Some interesting names from my family tree

General Name Discussion
1

My grandpa was recently sent some research on our family tree that his cousin has been doing. It’s pretty extensive! I was very interested in the names on this list. There were plenty of [name]Marys[/name], Elizabeths, [name]James[/name], Johns, etc. But here are the ones that stood out to me along with the birth year listed:

[name]Lemuel[/name] Cincinnatus (1869)
Marliza (1891)
[name]Elva[/name] [name]May[/name] (1905)
Cincinnatus [name]Franklin[/name] (1839)
[name]Mamie[/name] [name]Viola[/name] (1897)
[name]Harley[/name] [name]Watson[/name] (1900)
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] (1906)
[name]Thorwald[/name] [name]Andrew[/name] (says [name]Thorvald[/name] [name]Anais[/name] in parenthesis)
Magurite Issalena (?)
[name]Holland[/name] (female - 1876)
Myntie [name]Elizabeth[/name] (1893)
[name]Sibbie[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] (?)
[name]Exie[/name] [name]Vesta[/name] (late 1800s)
[name]Elois[/name] (1908)
[name]Quilla[/name] [name]Preston[/name] (male - 1911)
[name]Dicy[/name] [name]Temperance[/name] (1875)
[name]Bessie[/name] (?)
[name]Nannie[/name] [name]May[/name] (last name was Kitchens, hehe - 1901)
[name]Lilla[/name] (1877)
[name]Savilla[/name] (1922)
[name]Lonnie[/name] (male - 1885)
[name]Amanda[/name] (was surprised to see my middle name over 100 years before it got popular! - 1855)
[name]Priscilla[/name] (this name showed up multiple times - 1858)
Leacy [name]Ann[/name] (1822)
[name]Hampton[/name] (1782)
[name]Cyrus[/name] (1826)
[name]Temperance[/name] (also showed up a few times - 1795)
Elizeabeth [name]Eliza[/name] (I’m guessing this is a typo, and I assume [name]Eliza[/name] was her nn - 1825)
[name]Dorcas[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] (1838)
[name]Henderson[/name] (1775)
[name]Delilah[/name] (1780)
[name]Jarvis[/name] (1798)
[name]Ardelia[/name] (1802)

[name]John[/name] was the first to come to the US in 1570 from what I read. His parents were [name]John[/name] and [name]Isabell[/name], and were from [name]England[/name].

Also, my last name can be spelled with 1 or 2 r’s. Throughout the list, it changes spelling multiple times. So now I’m not 100% sure what the “right” way is!

2

Very Interesting. I can’t imagine being named [name]Dorcas[/name]

3

[name]Mamie[/name] [name]Viola[/name] is adorable and [name]Ardelia[/name] is pretty! [name]Dicy[/name] [name]Temperance[/name] and Cincinnatus are pretty unusual as is a male named [name]Quilla[/name]. Thanks for sharing!

4

I like:

[name]Olive[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] (1906)
[name]Sibbie[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] (?)
[name]Exie[/name] [name]Vesta[/name] (late 1800s)
[name]Elois[/name] (1908)
[name]Quilla[/name] [name]Preston[/name] (male - 1911)
[name]Lilla[/name] (1877)
[name]Priscilla[/name] (this name showed up multiple times - 1858)
[name]Hampton[/name] (1782)
[name]Cyrus[/name] (1826)
[name]Temperance[/name] (also showed up a few times - 1795)
[name]Ardelia[/name] (1802)

5

I thought this too! I was kind of surprised when I looked it up and it was listed as a female name. Though on Behind the Name, it is only listed as a user submitted name (2 entries, both feminine). Some of my ancestors had some interested naming choices!