Re: Names from old Southern Families
in reply to a message by Caroline
Duncan
Louise
Nathalie Elise- Very cute and still something that would work today.
Rhett- my stepdad has an uncle named Rhett, how interesting.
Lucy
Alexander
Grace Julia
Augusta
Caroline Bee- Love Caroline. Would prefer Bea.
William
A few interesting (not necessarily cool) names I've encountered in old records:
Jesse Cannon- born 1792, NC
Greenberry Little- 1829, KY
Abednigo Downing- 1808, GA
Levi Tarlton- 1808, VA
Ada Florence- 1889, KY
Algimir Gustav- 1855, KY
Damaris Sarah Miranda- 1866, ?
Louise
Nathalie Elise- Very cute and still something that would work today.
Rhett- my stepdad has an uncle named Rhett, how interesting.
Lucy
Alexander
Grace Julia
Augusta
Caroline Bee- Love Caroline. Would prefer Bea.
William
A few interesting (not necessarily cool) names I've encountered in old records:
Jesse Cannon- born 1792, NC
Greenberry Little- 1829, KY
Abednigo Downing- 1808, GA
Levi Tarlton- 1808, VA
Ada Florence- 1889, KY
Algimir Gustav- 1855, KY
Damaris Sarah Miranda- 1866, ?
This message was edited 2/5/2016, 2:04 PM
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Jesse Cannon sounds like an outlaw, lol!
At first I misread Abednigo Downing as "Abednigo Drowning" and I thought, "Well, that's a new take on the Bible story...!"
I like Ada Florence, and Damaris Miranda (though I think Sarah was a bit superfluous).
At first I misread Abednigo Downing as "Abednigo Drowning" and I thought, "Well, that's a new take on the Bible story...!"
I like Ada Florence, and Damaris Miranda (though I think Sarah was a bit superfluous).
This message was edited 2/8/2016, 11:19 AM
Greenberry Little is strangely charming!