Baby names from the 1800s
I was browsing through a local history book we received as a gift. What names some of these people had! Like the trend today toward unisex, occupational-sounding surnames as first names--Taylor, Tanner, Weaver, etc.--some of the names were unclear as to the gender. There were names like Hepsy, Milbrey, Squire, Notley, Chalon, Elender, Lowry, Sandford, Yearby, Merritt, Hylas, Emmis, Green, and Tempy.
Some of the more unusual names that I assume were given to girls included: Permelia, Fastina, Fatima, Turana, Permesia, Eudora, Minerva, Philomene, Hulda, Ratie, Sarilda, Sophronia, Famariah, Talitha, Apphia, Alpha, Sylvestra, Almira, Arminda, Sabine, Zilpha, Parthena, Amariah, Adijah, Orlenia, Sarepta, Albina, Parnessa, Vesta, Sidora, Zephrania, Fawntainee, Electa, Ludica, and Dicey.
Of course, there were the popular (at the time) girls' names Bertha, Gertrude, Bessie, Edith, Polly, Elsie, Matilda, Hester, Prudence, Edna, Eunice, Stella, Effie, Fannie, and Blanche.
I don't think the Webhamster and I will be culling our hot list of baby names from this book.
Some of the more unusual names that I assume were given to girls included: Permelia, Fastina, Fatima, Turana, Permesia, Eudora, Minerva, Philomene, Hulda, Ratie, Sarilda, Sophronia, Famariah, Talitha, Apphia, Alpha, Sylvestra, Almira, Arminda, Sabine, Zilpha, Parthena, Amariah, Adijah, Orlenia, Sarepta, Albina, Parnessa, Vesta, Sidora, Zephrania, Fawntainee, Electa, Ludica, and Dicey.
Of course, there were the popular (at the time) girls' names Bertha, Gertrude, Bessie, Edith, Polly, Elsie, Matilda, Hester, Prudence, Edna, Eunice, Stella, Effie, Fannie, and Blanche.
I don't think the Webhamster and I will be culling our hot list of baby names from this book.
posted by webhamstress at 9:47 AM
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I had a great-great grandmother named Sophronia. Her mother (my great-great-great grandmother) was named America.
I always liked the name Sophronia. It's like Sophia only more sophisticated.
So, have yall picked out a name yet?
So, have yall picked out a name yet?
Yes and it's Cletus Teh Fetus. Her initials will be CTF which will make her very popular with the FPS and paintball players.
We're researching names and running internet focus groups to analyze feelings and responses associated with various branding, er, names, we could give the child.
We'll probably write a few down on cards and take them to the hospital and lay them out before her. Whichever one's she doesn't excrete something on will be combined to form her given name. If she covers them all, she will simply be known as The Baby Formerly Known As Cletus or TBFKAC.
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