Did you know that the first postal system was established during Queen Victoria’s reign and that she was the first person shown on a stamp?
The Victorian era (1837-1901) was considered a grand time of revolutionary breakthroughs in major fields of science, politics and arts that helped shape the world today. It was during Queen Victoria’s reign too that Charles Darwin published his controversial book ‘The Origin of the Species’ which proposed the theory man came from apes so we can probably say that these were interesting times indeed (and also a great reference for interesting name ideas).
With no further ado, let’s dig into this collection of popular names that capture the classic and vintage feels of the 1800s, and with a pinch of history!
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Victorian Names For Boys
Much was expected from men during the Victorian era. It was important for them to maintain a status of respectability and to keep up their appearances by being active in various fields including enterprise and politics. And most possibly bearing a respectable and noble name was a part of the ordeal. Let’s dive into the list of the most prominent names for boys during the Victorian era!
Abraham
Abraham is a biblical name with historical significance for many religions. A famous bearer of this name during the Victorian era was US President Abraham Lincoln, who was known for his initiatives in the abolishment of slavery. He is a fitting example too because the name Abraham means “father of many” in Hebrew.
Alonzo
Drafting of the Declaration of Independence by Alonzo Chappel.
The name Alonzo or Alonso was a favorite name during the Victorian period. A number of artists bore this name including Alonzo Chappel whose paintings tried to capture personalities and events from the American Revolution and the early 19th century America. He also made a painting of Queen Victoria. Another famous artist with this name is Alonzo “Lonnie” Johnson who pioneered the sophisticated, jazzy urban blues guitar style.
Andrew
Andrew means manly or masculine. This name was common during the Victorian era and is still a favorite name for boys up to this day.
Anthony
Another Victorian name that is still used today is Anthony. Its possible meaning is precious or praiseworthy.
Arthur
Arthur was among the most popular boy names during the Victorian period. Its meaning is unknown although it could be from the Old Welsh words artos meaning bear and euros meaning man or king. One of the famous bearers of this name in the Victorian era is Arthur Conan Boyle. He created and wrote the most popular mystery investigator Sherlock Holmes.
Benjamin
Benjamin means son of the south or son of the right hand in Hebrew. The name was common during the time and its shortened form Ben is still given as a boy’s name in the present.
Bernard
Bernard is from the Old English name Beornheard. It means bear, hard, firm and brave. The name has an elegant ring that makes it a classy and posh name idea for boys. Playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw was among the famous bearers of this name during the Victorian era.
Find more posh name ideas in our list of Rich and Wealthy Names.
Charles
Charles was one of the most prominent names during the Victorian era and even up to now. The great writer Charles Dickens, scientist Charles Darwin, and Peanuts comic artist and creator Charles Schulz were all men from the Victorian period sharing this name.
Chester
Chester came from the Latin word that means camp or fortress. The name was popular during the time. It is also the name of a city in England that is famous for its Victorian architecture and restorations of cathedrals and town halls.
Christopher
Christopher means bearing Christ. This is a timeless name often used by Christians as a metaphorical name to express faith. Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh, which was written during the Victorian era, is one of the renowned bearers of this name.
Clarence
The name Clarence was common for British royals and gained popularity during the late Victorian period. There’s no clear meaning for the name, only that it was from the Latin title Clarensis given to the British royal family.
Cleveland
The name Cleveland evolved from the phrase “cliff land”. It was first used as an English surname but became a popular given name for boys during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Daniel
Daniel is a Hebrew name that means God is my judge.
David
David is another biblical name that has remained popular up to now. It means beloved. A famous bearer of this name is David Livingstone, a British explorer considered a hero in the 19th-century Victorian era.
Edward
Edward was among the top choices of name for boys in the late 1800s. It was a favorite name choice by royalty and the wealthy throughout Europe. It means rich guard.
Ernest
American writer and adventurer Ernest Hemingway from the late Victorian period was among the many boys who bore this name during the time. Ernest is from the Old German word ernust which means serious and earnest.
Francis
A common name even in the present, Francis was among the top names in the late 1800s. Francis is the English form of the name Franciscus meaning Frenchman. One of the bearers of this name is English poet Francis Thompson who wrote the poem “The Hound of Heaven”.
Frank
Frank was a favorite Victorian name too. There’s the famous singer Frank Sinatra bearing this name during the period.
Frederick
Frederick may be unique nowadays but during the Victorian era many bore this name. It means peaceful ruler. Frederick Douglass was an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolishing slavery in the 1800s.
