In 2014 I featured a series of blog posts introducing you to 2,014 names. For the most part they were names that were brand new to me as well. Some names may be more familiar but I found the meaning or origin or some other aspect of the name made it worthy of inclusion here. You may love some of the names, you may hate some, but hopefully you enjoy learning about all of them.

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Unusual Names to Enjoy from the Pages of "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Anliza

Delight- Maybe because so many people have called me Delight over the years, I was excited to see this woman in this volume. Delight Sweetser, just sweetness all around!


Kazia - probably an alternate spelling of the Biblical name Keziah

Leonice

Lucelia



BOYS



Arba - This man's middle name was Lorraine. Who knew that Lorraine was a masculine middle name once?

Brandreth  - this man was given his mother's maiden name for a first name


Daisetsu - Japanese

Givens

Kogoro - Japanese

Lorado - possibly an alternate spelling of Loredo?

Mayer

M'Cready - this man was given his mother's maiden name for a first name

Moorfield  - this man was given his mother's maiden name for a first name

Nevada -

Ovando

Reneke - Dutch form of  the name Rene

Sewall 

Wag - Not sure if this is a nickname or a full name

Witmer - this was the man's mother's maiden name

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