‘Appalachian’ names ⛰️

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I’ve just seen a reel discussing what the creator called Appalachian names of ancestors [name_f][/name_f]- her grandmother was Arthona [name_f][/name_f]- and the comments section was full of delightfully creative, weird and wonderful names of people’s grandparents and great grandparents. I thought I’d share the stand outs here so we can discuss (I listed as many as I could but it was a long comments section!).

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Which do you particularly like/dislike? Which are the most and least useable?

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The ladies

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Arthona

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Ezmalee

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Ponzelle

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[name_f]Berta[/name_f]

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Flurtsie

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Murtis

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[name_f]Evalee[/name_f]

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Flosie

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[name_m]Dema[/name_m] [name_f]Esta[/name_f]

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Nyleptha [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

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Sweeta Person

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[name_f]Christmas[/name_f] [name_f]Morning[/name_f]

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Clintonia

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Clynice

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Glenola

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Girlene

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Darylane

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[name_f]Malvie[/name_f] [name_m]Duane[/name_m]

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[name_f]Parthenie[/name_f]

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Surrie

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Monie

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Arbutus nn Bootsie

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Vonacile

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Oneva

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[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]

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[name_f]Arizona[/name_f] nn Zonie

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[name_f]Mahala[/name_f] pn Mahalee

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[name_f]Angie[/name_f] Renna pn like [name_f]Renee[/name_f]

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[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorine[/name_f]

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[name_f]Yetta[/name_f] [name_f]Yavonne[/name_f]

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[name_f]Treva[/name_f]

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Wahlee

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Thresea rhymes with [name_f]Bessie[/name_f]

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Arvesta

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Vermelle

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Floride

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O’Nella

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Leonyte

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Bueny

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[name_f]Hassie[/name_f]

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Desma

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Valzora

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Leathy [name_m]Maxie[/name_m] (I know someone here was loving [name_m]Maxie[/name_m] recently!)

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Serilda [name_f]Roxana[/name_f]

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Natonia

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Hildreth

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Luretha

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Flaudeen

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Vartchess

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[name_f]Neri[/name_f]

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[name_m]Eleazer[/name_m]

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Redemsey

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[name_f]Fleeta[/name_f]

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Trubee

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Mazeppa

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Snowda

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Hasseltine

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Purthiah [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

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Thumbelisa

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Runelda

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Hettsey

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Floetta

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Avenell

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[name_f]Delma[/name_f]

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Arettia

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[name_f]Pleasant[/name_f] [name_m]Haze[/name_m] (!!)

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[name_f]Orpha[/name_f]

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Pledger [name_m]Melvin[/name_m]

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Lethard

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[name_f]Pleasant[/name_f]

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[name_f]Cheerful[/name_f] [name_m]Lee[/name_m]

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[name_m]Floy[/name_m]

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Zural

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Clondis [name_m]Theadore[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ted[/name_m]

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Gains

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Urple

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Suel

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[name_m]Haskel[/name_m]

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[name_f]Langley[/name_f]

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[name_m]Theophilus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Offie[/name_m]

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Thabus

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Sibs/twins!

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Seethus and Gleethus

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[name_f]Loris[/name_f] and [name_f]Doris[/name_f]

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[name_m]Hubert[/name_m] and [name_m]Hobert[/name_m]

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[name_m]Roy[/name_m] and [name_m]Toy[/name_m]

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Warcile and Verline

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Waldeener and Walleener

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[name_f]Velma[/name_f] and [name_f]Thelma[/name_f]

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Arbuna nn [name_f]Betty[/name_f] and Arzela

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[name_f]Mert[/name_f] and [name_f]Gert[/name_f] girls, not short for anything

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[name_f]Elga[/name_f], Shreila and [name_m]Grover[/name_m]

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[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] and Bernest

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Have fun!

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I’ll go first: I really like [name_f]Parthenie[/name_f], Hildreth, and Avenell, plus [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Offie[/name_m]. I have a soft spot for Arbutus nn Bootsie!! I think the least useable are the combos like Sweeta Person, or Seethus and Gleethus

[Nessie4]

Arthona is so cool! [name_f]Evalee[/name_f], Flosie, Glenola, Monie, Oneva, [name_f]Hassie[/name_f], [name_f]Neri[/name_f], Snowda, Floetta are lovely!

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From the men I like [name_m]Floy[/name_m], Suel, [name_f]Langley[/name_f] and Theophilius

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Seethus and Gleethus are great haha [name_f][/name_f]

[norin]

ohh, soo many amazing names with a beautiful imagery!

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here are my favorites:

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evalee
[name_f][/name_f]flosie
[name_f][/name_f]malvie
[name_f][/name_f]monie
[name_f][/name_f]vermelle
[name_f][/name_f]hassie
[name_f][/name_f]hildreth
[name_f][/name_f]hettsey
[name_f][/name_f]floetta
[name_f][/name_f]avenell
[name_f][/name_f]delma
[name_f][/name_f]arettia
[name_f][/name_f]haze
[name_f][/name_f]floy
[name_f][/name_f]langley
[name_f][/name_f]thabus

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the sibsets are gorgeous too! loris and doris, ernest and bernest, waldeener and walleener, arbuna and arzela are amazing!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Berta[/name_f], [name_f]Evalee[/name_f], Glenola, [name_f]Parthenie[/name_f], [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], [name_f]Arizona[/name_f], [name_f]Treva[/name_f], Desma, and [name_m]Floy[/name_m]! I love the quirky vintage feeling of these names.

