Old Names I Found

I recently found a large book documenting part of my grandfather’s side of the family, and I thought I’d share some of the names I found! :slight_smile:

[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] (my dad)
[name_f]Deidre[/name_f] Lenee (my mom)
[name_m]Ferd[/name_m] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] Ludwic
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Theadora[/name_f]
[name_m]Jonathon[/name_m] [name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_f]Margarette[/name_f]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Henderson[/name_m]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
Flavious Armenus
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Betsy[/name_f])
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Bela[/name_u]

Wow, that’s fascinating. thanks for sharing it.

I"m struck by “[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]” - [name_u]Marion[/name_u] used to be a man’s name, I guess. Times have changed. And “[name_u]Bela[/name_u]” was a man’s name, [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Bela[/name_u].

And “[name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]” must be [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. Cool.

I’ve never heard of “[name_m]Ferd[/name_m]” but I bet [name_m]Ferd[/name_m] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] was a man. Which means [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] was more of a man’s name. Now [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] is usually a female. I guess for a while, in the past, [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] was unisex.

[name_f]Theadora[/name_f] is a cool spelling. [name_f]MargarETTE[/name_f] hee hee. This is cool.

Flaviioous Armenus is THE WINNER. OMG.

Flavious Armenus is EVERYTHING. :smiley: hahahaha!!

Thanks for sharing this! I really enjoyed it.

Please let me apologize if I offended you at all. I’m so sorry because I just realized I made fun of your family. Sorry! :frowning: I like and love all of those names. If I ever write a children’s book then Flavious Armenus will definitely own a huge haunted mansion and talking horses. He’s magical to me now.

But this was the highlight of day, seriously. So please forgive me if I seemed to make fun of them, that wasn’t my intention at all.

This might be completely wrong, but if I’m not mistaken, [name_u]Bela[/name_u] is pronounced [name_u]BAY[/name_u]-luh, like [name_u]Bela[/name_u] Lugosi of Dracula fame. I think the accent is optional (Béla) and that either way it is said [name_u]BAY[/name_u]-luh.

There are some really great names in that list. [name_f]My[/name_f] absolute favourites are:

[name_m]Ferd[/name_m] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Alvin[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] Ludwic
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Theadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
Flavious Armenus
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Betsy[/name_f])
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Bela[/name_u]

I love looking through family records, for the names.

The only one i dont like is [name_m]Ferd[/name_m]. It looks like “turd”…

This is great, I love these family trees, such a wonderful way to see into the past and reconnect. And possible names for future children :wink:

If I’m not mistaken, [name_m]Ferd[/name_m] is a short form of [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m].

I like:

[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] Ludwic
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Theadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
Flavious Armenus
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Bela[/name_u]

@privacyplease - No! It’s completely fine, I feel the same way about several of the names :slight_smile: