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.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Many Unusual Names from "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS  


Antinenette



BOYS

Allyne 

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

Blackley
 
Bloomfield

Chastain

Cincinnatus

Crosby 

Dunlop 

Fillmore

Hinckley

Hulett 

Lorettus

Mansfield 

Parmenas

Selah 

Thorbjorn

Walton 

Weymar 

Wilmot

Monday, December 9, 2019

Selecting Some Unusual Names from "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Rosine



BOYS


Allard

Aniceto

Brander - this was the man's middle name, but he was known by this name

Chalmers

Chastain

Eben

La Salle

Larkin 

Laurens

Leverett

Lino

Lisle de Vaux 

Miner

Perriton - this man's mother's maiden name was Perriton.

Rezin

Richmond

Shailer

Theophile

Washburn

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 

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Deck the Halls With Names

GIRLS


Arvalee

Sigolène - French form of the German name Sieglinde. It is also part of the name of a town in France, Sainte-Sigolène in Haute-Loire.

Uvada - a place in Utah, combines the names of Utah and Nevada. My cousin's grandmother was named this and is from this part of the state.




BOYS

Roldán - Spanish form of the name Roland, which comes from the Germanic name Hrodland, from "hrod" meaning "fame" and "land".

Monday, November 11, 2019

Kick Back, Relax, and Read More Interesting Names from "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Janetta



BOYS


Bowman

Crayton

Emlin

Fenton

Fernand

Flavel

Gonzalez 

Leonor

Livingston 

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

Melbourne

Nicoll - not sure if it is said like 'nickel' or 'Nicole'. 

Pirie

Robertus

Smoloff Palace -  His last name was Love, so he had quite the name.

Starling 

Tully

Witten

Wright

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Unusual Names Taken From "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Florenza

Gesine


BOYS


Adna

Armin

Blewett

Bringhurst

Crawford

Delavan

Fitzhugh

Ingersoll

Leavitt

Lunsford

Medwen 

Mial 

Milburn

Montague 

Moritz

Robbins 

Tennent

Trumbull

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Meting Out More Unusual Names

GIRLS


Clytie

Markella

Martika

Shoneen

Dana - pronounced like Donna. This lady was a panelist on the show What's My Line?




BOYS
  

Dravon



Not sure of gender 

Sarett