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[Opinions] Australian cemetery names - Female
Here are some names from headstones in a cemetery in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. The cemetery has thousands of graves, so I've chosen favourites and/or others I thought might be appreciated. I've included the year of birth for each person to put it in context. :)Agnes Florence (1909)
Alexia Edith (1904) Interesting to see an Alexia born so long ago!
Angelica Adeline Agatha (1897)
Annie Cordelia (1862)
Annie Eugenie (1871)
Beatrice May (1906)
Beulah Jean (1920)
Cinderella (1873)
Constance Louisa (1894)
Daisy Elizabeth (1900)
Daphne Winifred (1920)
Effie Isabel (1884)
Eliza Florence May (1937)
Elsie Elizabeth Grey (1880)
Florence Mildred (1882)
Frances Amelia (1886)
Fredericka Wilhelmina (1839)
Gladys Pearl (1918)
Hazel Stella (1926)
Hazel Vivien (1912)
Iris Isabella (1894)
Ivy Millicent (1895)
Jessica Maud (1884) She died in 1973, never living to see how popular her name would be!
Johannah Theresa (1875)
June Evelyn 'Dolly' (1932)
Lilian Edith (1900)
Lorna Octavia (1879)
Louisa Jane (1896)
Mabel Blanch (1911)
Margaret Cecilia (1885)
Mary Evangeline (1867)
Mary Christabella (1867)
Millie Maude (1899)
Mona Violet (1916)
Petronella Maartje (1919) Born in Holland
Roma Bernice (1924)
Ruby Ina Adelaide (1885)
Ruby Ophelia (1891)
Susannah Sarah Dinah (1877)
Unity May (1901)
Vera Florence Ada (1897)
Violet Pearl (1911)
Wilhelmina Mary (1923)
Winifred Louise (1910)
Zelma Nina (1940)
Zoe Vida Frances (1899)

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Annie Cordelia really speaks to me. I'd prefer Anna or Anne but no matter which, Cordelia makes a beautiful mn, doesn't it? I also love Daphne, Louisa Jane and Susannah. I wonder how Zoe was pronounced back then.
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Angelica Adeline Agatha (1897) - love all the A's
Annie Cordelia (1862) - this is cute, and I'm not normally an Annie fan
Cinderella (1873) - no way! can you imagine if your grandma was named Cinderella! awesome.
Daphne Winifred (1920) - really nice
Effie Isabel (1884) - Great Effin' Isabels, this is a fun name
Gladys Pearl (1918) - Gladys!
Ivy Millicent (1895) - so nice
June Evelyn 'Dolly' (1932) - I don't know how they got Dolly from June Evelyn, and I don't care. June Evelyn Dolly is awesome
Mary Christabella (1867) - prettyyyy
Millie Maude (1899) - was she a silent film star?1She shoulda been with a name like that! Can't you just see that name on a poster? "Charlie Chaplin and Millie Maud star in..."
Petronella Maartje (1919) - this sname is soo dutch, it's great
Ruby Ophelia (1891) - ohh
Susannah Sarah Dinah (1877) - I love Dinah
Violet Pearl (1911) - cute!

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Cinderella actually had my birth surname! So maybe she is a distant relative. ;)
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I like/love (*) the following:Agnes (*)
Florence (*)
Edith (*)
Angelica
Adeline
Agatha (*)
Annie Cordelia (love Cordelia)
Eugenie (*)
Beatrice May (*)
Jean (*)
Constance Louisa (*)
Daisy
Winifred (*)
Effie Isabel
Eliza
Elsie (as a nickname for Elspeth)
Mildred (*)
Frances Amelia (adore Frances)
Fredericka (love/strongly prefer Frederica)
Wilhelmina (*)
Gladys Pearl (love Pearl)
Hazel Vivien (*)
Iris (*)
Ivy Millicent (love Millicent)
Maud (*)
June Evelyn 'Dolly' (love Dolly as a nickname for Dorothy)
Lilian
Octavia
Louisa Jane
Mabel (*)
Blanch (spelled Blanche)
Margaret Cecilia (*)

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Oh wow, thanks for posting these! There are quite a few that I like.Favourites areAgnes Florence (1909)
Florence Mildred (1882)
Fredericka Wilhelmina (1839)
Gladys Pearl (1918)
Jessica Maud (1884)
Lorna Octavia (1879)
Louisa Jane (1896)
Mabel Blanch (1911)
Mary Evangeline (1867)
Mary Christabella (1867)
Zoe Vida Frances (1899) - I'm not really a fan of Zoe, but Vida Frances... I quite like this combo.
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