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Timeless Southern Baby Names

By Whitney Wright Updated December 22, 2020
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If you're having baby soon, then our list of timeless Southern baby names is perfect for you. Some baby names have trended for years, and others have lost their sparkle, but these Southern baby names will never go out of style. Our list of classic names includes popular Southern girl names, boy names, and gender-neutral names, so you're sure to find just what you're looking for. From Annabelle to Harper to Zadie, your new bundle of joy will be so happy with whatever Southern baby name you choose. With one of these beautiful names, your baby is sure to have something unique, classic, and truly Southern for the rest of his or her life. Plus, if you're looking for a perfect Southern grandma name, we have that too.

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Amelia, Alice, Ada, Alden, Annabelle, Atticus, Augustus

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Abel, Abigail, Adair, Adelaide, Albert , Amelia, Archibald, Arthur, Austin, Ava

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Bettina, Bailey, Bee, Beau, Blanche, Brooks

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Bailey, Betsy, Birdie, Bonnie, Bradley, Byron

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Celia, Cricket, Calvin, Caroline, Constance, Cate

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Camden , Cecil, Charlotte, Christian, Claire, Clifford, Clyde

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Daisy, Dawson, Delilah, Dixie, Davis

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Dallas, Daphne, Dolly, Drew, Duke

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Elizabeth, Eloise, Elliott, Edie, Emmett, Everett

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Easton, Edmund, Edward, Effie, Ella, Emerson, Emma

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Timeless Southern F Baby Names

Florence, Frankie, Fenton, Frances, Finch

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Felix, Finn, Floyd, Forest, Franklin, Frederick

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Georgina, Gale, Glory, Grey, Greer

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Genevieve, George, Grace, Grover

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Hayes, Henrietta, Helen, Harper, Harley, Huck

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Harrison, Harvey, Hastings, Hattie, Henry, Holden, Hope

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Timeless Southern I Baby Names

Iris, Isabelle, Imogene, Ingram

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Ira, Irving, Isaac

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Julia, Jones, James, Josephine, Julep

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Jackson, Jane, Jasper, Jean, Jeremiah

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Keaton, Katherine, Knox, Kipling, Kay

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Kelley, Kenneth, Kent

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Lucille, Leigh, Luella, Lyla, Livingston, Lorne

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Lane, Laurel, Lawrence, Leon, Lillian , Louisa, Lydia

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Mary Grace, Magnolia, Maribelle, Magnus, Mae, Montgomery, Mercer

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Malcolm, Manning, Martha, Marvin, Millie, Minnie

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Nan, Nora, Nolan, Nathan, Nellie

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Nash, Ned, Neil, Norman

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Orson, Oscar, Odette, Owen, Olympia

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Olivia, Otis

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Pepper, Percy, Phoebe, Price, Parker

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Parker, Patricia, Penelope, Peter

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Quinn, Quenby, Quaid

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Reed, Ruby, Rhett, Rufus, Rose

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Ralph, Reese, Remy, Rory, Rosemary, Ruth

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Savannah, Scarlett, Sheridan, Sailor, Sally, Sloane, Stella

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Sadie, Samuel, Sarabeth, Sellers, Simon, Sol, Sylvie

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Tucker, Tabitha, Talullah, Thaddeus, Tierney

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Theresa, Theodore , Truman

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Virginia, Violet, Vivian

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Vaughn, Vernon, Victor, Vincent

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Walker, Whitney, Wells, Weldon, Wesley, Wren

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Wallace, Walter, Wendy, Wilbur, William, Wyatt, Wynn

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Yates, Yale

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Zelda, Zadie, Zac, Zinnea

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