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, June 10, 2023

A Wealth of Names

GIRLS


Adda - name of actress Adda Gleason. 

Bodil - Danish

De Sacia - name of silent film actress De Sacia Mooers (possibly De Sacia Saville originally). 

Gerda - Danish

Golla - Danish

Helenka - Polish

Ignatia - given name of actress Loyola O'Connor, who was born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor.

Jobyna - feminine version of the name Joby, this was the name of actress Jobyna Howland, who was named after her father Joby. 

Joyzelle - name of actress Joyzelle Joyner. 

Maidel

Mayo - name of actress Mayo Methot. 

Merta 

Ottola - name of actress Ottola Nesmith.

Pola - nickname from Apolonia. Actress Pola Negri was originally named Barbara Apolonia Chalupec (she was both Polish and Jewish). 

Runa - name of child actress in silent films Runa Hodges.

Toshia - Japanese

Weltha

Willette- name of actress Willette Kershaw.

ZaSu - pronounced "ZAY zoo", this name of a silent film actress, was made by combining the end of the name Eliza and the beginning of the name Susan, names of two of her aunts. Actress ZaSu Pitts. 


BOYS


Rulandus - father of actress ZaSu Pitts.

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