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Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 2 (49 names)

by Tiggs

3/27/2015, 8:55 AM

Here's the next batch, comprising "E" - "H" names that jumped out at me while scanning through the pages of an 1871 publication detailing the descendants of my 10th gr grandfather. Combos are first and middle names, unless otherwise noted.

"E" Female:

Electa
Elmina
Elozia Corinne
Emily Adesta
Emma Rodelia
Ervaette
Experience - sister of my 8th gr grandfather

"E" Male:

Eben Bliss
Edgar Allison
Edwin Augustine
Edwin Leander
Egbert Eliphalet
Eliakim
Elihu
Elisha - my 6th gr grandfather
Eliphalet - this time a first name; several bearers (as with most of these names)
Elmore Yocum
Elvert Chase
Emory Frank
Epaphras
Epaphroditus
Eusebius

"F" Female:

Fidelia
Floretta Eugene
Florinda
Frances Clarinda
Fredonia
Freedom - my 9th gr grandmother

"F" Male:

Fenelon
Ferris Robert
Finlay Marcellus
Flavel
Ford - brother of my 8th gr grandfather
Fordyce

"G" Male:

George Anson
Giles
Gustavus Adolphus
Guy

"H" Female:

Harmona
Harriet Knower
Hazael - this one put down as female; wonder if in error
Hepzibah
Hezekiah
Huldah

"H" Male:

Hazael
Hiel
Hiram Philetus
Homer Franz
Howard Percy

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- erb816

3/31/2015, 9:26 AM

I like:

Emma Rodelia
Edwin Augustine
Edwin Leander
Elihu
Elmore (but not Yocum) - this name also makes me think of Dwight Yoakam
Emory (but not Frank)
Fidelia
Frances (but not Clarinda)
Fredonia
Ferris Robert
Finlay Marcellus
Harriet (but not... Knower...)

- Wordsmith +1

3/27/2015, 8:20 PM

I'm swooning for Edwin Leander, Egbert Eliphalet (!!!), Floretta Eugene, Frances Clarinda, and Homer Franz. As for single names, I'm fond of Electa, Eliakim, Elihu, Elmore, Emory, Epaphras, Eusebius, Fidelia, Florinda, Freedom, Ford, Giles, Gustavus, Harriet, Hepzibah, Huldah, and Hiram.

- Tiggs

3/28/2015, 9:16 AM

Glad you enjoyed them! :)

- Elec Fan (guest) +1

3/27/2015, 7:44 PM

Edwin Leander is wonderful.

Something about Emory Frank makes me giggle; I think it's because they just seem so incompatible to me, like it's two worlds colliding. I dunno.

Harriet Knower intrigues me... Knower is really interesting. I actually kinda like it. Hm...

- Tiggs

3/28/2015, 9:15 AM

Agreed on Edwin Leander. Emory Frank's oddball vibe is what made me include it; it flows well, I like both names, they feel well-suited temp-wise (I get warmth from each), yet they're not quite, to paraphrase you, compatible.

I thought Knower was intriguing as well and this "virtue" doesn't seem to be so popular as the others, at least not among the few hundred pages of descendants I scanned through; this was the only bearer I saw. (Not that I didn't miss plenty of interesting names, I'm sure.)

- speakofthewolf +1

3/27/2015, 12:33 PM

I really can't get enough of Egbert Eliphalet, it sounds so funny. I really love Frances Clarinda and Finlay Marcellus.
This is very cool. :)

- Tiggs

3/28/2015, 9:08 AM

Glad you enjoyed them. I'd never consider using Egbert Eliphalet but it's lots of fun. I tend to enjoy Frances better in the middle slot, but Frances Clarinda makes me smile and I certainly swoon for Finlay Marcellus...rather dashing-sounding compared to most of the names I was reading through.

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