75 Southern Girl Names

Southerners are known for sipping sweet tea on their front porches while chatting with neighbors in that distinct southern drawl. There are also some beautiful and unique girl names in the South. Our favorite southern baby girl names include place names like Georgia and Dixie. Other popular names for girls in the South include the old-fashioned yet somehow also modern-sounding choices, Magnolia and Scarlett. Southern boy names are just as charming, particularly Beau and Brooks. Austin is a beautiful name that works for either a boy or a girl.

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If you want to give your little girl a traditional southern moniker, consider both a first and middle name of southern inspiration. Girls in the South often use double first names.

Whether you were raised in the South or you just can't stop reading Gone With the Wind, take a look through our list of southern baby names.

1. Abigail - Hebrew, means "my father is joy"
2. Ada - English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish, means "noble"
3. Alice - English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Czech, means "noble"
4. Amelia - English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, means "work"
5. Anne - French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, German, Dutch, Basque, means "favor, grace"
6. Anna - English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Faroese, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, means "favor, grace"
7. Annabelle - English, Dutch, means "lovable" or "beautiful grace"
8. Arabella - English, means "lovable" or "beautiful grace"
9. Austin - English, means "to increase"; can also be a boys' name
10. Barbara - Greek, means "foreign"
11. Belle - French, means "beauty"
12. Blanche - French, means "white"
13. Callie - English, means "warrior"
14. Carolina - Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish, place name, refers to North/South Carolina
15. Caroline - French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, means "warrior"
16. Chantilly - French, a place name for a town near Paris
17. Charlene - French, means "warrior"
18. Charlotte - French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, means "warrior"
19. Clara - German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, means "clear, bright"
20. Clarabelle - English, means "bright beauty"
21. Clarice - English, means "clear, bright"
22. Clementine - French, means "merciful, gentle"
23. Collins - English, means "people of victory"
24. Connie - English, means "constant"
25. Corliss - Old English, means "carefree, cheery"
26. Daisy - English, a flower
27. Dallas - English, a place name after Dallas, Texas
28. Delilah - Hebrew, means "delicate"
29. Dianne - French, English, means "heavenly, divine"
30. Dixie - place name, a nickname for the South
31. Dolly - English, means "gift of God"
32. Eleanor - English, meaning unknown
33. Ella Mae - English, means "May"
34. Emma - English, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, Hungarian, means "whole, universal"
35. Emilene - Basque, means "rival"
36. Faye - English, means "fairy"
37. Georgia - a place name, after the state
38. Grace - English, means "grace"
39. Harlene - English, means "hare land"
40. Harper - Old English, means "one who plays the harp" or "one who makes harps"
41. Hayley - English, means "hay clearing"
42. Ida - English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Hungarian, means "work, labor"
43. Iona - English, Scottish, means "island"
44. Isabelle - French, means "in the oath of God"
45. Ivy - English, means "ivy"
46. Jolene - English, means "Yahweh is gracious"
47. Josette - French, means "Yahweh is gracious"
48. June - English, refers to the month
49. Kitty - English, means "each of the two"
50. Lacey - English, meaning unknown
51. Mabel - English, means "lovable"
52. Magnolia - English, refers to the flower
53. Maribelle - English, means "beautiful beloved"
54. Maybelle - English, means "beautiful beloved"
55. Nellie - English, Swedish, means "torch"
56. Nora - Irish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, German, Dutch, Italian, means "honor"
57. Olivia - English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, means "olive"
58. Penelope - English, means "duck"; Greek Mythology, Odysseus's wife
59. Presley - English, means "priest clearing"
60. Priscilla - English, Italian, French, means "ancient"
61. Prudence - English, means "prudence"
62. Savannah - English, means "grassy plain"
63. Scarlett - English, means "red"
64. Shelby - English, means "willow farm"
65. Tabitha - Aramaic, means "gazelle"
66. Tallulah - English, means "leaping waters"
67. Tammy - English, means "date palm"
68. Tanya - Russian, meaning unknown
69. Victoria - Latin, means "victory"
70. Violet - English, a purple flower
71. Virginia - English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, means "maid, virgin"
72. Whitney - Old English, means "white island"
73. Willadeene - origins unknown, meaning unknown
74. Willow - English, a tree
75. Wren - English, means "wren"

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