The names were used on real people sure enough, but don't they have the feel of some 19th century poem?
GIRLS
Evarene - a middle name, but interesting and I wanted to include it
Leopoldine - this was a woman's middle name, but it struck me and I wanted to include it here. The name is a feminine form of Leopold, a German name meaning "bold as a lion".
BOYS
Woodrop - possibly a version of the name Woodruff.
I watched a ceremony yesterday to award the Medal of Honor to various people (most had lost their lives performing their acts of heroism. Great heroism, I was in astonishment at the things one person could do in a short amount of time to save many lives). The Medal was given to soldiers who lost their lives long before I was born, during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Given how astounding their courage and feats were, I was surprised that it had taken so long for them to be given a medal.
Here I list some of the more interesting names of those who have received the Medal of Honor.
Gurdon - Gurdon H. Barter was a landsman on the USS Minnesota at the second battle of Fort Fisher. He was part of the landing party. January 15, 1865 (he was born about 1843, so he was 22 years old. He died April 22, 1900, just a few years older than I am, at 57.) He had volunteered to serve in New York and the USS Minnesota was a steam frigate. Fort Fisher was in North Carolina. The battle occurred under the command of General Alfred Terry and Admiral David Dixon Porter. Gurdon received his medal as did 8 other sailors from the Minnesota. While many others retreated, Gurdon did not and he remained to fight. At nightfall he brought back the wounded, the arms, and the colors (the flag). He received his award promptly, June 22, 1865.
Delevan - Delevan Bates
Wilmon - Wilmon W. Blackmar
Welis - Welis H.Blodgett
Emmer - Emmer Bowen
Luman - Luman L. Cadwell
Ivers - Ivers S. Calkin
Ovila - Ovila Cayer
Hartwell - Hartwell B. Compson
Trustrim - Trustrim Connell
Freeman - Freeman Davis
Decatur - Decatur Dorsey
Coron - Coron D. Evans
Manning - Manning F. Force
Dellas
I came across this name quite by chance. A gentleman died around here recently and this was his name. I would love to know more about this name.
I found these two names in a genealogy post by my distant cousin. Deco and Volta were married to each other. On a very awesome note, Deco's middle name was Dacy, a name I love but had never thought of for a boy. Deco was a mid-century fellow so I love imagining him relaxing in a clam chair with a glass side table, and the phonograph playing band music, while Volta wants to turn it off and turn on the radio to hear Edna St. Vincent Millay recite one of her poems.
GIRLS
Volta
BOYS
Deco
GIRLS
Harlean - birth name of actress Jean Harlow
BOYS
Mont Clair - name of the father of actress Jean Harlow
GIRLS
Marbell
BOYS
Dabbs - actor on an episode of Perry Mason, so this might not be his given name or it could be a nickname.
GIRLS
Edda
Elinda
Guri
Kylene
Nelva
BOYS
Fulton
Hanford - Old English from "han" meaning "stone" or "hana" meaning "cock, or a male bird" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river".
