Pretty Victorian baby names

There were a lot of gorgeous and unique names in the late 1800s, but what Victorian names are still lovely now? This list includes some beauties for modern-day parents looking for a true classic.

This old-fashioned French baby name means 'noble'.

Simply meaning 'good,' Agatha is a beautiful vintage name.

The cute meaning of the name Aubrey is 'fair ruler of the little people' – with 'little people' referring to elves.

Augustus is a very powerful name meaning 'majestic'.

This proper British surname means 'baker'.

This pretty name was very popular in the Victorian era.

A vintage form of Clare, this is a very sweet name for a little girl.

From the Latin title 'Clarensis', meaning 'of Clare' or 'light'.

This feminine form of Clement may be a wonderful choice for parents who'd like a Victorian-revival girls' name.

In Sweden, Ebba is a very popular name. But here, this Germanic saint's name was lost long ago.

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Effie is short for Euphemia and means 'well spoken'.

Eleanora was very popular in Victorian times, but more modern variations like Eleanor and Ellen took its place.

Emmeline is an old fashioned, yet still beautiful, version of today's Emma and Emily.

Napoleon III's wife, the French empress, was named Eugenie.

In Arabic, the meaning of the name Jemima is 'little dove'.

The last time this name entered the top 1,000 list was in the 1880s. Larkin means ‘fierce or rough’.

This gorgeous boys' name means 'as brave as a lion'.

A sweet Victorian favourite, Lottie, the short form of Charlotte, means ‘free man’.

A derivative of Louis, this pretty name means 'famous warrior'.

In Latin, the meaning of the name Mabel is 'beautiful, loving, lovable'.

This Old English name means 'boundary gate'.

This popular Victorian name means 'behold, a son' in Hebrew.

Rufus is a great boys' name and in Latin means 'red-haired'.

In the bible, Silas was said to be a missionary.

Simeon is a Hebrew baby name meaning 'obedient and listening'.

Stanley is a family name dating all the way back to the 11/12th century.

Such a pretty, vintage name, which can be translated as 'gazelle'.

In Greek, the meaning of the name Theodora is 'God given.'

Vernon is originally an aristocratic surname brought to England at the time of the Norman conquest.