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TV Mom Names

TV Mom names take their inspiration from the perfect (and sometimes highly imperfect) television mothers who typically vacuumed in heels and cooked their children hot lunches. Names that honor these paragons of domesticity range from Alice to Winnie, with detours to Peg and Tami.

Along with Alice and Winnie, other TV mom names in the US Top 1000 include Caroline, Harriet, Helen, June, Katherine, Lily, Nora, Vivian, and Xiomara. Names with particularly strong ties to their fictional mothers include Endora, Marge, Moira, and Rainbow.

While some of these may seem hopelessly dated (they are mom names, after all), many names of TV moms — especially ones from earlier sitcoms — would be quite charming on a modern baby girl.

For more, consider our list of TV character names.

Alice

Meaning: noble

Origin:German
7
Margaret

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Greek
73
Olivia

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Latin
49
Helen

Meaning: torch; shining light

Origin:Greek
328
Daisy

Meaning: day's eye

Origin:Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English
31
Violet

Meaning: purple

Origin:English from Latin
12
Lucy

Meaning: light

Origin:English variation of Lucia, Latin
25
Nora

Meaning: light

Origin:Irish, diminutive of Honora, or Greek
29
Lily

Meaning: lily

Origin:English flower name
60
Audrey

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:English
56
Elizabeth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
86
Katherine

Meaning: pure

Origin:Greek
262
Annie

Meaning: grace

Origin:English, diminutive of Ann
216
Sarah

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew
345
Kate

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
382
Jessica Foresighted, to see before
Origin:English, meaning unknown
676