Old fashioned names

beautiful names that should come back..  

you might also like Flora & Lena.. Anne "Annie" or Anna are also very nice..

Agatha/Agnes - Don't like this one much, it sounds SO old to me. I like Agnes better than Agatha, but I just can't imagine it on a child...

Dorothy/Dorothea - I really love Dorothy, so pretty and classic! I'd love to see it make a comeback. Dorothea I like, but I think I pronounce it wrong. I always say it dor-ROH-thee-uh. And I've heard it said like Dorothy, or with the stress like dohr-THEE-uh. I dunno. I like Dorothy a lot better.

Florence - First thing I thought was Italy. Second thing I thought was Flo from those awful Progressive car insurance commercials. I think it's a lot too outdated for me... Also I don't like place names.

Leona - Really beautiful, I really love this one! So soft and pretty, and I think it would work really well with today's naming trends. I'm considering adding this to my list now, I really like it... (although I was reminded of a city in the Eragon/Inheritance books called Dras-Leona. That gives it a really fantasy feel to me, which I like, but maybe it's a bit...weird.)

Lorena - Not my favorite, but I do like it, it's pretty. Like Leona, it would fit well with today's naming trends. 

Wilhelmina - NMS, I like the nickname Wil/Will for a girl, or Mina, but I just really don't love the full name. It's just too busy sounding.

Loreta - Pretty, different, and again, it would do well with the popular names today. 

I know a Agatha and some Leona's.

Last time I was walking through hospital, some months ago, a baby was born and the parents called her Leona. It's quite popular in Germany with the nn Leo, that's why I think it's totally usuable.

I don't like Agatha , Dorothy/Dorothea, Florence , Wilhelmina and Lorena so much.

Loreta sounds very beautiful, but it reminds me of chocolate bars (although I don't think there are some called 'Loreta' ..)

My fav. one is Leona

I came up with the NN of Agate for Agnes (it's a type of rock). Maybe because I'm a wildlife major for college and I need to know basic geology. My favorites from your list arae Dorothy and Florence

I love old-fashioned names, but these wouldn't be the best options IMO. I think maybe Leona and Loreta/Loretta could work, but the rest i'm not so sure. Other old-fashioned names I think would work better:

Hazel

Mae

Harriet (Hattie!) LOVE

Norah

Phillipa (Pippa)

Maisie

Elsie

Elsa

Mabel

Victoria

Emmeline

HTH Luv Sar xoxo

I agree with this (though I'm not wild about Cynthia, Beverly, Hazel or Harriet either. I like the other suggestions though!).

agatha/ agnes- agatha could work although dont really like it. agnes is  not pretty

dorothy/dorothea dont like this. prefer theadora

florence dont like this either. like flora

leona dont care for this. like liliana. but common these days

lorena this is ok but dont care for it.

Wilhelmina dont like. i like willa

and my absolute favourite

loreta i like loretta spelled this way. this name should come back

I don't think any of these names would work well on a child of this generation. I think there are many better options that were popular back in the day and aren't popular now but don't sound so out of date.

Cynthia, Teresa, Margaret, Beverly/Everly, Helena, Lillian, Eleanor, Hazel, Viola, Vivian, Geneva, Harriet, etc.

It's hard for me to like Agatha or Agnes. They just sound harsh to me.

Dorothy/Dorothea is nice. I think it's about time it came back. It's an old-fashioned beauty. For a little girl, Dolly, Dot, or Dori would be a cute nickname.

I think Florence needs some more time to sound fresh again. It still strikes me as stodgy, at least in the first name position. What about Flora?