Edwardian Names - Araminta, Artemisia, Aspasia, Anastasia

General Name Discussion
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[name]Nephele[/name] has requested some lovely ‘A’ names from the Victorian/Edwardian period.

Here are all the middle names for [name]Araminta[/name], [name]Artemisia[/name], Aspasia and [name]Anastasia[/name] from the 1911 [name]England[/name] and [name]Wales[/name] Census, cross-referenced with the Civil Registration Birth Index:

[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Annie[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Sarah[/name]

[name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Aquilla[/name]
[name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Desdemona[/name]
[name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Julia[/name]

Aspasia [name]Alice[/name]
Aspasia Bolina Clemene
Aspasia [name]Coralia[/name]
Aspasia [name]Daisy[/name]
Aspasia [name]Elizabeth[/name]
Aspasia [name]Fanny[/name]
Aspasia [name]Helene[/name]
Aspasia [name]Irene[/name]
Aspasia [name]Jane[/name]
Aspasia [name]Louisa[/name]
Aspasia [name]Marguerite[/name]

[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Christina[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Clare[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Constantia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Emily[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Esther[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Eugenie[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Eveline[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Florentina[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Gwendoline[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Irene[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Letitia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Magdelene[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Maria[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Petrovna[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Rubina[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]

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Yet another excellent list! I was particularly interested in middle name pairings with “Aspasia” – a Victorian/Edwardian name that was often given the nickname of “Spash.”

Many thanks, [name]Elea[/name]!

– [name]Nephele[/name]

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Boy, those Edwardians sure loved the ancient Greek names ([name]Araminta[/name] is the only English choice in the bunch). These names are multi-syllable so I prefer one or two syllables in the middle spot unless the pairing is just too divine to veto! Great list, [name]Elea[/name]!
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] - Gorgeous
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the way it sounds!
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Rose[/name] - Beautiful pairing!

[name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Julia[/name]

Aspasia [name]Elizabeth[/name]
Aspasia [name]Irene[/name]
Aspasia [name]Jane[/name]
Aspasia [name]Louisa[/name]
Aspasia [name]Marguerite[/name]

[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Clare[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Emily[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Eveline[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Irene[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Lily[/name] - I like this pairing very much.
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Magdelene[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

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[name]Ah[/name]! Yes of course! I remember Withycombe saying thta about Aspasia but had completely forgotten. Thanks for reminding me. Spash makes the elaborate Aspasia amusingly whimsical :slight_smile:

There was an entry for an Aspasia born in [name]Egypt[/name] but a Greek national (married to an Englishman) but I can’t quite make out her middle name. It looks a bit like Agllonki maybe?

http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/6684/1911censusrg14278472784.jpg

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That’s a tough one to decipher, all right. Perhaps the census taker misheard or misspelled the name that was given to him? I know that Aggeliki is a common feminine Greek name (the English equivalent being “[name]Angelica[/name]”).

– [name]Nephele[/name]

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That’s was often the case with the previous census but the 1911 census was written by the head of the household. I can only imagine that the husband wasn’t sure how to spell the name and so just guessed.

I do love that her mother is called Caliope :smiley:

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[name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Desdemona[/name] - now that is a real gem right there. I can’t decide whether or not I like it, but it sure does jump out at you. Or is that just me?

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What a fantastic list!

[name]Araminta[/name] [name]Agnes[/name], [name]Araminta[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Aquilla[/name], [name]Artemisia[/name] [name]Desdemona[/name], Aspasia [name]Alice[/name], Aspasia Bolina Clemene, Aspasia [name]Daisy[/name], Aspasia [name]Helene[/name], Aspasia [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Alice[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Constantia[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Eugenie[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Florentina[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Magdelene[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Molly[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Petrovna[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Rubina[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Winifred[/name] are especially spectacular.

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Yes! It definitely popped out of the list! And [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Gwendoline[/name], swoon.