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This is from one of my grandmother’s side of the family. Born between 1646 and now.

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Janetta
Samira
Thirza
Astrid
Firoza
Hetta (apparently a village in Finland)
Ija (Latvian)
Cornelie (French)
Mena
Rein
Rosetta (first name Ana)
Frank Anne
Garbardina (poor woman)
Odette

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Melchert (French?)
Jean Paul
Taco (poor man)
Johann Gerrit (I presume a double name)
Gotfried
Dirk
JW (my grandfather and another ancestor)
Ute (like the fabric? German)
Marius
Baruch (born in the 1850s)
Ype (I like this one!)
Hubert
Job

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All born between 1700 and 1900
Ephraim
Dewey
Augustus
Freida
Worth
Augusta
Waitstill
Zophar
Dorcas
Mahala
Lucinda

My paternal great-grandmother
Spicey Ann

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My paternal 6th great-grandmothers
Christenator
Jerusha
Barthania
Mourning

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My maternal 5th great grandfather
Onesimus

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My maternal great-grandfather and his siblings

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Byron Galasco (not a family name)
Mattie Viola Pina
Zachary Colquitt
Allie Vashti
Madola
Zeno Zebedee
Palonia Zeporah Lonie
Zulu
Pearlie

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Zeno's children

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Joy Marion (a son)
Dewie Rose (a son) He changed his name to Dewey Rosenwall
Liberty Choice (a son) He changed his name to Charles Leroy
Guider
Gaynor

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My family was born, I suppose these are interesting for someone who is not from these countries, but they are rather common still

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Polish side: Tekla, Leokadia
Polish/Ukrainian Jewish side: Anuta, Hersh, Fruma, Esfira, Masha, Ber (went by Berko)

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Both sides though have a lot of Annas and Josephs, nothing really interesting

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Grasyla definitely. It seems to be a form (regional maybe) of Grasylda which comes from the name Griselda. There isn't a single Grasyla in the national registry and it has everyone alive since 1992 so presumably the last Grasyla died before then. The one in my family tree was born probably around 1870ish.

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My great aunt Zygfryda also had an interesting and rare name. Tekla is maybe less interesting but also rare (at least nowadays) and very pretty.

Found a while back. All on the maternal side of my family.

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Ruffus Ranway (B. 1846. Ranway certainly stuck out to me)
Annibella (B. 1856)
Silvanus (B. 1771. Married to his wife Silvia. Silvanus & Silvia. 😅)
Hulda (B. 1771)
Alse (B. 1781. This may be a typo for 'Alyse' Not sure)
Thankful (B. 1700)
Louise Arzula (B. 1854. Again, for the middle name)
Washington (B. 1862. There are several. I believe my 2nd Great-Grandfather had this name)
Lurline (B. 1895)
Lafayette (B. 1906.)
Elfrida & Freda 
Zaidee (B. 1770. This one was completely shocking to see as it comes across as ultra modern)
Tasker (B. 1848. Also seen this on a few others as a middle name. Perhaps after him.
Chauncey, Phineus & Gideon (1800's) 
Vernon Ranway (B. 1902. I believe the grandfather or possibly great-grandfather of Ruffus)
Deccia, Willard & Buras (1920s-1930's)

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Also:
Larelle (Great-Grandfather's middle name)
Romain (Great-Uncle)

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The most interesting family names that I wouldn't mind using, that would actually feel like they'd be honoring are Amzi and Azalea. Living (older) family with a name that seems sorta interesting, that I maybe wouldn't mind using - Hollis (f).

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I'm not directly related to or knowledgeable about most of these people, but this is a longer list of names that stood out to me when I clicked on various linked parents/siblings/spouses of some relatives on findagrave a few years ago:

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5x - Isaac

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4x - Hiram, Virgil

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2x - Homer, Omer, Finis, Otis, Felix, Oscar, Bertram, Willis, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Odet/Odette, Moses/Mose, Elias/Elijah, Marion, Columbus, Pink/Pinkney

