names from 1891

taggiecb

The post of names from 1921 inspired me to go through some local census records online  from my hometown in NB Canada.  I am posting the unusual ones.

Girls

Effie, phebe, maud, flossie, ambrosine, thyra, roby, lottie, birtha, elthina, louesia, adda, samira, methebel, lulu, deila, marilla, ermengare, besse, maime, hattie, readette, florette, alma, nestie, danne, birtie, maryette, medora, jesae, zeena, diadamy, maggiasa, damey, lissia, hattie, alberta, levina, zelpa, zilphia, rosella, jennet, jerilla, medora, loriena, fanny, harrett, alberetta, minnea, dortha, lucrettie, rossie, marine, zettella, byrnessa, octavia, augusta, almira, phennie, lewilda, idallah, lillia, hildra, saida, mahatabble, bealugh, ezeliah,

 

boys

 

strange, howatt, morlay, rebuen, alexand, singleton, hiram, alonzo, goldwin, hannington, emery, beryl, geo, elmer, enoch, gideon, amasa, dunken, herman, alphonza, newton, ebenezer, adalbert, merton, lebaron, milford, gaius, wellington, bryne, artumas, constantine, robinson, barrak, chipman, melbourne, alfred, lodiwick, erlo, eldon, elmer, enoch, alesoan, jotham, manley, dell, uriah, wilmot, sherman, lemeol, givan, soloman, coleman, gaius, erne, leslie, amos, wilfred, rufus, warring, horatio, burbage, wilburn, richardson, gamalial, whitfield, larkin, orville, lorn, grover, odber, havelock,

Yas18

The only ones I like are Lottie, Hattie, Lillia, Emery, Gideon, Amos & Larkin {though I prefer this on a girl}.

Others are REALLY not my style! 

SugarQueen101

Very interesting list. I know a Besse, Octavia, and an Alonzo. When I was a kid, I used to call my little sister Phebe because I thought it was such a cool name. Her actual nickname is V. V.

saraboston

I'm sorry... "Strange" that's a name?

nilly5

I always laugh when I see Alma on names lists. I live in the town of Alma lol also I think of Sister Act

"ALMA! CHECK YOUR BATTERIES!" lol

taggiecb

saraboston:

I'm sorry... "Strange" that's a name?

It was someone's name.

laurynfaerie

OP, where in NB are you from? I was born in Woodstock

weddingpuffgrrl

laceyjean1:

The post of names from 1921 inspired me to go through some local census records online  from my hometown in NB Canada.  I am posting the unusual ones.

Girls

Effie, phebe, maud, flossie, ambrosine, thyra, roby, lottie, birtha, elthina, louesia, adda, samira, methebel, lulu, deila, marilla, ermengare, besse, maime, hattie, readette, florette, alma, nestie, danne, birtie, maryette, medora, jesae, zeena, diadamy, maggiasa, damey, lissia, hattie, alberta, levina, zelpa, zilphia, rosella, jennet, jerilla, medora, loriena, fanny, harrett, alberetta, minnea, dortha, lucrettie, rossie, marine, zettella, byrnessa, octavia, augusta, almira, phennie, lewilda, idallah, lillia, hildra, saida, mahatabble, bealugh, ezeliah,

 

boys

 

strange, howatt, morlay, rebuen, alexand, singleton, hiram, alonzo, goldwin, hannington, emery, beryl, geo, elmer, enoch, gideon, amasa, dunken, herman, alphonza, newton, ebenezer, adalbert, merton, lebaron, milford, gaius, wellington, bryne, artumas, constantine, robinson, barrak, chipman, melbourne, alfred, lodiwick, erlo, eldon, elmer, enoch, alesoan, jotham, manley, dell, uriah, wilmot, sherman, lemeol, givan, soloman, coleman, gaius, erne, leslie, amos, wilfred, rufus, warring, horatio, burbage, wilburn, richardson, gamalial, whitfield, larkin, orville, lorn, grover, odber, havelock,

Well Ladies I think we all found our next DDs name Nestie! LOL! 

redshe

I Love Effie, but that is probably the only one I really like.

taggiecb

laurynfaerie:

OP, where in NB are you from? I was born in Woodstock

chipman

laurynfaerie

laceyjean1:

laurynfaerie:

OP, where in NB are you from? I was born in Woodstock

chipman

I'm not entirely sure where that is... My mom would know though lol