A Number of Names

GIRLS

Flanna - Irish, meaning "a rosy-complexioned woman".

Franzilla - feminine form of Francis

Gatty - a nickname for Gertrude

Gesana - Richard Stephen Charnock in his book Praenomina suggests the name is Spanish and used in Friesland but that some people thought it was Scriptural. He offers the variant Gesina as well.

Giorsal - Gaelic form of Grace



BOYS

Drout

Hain - according to Charnock's book Praenomina, this name is Germanic and probably comes from the name Henry (he suggests as an abbreviation for Hainricus, which comes from Heinreich) or from the word "hain" meaning "a grove".

Jorwerth -a Cornish form of Edward

Leofstan - Anglo-Saxon meaning "beloved stone" or, as Richard Stephen Charnock says in his book Praenomina, figuratively it means "beloved protector".

Leofwin- Anglo-Saxon meaning "loved friend". Lewin is a variant of this.

Sunday's Set of Names

GIRLS

Alfaretta -one possibility is listed in a Wikipedia article on the town of Alpharetta, Georgia, which was named for a fictitious Indian girl named Alfarata. The article also considers the Greek letter alpha a possible source for the name. Another possibility is a nickname or endearment for the name Alva or Alba or even Elva.

Elmah -

Gertru - I came across this doing genealogy and it was specified that the woman's name was Gertru NOT Gertrude. I am curious about this.

Sedellia -

Sitnah -

Tacy -


BOYS

Alanson -

Beedy -

Lynch - 

Morrison -

Neri -