Our Favorite Baby Names For Southern Belles
Southern Living May 2021 Cover
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One way to know you're talking to a Southern woman is, of course, by her accent. But sometimes you can tell someone is Southern just from their name. If you meet a girl with a double name, she's almost guaranteed to be from the South, and many of the names we've suggested have been combined to make double names. Southerners love to follow tradition, so it's no surprise that many of these names are classics like Catherine, Elizabeth, and Mary. Southerners are also proud of where they're from, so Southern belle names like Savannah and Georgia are used often, as well as Southern belle names inspired by Southern authors, singers, and characters, like Scarlett, Dolly, and Harper. Even if you don't choose a Southern name off this list, the true mark of a Southern belle is in the way she carries herself, and if Mama is involved at all, you know she'll be raised just right. Which of these Southern belle names is your favorite?
Abigail
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Alice
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Amelia
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Annabelle
Annabelle
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Annalee
Annalee
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Augusta
Augusta
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Betsy
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Blanche
Blanche
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Bonnie
Bonnie
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Callie
Callie
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Caroline
Caroline
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Catherine
Catherine
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Charlotte
Charlotte
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Claire
Claire
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Clara
Clara
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Daisy
Daisy
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Delilah
Delilah
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Dolly
Dolly
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Edie
Edie
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Effie
Effie
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth
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Ella
Ella
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Emma
Emma
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Emmylou
Emmylou
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Eugenia
Eugenia
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Florence
Florence
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Georgia
Georgia
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Grace
Grace
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Harper
Harper
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Iris
Iris
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Isabelle
Isabelle
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Julia
Julia
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Louisa
Louisa
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Mary
Mary
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Millie
Millie
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Molly
Molly
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Nellie
Nellie
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Olivia
Olivia
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Rosemary
Rosemary
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Sadie
Sadie
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Sarabeth
Sarabeth
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Sarah
Sarah
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Savannah
Savannah
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Scarlett
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Sylvie
Sylvie
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Tallulah
Tallulah
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Violet
Violet
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Virginia
Virginia
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