Came across list of some names I hadn’t seen before or names that are very underused and just had to share (procrastination is a terrible thing) they are from 1900s btw. what do you think? Any favorites?
Many of the boys names don’t seem that unusual to me…
My thoughts:
[name]Stanley[/name] - I really like this but have a “bad apple” nephew with this name so it’s a no go for us
[name]Leopold[/name] - an interesting alternative to [name]Leonardo[/name]
[name]Russell[/name] - I seem to know quite a number of 40-something Russells
[name]Chester[/name] - rhymes with Molester
[name]Fred[/name] - not bad but I do get the Flintstones vibe
[name]Glen[/name] - the name of a very good friend from my highschool days AND of one of my favorite bosses of all times. great associations for me
[name]Sidney[/name] - [name]Lola[/name] from [name]Charlie[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] names a spider [name]Sidney[/name] in one of the episodes
[name]Gilbert[/name] - oh geez, “What’s Eating [name]Gilbert[/name] Grape?”
[name]Willis[/name] - really like this, even better than [name]William[/name] to me
[name]Otis[/name] - [name]Otis[/name] [name]Redding[/name]…not a bad association
[name]Rufus[/name] - [name]RUFUS[/name]!! The time traveller from [name]Bill[/name] and [name]Ted[/name]'s Excellent Adventure. Great name
[name]August[/name] - this was on our list in case we had a boy
[name]Ellis[/name] - I don’t have any opinion here
[name]Homer[/name] - The [name]Simpson[/name]'s have really taken over this one
[name]Ellwood[/name] - sounds very preppy to me…but I like the NN [name]Woody[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name] - Know a couple Reubens, it’s a good name with lots of NN potential…Roo, RooRoo, [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Ben[/name]
[name]Austin[/name] - really like this although I do think of it mainly as a surname
[name]Eldon[/name] - wasn’t there a character in the Clueless movie named [name]Eldon[/name]…again really preppy to me
[name]Aubrey[/name] - sounds feminine
[name]Monroe[/name] - seems like it could become a trendy name along the lines of [name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Travis[/name] - I have known so many people named [name]Travis[/name], including one girl. Seems relatively common to me.
[name]Quentin[/name] - cute
[name]Rolland[/name] - knew one of these in highschool, he was a bit dorky
[name]Ulysses[/name] - seems grandpa-ish
[name]Mason[/name] - it’s okay but again is associated with surnames to me…oh and free mason’s and stone masons and mason jars…
[name]Sebastian[/name] - the prince from The [name]Little[/name] Mermaid
[name]Harland[/name] - I prefer [name]Harlan[/name]
[name]Haywood[/name] - don’t get it
[name]Seth[/name] - gosh, I must have went to a school filled with the children of name nerds, we had one of these too - he was a stoner
[name]Amos[/name] - and [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Fenton[/name] - this is a street name
[name]Earle[/name] - my name is [name]Earl[/name]
[name]Miller[/name] - GOD NO, this is a terrible brand of beer.
[name]Baxter[/name] - very cool
[name]Homer[/name]- already mentioned
[name]Glenwood[/name] - a bizarre hybrid
[name]Worth[/name] - a surname
Girls
[name]Mable[/name] - such a cute name, was on our list for girls
[name]Florine[/name] - has a country vibe to me
[name]Rosella[/name] - meh
[name]Willa[/name] - very pretty and feminine, name of a favorite author ([name]Willa[/name] Cather)
[name]Willia[/name] - prefer [name]Willa[/name]
[name]Maudie[/name] - sounds like a nickname
[name]Tomasa[/name] - seems a bit exotic and I would expect the bearer to have a european accent of some sort
[name]Onie[/name] - I actualy knew a women in her 60s with this name and I never liked it
[name]Coletta[/name] - I hear Clot…as in blood clot
[name]Lauretta[/name] - I have an aunt [name]Loretta[/name] and I think it’s an alright name if not a bit country
[name]Emmer[/name] - don’t get it
[name]Aldona[/name] - seems made up to me
[name]Trudie[/name] - [name]Trudie[/name] from the Facts of Life
[name]Odie[/name] - [name]Garfield[/name] and [name]Odie[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name] - an email program
[name]Elfrieda[/name] - [name]Frieda[/name] by itself is pretty but like this there is the cute NN Elf
[name]Ivory[/name] - as a MN perhaps
[name]Maye[/name] - it’s pretty and simple but not sure if it’s enough for a FN
[name]Golden[/name] - prefer [name]Goldie[/name]
[name]Angelia[/name]- this is pretty but I think would get confused for [name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Dimple[/name] - not so much.
[name]Signe[/name] - I’m uncertain how to pronounce this
[name]Maybelle[/name] - [name]Mabel[/name] is much better
[name]Johnnie[/name] - I still think of [name]Johnny[/name], a boys name
[name]Lyla[/name] - prefer [name]Lila[/name]
[name]Afton[/name] - this is interesting
[name]Sidney[/name] - see my comment on the boy’s list
[name]Eulah[/name] - don’t get it
[name]Delta[/name] - [name]Delta[/name] [name]Burke[/name]
[name]Alba[/name] - [name]Jessica[/name] [name]Alba[/name]
[name]Fairy[/name] -I think the Faerie spelling is prettier and has better NN potential ([name]Fae[/name])
[name]Queenie[/name] - imagine the teasing
[name]Albertine[/name] - I like [name]Alberta[/name] as a feminine of [name]Albert[/name] better
[name]Fae[/name] - short and sweet, more of a NN to me
[name]Meredith[/name] - isn’t there a character in [name]Gray[/name]'s Anatomy named this?
[name]Beulah[/name] - sounds a bit twangy the way I imagine in pronounced
[name]Ardella[/name] - ditto
[name]Luvenia[/name] - again
twila - more country sounding to me…it’s like I’ve got some hick voice in my head saying all of these!
[name]Eulalia[/name] - I’m confused
[name]Greta[/name] - ah, I like this one
[name]Pearline[/name] - stick with [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name] - good for an 8th daughter
[name]Celestine[/name] - prefer [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Dixie[/name] - away down south in [name]Dixie[/name]
[name]Fearne[/name] - who said unique spellings are anything new. I prefer [name]Fern[/name]
[name]Lura[/name] - ditto
[name]Enid[/name] - love [name]Enid[/name]…knew a really sweet one in HS
[name]Lula[/name] - it’s okay but sounds a bit nicknamey
[name]Alva[/name] - this seems like it’s missing something
[name]Petra[/name] - very pretty
[name]Lovie[/name] - this reminds me of [name]Lovey[/name] [name]Howell[/name] from Gilligan’s Island and I always thought it was ridiculous that a grown woman was called [name]Lovey[/name]
[name]Dove[/name] - perhaps as a middle name
[name]Florene[/name] - there goes that hick voice again. I like [name]Florence[/name] better
[name]Easter[/name] - I don’t see this as a name, just a holiday
I have long adored [name]Queenie[/name], and my brother’s mn is [name]Aubrey[/name]! [name]Fairy[/name] and [name]Dimple[/name] are bizarre choices - much too cutesy for an adult, in my opinion.
We went to the theatre the other day, and there on the programme was the name of the writer - [name]Winsome[/name]. Peculiar, but very appropriate for a playwrite!
they are from 1900s btw. what do you think? Any favorites?