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I have a lot of similarly unique Appalachian names in my family tree, so I always love seeing them

[blackberryway]

absolutely obsessed[name_f][/name_f] with [name_f]Christmas[/name_f] [name_f]Morning[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]! Genuinely!! Watched a film a few months ago called Troop [name_m]Zero[/name_m] and the main girl in that was called [name_f]Christmas[/name_f], and honestly, I wish I could find a way to incorporate it somehow!

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I also love, for the ladies, Flosie, [name_f]Malvie[/name_f], [name_f]Yetta[/name_f], O’Nella, [name_f]Neri[/name_f], Hildreth, and Floetta [name_f][/name_f]!

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For the men! I adore [name_f]Pleasant[/name_f] !!

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Also love [name_f]Mert[/name_f] + [name_f]Gert[/name_f] <333

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What an intriguing set!!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] faves are Ezmalee, Glenola, Surrie, [name_f]Arizona[/name_f], [name_f]Mahala[/name_f], Leonyte, [name_f]Hassie[/name_f], Hildreth!, [name_f]Neri[/name_f], and Avenell, though Redemsey, [name_f][/name_f] Valzora and O’Nella are kind of cool!

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I also like [name_m]Floy[/name_m] and [name_m]Haskel[/name_m]!

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Rhyming twins [name_f][/name_f]- is a choice. [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] and Bernest. Seethus and Gleethus…

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[name_f]Mert[/name_f] and [name_f]Gert[/name_f] are kind[name_f][/name_f] of fun (maybe it’s just because my mum used to call me and my brother [name_f]Bert[/name_f] and [name_f]Gert[/name_f] sometimes )

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Oh, I saw that video! [name_f][/name_f] Didn’t think to check the comments though. [name_f][/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Evalee[/name_f], Flosie (is this like [name_f]Flossie[/name_f] or FLOW-see, I wonder!), [name_f]Christmas[/name_f] [name_f]Morning[/name_f] (not sure I’d have the guts but it’s a beautiful GP!), [name_f]Malvie[/name_f], Oneva, [name_f]Arizona[/name_f] “Zonie”, [name_f]Treva[/name_f], Thumbelisa, [name_f]Pleasant[/name_f] [name_m]Haze[/name_m], and [name_f]Orpha[/name_f] for girls, and Pledger, [name_f]Cheerful[/name_f], [name_f]Langley[/name_f], [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m], and [name_m]Grover[/name_m]!

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Oh and missed Avenell [name_f][/name_f]- I know an Av0nelle but in general I am very fond of [name_f]Ava[/name_f] + [name_f]Nell[/name_f] as a smoosh name, Avanelle is my favorite spelling though.

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Those are both very pretty spellings too!

[ediebee]

Quite fond of Glenola, [name_f]Neri[/name_f], [name_f]Treva[/name_f], and [name_f]Delma[/name_f] for the ladies, and [name_m]Haskel[/name_m], and [name_f]Langley[/name_f] for the gentlemen.

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[name_f]Christmas[/name_f] [name_f]Morning[/name_f] made me chuckle, because my dad has long joked I was almost named [name_f]Christmas[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] “Evie” because that’s my birthday!

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Avenell is very pretty, and I’ve always liked [name_m]Eleazer[/name_m], although I was surprised to realize that it was on a woman.

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Part of my family is from Mississippi, and another part is from [name_m]Maine[/name_m], and although neither one is Appalachian, some of these names have a similar “home grown” feel as many I have encountered in my own family tree.

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On the [name_m]Maine[/name_m] side I have [name_f]Thankful[/name_f], [name_m]Sincere[/name_m], [name_f]Pleasant[/name_f], [name_f]Painter[/name_f], Vitaline, [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], Elveretta, Praisdoer, [name_f]Deliverance[/name_f], [name_f]Lucerna[/name_f], [name_f]Patience[/name_f], Velena, Boardman, [name_m]Granville[/name_m], Clemina, and [name_f]Apphia[/name_f]

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On the Mississippi side there’s [name_m]Tennessee[/name_m], [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f], [name_m]America[/name_m], Crosberry, Ardacia, [name_f]Zina[/name_f], [name_f]Adilene[/name_f], [name_f]Janicia[/name_f], [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_m]Seaborn[/name_m], Oweta, [name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m], [name_m]Elisha[/name_m], Mercia, Huella, [name_f]Zilpah[/name_f], Mabeline, Thermopylae, and [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]

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Oh wow, some great puritanical ones there! I love [name_f]Apphia[/name_f] and Velena, Crosberry and Thermopylae are fascinating!