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.
18 Southern Baby Names Guaranteed to Make You Swoon
From Scarlett and Willow to Rhett and Beau
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Published Mar 21, 2016
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
