period.

That left a master list of 157 names. You’ll find the formidably formal (Theophilus), the down-home (Idabelle), the historical (Wellington), and the simply unexpected (how about Birdella, Tennessee or Narcissus for a girl?)

Some of the names could be attractive choices for a modern baby. Even more of them could be evocative choices for a character in period fiction. And all together they can guarantee that you’ve left no stone unturned in your search for a long antique name.

The Long, Antique Name Master List
GIRLS
AdelaidaDorotheaMarianne
AdelaideDrucillaMarietta
AlberthaDrusillaMarjorie
AlbertinaEleanoraMathilda
AlbertineErnestineMichelina
AngelineEuphemiaMillicent
AngelitaFlorentineMissouri
AntoinetteFlorettaNarcissus
AntoninaFlorindaNicolasa
AugustinaFredericaOlivette
AugustineFredoniaParthenia
BeatriceGeorgettaPermelia
BereniceGeorgianaPhilomena
BernadineGeorginaPriscilla
BernettaGeraldineRaffaela
BirdellaGlendoraRosabelle
CaldoniaGregoriaRosalind
CapitolaHenriettaRosamond
CarlottaHenrietteRosemary
CarmelitaHerminiaSophronia
CarmellaHildegardeStephania
CarolinaHyacinthSusannah
CelestiaIdabelleSylvania
CelestinaJeanettaTennessee
CelestineJessamineTheodora
ChristianaKatharinaTheodosia
ClaribelLeontineTheresia
ClarindaLouisianaThomasina
ClementinaLucretiaValentine
ClementineMagdalenaVernetta
CleopatraMagdaleneVictorine
ClotildaMarcelinaVioletta
ColumbiaMarcelineVivienne
ConcettaMarcellaWilhelmina
CordeliaMargarettaWilhemina
CorneliaMargueriteWilletta
DomenicaMariannaWinifred
BOYS
AdelbertCorneliusMontgomery
AdolphusDeforestMortimer
AloysiusFerdinandNapoleon
AlphonsoHamiltonPercival
AlphonsusHendersonRoderick
ArchibaldHezekiahRoosevelt
ArlingtonIgnatiusRutherford
AugustinJeffersonSheridan
AugustineJosephusSullivan
AugustusLafayetteSylvanus
BartholomewLlewellynSylvester
BenedictMarcellusThaddeus
ColumbusMatthiasTheophilus
CommodoreMckinleyValentine
ConstantineMeredithWashington
Wellington
LauraWattenberg
LauraWattenberg

Namerology founder and "Baby Name Wizard" author Laura Wattenberg is a globally recognized name expert, known for her scientific approach to understanding name trends and culture.

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4 Comments

  • Leiana October 18, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    I love these names. No children yet, but I do have a chicken named Cornelia

  • Christina Fonseca October 18, 2022 at 11:39 pm

    I could easily name half a dozen girls from this list: Hyacinth, Jessamine, Marjorie, Millicent, Rosalind and Susannah

    • LauraWattenberg
      LauraWattenberg October 19, 2022 at 1:36 am

      Christina, how lovely to see your name! I’m grateful for everything you contributed to the late lamented BabyNameWizard.

  • Christina Fonseca October 19, 2022 at 5:26 am

    Always a pleasure!

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