George
According to records, George was among the top 10 most popular names during the late Victorian period. It is still a very common boy’s name in the present. George is from the Greek word georgos which means farmer or worker of the earth. Several Victorian writers assumed this as their pen name including George Eliot and George Orwell, whose real names were Mary Anne Evans and Eric Arthur Blair.
Check out more earthy name ideas in our dedicated post: Names That Mean Earth
Gilbert
Gilbert means a bright promise or pledge. One of the most famous bearers of this name is Gilbert Blythe, a character in Avonlea Anne of Green Gables book series.
Grover
The name Grover became popular during the late 1800s after the election of American president Grover Cleveland. Grover, which means a grove of trees, is not common nowadays and is a great idea for a unique baby name.
Harold
Harold means powerful and mighty army in Old English. Victorian novelist and historian Harold Frederic was among the famous bearers of this name.
Harry
Harry is a medieval form of the name Henry meaning ruler of home. This was a favorite name for royals not just in the Victorian era. Even the present British real-life prince Prince Harry, whose real name is Henry, is using this name. A famous bearer of this name during the Victorian period is the renowned magician and illusionist Harry Houdini whose real name is Erik Weisz.
Interested in names relating to magic and the mystics? Check out our list of Names That Mean Magic!
Henry
Henry is a very popular name for royalty. Many famous people in the Victorian era bore this name including British novelist Henry James and the American automobile manufacturer Henry Ford.
Hubert
Hubert is a classic name from the 8th century that became popular again during Queen Victoria’s reign. It means bright heart or shining intelligence in Old German. This name is a great and unique idea for a vintage and old-fashioned name choice.
Find more vintage name ideas in our dedicated post: Vintage Names for Boys
Hugh
Hugh is another form for the name Hugo which means mind, thought or spirit. This was very common among the French nobility.
Isaac
Isaac is a biblical name that has been popular over time and was a favorite in the late 1800s. It means “he will laugh, he will rejoice”. It was during the Victorian era that the inventor Isaac Singer made improvements of the sewing machine design and started the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
James
James was a common name for boys during the 1800s and still remains a favorite name choice until today.
John
John is a Hebrew name that means God is gracious. It remains to be one of the timeless names that remains a favorite name choice for boys. One of the famous people bearing this name during Queen Victoria’s reign was the chocolatier John Cadbury who started the chocolate company Cadbury.
Joseph
The name Joseph has Hebrew origins and means “he will add”. This was a common name for many rulers of the Roman empire and Portugal, and remains to be a favorite boys name up till now. Famous bearers of this name during the Victorian era are British author Joseph Conrad, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, and Sir Joseph Paxton who was the architect of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
Julius
Julius has the Greek meaning downy-bearded and is possibly derived from the name of the Roman god Jupiter.
Leonard
This name gives off the old-fashioned yet classic vibes for a name. It means brave lion in Old German and became very common in the 20th century.
Leroy
Leroy was a common English name for boys in the 19th century. This unique name became a favorite in the US. Its origin is traced to a French nickname that means the king.
Louis
Louis was also among the prominent names in the Victorian era. Among its famous bearers during that time were French scientist Louis Pasteur, Louis Riel who led a rebellion against Canada, and Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote the all-time favorite book Treasure Island.
Luther
Luther is another form of the Old German name Leuthar which means army of people.
Mark
Mark is the English and more popular form of the name Marcus which possibly is related to the Roman god Mars. Among the famous people who assumed this name during the Victorian period is the author Mark Twain whose real name is Samuel Clemens. He wrote the well-loved children’s books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Matthew
Matthew is a Hebrew name that means gift of God. This biblical name remains a popular choice for a boy’s name. Famous people who were given this name are Matthew Arnold who was an 1800s English poet and cultural critic and Matthew Perry, an American naval officer who led a delegation to Japan. There is also Matthew Balls who was a Victorian Head Gardener and traveling professional designer responsible for many beautiful garden landscapes during the era.
Maurice
Maurice is a classic French name that was common during the 1800s. There is no clear meaning to the name though it could be possibly another form of the name Maurus that means moorish. It gained popularity again in the 1980s to 1990s but is rarely used in the present.
Nathan
Nathan may sound like a modern name but this has actually been used over centuries as a Christian name. It is Hebrew and it means he gave. Nathan Beauregard was a talented blind blues singer from the late 1800s. He’s most popular for his song Highway 61 that people related to trivial mysterious meanings and devilry.
