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HelpRe: Some MORE 1800s F gems and their dads
in reply to a message by tilltheend
Harvey - this was my maternal grandfather's name. I don't even like it as a masculine name, mostly due to the association (he had very few redeeming qualities, which is to say, none that I know of). I can't see it as a feminine name.
Salinda - looks like a combination of 'Sal' (Sally, Salvador, etc) with 'Linda'. Possibly usable, but not my style.
Orpha - I'm sure I've seen this at least once, though possibly in a literary rather than rl setting. I'd consider it generally usable.
Rhoda - again, seen it at least once. Consider it usable.
Hepzibah - definitely familiar with it, but it certainly is rare. I feel it would be usable as a mn, though probably not as a fn.
Urana - guessing this is related to Uranus. Not usable for pretty much the same reasons that one isn't.
Ethylinda - combination of Ethel and Linda? Possibly usable as a mn.
Lovinia - definitely seen this or at least a very similar name (Lavinia?). Probably not usable, but also just not my style (and I prefer Lavinia).
Huldah - possibly related to Hilda? Pretty sure I've seen it, though, at least once. Not my style, but probably usable as a mn at least.
Persella - a variant of Priscilla? I'd probably just use Priscilla.
Lura - likely a variant of Laura, and I'd just use Laura. I guess I'm not a huge fan of variant spellings.
Heliann - combination of Helen and Ann? Looks too much like "hellion" to be usable, imo.
Marava - a variation on Mara? Looks like a combination with Rava, but I don't know if that would fit the setting... Possibly usable, but really not my style.
Clymene - looks a bit like Clementine. Possibly usable, but really not my style.
Zepha - possibly a form of Zephra / Tzipporah? It actulally sounds like a toddler trying to say Zephra; I wouldn't consider it usable.
Orrenda - looks a bit like Oriana, maybe. Possibly usable, but not my style (Oriana isn't either).
Vienna - that's a place in Austria, right? I wouldn't consider it usable as a name.
Clerinda - a combination of some variation of Clair with Linda? I wouldn't consider it usable.
Maryette - definitely seen this, thought possibly in a slightly different spelling. It's a diminutive of Mary. Usable, imo.
Calista - seen this one too. Pretty sure it's related to Calysto. Usable.
Wealthy - um. No. Not usable. :P
Almira - combination of Al and Myra / Mira? Sounds far too much like that character from Tiny Toons (and might actually be a variation on that: Elmira) to be usable.
Mariel - pretty sure I've seen it or at least something very similar. A variation on Mary or something like it. Usable and also pretty, imo.
Leora - looks vaguely familiar for some reason. Possibly usable?
Endora - pretty sure I've seen it at least once. Probably related to other names containing the 'dora' element. Actually, this looks like a feminine form of Endor, which is a planet in Star Wars. I could see a SW fan naming their child this for that reason, but unlike Arda from your previous list, I really wouldn't approve. :P
Cilinda - looks a bit like Cinderella. Probably unrelated, though. Idk if it's usable, but it's not my style.
Luthera - gonna assume this is a feminine form of Luther / Luthor, possibly even in honour of Martin Luther. Possibly usable as a mn, but really not my style.
Alura - definitely seen this. Looks like it means 'alluring'. Definitely wouldn't use it on a real baby girl (I'm just really uncomfortable with names that mean or even look like they mean anything like "sexy" on babies/children), but could have potential for a fictional character.
Rosamer - this looks like a last name. Probably usable as a mn, though.
Madagen - again, looks more like a last name. Not usable as a feminine fn, imo.
Mehitabel - looks vaguely familiar. Really not my style, but possibly usable?
Crayolin - ouch. Looks like Crayola and therefore unusable, imo. I'm gonna go with your badly transposed Carolyn theory.
Caira - variation of Cara / Kara? I'd just use one of those, personally.
Saraiann - looks like a combination of Sara and Ann, but that random 'i' also brings Ian / Iain to mind. I wouldn't consider it usable.
Arminda - likely a feminine form of Armin as you suggest, or possibly Armand. Possibly usable, though I wouldn't for a fn.
Orzella - I'm sure I've seen it somewhere, though likely in a literary rather than rl place. Not my style, but possibly usable.
Tirzah - seen this a few times. Honestly think it's pretty. Would consider it usable.
Alida - feels vaguely familiar. Probably usable, imo, just not my style.
Fair - never seen it as a name like this, but it's quite nice as a nm.
Statira - looks like "satire" to me. Not usable for that reason alone.
Dyantha - a variation on Diane / Diana? Gotta love those random 'y' spellings. :P Idk if it's usable, but it's really not my style.
Meriem - probably a variation on Miriam, and I'd just use that.
