I know more about the women than the men.
We had the Months. April. May. June.
The gemstones. Opal, Pearl, ruby. Jewell,Garnet, jade, Beryl. Coral.
The flora. Ivy. Rose. Pansy.daisy.fern.poppy.aster. joy.
There's some more, but can't recall.
What are those you remember? We had the almas, Edna, mabels, etc
Etta, Edna, Ellen, Yura, Audie, Burlie, Louise, Marian, Myrtle, Hazel, Jackie, Jewel, Clara, Pearl, Veda, Beatrice, Bernice, Eltha
Everett, Burl, Valgene, Aubrey, Hollis, Ocie, Rufus, Chester, Garland, Guy, Rufus, Ira, Sargent, Leon, Kenneth, Carl, Johnson, Dwight, Niles
Some names are on both sides of the family so may have been popular at the time.
When Uncle Johnson was born his mother (my great-great-grandmother) was tired & worn out by too many babies too close together. When it was time to name him, she said she didn't care. Let the children name him. He had 5 names & went by Burl in public & Johnson among family.
But, others I recall: Delia (my paternal grandmother), Alma, Maeve, Enda, Vera, Carmell
Hugh, Owen (2 great uncles), Niall, Pearse, Rory, Colm, Ned
My grandparents named my mother "Virginia Beatrice" (lol....2 old-fashioned names!!!) when she was born in 1921. A bit of a multi-syllable mouthful if pronounced all together. Tho, as far as I know and personally recall, they and other family members always called her by her full first name, "Virginia". No pet name, no shortened name, no nickname.
BUT.....Dad ALWAYS called Mom "GinnieB🐝" . My sister and I have several of the handwritten cards Dad sent Mom over the years....yep....all have his hand-drawn "B/bee/bea". SIGH....favorite things and "what's in a name?" .....all in one fun question.
Thank you for this, Segoline!
My sister’s employer firm helped change a client’s name from ‘Enoch Moses Hall’ to ‘Enoch Humphrey Hall’, many years ago. The mind boggles!
Scandinavian culture.
Oh and don't forget Erik the Red and Ovid.😉
Eustice, the farm hand showed me. Eustice had a brother named Erold and a sis named Honor. A baby named patience.
Eta. You crack a bullwhip. You have to be firm and strong in your snap.
And per that one, our mom would say. Stop whining. Let me tell you about your great grandmother.
Even as a kid you don't really have a response to that one, lol.
Ernest, Guy, Rodney, Delancey, Samuel, Oliver, Benjamin, Nathanial, Alexander, Harry, Harvey, Robert,
I'm sure there are more.
I am so loving your contributions. they are so fabulous.
Casper, John, Charles, Robert, Foy, Horten, William, Lee, Horton, Horace, George, Raymond, Paul, Gary, Matthew, Wayne, Donald, David, Adam, Jeremiah, Frances, Leslie, Wiley
that is all that comes to mind.