BS: Names we used to hear

Subject: RE: BS: Names we used to hear
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 May 03 - 11:20 PM

I've sometimes thought I'd have a happier life if my mother had a name other than Shirley.
That wasn't the half of it - Dad's name was Shirley, too.
But he changed it to Bob.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: BS: Names we used to hear
From: GUEST,Clareling
Date: 14 May 03 - 11:14 PM

I was named after my grandfather Clarenece. Thats why people always spell it wrong...
Clare (NO I!!!!!!)

My grandfather named my mom Aquilla after a town in Texas he used to visit when he was in WWII.

Subject: RE: BS: Names we used to hear
From: NicoleC
Date: 14 May 03 - 11:02 PM

Scrolling through my family tree of names appearing more than once that I never see anymore:

Lawton, Delbert, Graydon, Silas, Clabourn, Watson, Asa, Iola, Godfrey, Perry, Levi, Adeline, Clarence, Bazle (ala Basil), Garland, Zachariah, Absolom, Archibald, Dorcas, Baylus, Phares, Burl, Arodius, Alfred, Festus, Oscar, Sylvanus, Lelia, Zeda, Salathiel, Flavius, Isom, Tobias, Lafayette, Alma, Claudius, Hiram, Maud, Olive, Walton, Anzina, Reason, Israel, Amaca, Arminda, Asberry, Marcellus, Melvina, Sampson, Angretta, Airy, Osa, Gaston, Emory, Ira, Taswell, Parthena, Cyrena, Aletha, Minerva, Clyde, Clell, Bertha, Beatrice, Ethel, Earnest, Wallace, Whorley, Edna, Leara, Aloe, Jeard, Herman, Homer, Elias, Lemuel, Viola, Sofonia, Marion, Dorcas, Lynwood

Many of the men's names seem hopelessly old fashioned. A few sound like they could be resurrected, like Tazwell. The women's names, overall, seem to have held their own pretty well.

Subject: RE: BS: Names we used to hear
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 14 May 03 - 10:40 PM

I think a lot of biblical names are coming back, but how about Mabel, Margaret,Jervis, Wilbert and Merwyn!Loretta,Marcella,Bernice,Blanche,Maude,Abner,Archibald,Gustavus and Vernon.

Subject: RE: BS: Names we used to hear
From: GUEST
Date: 14 May 03 - 10:10 PM

In Virginia, as in other Southern states, both boys and girls used to be given double names [Billy Bob, Betty Jean, Mary Sue, etc] I don't hear them any more. Nor do I hear the wonderful biblical names [Noah, Abner, Sarah, Ruth, etc].

Padre

Subject: RE: BS: Names we used to hear
From: Cluin
Date: 14 May 03 - 09:07 PM

When i was a kid, every second boy was Steven (or some form of it) and every second girl was Debbie.

Subject: BS: Names we used to hear
From: Jeep man
Date: 14 May 03 - 05:52 PM

Am I wrong or has the names folks give their young changed so much? What ever happened to; Agnes,Alma, Buelah,June,Nina, Amalie,Roscoe,
Hoy,Angus,Barney? These are just a few and I bet Mudcatters have a lot more. Jim