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, November 26, 2022

GIRL NAMES I FOUND

Bartita - name of an author mentioned in Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Cedella - name of a 104 year old lady (104 in 1940) in Los Angeles from the Relief Society Magazine

Helma - name of a lady from Oquirrh, Utah featured in Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Helvia - name of a lady from Weber county, Utah featured in Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Jetta - name of a lady from South Sevier, Utah featured in Relief Society Magazine (1940) (south Sevier county)

Lella - name of a contributor to the Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Patrea - name of a lady featured in Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Reva - name of a lady featured in Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Simonetta

Veneta - name of a lady from Logan, Utah featured in the Relief Society Magazine (1940)

Zoan - name of a lady from Los Angeles featured in the Relief Society Magazine (1940)


Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Some Old-timer Names

GIRLS

Parahann name of a lady from Escalante, Utah (1800s). I'm not sure how it's said or where it comes from.

Now, there's a town called Parowan down in that area, so maybe it's related to that, or a variant spelling?


BOYS

Cloyce

Friday, October 28, 2022

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Names in Relief Society Magazine

These were women listed in the 1916 volume of the magazine (contributors or otherwise mentioned, not in the birthday section) 

Julina

Lerona

Romania

Susa

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

More Names From Relief Society Magazine

Ladies' Names


February 1964

Genitha


October 1964

Beda


December 1966

Armitta

Axelina (middle name)

Clay

Ninadell


January 1967

Cortina (middle name)

Manetta (middle name)


February 1967

Marinda

Seffa


April 1967

Delphia

Liseana


May 1967

Surilda


June 1967

Rhoana



Mid-afternoon Names

GIRLS


Sianna

Zervial



BOYS


Ewing

Monday, October 17, 2022

Names From the Relief Society Magazine

from lists of elderly ladies celebrating birthdays

January 1968

Jakobina
Oma

February 1968

Curma

April 1968

Delecta (middle name)

May 1968

Ammorette 
Boletti 
Tryphena (middle name)

June 1968

Elthora 
Oliva
Sena
Tessie

July 1968

Adria
Dunie
Nicholina (middle name)
Persis
Stina

August 1968

Encora (middle name)
Kerstine (middle name)
Lovina (middle name)
Vernettia (middle name)

September 1968

Delcina (middle name)
Olene

March 1969

Alta
Nada
Madlain (probably just a variant spelling of Madeline, but one I hadn't seen)

September 1969

Lyle

November 1969

Eda
Loreania (middle name)


Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Names for a Hot Summer Day

GIRLS


Edvardine

Lehua

Lovina


BOYS


Asaf

Verndale


Friday, July 1, 2022

Names from the Carnegie Rolls of Honor

I found these names of heroes or the people they saved, or attempted to save, on the Rolls of Honor kept by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission that awards medals in the United States and Canada to individuals who risked substantial harm to themselves saving or trying to save someone's life. 


GIRLS


Arnetta

Delcina

Floria

Luona

Ruthella

Thera



BOYS


Amanson

Amno

Brace

Churchill

Cirlo

Cline

Erford

Phaon

Woodhull -  a middle name, but the name he went by


NOT SURE OF GENDER


Brainerd

Canzada

Mazell

Perniece

Ranghild


Sunday, June 19, 2022

A Parcel of Names

GIRLS


Nabby

Rizpah

Tamma


BOYS


Gearsen

Wiar

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Names Abound!

 GIRLS


Texie 



BOYS


Attewall - an English immigrant

Bengt - a Swedish immigrant

Haskel

Millen - 

Ozro

Monday, June 13, 2022

A Dozen Names

GIRLS


Anselma -

Betha -

Delpha - 

Elzina -

Geniora- 

LaMay- 

Lesieli - possibly Tongan

Rinda -



BOYS


Beecher -

Cathcart -

Clemeth -



NOT SURE OF GENDER


Grizal - possibly feminine, Scottish

Friday, June 3, 2022

Names Both Old and New

GIRLS


Alberada

Huguette - Germanic, feminine form of the name Hugh, meaning "heart" or "mind" or "spirit". 

Shandray - the lady at the grocery checkout tonight


BOYS


Bohemond - the name of a legendary giant, it was also used as a given name by Normans in the Middle Ages. 

Giselbert

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Names Happened Upon and Sought Out

GIRLS


Mamre- pure speculation at this point, could this be a variant spelling of Memory?


BOYS


Keeler

Merriman

Sardis 


NOT SURE OF GENDER


Minor - 

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Some names you gotta hear

BOYS 

Ethyl - the y is pronounced with a long i sound. 

Saturday, January 8, 2022

If you could separate a name from its famous owners...

Gurbanguly - name of the president of Turkmenistan

Manson - The fellow who had this for a first name lived in the 1800s, so it lacked the infamous quality it now has.