Nicholas
Nicholas means victory for the people. This was the name of the last reigning emperor of Russia Nicholas II King of Poland.
Noah
Noah is another biblical name that is a present-time favorite. It was among the top 200 names in the late 1880s. Its Hebrew meaning is motion, activity, rest and repose.
Oliver
Oliver was a common medieval name that regained popularity again in the Victorian era when Charles Dickens published the novel Oliver Twist.
Oscar
Oscar is possibly another form of the Old English name Osgar, or from the Old Norse name Asgeirr. In Old Irish, the name Oscar means deer friend. Famous Victorian person who bore this name is Irish writer and humorist Oscar Wilde.
Otto
Otto in Old German means wealth and fortune.
Patrick
Patrick comes from the Latin name Patricius which means nobleman. It became popular in the 17th century and still is a common boy’s name nowadays.
Philip
Philip or Phillip means friend of horses. Some of the famous people bearing this name were Sir Philip William Burne-Jones who was a Victorian Era British aristocrat and painter, and Philip Speakman Webb architect and designer known for his unconventional country houses.
Ralph
American writer and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson was among those who popularized this name during the 19th century. The name Ralph is possibly an evolution of the Norse name Ráðúlfr which means counsel of the wolf.
Raymond
Raymond is another form of the German name Ragimund which has the meanings advice, counsel, decision and protection.
Robert
Robert means bright fame. This name has been consistently a common boy’s name since the 13th century and is still considered a modern name. Famous literary namesakes during the Victorian period are Robert Browning and poet Robert Frost.
Russell
This classic name means little red one. The name is not common nowadays. Modern bearers of this name are actor Russell Crowe and Disney’s adorable scout kid in the animated movie Up.
Samuel
Samuel is one of the top favorite names during the late Victorian era. It is a Hebrew name that means God has heard. Famous namesakes are Victorian poets and writers Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Beckett, and Samuel Clemens who goes by the pen name Mark Twain.
Stanley
Stanley is an English surname that means stone clearing or woodland. It became popular during the late 1800s as a given name for boys.
Stephen
Stephen, also Steven or Stefan, means crown or wreath. It has been widely used since the 11th century and is still a common name in the present.
Theodore
This vintage name means gift of god. This was a prominent name in classical Greece. US President Theodore Roosevelt was among the famous people who bore this name in the late Victorian era.
Thomas
Thomas means a twin and has Greek and Aramaic roots. Famous people who bear this name in the late 1800s are Thomas Carlyle who was a Scottish historian known for his records on the French Revolution, and Thomas Hardy who was an English novelist and poet known for his romantic tragedy novels in the Victorian era.
Timothy
Timothy is coined from the Greek name Timotheos which means to honor God. Timothy Shay Arthur was an American writer during the Victorian era who was popular for his temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar Room and What I Saw There. The novel demonized alcohol and had an impact on the public.
Wallace
Wallace was a popular name in the late Victorian era and is now considered a unique and old-fashioned name. It has Germanic origins and means foreigner.
Walter
Walter means power of the army. It is one of the most prominent names in the late 1800s. Most notable bearers of this name in the Victorian period are Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe, and Sir Walter Besant who was a prolific writer, historian and social critic of the late Victorian era.
Warren
The name Warren is possibly coined from the French word warrene which means animal enclosure or refers to a park keeper. A popular bearer of this name is the 29th US President Warren Harding.
William
William is a timeless name that has Germanic meanings of desire, will, helmet and protection. It is borne by many notable people across history including William Shakespeare and Victorian poets William Blake and William Wordsworth.
Other Male Victorian Names
- Adolph
- Claude
- Clifford
- Clinton
- Clyde
- Cornelius
- Elijah
- Elmer
- Emmett
- Eugene
- Everett
- Franklin
- Harrison
- Herbert
- Homer
- Horace
- Howard
- Marion
- Morris
- Rufus
- Sylvester
Victorian Names For Girls
From assuming what seemed to be unconventional roles and positions in society to writing courageous yet gentle literature such as the novel Little Women- the Victorian era was an incredible time of bravery and seeking more for women.
Here is a list of female names that were common during Queen Victoria’s reign.
Adeline
This classy and feminine name means nobility. Adeline was very common during the Middle Ages until the Victorian era. Its other form Adelina is also a great vintage name idea for girls.
