Filing Away Some Unusual Names from "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Lyda



BOYS


Albion

Alpha

Burnet

Clesson

Cowden

Ellsworth

Gaetano

Genio 

Kenesaw Mountain - this man was named for the battle during the Civil War in which his father was wounded. His nickname was Kenny.

Loomis

Pomeroy 

Rudyard 

Sanford

Stillman

Strickland 

Tallmadge

Wilton 

Woodbury

Names From 115 Years Ago -- "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Persis


BOYS


Albinus
 
Almet

Alpha

Bartlett

Burris

Brayton

Dugald

Eastman
 
Fellows

Hale
 
Halsey

Hennen

Herrick
 
Holmes 

Lambert

Myer

Rossiter
 
Summers

Tudor

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 -