Are you expecting a baby girl and looking for a terrific T-name for your tot-to-be? If your taste in baby names skew towards vintage, then you've landed in the right place. From short and sweet blasts-from-the-past (Tessie, Tillie) to long and elaborate throwbacks (Theodora, Theodosia), here's our master list of old-fashioned girl names that start with the letter T. Take your pick!
This old T-name comes from the ancient Greek words 'theos', meaning God, and doron, meaning 'gift'—and it's also the name of several Catholic saints.
A warm and welcoming moniker with a retro charm that's hard to resist.
Another old-fashioned T name with the compelling -ie ending.
(or Theodocia). Another long and frilly name with saintly bona fides (St. Theodosia of Tyre was a third-century Christian martyr, while St. Theodosia of Constantinople is believed to have lived in the seventh and eight centuries).
A golden oldie with literary underpinnings (Thelma is the eponymous heroine of a 1887 novel by British author Marie Corelli) and Old Hollywood charm via Golden Age acresses Thelma Todd and Thelma Ritter.
A mid-century moniker that would challenge even the most intrepid modern baby name.
Combines soft, feminine edges with vintage charm.
(or Thekla). A very old girl's name of Greek origin, still occasionally heard during the Industrial Age but rarely used as a baby name today. Notable historical bearers include Saint Thecla, Byzantine Princesss Thekla, and turn-of-the-20th-century women's rights activist Thekla M. Bernays.
An unusual Theodora short form from the 1920s.
Or if Tessie, Tillie and Tommie don't feel quite right, how 'bout Tressie?