Alice
Alice is a timeless name that became very popular during the mid-Victorian period after the publishing of the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. Its meaning is traced to the Germanic name Adalheidis which also means nobleness.
Amanda
Amanda is among the most prominent Victorian names that retained its popularity until now. Its Latin roots mean lovable or worthy of love. What a sweet name idea for a baby girl!
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Amelia
Amelia and its other variants such as Amalia and Amilie are traced to mean unceasing, vigorous and brave. A famous bearer of this name in history is Princess Amelia who died two decades before the Victorian period.
Anna
Anna or Anne is an all-time favorite name for girls, especially among the Russian royals. This was the name of a 19th-century empress of Russia and the main character of Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina published in the mid-1800s. It ranked second in the most popular name in the 1880s.
Beatrice
Beatrice means voyager or traveler, blessed and happy. Its more modern form Bea is popular in the present. Queen Victoria’s 5th daughter Princess Beatrice was a famous bearer of this name.
Bertha
The name Bertha means bright and glorious. It is the name of the goddess of animals and weaving in southern Germanic legends. Bertha was a popular girl name during the mid-1800s.
Beulah
Beulah is a Hebrew name that means married. It became popular in the late Victorian era.
Blanche
Blanche is a French nickname for someone white or fair-colored. It was among the top 100 names of girls in the late 1800s. This was the name of one of the main characters in the beloved 80’s TV series The Golden Girls.
Caroline
Caroline is the French feminine form of the name Charles which possibly means army. Caroline Norton is an English poet and novelist during the Victorian era whose efforts prompted for the legal protection of married women.
Carrie
Carrie is a shorter form of Caroline that gained its popularity in the 1800s and declined in the 1970s after the publishing of Stephen King’s horror novel with the name title. Carrie Jacobs Bond was a famous songwriter in the Victorian era bearing this name.
Catherine
Catherine or Katherine, also Kathryn and its other forms are traced to the Greek name Hekatirine which means each of two. It is also associated with the Greek word that means pure. The name is a popular name choice for girls from the late 1700s because of Russian empress Catherine the Great up to the present.
Charlotte
Renowned bearers of this name are Charlotte Bronte who wrote Jane Eyre, and Queen Charlotte who was the 19th century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland.
Clara
Clara was included in the top 10 most popular girls’ names in the 1880s. It means clear, bright and famous.
Cora
Cora is possibly a shorter form of Cordula and Corinna. It has Greek origins and means maiden. It is also another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.
Cornelia
This old-fashioned name is the feminine form of Cornelius which means horn. This is an awesome vintage and classy name idea for girls.
Find more old-fashioned girl names in our list of: Vintage Names for Girls
Daisy
Daisy is a simple yet youthful name that became popular during the late Victorian era along with other names associated with flowers. It is still a common female name until now.
Edna
Edna is a Hebrew name that means pleasure. It was popular in the mid-1800s and was borne by famous people like American poet Edna Dean Proctor. It also became popular after its use as the main character’s name in the successful novel St. Elmo in 1866.
Eleanor
This beautiful and elegant name has been used since the 12th century. It had a growing popularity during the Middle Ages because of the many royalties who bore this name including Eleanor of Aquitaine who was the queen of Louis VII, Eleanor of Provence who was the wife of Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile who was the wife of Edward I. US first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was among those who bore this name in the late Victorian era.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth and its other shorter forms like Elsie, Bessie and Beth were largely popular names during the Victorian era. It is of Greek and Hebrew origins and means my God is a promise. Like the name Eleanor, this was also a favorite among the aristocrats and the European royalties. The name is still consistently a popular name choice at the present time.
Emily
Emily is simple yet still a modern-sounding name nowadays and maybe it’s because it has kept its popularity as a girl’s name since the 19th century. Famous Victorian women who bore this name are Emily Bronte who wrote the novel Wuthering Heights and American poet Emily Dickinson.
Emma
Emma has Germanic origins and means whole and great. The name was popular in the late Victorian era and is currently considered a common name too..
Estella
Would you give your daughter the name of the stars? Estella is an elegant name coined from the Latin word Stella which means star.
Esther
Esther possibly means star in Persian. Though Esther has been widely used as a female name, its popularity soared in the US during the late 1800s after the birth of Esther Cleveland, daughter of US President Grover Cleveland.
Ethel
Ethel was coined in the 19th century and means nobility. It was made popular in the mid-1800s by the novels The Newcomes by Makepeace Thackeray and The Daisy Chain by CM Yonge. A longer form of Ethel is Ethelyn.
