Suggestions for "southern" names

MelodyKate

I am from the south, as is at least 5 generations of my family, so I really like southern names- the kind that make you think of peach ice cream, front porches, debutantes, and men behaving like gentlemen. What are some "southern" names? It seems to be an intangible quality and I'm having a hard time explaining it to DH. I am open to double names and things that are a little old-fashioned. Lay 'em on me! The 2 I can think of off the top of my head are Ava Katherine (double name) and Savannah Rose (fn/mn or double name). I'm having an extra hard time with boy names. TIA!

Jenny952

Savannah is an obvious choice.  Scarlett, Annabelle, Georgia.

HannahO28

I like:

Georgia (you could go with Georgiana for extra flair)

Scarlett

Annabelle

Delia (I like this one with a double name like Delia Belle or Delia Rae)

Mae

Imogene

Beuregaurd  

John David

Amos 

Wyatt

Avery

Jesse

Lyle

Lionel  

kmv68

Girl:  Shelby

Boy:  Dustin, Wyatt

lifesaboutmusic

Beau, Clint, Clay/Clayton, Shane, Travis, Trevor, Dean, Cody, Wyatt, Randy, Austin, Colton, Ford, Grady, Rhett

 

Georgia, Annabel, Lily, Mae, Emily, Scarlett, Alyssa Rose, Deana, Lauren, Molly, Sydney, Virginia, Audrey, Caroline, Holly, Carrie, Cheyenne

kacelle

I typically don't like Southern names, although I'm from the deep South, but I do like Scarlett, Georgia, Dahlia, and Magnolia.  

Brodyrox30

Girls: Caroline, Lily, Scarlett, Cheyenne, anything with Mae/May or Jo as a double name.

Boys: Jedidiah, Trace, Noah, Wyatt, Breckin

jgengo0

 Confederate generals and soldiers' names ( for inspiration)  that stood out.  Not saying I like all of them...just some ideas!

Wade

Hugh

Pierce

Henry

William

Harvey

Evander

Cadmus

Ambrose

Walker

Maxcy

Hollis

Cade

Graham

 

 

 

scoutkate

The kind of southern names you're talking about should be classic names. I've definitely never met a debutante named Magnolia. 

Girls:

Margaret

Caroline

Eliza/Elizabeth

Louise

Katherine/Catherine

Sarah

Virginia

Double names with Mary (Mary Eleanor, Mary Elizabeth, Mary Brent, Mary Mitchell, Mary Stuart, Mary Grey, Mary Alice, Mary Brooks)

Double names with Anne or Anna (Anne Everett, Anne Wells, Anna Vaughan, Anna Bennett, Anna Claire)

Last names as first names, but only if they're family names.

 

Boys:

Clark

William/Will

John

Thomas

Henry

Matthew/Matt

Stuart

Charles

Again, last names as first names, but only if they're family names. 

 

 

tesary

My grandma was very southern and her name was Anna Mae. 

CGoldman96

Evangeline

TheNextWest

If #4 is a girl, her name will be Anna Gray (double fn), probably nn Annie. They are both family names for us.

 I like a lot of the ones suggested already!

Other family names (we are tried and true Southerners

Mary Lee

Christine

(Almost anything FN) Marie or Mae

Ginny

Frances and Francis

Annabelle

Ollie

Sylvia

Callie

Hunter-Nicole

Elizabeth

Holly

Lots of Lynns and Lees.

 

John

Sam/Samuel

Dean

Robert

Benjamin

Hunt

Arden

Glenn

Allen

Joe Mac, Joe Davis, Joe etc. (double fn)

William Carl

Kyle

 

 

I know a sibset named Grace, Glory, and John David. They sound very "southern hospitality" to me! 

 

rubyjem00

Mary Jane and Mary Catherine are the first two that come to mind for a girl. My family is from the deep south and there are a lot of Janes, Elizabeths, Catherines, Margarets, etc.

TonyaCody06

Where in TX are you? 

Scarlett and Georgia are on my list along with Wyatt.

Grace/Gracie

Belle

Tessa

Sue/Susan/Suzie 

StefB28

John Robert is a very Southern double name for a boy. I also used to babysit for a Sullivan (named after Sullivan's Island, SC) and a Rutledge.

For girls, I often think of double names that are a combination of feminine & masculine, like Mary Michael or Mary Jordan,

MelodyKate

I am in the Dallas area (born and raised), but my family came to Texas from Tennessee. 

MelleTX

I live in Dallas now, but grew up in Louisiana in that debutante scene. Popular names that I consider traditional and southern would be:

Caroline, Elizabeth, Catherine, Vivian, Annette, Louise, Mary, Anne, Claire, Margaret.

And for boys: William, Robert, John Henry or John anything, Thomas, Daniel, Douglas.

ETA: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. (duh, it's the South)

happilyever888

Savannah for a girl, Baylor for a boy!

jrolls79

Shake your family tree. Family last names as first has ALWAYS been popular here. I laugh when others call it a trend. For example, my son would have been either Brooks (GM maiden name) or Hays (GGM maiden name.

Rach21

kandjrolls2:

Shake your family tree. Family last names as first has ALWAYS been popular here. I laugh when others call it a trend. For example, my son would have been either Brooks (GM maiden name) or Hays (GGM maiden name.

THIS. I'm in Tennessee and I know 2 baby boys named Gentry, boys named Landon, Hudson, and Maguire, and girls named MacLaren, Bennette (maiden name Bennett but the family added an extra e at the end for a feminine spelling), and Sawyer.