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Interesting Finds
These are names found in old newspapers/documents:Rollin
Lelia
Erico
Lucindy
Myrisha
Dennise
Moon (f)
Lorain
Elzora
Verna
Verla
Faun
Estella
Ilonka
Hubert
Lynda
Carlene
Althea
Delvacchio
Isley
Bonita
Vesta
Orin
Janeice
Lulaida
Gladys (m)
Giannina
Annita
Belinda
Mylette
Armanda
Iva
Lula
Ila
Loralee
Consuella
Aleca
Lynette
Im
Milda
Rogelio
Dontray
Miquel
Cherril
Mirko
Sallie
Cesilia
Trenny
Nahida
Nelida
Loy
Saunders
Sir-Kristopher
Ranee
Denice
Margarette
Benita
Marilee
Tok
Melville
Rea
Selinda
Arrilla
Kipling
DonaMae
Gaetano
Barre
Vali
Irin
O'Dina
Titanic
Eldora
Pinkie
Micki
Donella

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Some comments:Rollin - on the river?
Lelia - this is very sweet
Lucindy - I prefer Lucinda
Althea - nice
Armanda - strange, sounds like a mix of "armada" and Amanda
Milda - Swedish brand of butter
Cesilia - prefer the spelling Cecilia
Trenny - horrible, makes me think of a trench
Nelida - interesting
Sir-Kristopher - jeez
Tok - means "fool" or "idiot" in Swedish!
Rea - means "sale" in Swedish
DonaMae - ick
O'Dina - ick
Titanic - poor guy (girl?)
Eldora - sounds very "fantasy"
Pinkie - very tiny person?
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Rollin - "Rollin' with the homies..." Sorry, that is all I can think of.
Lelia - Kind of pretty. I do prefer the standard Delia though.
Erico - Hmm. NMS, but, said in a Spanish accent this is quite charming.
Lucindy - I like this. I would use it as a nickname for Lucinda though.
Myrisha - Nope. I just go "cheap" with this one.
Dennise - Hunh. Yeah, no.
Moon (f) - Love it.
Lorain - Lorraine is a fave, but the spelling throws me off.
Elzora - Very cool! Quirky and spunky all at once.
Verna - Yep, always kinda liked it. Not as much as Myrna though.
Verla - Aww. This almost seems like a modern honoring name for Aunt Verna or Perla.
Faun - I like this spelling better than Fawn as a name, but both are a bit cutesy.
Estella - Beautiful.
Ilonka - Very nice, mysterious lady.
Hubert - Throwback! I would love to meet one, but would never have one.
Lynda - I actually like this spelling. Not tons, but I do.
Carlene - I can see the appeal, but eh, nota fan.
Althea - Am a fan.
Delvacchio - Trying a bit hard, right?
Isley - A bit ahead of her time in naming. Pretty sound though.
Bonita - fave of mine.
Vesta - Nice, but maybe a bit too quirky.
Orin - Like it. Olin and Orin used to be my fave names.
Janeice - Ew.
Lulaida - fantastic sound! Looks like a Filipina name. NMS.
Gladys (m) - Whoo, on a guy? Nice. But, I do feel bad for the guy, even though Glad is a rockin' nn.
Giannina - Pop trends back then? I have always thought this name a bit much.

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Lucindy - love Lucinda, this is maybe a nn?
Moon - much prefer a name related to, or that suggests the moon, rather than the word
Lorain - like Lorraine
Verna - sound doesn't draw me, but I do like the imagery; also like Vernon
Estella - lovely imagery for me
Hubert - wouldn't personally use, but I'd have to hug him if I met one
Althea - nice
Vesta - has kind of a zippy sound/feel
Orin - nice sound; have seen it with two "r"s also
Belinda - doesn't get much love but I think it makes a lovley, unexpected middle
Lula - much sweeter than Lola
Milda - could make a nice nn for Matilda, if it didn't remind me of mildew
Loy - nn for Lloyd or Leroy? Fond of this sound, actually, from the name of a Steven Brust character
Marilee - prefer Merrily, myself, but nice sound
Rea - know of a Rhea, wonder if this is pronounced the same way
Selinda - nice sound
Pinkie - have an ancestor who went by this, or "Pankie", but seems to be a nickname
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Are these by chance missing persons? Because some of them are familiar to me from various true crime sites.
Pinkie is babyish, and Titanic is downright cartoonish.
Looked up Myrisha and am surprised to see she is a white girl who disappeared in the 1950s with her brother. The name sounds very 1980's and black to me.
I also remember poor male Gladys. If I recall he went by Larry. I don't blame him.
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Yep, they are.
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