Evelyn
The meaning of the name Evelyn is uncertain. It was fairly popular during the Victorian era and was initially used as a boy’s name in the 17th century. It is now more common as a girl’s name because of its similarity to feminine names like Eve and Evelina.
Florence
Florence means flourishing and prosperous. What a great name idea to wish someone an abundant and fulfilling life!
Georgia
Georgia is the feminine form of the name George which means farmer or earthworker. A famous Victorian personality bearing this name is the American painter Georgia O’Keefe.
Gertrude
Gertrude was among the top favorite girl’s names in the late Victorian period and lost its popularity in the mid-1900s. Famous Victorian bearer of this name is poet and novelist Gertrude Stein. Gertrude means spear of strength.
Hannah
Like its shorter forms Anna and Anne, Hannah was also a common name during the Victorian era and is still currently a popular girl’s name. It is a Hebrew name that means favor or grace.
Harriet
Also spelled Harriett, is a feminine form of the name Harry and Henry that both mean home ruler.
Hazel
The name Hazel was inspired by the hazel tree or the light brown color. It was used as a girl’s name in the 19th century and quickly became very popular in the late Victorian era.
Helen
Helen is a timeless name that has Greek origins and means torch. It is possibly related to the name Selene which means moon. The name is famous as Zeus’ daughter in Greek mythology described as having the face that could launch a thousand ships.
Ida
Ida is of German roots and possibly means work or labor. It became popular in the 19th century partly after it was used as the main character’s name in Alfred Tennyson’s poem The Princess in 1847. Other forms that could be related to Ida are Idella, Idelle and Idalia.
Irene
Irene has a very serene meaning- Peace. It is the name of a Greek goddess and the first woman to become an empress in the Byzantine Empire in the 8th century. This short yet elegant name became a popular name choice in the late 1800s.
Josephine
Josephine is the feminine form of the Hebrew name Joseph which means he will add. This classic old-fashioned name was a favorite during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A famous bearer of this name is Josephine Butler who was an English feminist and social reformer. She campaigned for women’s suffrage and the right to better education in the Victorian era.
Laura
The name Laura is inspired by the laurel trees which were used to create victors’ garlands in ancient Rome. Famous Victorian women bearing this name are Laura Secord who was a Canadian heroine, and American author Laura Wilder.
Leila
Also spelled Layla, is an Arabic name that means night or evening. The name is related to an old Arab and Persian romance tale. The retelling of the medieval story through poems and songs has spread the use of Leila as a girl’s name.
Leona
Are you looking for a fierce vintage name for a baby girl? The name Leona means lion and is considered a simple yet a strong name choice.
Lillian
Lillian is possibly a longer form of the name Lily relating to the lily flower, or it could also be a shorter form of the name Elizabeth. Lillian was a popular girl’s name in the late 1800s and was used as a screen name by actresses and entertainers.
You might also enjoy our collection of Names That Mean Sunflower!
Loretta
Loretta, also spelled as Lauretta, is the Italian form of the name Laura. Both spellings were fairly popular in the US in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Louise
Louise is such a classy and regal name. It was popular for some time in the late Victorian era and can be considered a rare baby girl’s name nowadays.
Mabel
The name Mabel has Latin roots that means lovable. It’s simple, classic and has a wholesome ring to it. No wonder it ranked 20th among girls’ names in the 1880s.
Margaret
Margaret and its shorter form Maggie are traced to the Latin word Margarita which means pearl. One notable bearer of this name is Margaret Knight who invented the flat-bottomed paper bag and was considered the most famous 19th-century woman inventor.
Marion
Marion is a neutral-gender name that gained popularity more as a girl’s name in the late Victorian era. It is another form of the names Mary and Marie.
Martha
Martha has Aramaic roots and means the lady or the mistress, and refers to a lady master. The name is rarely used nowadays.
Mary
Also Marie and Maria among its numerous other forms, is an all-time favorite name and was the most popular in the late Victorian era. Its origin and meaning are uncertain however the closest possibility is it is derived from the Egyptian word mry which means beloved. Mary is also a favorite when creating double-barrel names.
Mathilda
Matilda or Mathilda means strength in battle.
Maude
Maude is another form of the name Mathilda. It ranked higher in terms of popularity and was among the top 25 name choices for girls in the 1880s.
