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HelpVictorian sightings
Again, mainly Northern England, 1840s:
Gad
Kliphas
Plato
Jehoiada
Raspberry
Algenius
Bold
Erastus
Cincinnatus
Jairus
Hawtin
Artemas
Pharaoh
Golightley
Aetherius
Beaumont
Godefroi
Swallow
Bright
Melicent
Mahala
Kerenhappuch
Anstiss
Cleomira
Armaretta
Casilda
Quince
Leonine
Ravina
Triphoney
Aethela
Iset - really curious about the etymology of this (as a British name), but can find no info
Frith
Theophila
Wilmina
Richina
Dittany
Damaris
Emmela
Estrith
Honey - surprised to find this on early Victorians!
Gad
Kliphas
Plato
Jehoiada
Raspberry
Algenius
Bold
Erastus
Cincinnatus
Jairus
Hawtin
Artemas
Pharaoh
Golightley
Aetherius
Beaumont
Godefroi
Swallow
Bright
Melicent
Mahala
Kerenhappuch
Anstiss
Cleomira
Armaretta
Casilda
Quince
Leonine
Ravina
Triphoney
Aethela
Iset - really curious about the etymology of this (as a British name), but can find no info
Frith
Theophila
Wilmina
Richina
Dittany
Damaris
Emmela
Estrith
Honey - surprised to find this on early Victorians!
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As far as Iset goes, England was kind of going through an Egyptology craze during the Victorian Era. As in, they used to have parties displaying "revealed mummies" and such; so it would make sense that starting in the 1840s there were even Egyptian names in use.
Of the names you posted, I like:
Beaumont
&
Melicent
Kerenhappuch (I can't believe they really used this one! Total GP for me!)
Anstiss
Cleomira
Ravina
Iset
Theophila
Damaris
Emmela
Of the names you posted, I like:
Beaumont
&
Melicent
Kerenhappuch (I can't believe they really used this one! Total GP for me!)
Anstiss
Cleomira
Ravina
Iset
Theophila
Damaris
Emmela
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The earliest Isets I've found were 16th-century, and they're nearly all from the same county, so I think it's much more likely to be a local name, possibly a variant of Iseld (local version of Isolde) or Isabella.
I always wonder if the Kerenhappuchs had nicknames, or went by the whole thing! Fascinating name.
I always wonder if the Kerenhappuchs had nicknames, or went by the whole thing! Fascinating name.
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Raspberry! Love it.
Amaretta makes me think of a cross between Amaretti biscuits and Vienetta ice cream. Nice sound to it though.
I kind of like Dittany and Frith - GPs though. Estrith is interesting too.
Amaretta makes me think of a cross between Amaretti biscuits and Vienetta ice cream. Nice sound to it though.
I kind of like Dittany and Frith - GPs though. Estrith is interesting too.
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I've always had a soft spot for Dittany.
Wasn't the Duke of Plaza-Toro's daughter (G&S, The Gondoliers) Casilda?
Raspberry, Quince and Honey are pretty amazing. I knew a golden Cocker Spaniel named Honey once - just the colour of her fur; perhaps the human one was lucky in the same way.
In 21st-century South Africa, I'd guess that Iset would be pronounced i-ZET and derived from a semi-French diminutive of Isabel, with a streamlined spelling. Alet and even Anet turn up now and then.
Triphoney - attempt to be fake? Or a collision between Tiffany and Tryphena?
Wasn't the Duke of Plaza-Toro's daughter (G&S, The Gondoliers) Casilda?
Raspberry, Quince and Honey are pretty amazing. I knew a golden Cocker Spaniel named Honey once - just the colour of her fur; perhaps the human one was lucky in the same way.
In 21st-century South Africa, I'd guess that Iset would be pronounced i-ZET and derived from a semi-French diminutive of Isabel, with a streamlined spelling. Alet and even Anet turn up now and then.
Triphoney - attempt to be fake? Or a collision between Tiffany and Tryphena?
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This is one of the few times that I get to say "I know someone with this name!", so I'm totally going to do that right now:
I know someone whose (middle) name is Iset!
I know someone whose (middle) name is Iset!
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I'm afraid I have to disappoint you: they are from around here. Her mom's a big archeology buff and loves all things ancient Egypt, so her daughters got at least one Egyptian goddess as a name sake. (Although now I wonder why they didn't go with Isis... hmm. I'll have to ask her )
Iset -> Isett -> Isetta -> Isotta -> Isolda? Makes sense. But it seems curious that it would be confined to SW England. Any guess as to why?
By the way, I haven't forgotten about Ingaret. I'm still trying to retrace where my "file" with all the info about the name went and where I had gotten the info from in the first place (guess what national stereotype I've never managed to live up to ;) ).
Anyway, in the process I've discovered a few other names that I meant to ask you about:
Do you happen to know anything about (French/Québécois) Balsamie, (German) Balsamina and (Italian) Balsamo?
What's with all the balsam? ;)
Iset -> Isett -> Isetta -> Isotta -> Isolda? Makes sense. But it seems curious that it would be confined to SW England. Any guess as to why?
By the way, I haven't forgotten about Ingaret. I'm still trying to retrace where my "file" with all the info about the name went and where I had gotten the info from in the first place (guess what national stereotype I've never managed to live up to ;) ).
Anyway, in the process I've discovered a few other names that I meant to ask you about:
Do you happen to know anything about (French/Québécois) Balsamie, (German) Balsamina and (Italian) Balsamo?
What's with all the balsam? ;)
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Iset sounds Egyptian. Perhaps Pharaoh was her brother. Ravina, Wilmina and Estrith are interesting and more usable than many of the others. Damaris is starting to grow on me. Can you imagine being named Cincinnatus or Raspberry? The Victorians appear to have had very diverse tastes. Thank you for sharing!
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