Went for a walk in Greenwood Cemetery today. While my friend took photographs, I thirstily collected names.
Mostly wrote down the oddballs, names I don’t see often on Nameberry. Some have fallen out of fashion for a reason, but some are lovely. Some of them I listed for the spellings, or for the curiosity of seeing a currently popular name (like [name]Caleb[/name]- very popular in the late 1700s.) After a while, I thought to record the birth-years. See anything you like?
[name]Alfonse[/name], [name]Barton[/name], [name]Emeline[/name], Nicolaus, [name]Cornelia[/name], [name]Jeanette[/name], [name]Elvira[/name], [name]Hattie[/name], [name]Meta[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Leopold[/name], [name]Benton[/name], [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Eldon[/name], [name]Leida[/name], [name]Mildred[/name], [name]Annunziata[/name], Casilda, Girolmo, [name]Vito[/name], [name]Edwin[/name], [name]Winton[/name], [name]Carolena[/name], [name]Margarette[/name], [name]Ephraim[/name], Zinka (!!!), [name]Herman[/name], [name]Gladys[/name], [name]Fredericka[/name], [name]Abraham[/name], [name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Jennie[/name] 1900, [name]Cora[/name] 1852, [name]Ora[/name] 1870, [name]Marietta[/name] 1844, [name]Howard[/name] 1872, [name]Herbert[/name] 1853, [name]Blanche[/name] 1852, [name]Roswell[/name] 1877, [name]Ignatius[/name] 1826, [name]Gershom[/name] 1810, [name]Christiana[/name] 1800, [name]Vlad[/name] 1973, [name]Vitaly[/name] 2009, Warrington 1880, [name]Alpha[/name] 1886, [name]Alberta[/name] 1856, [name]Willis[/name] 1887, [name]Julius[/name] 1848 and wife [name]Augusta[/name] 1852, [name]Lachlan[/name] 1824, [name]Lambert[/name] 1797, Carafilia 1859, [name]Irving[/name] 1882, [name]Asahel[/name] 1854, [name]Rosanna[/name] 1842, *[name]Wilbur[/name] 1925, [name]Gilda[/name] 1928, [name]Waleria[/name] 1908, [name]Minnie[/name] 1868, [name]Adelheid[/name] 1837, [name]Clarence[/name] 1881, [name]Orvis[/name] 1829, [name]Mamie[/name] 1877, [name]Chester[/name] and [name]Caleb[/name] (brothers) 1794, [name]Bartoleme[/name] 1776, Repose 1866, [name]Mortimer[/name] 1831, [name]Sidny[/name] 1867, [name]Gussie[/name], [name]Allie[/name], [name]Georgie[/name], [name]Nellie[/name] (sisters) 1869, [name]Moses[/name] 1824, [name]Braham[/name] 1790, [name]Eugene[/name] 1831, [name]Fanny[/name] 1835, Willet 1827 & [name]Willie[/name] 1869 (father and son), [name]Elida[/name] 1871, [name]Emery[/name] 1787, Ebbitt 1877, “[name]Herb[/name]” 1890
Interesting combinations:
[name]Otto[/name] [name]August[/name]
[name]Almira[/name] [name]Frost[/name] 1815*
[name]James[/name] [name]Knight[/name], MD 1815
[name]Margreth[/name] Vülp
[name]Phebe[/name] [name]Ann[/name] Childs 1803
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Franklin[/name] [name]Romaine[/name] 1821
[name]Annie[/name] Starbuck 1844
[name]Edgar[/name] Eginton 1869
[name]Clifford[/name] Colgate, MD 1875
[name]Oliver[/name] Covert 1879
[name]James[/name] [name]Leroy[/name] (last name illegible) &*[name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (ln illegible)
[name]Fanny[/name] Terroberry 1859
[name]Ida[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Noe[/name] 1845
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Starr[/name] [name]Arnold[/name] 1850
[name]Clover[/name] [name]Crane[/name] [name]Arnold[/name], MD 1849
Bonaeta [name]Arnold[/name] 1848
[name]Ellin[/name] [name]Craven[/name] 1850
[name]Duncan[/name] Weeks 1881
[name]Janet[/name] [name]Belle[/name]-[name]Isle[/name] [name]Robinson[/name] 1922
A. [name]Maude[/name] [name]Kip[/name] 1872
[name]Gertrude[/name] Quirk 1863
Nameish surnames:
[name]Anderson[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], Badger, [name]Shelton[/name], [name]Marley[/name], Olney, Morrow, [name]Bartholomew[/name], [name]Sterling[/name], Inslee, Dearborn, [name]Luther[/name], [name]Ash[/name], [name]Squire[/name], [name]Kirby[/name], [name]Jacques[/name], [name]Nelson[/name], [name]Malcolm[/name], [name]Pepe[/name]