Unusual Names to Enjoy from the Pages of "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Anliza

Delight- Maybe because so many people have called me Delight over the years, I was excited to see this woman in this volume. Delight Sweetser, just sweetness all around!


Kazia - probably an alternate spelling of the Biblical name Keziah

Leonice

Lucelia



BOYS



Arba - This man's middle name was Lorraine. Who knew that Lorraine was a masculine middle name once?

Brandreth  - this man was given his mother's maiden name for a first name


Daisetsu - Japanese

Givens

Kogoro - Japanese

Lorado - possibly an alternate spelling of Loredo?

Mayer

M'Cready - this man was given his mother's maiden name for a first name

Moorfield  - this man was given his mother's maiden name for a first name

Nevada -

Ovando

Reneke - Dutch form of  the name Rene

Sewall 

Wag - Not sure if this is a nickname or a full name

Witmer - this was the man's mother's maiden name

Check Out These Names

GIRLS


Idolina

Judianna



BOYS


Arlon

Excel - explained as a word name for the fellow who was named this.

A Few Names From "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Evaleen
 
Lutie


BOYS


Ainsworth

Alviso
 
Burleigh

Cady -

Corwin

Denton

Durham

Halvor
 
Harmanus

Irenaeus - a middle name, but the man went by this name

Leonhard - I thought this was an interesting spelling of Leonard.

Lispenard

Lorillard

McCants - a middle name, but the man went by this name

Thorvald

Torvald 

Waring 

Yates

Some Unexpected Names From "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Theodosia



BOYS


Algie

Arley

Bohumil

Buren

Devello

Donaldson - middle name, but the name the man went by

Furnifold 

Goldwin

Hoke

Hoyt

Huntington 

Newman

Orson

Preserved - This was actually a middle name, but I was fascinated by it.

Ruel
 
Swagar 

Thetus 

Wharton 

Zemro

Names By The Mile

GIRLS


Borislava
 
Janeta

Milena
 
Owen - traditionally a masculine name (Welsh), but I saw that a musician named her daughter this.

Tsvetelina

Vasilena



BOYS


Atanas

Joro

Kitodar

Velislav
 
Vlado


NOT SURE OF GENDER
 


Albena
 
Asya

Atanaska
 
Boyan
 
Dacho
 
Dencho
 
Dimitar
 
Dimo
 
Dobril

Grecia
 
Hristo
 
Iva
 
Ivailo
 
Ivo

Jivko

Kamen

Kiril
 
Kiro
 
Kostadin

Lubo
 
Lubomir
 
Metodi
 
Miroslav

Petko

Pooja
 
Rosen
 
Rumen

Stanimir

Stoycho

Sumrah
 
Svetla

Svilen
 
Todor

Trayan
 
Turlough
 
Tzvetelin

Uthara
 
Valio
 
Venelin

Veselin

Vesko

Yana

Yanko

Yasen

Zornica

 

Saturday Name Finds in "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


Elmina



BOYS



Aurelius

Baldwin

Bernhard

Bradhurst

Bunford

Coleman 

Cordenio

De Alton

Donatus 

Doremus 

Dorsey

Elmon

Garvin

Lamson

Laurenus

Minot

Philetus

Reinhold

Seaton

Names to Take Notice Of

GIRLS


Jillinda

Leopoldina 

Lueen



BOYS


Samoset - Abenaki, name of a Nauset chief that the Pilgrims met when they arrived in Plymouth, Massachusets. He was originally from Maine.