Dorothea- gift of God- I find this infinitely better than Dorothy. Less Wizard of Oz, more pretty and distinguished.
Virginia- I discourage all use of this name simply for the built in teasing potential of "Virgin," but do think that the nickname Ginny is cute.
Aloysius- (Al-oh-wish-us)
Max- I realize this is insanely popular right now, but I love it.
Mack
Elsie
Audrey
Hazel
Blanche
Ruby- sassy and cute.
Mabel
Loulie
Agnes
Arthur- Classic in the same way as William and Charles, which are coming back into style, and with a way more awesome pedigree. I'm bringing this back.
Lottie
Esther- starting to like a little bit, it's serious and classic.
Eloisa- italian form of Eloise, which derived separately from Louise and means healthy
Gilbert
Forest
Hope
Grover- Vintage and energetic sounding, presidential.
Josie
Iris
Jack- See the comment below for Frank.
Olive
Frank- I love short, vintage names for guys.
Carlyle (will probably become popular in the Carlisle form due to Twilight)
Pearl
Jess
Lionel- I like this one a lot.
Harlan
Oscar
Winifred (I know I mentioned before that I love the nickname Winnie)
Joseph
Oliver- the love of my life. There is nothing wrong with this name.
Landry
Sylvio
Walter - ruler of the army (Walt is such a great vintage nickname)
Maebelle
Llewellyn- Welsh, pronounced Leh-well-in.
Louis (strong and classic)
Leo
Harvey (Harvey Dent in Dark Knight helps modernize this a bit)
Alfred (Before you give me a weird look, it means "elf counsel," and comes equipped with two adorable nicknames, Freddie or Alfie. Besides, it's classic, and the name of one of the brothers in "Legends of the Fall.")
Vance (This is a family name...I think it's pretty sweet with the opening "V")
Opal
Theodore
Albert
Ned
Nettie (Nettie Belle)
Hattie (Hattie Lou)
Genevieve (Always stunning)
Helen- This is starting to grow on me, a family name with an ancient history.
Zenas (m)- God’s gift, one of the Apostles of the Seventy (This would be a cool, space-travel Star-Trek choice)
Wallace (Makes me think of William Wallace from Braveheart, which isn't a bad association)
Sylvester- of the forest
Percival
Mortimer (I don't know why, but I think this name is sweet. Morty, Mort.)
Philander- I know this has a negative meaning today, but still quirky and unusual, so thought I'd include it.
Milo
Susanna
Wesley (I only like this when it's abbreviated to Wes...)
Rosamond
Bertrand- bright rim of shield
August
Clement
Rosemarie/Rosalie
Clark- another family name, short and sweet.
Juliet- ignore the Romeo and Juliet connotation...this is a very pretty name
Aurelia
Rose
Lillie (As Lily, this name is very popular right now, but I still love it)
Adele
Charlie Ezra (Two of my favorite names, combined into one...)
Rosebud! (Yes, Rosebud. Part of me thinks it's awesome, the other half is like what...was that parent thinking. Meant for a My Little Pony)
Archie (appealingly British in this short form.)
Daisy
Rex
Seaborn (I hope they were born on a boat. In the sea.)
Winter (Kind of awesome)
Adelia
Moses (While I'm all for Biblical names, this one would be hard to carry off)
Isobel/Isabelle
Leander (This one is a nice substitute for always-popular Alexander. Means lion)
Beatrix
Bertram- bright raven (I am a sucker for nicknames and I like the nickname Bert. It's cute)
Russell- little red one
Owen (Know this one's popular, but still love it.)
Hugh
Augustin
Jasper (Jasper Joseph)- treasurer in Persian
Remo- Italian version of Remus.
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