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A true classic: 13 olden day names we think are totally perfect for modern-day babies

Published 08:30 22 Mar 2020 GMT

Updated 23:22 18 Mar 2020 GMT

Trine Jensen-Burke
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Modern schmodern.

Sometimes you got to look back in time if you want to find the most perfect baby name – you know; the one where your child won't have to share his or her name with half the class once they are old enough to start school. Are you ready? These blast-from-the-past baby names are without a doubt fit for little kings, queens, saints and heroines: 1. Gwendolyn You'd call her Gwen for short, obvs! 2. Alistair We think the Scottish version of “Alexander” sounds much ore dashing, no? 3. Isolde I mean, just; wow. 4. Lancelot Born to be a heartbreaker, for sure. 5. Millicent Just tell us that "Milly" isn't the cutest little nickname ever invented! 6. Tristan The hero of a great love affair. 7. Margery So pretty! 8. Odin A Norse God, and, we think, one cool moniker for your little guy. 9. Eleanor Fit for a (medieval) queen. 10. Tyrell Love it! 11. Guinevere She was King Arthur's wife. 12. Lawrence From the Latin word for “laurel,” meaning victorious. 13. Emeline Such a fabulous alternative to the much more common "Emma"!