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50 Old-Fashioned Baby Names That Stand The Test Of Time

Published 19:42 23 Oct 2016 BST

Updated 17:35 29 Jan 2017 GMT

Amanda Cassidy
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What's old is new again!  There is something very romantic about reaching back into history and naming your child after times gone by. Many of us love classic girl and boy names because they remind us of a moment in time that was elegant and simple. Celebrities embracing such vintage names include Jennifer Connelly who named her daughter Agnes, and Kimberly Steward who called her little one Delilah. From Maude and Mabel to Fred and Arthur, we have complied 50 of our favourite classic and old-fashioned baby names that still have lasting appeal: Boys: 1.  John 2. William 3. James 4. George 5. Charles 6. Frank 7. Joseph 8. Henry 9. Robert 10. Thomas 11. Edward 12. Harry 13. Walter 14. Arthur 15. Fred 16. Albert 17. Samuel 18. Clarence 19. Louis 20. David 21. Joe 22. Charlie 23. Richard 24. Ernest 25. Roy vintage baby Girls: 1.Mary 2. Anna 3. Emma 4. Elizabeth 5. Margaret 6. Minnie 7. Ida 8. Bertha 9. Clara 10. Alice 11. Annie 12. Florence 13. Bessie 14. Grace 15. Ethel 16. Sarah 17. Ella 18. Martha 19. Nellie 20. Mabel 21. Laura 22. Carrie 23. Cora 24. Helen 25 Maude. What is your favourite old-fashioned baby name? 

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