I love looking in old cemeteries for unusual names, so on my walk today, I decided to head to the cemetery down the road and record some of the names that I have found.
This cemetery is from the 1800-1900’s and besides the usual Johns, [name_f]Marys[/name_f], Elizabeths, and [name_m]Williams[/name_m], here are some interesting names I found. [name_u]An[/name_u] * by the name means that there is more than one.
[name_u]Narcisse[/name_u]
Elizabette*
Evalenne
Geneviere
[name_m]Stanislaus[/name_m]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Melvina[/name_f]
Della*
Nellie*
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Elzbieta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_f]Celina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_m]Bartlett[/name_m]
Estella*
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_m]Gustave[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_u]Vernon[/name_u]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_f]Sidonia[/name_f]
Delia*
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
Domithilde
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Justina[/name_f]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
This was a whole family:
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] (father)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] (mother)
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Charles[/name_u]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f]
Albena
And two sibsets that I thought were adorable:
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] and [name_u]Johnnie[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
Have any of you found an interesting names in your local cemeteries/graveyards?
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What a cool idea & post! I know I’ve found cool names at my local cemetery… but I haven’t been there in a while, and I can’t remember any!
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[name_f]Inez[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Sidonia[/name_f], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Celina[/name_f], [name_f]Delfina[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Dora[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f] gorgeous!
I just came back from a funeral and some of the names I saw on headstones were
[name_u]Pepa[/name_u]
[name_m]Izak[/name_m]
Nasta
Emerik
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Aino[/name_f]
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I’m not about to ask where this is, but it sounds like the cemetery where my family is buried. A lot of similar names.
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I always love looking for names in cemeteries, too. This was fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
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Ooh Emerik, [name_m]Izak[/name_m], [name_f]Aino[/name_f] and [name_u]Pepa[/name_u] are very interesting! [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] is lovely 
Ooh, [name_u]Narcisse[/name_u], Elizabette, [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Estella[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] are gorgeous! [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] are a sweet set!!
Here are some names from Highgate Cemetery when I visited a few years back:
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] Charlotre
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_m]Herbert[/name_m] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u] [name_m]Septimus[/name_m]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosina[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_m]Ivor[/name_m] [name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
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[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_m]Herbert[/name_m] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] and [name_f]Rosina[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] are absolutely gorgeous!
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So glad to see that I’m not the only weirdo who enjoys looking at names on gravestones! 
I love [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] & [name_f]Estella[/name_f]! [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] & [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f] & [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] are sweet too. I quite like [name_m]Bernard[/name_m] for a boy.
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Yes, I love finding names in cemeteries! So many great finds, my favorites are [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Delfina[/name_f], [name_f]Estella[/name_f], [name_m]Elwood[/name_m], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f].
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