The INSIDER Summary:
• Let the South inspire you in choosing a baby name for your bundle of joy.
• Pay homage to a musician with the names Cash, June, or Presley.
• Or stick to geography with names like Austin, Tenneesee, and Charlotte.
Listen up, y’all: There’s a reason Southern baby names are classics. Just hearing them will transport you to a warm and hospitable place filled with sweet tea, magnolia trees and charm. Here, 18 of the most adorable ones. Add 'em to your short list now.
Mason
For a boy
Meaning: “Stone worker.” Also, heartstring tugger.
Savannah
For a girl
Meaning: “From the open plain.” And she’s gonna crawl all over it.
Beau
For a boy
Meaning: “Handsome.” But, of course.
Austin
For a boy
Meaning: “Majestic.”
Belle
For a girl
Meaning: “Beautiful” and “lovely one.”
Clementine
For a girl
Meaning: “Mild” and “merciful.” Only when she’s asleep, of course.
Rhett
For a boy
Meaning: “Fiery.” Hopefully only in spirit.
Scarlett
For a girl
Meaning: “Red.” See also: “fierce.”
Tennessee
For a boy or girl
Meaning: “Around the river bend.”
Magnolia
For a girl
Meaning: “Flower.” Has an affinity for all blooms.
Georgia
For a girl
Meaning: “Farmer” or “tiller of the soil.” But mostly, likes to twirl.
Willow
For a girl
Meaning: “Slender” and “graceful,” after the branches of a willow tree.
Sawyer
For a boy
Meaning: “Cuts timber.” Or naps. That’s cool.
Nola
For a girl
Meaning: “Famous.” And loves jazz.
Presley
For a boy
Meaning: “From the priest’s meadow.” Loves to visit Graceland.
June
For a girl
Meaning: “Young.” Also, sleepy.
Cash
For a boy
Meaning: “Wealthy man.” (And lover of Junes.)
Charlotte
For a girl
Meaning: “Tiny and feminine.”
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