Peering at Some Unusual Names in "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Almanza

Arlina

Lafayette - I had not seen this on a woman before



BOYS


Alexius

Benton

Camillus 

Celora

Chambers 

Delmar

Guglielmo

Huguenin - 

Mangasar - this man was from Turkey

Manton

Milburg

Murdo

Nota - this was the man's middle name, but the name he went by.

Orison

Rouget De Lisle - I'm not sure if the man in Who's Who went by just Rouget or Rouget De Lisle. This is the last name of a famous 19th century French patriot, Claude Joseph Rouget De Lisle, who wrote the French national anthem. 

St. Clair

Severo 

Falling Behind

Oops! I seem to be falling behind on this series of posts. I will do my best to keep them up, though presently I have things keeping me VERY busy.


GIRLS

Biene - Irish, possibly connected to the Indo-European root word for 'bee'. Another possibility is that it means "melodious" or "sweetness" and is pronounced 'ben yeh'

Yarleni - I've also seen Jarleni. They have both been Spanish-speaking, but my guess is that this is the Spanish version of Jarlene, a feminine form of Jarl, which means 'earl', coming from Norse.

Vina - Not sure if this is a nickname for Lavinia (or Lavina)



BOYS

Aeldwine

Ennion - Welsh, meaning "anvil".

Fayette - probably given in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette since the boy I came across this for had been born during the American Revolution, and was later a 'fifer' in the army.