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, December 12, 2017

1909 Dayton, Ohio Directory

1909 Dayton, Ohio Directory

Names From A While Ago

GIRLS

Aletta- came across this in an old directory. Aletta Van Wie was a teacher in Dayton, Ohio.


Celina - a spelling of Selena found in a 1909 directory for Dayton, Ohio. Wife of Matthew Van Ostrand (hmm, a relative of Frank Van Ostrand?)


Isora - lady in a 1909 Dayton, Ohio directory, wife of William H. Van Riper.

I came across another woman with this name: Isora Melissa LeSeur of Sharon, Massachusetts in the book Genealogy of the Tucker Family.

It is "possible" that Isora is a variant spelling of Isaura, but the spelling does not match the pronunciation perfectly. Isaura is a Spanish name said "ee sour uh" but an English speaker would not generally say Isora this way. However, they might say Isaura like Isora (I would guess at "ih zor uh" or "ih sore uh" or even "eye zor uh" or "eye sore uh").

Linnie - name of a saleslady in a 1909 Dayton, Ohio directory. Linnie H. Van Skaik.

Phillice- an unusual spelling of Phyllis I came across in a 1909 directory for Dayton, Ohio. She was the wife of Frank Van Ostrand, painter.

BOYS

Grenville

Pretty Font

Love this font that I found in an old directory for Dayton, Ohio.



The fellow did motorcycle and bicycle repairing.