Character Name Ideas

1920s Names

Female:
Anna- 'gracious'
Annie- 'merciful'
Ann
Anne
Antoinette
Alice- 'noble'
Agnes
Audrey
Ada
Alma
Arlene
Anita
Alberta
Amani

Betty
Bessie
Beverly
Barbara- 'stranger'
Bernice- 'victory bearer'
Bonnie
Beatrice
Bertha
Beulah
Billie
Blanche
Bette
Bettie

Catherine
Clara
Christine
Charlotte
Carol
Carolyn
Caroline
Carrie
Constance
Cora
Claire

Dorothy- 'God's gift'
Doris- 'woman from Doris'
Dolores- 'full of sorrows'
Della
Donna
Dora
Daisy

Elizabeth- 'promise of God'
Evelyn
Eleanor- 'compassion'
Edna- 'little seed'
Edith- 'fighting to be rich'
Emma
Estelle
Eula
Ethel- 'graceful and noble woman'
Esther
Elsie
Eva
Elaine
Ella
Eileen
Erma
Ellen
Erika
Eunice
Eloise
Emily

Frances- 'woman from France'
Florence
Flora
Fannie
Fern
Faye

Gladys- 'woman of the land'
Gloria- 'woman of glory'
Grace- 'elegant and graceful woman'
Genevieve
Geneva
Georgia
Gertrude

Helen- 'torch of light'
Hazel- 'hazel tree'
Hattie
Harriet
Hilda

Irene- 'woman of peace'
Imogen
Ida
Inez
Irma

Jean- 'God is merciful'
Joan
Joyce
Josephine- 'God raises'
June- 'month of June'
Janice
Jeanette
Juanita
Jennifer
Jane
Julia
Janet
Jacqueline
Jessie

Katherine
Kathryn
Kathleen

Lois- 'the best'
Lillian- 'lily flower'
Louise- 'well-known fighter'
Lena
Lucille- 'light of the day'
Laura
Lorraine- 'woman from Lorraine'
Lila
Lillie
Lula
Lucy
Leona
Loretta
Laverne
Lola

Mary- 'rebellious woman'
Muriel
Margaret- 'pearl'
Mildred- 'soft strength'
Marjorie- 'pearl'
Madeline
Marie
Martha- 'lady of the house'
Marilyn
Marcella
Minnie
Maggie
Miriam
Maxine
Myrtle
Mattie
Margie
Mabel
Marion- 'rebellious'
Mae
Maria- 'rebellious woman'

Nancy
Nina
Nellie
Nora
Norma- 'from the north'
Naomi

Opal
Olive
Olga

Patricia- 'aristocrat'
Pauline- 'petite'
Phyllis- 'green leaves'
Pearl
Peggy

Ruth- 'companion'
Rose- 'rose blossom'
Rosa
Rosie
Rosalie
Rita- 'pearl's
Roberta
Rachel
Regina
Rebecca
Ruby
Rosemary

Shirley- 'sunny meadow'
Sarah
Sadie
Sara
Sylvia
Stella
Sophie
Sally
Susie

Thelma
Theresa

Virginia- 'virgin woman'
Vivian
Vera
Violet
Verna
Velma
Victoria

Wilma
Wanda
Willie
Winifred

Male:
Arthur- 'strong as a bear'
Albert- 'aristocratic'
Alfred- 'advice from elves'
Anthony- 'worthy of admiration'
Andrew
Alvin
Allen
Alan
Allan
Arnold
Alexander
Alex
Archie
Angelo
Alton
Antonio

Bernard
Billy- 'strong mind and protection'
Bill
Billie
Benjamin
Ben
Bennie
Bobby
Bob
Bruce

Charles- 'free man'
Carl- 'free man'
Clayton
Clarence- 'from Clare'
Clifford
Clyde
Chester
Charlie
Cecil
Calvin
Claude
Curtis
Clifton
Clinton

Donald- 'ruler of the world'
Duane
David- 'adored'
Daniel- 'the Lord is my judge'
Dale
Dennis
Dan
Dewey
Douglas
Dean
Don
Delbert

Edward- 'wealthy guard'
Emil
Eugene- 'of noble descent'
Earl
Ernest
Earnest
Edwin
Elmer
Edgar
Eddie
Everett
Edmund
Ervin
Elbert

Frank
Fred- 'calm monarch'
Francis- 'French man'
Floyd
Frederick
Franklin
Forrest

George- 'farming man'
Gerald- 'ruler with a spear'
Gene
Gordon
Glenn
Glen
Guy
Gilbert

Harold- 'powerful man in the army'
Herbert- 'famed warrior'
Henry- 'ruler of the house'
Harvey
Harry- 'ruler of the house'
Horace
Homer
Hugh
Hubert
Howard- 'strong heart'
Herman

Irving
Irvin
Ira
Ivan

John- 'God is merciful'
Junior
Jack- 'God is merciful'
Jesse
Jessie
Jacob
Jerry
Juan
Joe- 'God raises'
James- 'following after'
Joseph- 'God raises'
Johnnie
Johnny
Jerome
Jay
Jose
Jimmie
Jebediah
Jimmy
Julius
Jim

Kenneth- 'handsome one'
Keith

Louis- 'well-known fighter'
Lowell
Larry
Lawrence- 'city of laurels'
Leonard- 'strong like the lion'
Leroy
Leo
Lloyd
Lester
Leon
Lewis
Lee
Lyle
Leslie
Luther
Leland
Lonnie

Melvin- 'bad settlement'
Marvin- 'great marrow'
Michael
Mike
Martin
Milton
Matthew
Marshal
Maurice
Morris
Marion- 'rebellious'
Manuel
Max
Merle

Norman- 'man from the north'
Nicholas
Nathanial
Nelson

Oscar
Oliver
Orville
Otis

Paul- 'tiny' or 'petite'
Patrick
Peter
Philip
Phillip

Robert- 'brilliant fame'
Roger
Russell
Ronald
Richard- 'daring power'
Ralph- 'as wise as a wolf'
Ray
Roy
Raymond- 'protected counsel'
Roland
Rudolph

Stanley- 'a clearing that is stony'
Samuel- 'to be able to hear God'
Sam
Stephen
Sidney
Steve
Salvatore

Thomas- 'twin'
Tom
Theodore
Tony

Vernon
Vincent
Victor
Virgil

William- 'strong mind'
Wayne
Walter- 'army rule'
Wilbert
Warren
Wilbur
Wallace
Wesley
Willie
Willard
Willis