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1x - Amzi, Elkanah, Emron, Emra, Solon, Solomon, Creed, Sharp, Rhine, Rosseau, Claude, Justus, Galen, Luro, Phaltiel, Roscoe, Artice, Dellos, Dallas, Delmas, Eben, Casper, Roma, Lannis, Thorican, Armand, Phares, Ozias, Eldred, Elmer, Archibald, Hotspur, Kora, Estel, Doctor*, Ezra, Ira, Elvis, Irving, Irby, Enoch, Sherman, Otho, Dewey, Rojas, Vineyard, Williford, Wilbur, Rodaniel, Oka, Gil, Gilliam, Neva, Lucian, Leonidas, Cornelius, Berry, Littleberry, Perry, Cyrus, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Fillmore, Ansel, Abner, Chester, Almond, Walter, Ezekial, Isaiah, Harper, Harley, Sylvester, Yandel, Habra, Cyrus, Lars, German, Roland, Camillus, Jarvis, Gervais, Shepherd, Templeton, a bunch of other surnames

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4x - Mozelle/Moselle

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3x - Ivy, Agnes, Esther, Maxie, Almira/Elmira, Jennie/Jincy/Jency, Lavina/Lavinia/Lavonia

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2x - Lucinda, Jemima, Myrtle, Patience, Rebecca, Virginia, Vada/Veda, Verna/Vernelle, Love/Loveline, Nova/Novella, Neva/Neveline, Florence/Florentine

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1x - Etoile, Etola, Meribah, Missouri, Virdie, Charity, Arabella, Obedience, Obelia, Safronia, Drucilla, Priscilla, Geneva, Octavia, Roxanna, Melrose, Loulie, Okie, Birdie, Henrie, Edney, Pearnie, Permelia, Zadah, Zelma, Delma, Merliney, Merle, Pearl, Leona, Viola, Viona, Vianna, Melvina, Valeria, Dathna, Nona, Adelia, Magdalena, Parthenia, Palethia, Naomi, Rhoda, Ivory, Delora, Ernestine, Geraldine, Philadelphia, Idela, Waneda, Eari, Flossie, Euva, Melita, Bonita, Belva, Ola, Ora, Erline, Mandia, Izella, Myantha, Mamie, Altha, Claris, Chieko, Ardis, Armeda, Almedia, Ludena, Elender, Daisy Odesia, Holland, Cordelia, Eudoxie, Cherry, Azalea, Prudence, Golden, Lemon, Eulogia, Barbary, Sylvania, Theodora "Thomas", Letitia, Rosabell, Mariah

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German side: Clamor, Norbert, Friederike, Gesche, Ernst, Hartwig, Aegidius, Godefridus
Russian side: Mala, Vikhna, Kasriel, Yale, Muska, Minya, Fruma, Khasya, Khanna, Mordechai

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Italian Catholic side: Celestina, Bibiana, Delfina, Ippolita, Orsola, Olimpia, Beniamino

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Polish/Ukrainian Jewish side: Avigdor, Ezriel, Betzalel

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Sophronia
Hywel

I have an uncle who's middle name is Laverne.

Almuth, Beke, Birthe, Clamor, Diethard, Dietz, Edelgard, Gerburg, Irm, Jiri, Okka, Rotraut, Siegbert, Suen, Utz, Wiebke, Wieland, Wigald, Witta

Too lazy to add accent marks

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Nicomedes
Pantaleon
Salome
Librado
Meliton
Rufino
Auxilio
Petronilo
Gumecindo

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Nicolasa
Hipolita
Gumecinda
Hermenegilda
Maria Abraham "Abran"
Amaria
Maria del Francito

Abd-Al-Qadar
Kamaleddin
Serage
Parfitt
Alphaeus
Lester
Elfan
Ira
Conrad

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Qadrea
Hepsibah
Thirza
Gracia
Mona
Thelma
Cissie
Honor
Leonie
Irmgard

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Petronila.

Alphonso, Leon, Isidore
Aziza, Victoria, Gordana

Hermenegildo, Policarpo, Teofilo, Sidonia, Bartholomew, Altagracia, Edelmiro, Hermelinda, Porfirio, Filemon, Melda, Atenogenes, Leocadio, Noralinda, Orfila, Ovidio, Horacio, Armandina, Rumaldo, Ireneo, Eutimio, Oralia, Graciela, Diamantina, Zedna, Romana, Germana, Candelario, Herlindo, Herminia, Justo, Ydelfonso, Eloisa, Belva, Elfa, Philippine, Theda, Stellabeth, Berthold, Guy, Arletta, Hildegarde, Rhena, Retta, Llewellyn, Burton, Deforest, Kathreen, Marietta, Alberta, Orval, Carman, Elgin, Claretta, Goran, Wilieta, Halver, Verna, Wilmot, Aleda, Orilla, Alois, Alphonse, Augustine, Rosina, Magdalena, Maximo, Estanislado, Casimiro, Xanthe, Tiburcio, Sixto, Delfina

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