As I was refining my favorites from my previous name post, I found myself finding SO MANY FAVORITES to share. So, bear with me as I engage in a series of baby name posts – which will hopefully inspire future parents and future writers out there!

So many classic names can easily be altered to be unique with their spelling – but so many names from days of yore are classic all on their own! Here are some amazing traditional names with a fun twist that I think would look amazing on some future Hellobee kiddos.

Traditional Names with a Twist

Girls

  • Tennie
  • Nita
  • Mozelle
  • Petra
  • Myrtis
  • Lyda
  • Novella
  • Una
  • Vina
  • Garnet
  • Adella
  • Celestine
  • Emilia

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  • Ethelyn
  • Lera
  • Rosia/Rosalia
  • Emmie
  • Norine
  • Cordie
  • Mellie
  • Alene
  • Delphine
  • Letitia
  • Rowena
  • Twila
  • Adaline
  • Eulah
  • Corene
  • Audra
  • Cleora
  • Amalia

Boys

  • Merritt
  • Rocco
  • Crawford
  • Hobert
  • Walker
  • Coleman
  • Maxwell
  • Odis
  • Jefferson
  • Casper
  • Hugo
  • Merton
  • Wylie
  • Archibald
  • Bishop
  • Bennett
  • Denver
  • Thad
  • Augustine
  • Benton
  • Reese
  • West
  • Blaine
  • Carson
  • Norris
  • Sampson
  • Watson
  • Arch
  • Ezekiel
  • Graydon
  • Hamilton
  • Richmond
  • Ellison
  • Mathias
  • Wellington
  • Winthrop

I find the female names are twists on classics (Audra for Audrey, Emmie for Emma) with some beautiful new ones I can’t really match to ones I’ve heard before (Twila, Rowena), which is pretty appealing when you want unique! Most of the boy names end up being a lot of names commonly associated with being last names, and some amazing classics we often forget – Thad, Mathias- thrown in there! If I could convince my husband, I might lobby hard for a Walker or Ellison if we had another boy.

Any of the names above spark your fancy?