Mildred
Mildred means gentle strength. This mature and old-fashioned name is such a lovely name idea if you’re looking for that combination of value in its meaning while having that vintage vibe.
Millie
Millie is possibly a shorter form of Mildred or the Gothic name Millicent which means unceasing, brave and strong.
Nellie
Nellie was a popular name in the 1800s possibly because this could be a shorter and a more affectionate form of many names including Helena, Eleanora and Ileana.
Rebecca
Rebecca is a Hebrew name that means to join or tie. It was fairly popular during the late Victorian era and was more popular in the mid-1900s, but is now considered a rare name for girls.
Rhoda
Rhoda is coined from the Greek term referring to the rose flower.
Rose
Rose and its other popular forms like Rosie and Rosa were also popular in the Victorian age. The use of sweet-sounding names related to flowers surged in prominence in the late Victorian period.
Sarah
Sarah is another biblical name that rose to fame in the late 1800s. In Hebrew Sarah means lady, princess or a noblewoman.
Sophia
Meaning wisdom in Greek. Sophia was very common for European royalty during the Middle Ages and was popularized in Britain in the 18th century. A famous bearer of this name is Princess Sophia of the UK.
Theresa
Theresa has Greek roots possibly meaning summer or to harvest.
Victoria
And of course, we won’t be missing the name of Queen Victoria herself. Victoria is coined from the word victory or victorious, which is a great way to describe Queen Victoria’s reign since it was considered a period of industrial, political, military and scientific change within the United Kingdom.
You might also enjoy browsing through our winning list of Names that mean Victorious!
Viola
“Mama gave me two very pretty little china baskets with violets, and some pretty buttons.“
14-year old Queen Victoria, journal entry 30 March 1834
Viola has the Latin meaning violet and could possibly be related to the flower violet. Amusingly, this is also one of Queen Victoria’s favorite flowers which she mentioned over 105 times in her journals.
Virginia
The meaning and origin of the name Virginia is uncertain. It could possibly be from the Latin word virgo which means maid or virgin. Virginia is a more popular name in the US than other parts of the world and is now considered a rare name choice.
Other Female Victorian Names
- Abbie
- Ada
- Addie
- Agnes
- Alberta
- Allie
- Alma
- Alta
- Amy
- Annie
- Augusta
- Barbara
- Belle
- Bernice
- Bertie
- Bess
- Bettie
- Betty
- Birdie
- Callie
- Celia
- Christina
- Christine
- Delia
- Della
- Dollie
- Dora
- Dorothy
- Edith
- Effie
- Eliza
- Ella
- Ellen
- Essie
- Estelle
- Etta
- Eula
- Eunice
- Eva
- Fannie
- Flora
- Flossie
- Frances
- Gladys
- Goldie
- Grace
- Hattie
- Henrietta
- Hilda
- Ina
- Inez
- Isabel
- Isabelle
- Iva
- Jane
- Janie
- Jean
- Jennie
- Jessie
- Josie
- Julia
- Kate
- Katie
- Lela
- Lelia
- Lena
- Lillie
- Lizzie
- Lois
- Lola
- Lottie
- Lou
- Louisa
- Lucille
- Lucy
- Luella
- Lula
- Lulu
- Lydia
- Mable
- Mae
- Mamie
- Marguerite
- Mattie
- Maud
- May
- Mayme
- Minnie
- Mollie
- Myra
- Myrtle
- Nancy
- Nannie
- Nell
- Nettie
- Nina
- Nora
- Ola
- Olga
- Olive
- Ollie
- Ora
- Pauline
- Pearl
- Rachel
- Rena
- Roxie
- Ruby
- Ruth
- Sadie
- Sallie
- Sally
- Sara
- Sophie
- Stella
- Sue
- Susan
- Susie
- Sylvia
- Tillie
- Vera
- Verna
- Willie
- Winifred
- Winnie
Wrap Up – 120+ Victorian Names | Names Ideas from the 1800s
Queen Victoria ruled for almost 64 years, and in between those glorious decades filled with historic events, a lot of great name ideas from all over the world surfaced. Some are still common to this day, others were lost in time and are now considered rare.
We hope you enjoyed reading through our list of Victorian names. These names were influenced by the cultural and societal norms prominent at the time. With so many great name ideas on this list, one can get overwhelmed. That’s why we’ve included their meanings to help you make your best name choice! Which of these Victorian names appeal to you? Let us know in the comments!
Resource: We use Behind the Name to research name meanings, history, and popularity.
