Family Names!

Recently, my great-grandmother’s niece finished a genealogy book about my great-grandmother’s family. Knowing how much I love family history and names - she actually has ordered a copy for myself as well. While I was skimming through it today, I took note of literally every name, and some of them are absolutely stunning, while others are rather interesting!

All of these people were born between 1700 and 1924 - so no name is under 90 years old.

[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
([name_u]Lee[/name_u]-na)
[b][name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] /b
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] [name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Thurlow[/name_m] [name_m]Austin[/name_m] (born around 1914)
[b][name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Lena[/name_f] /b
[name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]/[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] (unsure as it was listed two different ways)
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m] [name_u]Vernon[/name_u]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] ([name_f]Mary[/name_f])
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]

[name_u]James[/name_u] Mordicai [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] ([name_f]Luci[/name_f] | Loo-see-ah)
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jerusha[/name_f]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]

[b][name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_f]Adelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] /b
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Stewart[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_f]Maize[/name_f] (m)
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Letitia[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]

[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Carew[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Wheeler[/name_m]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]

[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]

[name_f]Bertha[/name_f] [multiple, 1 nn [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Wellington[/name_m]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_u]James[/name_u] [multiple]
Dougall
Laughlinn/[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (recorded under both spellings - it seems that it was changed to [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] when he immigrated to [name_f]Canada[/name_f] from [name_f]Scotland[/name_f])
Berthuna/Berthany (recorded as both)
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Eyre[/name_f] (m)
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [multiple]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [multiple]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [multiple]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [multiple]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [multiple]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m] [multiple]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m] [multiple - 1 nn [name_m]Dan[/name_m]]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]/[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
(both male&female)
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[multiple]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] [multiple]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m] [multiple]
[name_f]Huldah[/name_f] (f)
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

Laurier (interestingly, the name of a Canadian Prime Minister)

My favourites are in bold - what do you think of the list? :slight_smile: Thought I’d share them all!

I love genealogy! You have wonderful names in your family tree. These are the names that really stuck out for me:

[name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] [name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Thurlow[/name_m] [name_m]Austin[/name_m]: I don’t love [name_m]Austin[/name_m], but I think it sounds nice with [name_m]Thurlow[/name_m].
[name_u]James[/name_u] Mordicai [name_m]William[/name_m]: Very handsome name!
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jerusha[/name_f]: [name_f]Jerusha[/name_f] really adds a nice unique touch to [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. It’s so unexpected.
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]: I don’t usually love names that have a similar ending next to each other, but this pairing is beautiful!
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_f]Maize[/name_f] (m): [name_f]Maize[/name_f] was definitely unexpected as well.
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Letitia[/name_f]: Gorgeous name combination! It sounds so regal.
[name_m]Wellington[/name_m]
Dougall
Laughlinn/[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eyre[/name_f] (m)
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_f]Huldah[/name_f] (f): Wonderful meaning.
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]