Celistin - most likely related to Celeste and other names meaning "sky"/"celestial." Probably usable, at least as a mn.
Luca - I absolute have seen this on a girl before, and the name feels very unisex to me. Usable.
Adiliande - looks familiar, but I might have just seen something similar. Sounds like a name for a princess or a queen. I would use this for a fictional character in a fantasy or sci-fi setting, probably not irl.
Electa - probably means "elect," possibly even in a religious/spiritual context.
Algina - combination of Al and Gina? Not my style, but possibly usable.
Dianthey - I think I may have seen this at least once. Not my style at all. Idk if it's usable (I wanna say 'no', but I often want to say that when I just dislike a name).
Thankful - wow. Um. Doesn't feel usable, but then which "word"/"virtue" names actually do is probably very arbitrary.
Roby - variation on Roberta? Usable as a nn, imo, but not as a fn.
Almena - sure I've seen it at least once. Probably usable, just not my style.
Rosille - probably a variation on Rosalie / Rosaleen or Rosine / Rosina, ultimately a form of Rose. I'm confused easily by all these variant spellings. I want to call this one unusable, especially since my brain is stumbling all over how to even pronounce it.
honorable mention Lelia Delia - oh my. The rhyme. O.o Reminds me of Amelia Bedelia.
Asahael - sounds like an obscure angel. Not usable irl, imo.
Festus - definitely seen this a few times (it's a dude in the Bible, a Roman or something), but wouldn't consider it usable.
Ezkil - a form of Ezekiel? I would absolutely use Ezekiel, but not this.
Besson - looks like a last name ("son of Bess," maybe?). I actually misread it as 'Benson' at first, which I would prefer and find far more usable.
Arunah - this is a guy's name? It looks like a princess/sorcerer who saves the world from the forces of evil through her hard-won skill with old magics.
Bolislof - this looks like it's probably a name in a language/culture other than my own general English/Irish/Scottish background.
Eleazar - this is a guy in the Bible. I've also seen it a few times aside from that. Probably usable, at least as a mn, but it's not really my style.
Gardner - this is a last name. I am sure of it. :P And even though many last names are widely used and accepted as first names, I don't think this one works. At all.
Origin - what? Seriously? I don't think I can offer much of an opinion given how I'm laughing so hard it's difficult to type.
Sanders - seen it a few times, and unlike Gardener above it doesn't even feel so strange as a fn. Usable, imo.
(If you keep posting these, I'll probably keep replying.)
Salinda - looks like a combination of 'Sal' (Sally, Salvador, etc) with 'Linda'. Possibly usable, but not my style.
Orpha - I'm sure I've seen this at least once, though possibly in a literary rather than rl setting. I'd consider it generally usable.
Rhoda - again, seen it at least once. Consider it usable.
Hepzibah - definitely familiar with it, but it certainly is rare. I feel it would be usable as a mn, though probably not as a fn.
Urana - guessing this is related to Uranus. Not usable for pretty much the same reasons that one isn't.
Ethylinda - combination of Ethel and Linda? Possibly usable as a mn.
Lovinia - definitely seen this or at least a very similar name (Lavinia?). Probably not usable, but also just not my style (and I prefer Lavinia).
Huldah - possibly related to Hilda? Pretty sure I've seen it, though, at least once. Not my style, but probably usable as a mn at least.
Persella - a variant of Priscilla? I'd probably just use Priscilla.
Lura - likely a variant of Laura, and I'd just use Laura. I guess I'm not a huge fan of variant spellings.
Heliann - combination of Helen and Ann? Looks too much like "hellion" to be usable, imo.
Marava - a variation on Mara? Looks like a combination with Rava, but I don't know if that would fit the setting... Possibly usable, but really not my style.
Clymene - looks a bit like Clementine. Possibly usable, but really not my style.
Zepha - possibly a form of Zephra / Tzipporah? It actulally sounds like a toddler trying to say Zephra; I wouldn't consider it usable.
Orrenda - looks a bit like Oriana, maybe. Possibly usable, but not my style (Oriana isn't either).
Vienna - that's a place in Austria, right? I wouldn't consider it usable as a name.
Clerinda - a combination of some variation of Clair with Linda? I wouldn't consider it usable.
Maryette - definitely seen this, thought possibly in a slightly different spelling. It's a diminutive of Mary. Usable, imo.
Calista - seen this one too. Pretty sure it's related to Calysto. Usable.
Wealthy - um. No. Not usable. :P
Almira - combination of Al and Myra / Mira? Sounds far too much like that character from Tiny Toons (and might actually be a variation on that: Elmira) to be usable.
