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.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

"Who's Who in America 1904" Names

GIRLS


Huldah

Sophonia
 


BOYS



Addinell

Adoniram
 
Argalus

Binger

Cady

Cheesman

Everis

Fernand

Forbes 

Hinton

Lafcadio 

Marshman

Mayo

Minis 

Poindexter

Thornwell 

Tubman 

Waterman

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Abundant Name Finds in "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Linnie



BOYS


Birge - another fellow that went by his middle name

Bostwick
 
Burdett
 
Caldwell

Childe

Colbert

Fairfax
 
Hall -  this man chose to go by his middle name

Hastings

Hjalmar- 
 
Kittredge

McDougall
 
Mellen
 
Merriman

Purnell

Rollin

Rush

Sadakichi - another guy that chose to go by his middle name. He had both German and Japanese ancestry.

Valery - because I had not previously realized Valery was ever used on boys

Still Diggin' "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Clarina

Harry-dele

Orillia

Zadel



BOYS


Almon

Benton

Bolton

Braddin

Condé

Donly

Hobart

Hutchins

Joses
 
Murat

Prescott 

Sidford

Stansbury 

Teunis

Willett

Winters

Friday, October 4, 2019

A Variety of Names for Today

GIRLS


Ashleen

Helma



BOYS


Jathniel - Hebrew, from Yathniel, meaning "whom God grants". 

Maceo

Terriel - pronounced like Terrell

Wesby

Still Obsessed with "Who's Who in America 1904" Names

GIRLS


 Aella







BOYS


Alphonsus

Appleton

Asle
 
Augustin

Barlow

Cheever - another middle name used as a first name

Claxton  - another middle name used as a first name


Evarts

Greenleaf

Maneil

Morrill

Othon

Parke 

Rocellus

Tuisco - this man was born in Germany

Vere 

Waller

Wharton

Winder

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Who's Who in America - 1904 More Eye-opening Names

GIRLS


Lemira
 
Susa
 
Zona



BOYS


Athelston

Cass - the man with this name was named for a distant relative with the last name of Cass.

Bancroft
 
Bern

Finis

Gilson

Grove 

Halbert

Hamlin 

Heneage

Ignaz - this man was from Bavaria.

Miram

Sears

Strickland

Winckworth

Winfred 

Wolcott

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Who's Who in America 1904 - The Saga Continues

GIRLS

Portrait of Marie Louise Fuller by Frederick Glasier, 1902

Loie- nickname for Louise (the woman in the book was Loie Fuller, who created the Serpentine Dance)



BOYS


Alcée

Aretas

Chiles

Ditlew

Ewald

Farquhar 

Gottlob

Harrington 

Hulbert

Kuno - this man's father was Danish

Manning

Ogden 

Persifor 

Placidas

Stuyvesant

Walbridge 

Williston

Woodbridge 

Worthington