hello berries
i don’t know about all of you, but i find that the time between thanksgiving and christmas is all kinds of cozy. i get back into reading the classics, old hobbies such as piano and embroidery, it resurfaces, as well, my love for mapping my genealogy and family history, and with that, the names that come along with it.
i’ve made long lists for each interesting moniker i found, whether it was given to a male or female relative, or as a surname. the results, in my opinion, were too beautiful not to share.
so, dear berries, here they are. enjoy them, pinch them, and answer a few questions below if you wish.
male given names ⛺️
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
Carder
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
Clemons
[name_u]Edward[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Gideon[/name_u]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffith[/name_m]
[name_u]Harlow[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Hiram[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Jabez[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_u]John[/name_u]
[name_u]Judah[/name_u]
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Moses[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
Nebediah
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Potter[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Rook[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u]
[name_m]Wrestling[/name_m]
female given names 🌻
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaida[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Comfort[/name_u]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
Deliverance
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
Discovered
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_u]Experience[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_m]Increase[/name_m]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
Maudlyn
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
Reliance
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rutha[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Thankful[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
Waitstill
[name_f]Zilpha[/name_f]
[name_u]Zuriel[/name_u]
surnames 🪕
Atkins
[name_u]Bird[/name_u]
[name_m]Bishop[/name_m]
[name_m]Booth[/name_m]
[name_m]Boyce[/name_m]
Brayman
[name_m]Bridges[/name_m]
Chantry
[name_u]Clarke[/name_u]
Clemons
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_f]Colly[/name_f]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Emmons[/name_m]
[name_m]Freeman[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_u]Gates[/name_u]
[name_u]Granger[/name_u]
[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Hastings[/name_m]
[name_m]Hewitt[/name_m]
[name_u]Holloway[/name_u]
[name_m]Holt[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Hutchinson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jones[/name_m]
[name_m]Judson[/name_m]
[name_m]Keeffe[/name_m]
Langford
[name_m]Latham[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawson[/name_u]
[name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxson[/name_m]
[name_u]Mercer[/name_u]
[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Nash[/name_m]
[name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Prence[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
Rooke
Sands
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Smith[/name_m]
[name_m]Stanton[/name_m]
[name_m]Taft[/name_m]
Timmings
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_m]Webb[/name_m]
[name_m]Wellington[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
Wentworth
[name_m]Wickham[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilkes[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfe[/name_m]
what do you think of these names? what are your favorites? what combinations would you create?
i, for one, think some of these surnames and virtue names would make darling choices! rutha waitstill and judson rooke, anyone?