Mariel - pretty sure I've seen it or at least something very similar. A variation on Mary or something like it. Usable and also pretty, imo.
Leora - looks vaguely familiar for some reason. Possibly usable?
Endora - pretty sure I've seen it at least once. Probably related to other names containing the 'dora' element. Actually, this looks like a feminine form of Endor, which is a planet in Star Wars. I could see a SW fan naming their child this for that reason, but unlike Arda from your previous list, I really wouldn't approve. :P
Cilinda - looks a bit like Cinderella. Probably unrelated, though. Idk if it's usable, but it's not my style.
Luthera - gonna assume this is a feminine form of Luther / Luthor, possibly even in honour of Martin Luther. Possibly usable as a mn, but really not my style.
Alura - definitely seen this. Looks like it means 'alluring'. Definitely wouldn't use it on a real baby girl (I'm just really uncomfortable with names that mean or even look like they mean anything like "sexy" on babies/children), but could have potential for a fictional character.
Rosamer - this looks like a last name. Probably usable as a mn, though.
Madagen - again, looks more like a last name. Not usable as a feminine fn, imo.
Mehitabel - looks vaguely familiar. Really not my style, but possibly usable?
Crayolin - ouch. Looks like Crayola and therefore unusable, imo. I'm gonna go with your badly transposed Carolyn theory.
Caira - variation of Cara / Kara? I'd just use one of those, personally.
Saraiann - looks like a combination of Sara and Ann, but that random 'i' also brings Ian / Iain to mind. I wouldn't consider it usable.
Arminda - likely a feminine form of Armin as you suggest, or possibly Armand. Possibly usable, though I wouldn't for a fn.
Orzella - I'm sure I've seen it somewhere, though likely in a literary rather than rl place. Not my style, but possibly usable.
Tirzah - seen this a few times. Honestly think it's pretty. Would consider it usable.
Alida - feels vaguely familiar. Probably usable, imo, just not my style.
Fair - never seen it as a name like this, but it's quite nice as a nm.
Statira - looks like "satire" to me. Not usable for that reason alone.
Dyantha - a variation on Diane / Diana? Gotta love those random 'y' spellings. :P Idk if it's usable, but it's really not my style.
Meriem - probably a variation on Miriam, and I'd just use that.
Celistin - most likely related to Celeste and other names meaning "sky"/"celestial." Probably usable, at least as a mn.
Luca - I absolute have seen this on a girl before, and the name feels very unisex to me. Usable.
Adiliande - looks familiar, but I might have just seen something similar. Sounds like a name for a princess or a queen. I would use this for a fictional character in a fantasy or sci-fi setting, probably not irl.
Electa - probably means "elect," possibly even in a religious/spiritual context.
Algina - combination of Al and Gina? Not my style, but possibly usable.
Dianthey - I think I may have seen this at least once. Not my style at all. Idk if it's usable (I wanna say 'no', but I often want to say that when I just dislike a name).
Thankful - wow. Um. Doesn't feel usable, but then which "word"/"virtue" names actually do is probably very arbitrary.
Roby - variation on Roberta? Usable as a nn, imo, but not as a fn.
Almena - sure I've seen it at least once. Probably usable, just not my style.
Rosille - probably a variation on Rosalie / Rosaleen or Rosine / Rosina, ultimately a form of Rose. I'm confused easily by all these variant spellings. I want to call this one unusable, especially since my brain is stumbling all over how to even pronounce it.
honorable mention Lelia Delia - oh my. The rhyme. O.o Reminds me of Amelia Bedelia.
Asahael - sounds like an obscure angel. Not usable irl, imo.
Festus - definitely seen this a few times (it's a dude in the Bible, a Roman or something), but wouldn't consider it usable.
Ezkil - a form of Ezekiel? I would absolutely use Ezekiel, but not this.
Besson - looks like a last name ("son of Bess," maybe?). I actually misread it as 'Benson' at first, which I would prefer and find far more usable.
Arunah - this is a guy's name? It looks like a princess/sorcerer who saves the world from the forces of evil through her hard-won skill with old magics.
Bolislof - this looks like it's probably a name in a language/culture other than my own general English/Irish/Scottish background.
Eleazar - this is a guy in the Bible. I've also seen it a few times aside from that. Probably usable, at least as a mn, but it's not really my style.
Gardner - this is a last name. I am sure of it. :P And even though many last names are widely used and accepted as first names, I don't think this one works. At all.
Origin - what? Seriously? I don't think I can offer much of an opinion given how I'm laughing so hard it's difficult to type.
Sanders - seen it a few times, and unlike Gardener above it doesn't even feel so strange as a fn. Usable, imo.
(If you keep posting these, I'll probably keep replying.)
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