I know many people have posted personal lists of names they’ve found at cemeteries, or CAFs based on those lists, but I couldn’t find a post that was made with the exclusive purpose of collecting and sharing names we’ve all seen at cemeteries. So I thought I’d make one! [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to post lists of names you find at cemeteries, or just post a name or two you found really interesting. I think this would be especially interesting if you’re from a country with a long history, or a non-English-speaking country!
Here’s a list of interesting (or just beautiful) names that I’ve come across recently to get us started! I sorted them by decade of birth and then by gender (if they appeared multiple times, I picked the earliest decade):
1830s: [name_f]Amalie[/name_f] / [name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
1840s: [name_m]Frederich[/name_m]
1850s: [name_f]Fannie[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f] / [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
1870s: [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f] / [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
1880s: [name_f]Tillie[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], Hutha, [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Meta[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] / [name_m]Jess[/name_m], Nores, [name_m]Cecil[/name_m], [name_m]Able[/name_m], [name_m]Hans[/name_m]
1890s: [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f] / [name_m]Orval[/name_m], [name_f]Kinley[/name_f], [name_f]Avery[/name_f]
1900s: [name_f]Delia[/name_f], [name_f]Chrystel[/name_f], Lovon, [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_m]Verdi[/name_m], [name_f]Thelma[/name_f], [name_f]Nena[/name_f], [name_f]Lillie[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f] / [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Herbert[/name_m], [name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Niklaus[/name_m]
1910s: [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Gladys[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Goldie[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] / [name_m]Lawrence[/name_m], [name_m]Bryce[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Percy[/name_m]
1920s: [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Harriette[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Melba[/name_f], Angenette, [name_f]Billie[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Adelia[/name_f], [name_f]Bette[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f] / [name_m]Gene[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_m]Vernon[/name_m], [name_m]Max[/name_m]
1930s: [name_f]Erma[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Edelle[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Evelyn[/name_f], Marvalou, [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Janet[/name_f], [name_f]Ruby[/name_f], [name_f]Leila[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] / [name_m]Bruce[/name_m], [name_m]Harlin[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Alden[/name_m], [name_m]Roy[/name_m], [name_m]Lorin[/name_m], [name_m]Floyd[/name_m], [name_m]Orrin[/name_m], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
1940s: [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] / [name_m]Arlan[/name_m], [name_m]Milton[/name_m], [name_m]Loren[/name_m], [name_m]Stanley[/name_m]
1950s: [name_m]Perry[/name_m], [name_m]Lowell[/name_m], Darreld
1960s: [name_f]Lindy[/name_f] / [name_m]Ford[/name_m], [name_m]Byron[/name_m]
1980s: [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_f]April[/name_f] / [name_m]Jory[/name_m]