Hortense
“a gardener”
>99% girls
Less-Than-Flattering Names
Names gathered around a shared theme.
Latin · Old-fashioned French · Nature Mortimer
“dead sea” · “of the still water; of the dead sea”
>99% boys
Greek · Old-fashioned Eunice
“one who conquers”
>99% girls
Old English · Old-fashioned Wilbur
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys
German · Old-fashioned Gertrude
“one who is strong with a spear”
>99% girls
English · Old-fashioned Elmer
“a renowned and noble man”
>99% boys
German Hildegard
Hildegard is a feminine given name from German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in English, German, and Swedish.
>99% girls
German · Old-fashioned Herbert
“an illustrious warrior”
>99% boys
Greek · Literary Thelma
“one who is ambitious and willful”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Old-fashioned Hyman
“a giver of life”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Old-fashioned Beulah
“married” · “woman who is claimed as a wife”
>99% girls
English · Vintage revival Oswald
“the power of God”
>99% boys
German · Old-fashioned Irma
“a universal woman”
>99% girls
English · Old-fashioned Wilfred
“one who wishes for peace”
>99% boys
Germanic languages · Old-fashioned Wilma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Welsh · Nature Mervyn
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
English · Vintage revival Mildred
“woman of gentle strength”
>99% girls
German · Old-fashioned Adolph
“a noble, majestic wolf”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Old-fashioned Ethel
“a noble woman” · “one who is noble”
>99% girls
English · Old-fashioned Lester
“roman fort” · “a man from Leicester”
>99% boys