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Help[Opinions] Some interesting BAs from 1877
This is a pretty long list, so I’ll just put the link here: https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2019/02/finds-from-1877.html
There are a lot of interesting names there! Certainly ones I didn’t expect.
Any favorites? Any names that surprised you? I’ll list my favorites separately.
There are a lot of interesting names there! Certainly ones I didn’t expect.
Any favorites? Any names that surprised you? I’ll list my favorites separately.
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I like:
Ambrosine Lilian Frances
Brunhilde Mary
Celestine Mary
Corisande
Dulcie Gwendoline
Emerence Catherine
Eulalie Adeline
Hesperia Mary
Hildegarde Florence
Ianthe Sheila Gwendoline
Mabel Alphonsine
Mignonette
Oenone Isabel
Achille Ernest
Adonis Volney
Ambrose Valentine William (sounds very British!)
Amory Yaspard
Ashley Aurelian
Axel Theodore
Calixt Henry William
Kenric William
Leonidas
Spiridione Nicolo
Ulric Basil Frederick
Not gonna lie, I cringed at Alexander The Great and Bellows Buckley. Gentleman John isn’t too great either.
Peter The Great & William The Conqueror are just... no.
Ambrosine Lilian Frances
Brunhilde Mary
Celestine Mary
Corisande
Dulcie Gwendoline
Emerence Catherine
Eulalie Adeline
Hesperia Mary
Hildegarde Florence
Ianthe Sheila Gwendoline
Mabel Alphonsine
Mignonette
Oenone Isabel
Achille Ernest
Adonis Volney
Ambrose Valentine William (sounds very British!)
Amory Yaspard
Ashley Aurelian
Axel Theodore
Calixt Henry William
Kenric William
Leonidas
Spiridione Nicolo
Ulric Basil Frederick
Not gonna lie, I cringed at Alexander The Great and Bellows Buckley. Gentleman John isn’t too great either.
Peter The Great & William The Conqueror are just... no.
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SO MANY I am in HEAVEN!!! I like Alexander best.
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OooOo what a list! if I had to make a family of 4 kids with just the first names in this list itd be:
Ipsa Liena
Jette Effierenda
Twilly Errington
Ember Kinneff
Ipsa Liena
Jette Effierenda
Twilly Errington
Ember Kinneff
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Favorite boy names:
Aloysius Cuthbert
Ammiel
Ammon
Andronicus Leonidas Felix
Amelius Martin
Arrow Samuel
Arundell Lorenzo
Ashley Aurelian
Axel Theodore
Casimir Valentine
Demetrius Edward
Errington Marsh
Euphrates
Haydn Verdi
Jethro Horatio
Leonidas
Ozias Kemp
Rocco Stanley
Romulus Paul
Seneca
Sergius Demetrius
Silvanus Arthur
Favorite girl names:
Abbavenna
Adelaide Ludovina
Aida Octavia
Alcedie Eva
Aldyth Lorna
Ambrosine Lilian Frances
Arabella Snowdrop
Avis Aurora
Azella Jessie
Bellander Alice
Brunhilde Mary
Casiphia
Clytie Elsie
Corisande Emma
Desdemona
Emerence Catherine
Hesperia Mary
Aloysius Cuthbert
Ammiel
Ammon
Andronicus Leonidas Felix
Amelius Martin
Arrow Samuel
Arundell Lorenzo
Ashley Aurelian
Axel Theodore
Casimir Valentine
Demetrius Edward
Errington Marsh
Euphrates
Haydn Verdi
Jethro Horatio
Leonidas
Ozias Kemp
Rocco Stanley
Romulus Paul
Seneca
Sergius Demetrius
Silvanus Arthur
Favorite girl names:
Abbavenna
Adelaide Ludovina
Aida Octavia
Alcedie Eva
Aldyth Lorna
Ambrosine Lilian Frances
Arabella Snowdrop
Avis Aurora
Azella Jessie
Bellander Alice
Brunhilde Mary
Casiphia
Clytie Elsie
Corisande Emma
Desdemona
Emerence Catherine
Hesperia Mary
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I like:
Arabella Snowdrop
Boadicea
Dulcibelle Florence
Esther Olympia
Eulalie Adeline
Roxana Maria
Theodosia Oceana
Ammiel
Athelstane John
Karl Thorburn
Rocco Stanley
Rupert Ethelbert Isaac
Silvanus Arthur
Love Unity and Lucky aren't maybe what I'd consider good names but they're very happy.
I kind of like how some of the names just tell us that the parents really liked a thing, like:
Cinderella
Hamlet Horatio
Haydn Verdi
Stradivarius
I hate titular names like Captain, Saint, etc. but honestly The Great as a middle name is so much worse, although technically easier to hide I guess.
And then there's Carnage and I promise to appreciate modern strange noun names more.
Arabella Snowdrop
Boadicea
Dulcibelle Florence
Esther Olympia
Eulalie Adeline
Roxana Maria
Theodosia Oceana
Ammiel
Athelstane John
Karl Thorburn
Rocco Stanley
Rupert Ethelbert Isaac
Silvanus Arthur
Love Unity and Lucky aren't maybe what I'd consider good names but they're very happy.
I kind of like how some of the names just tell us that the parents really liked a thing, like:
Cinderella
Hamlet Horatio
Haydn Verdi
Stradivarius
I hate titular names like Captain, Saint, etc. but honestly The Great as a middle name is so much worse, although technically easier to hide I guess.
And then there's Carnage and I promise to appreciate modern strange noun names more.
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I like (in an over the top sort of way):
Aelred Joseph
Aloysius Cuthbert
Alured Leopold
Ambrose Valentine William
Aneurin Gwawdrydd
Angelo Bertram
Ashley Aurelian
Auberon
Aubrey Vyvyan
Axel Theodore
Casimir Valentine
Demetrius Edward
Giacomo Othello Bruto
Jehoshaphat Jones
Leonidas
Rocco Stanley
Romulus Paul
St John Bede Y.
Adelaide Ludovina
Adeliza Esther Mary Jane
Aida Octavia
Alwen Cordelia
Ambrosine Lilian Frances
Arabella Snowdrop
Boadicea
Celestine Mary
Esther Olympia
Hebe Mabel
Hero Elizabeth
Keturah
Mabel Alphonsine
Theodosia
Xanthippe
Aelred Joseph
Aloysius Cuthbert
Alured Leopold
Ambrose Valentine William
Aneurin Gwawdrydd
Angelo Bertram
Ashley Aurelian
Auberon
Aubrey Vyvyan
Axel Theodore
Casimir Valentine
Demetrius Edward
Giacomo Othello Bruto
Jehoshaphat Jones
Leonidas
Rocco Stanley
Romulus Paul
St John Bede Y.
Adelaide Ludovina
Adeliza Esther Mary Jane
Aida Octavia
Alwen Cordelia
Ambrosine Lilian Frances
Arabella Snowdrop
Boadicea
Celestine Mary
Esther Olympia
Hebe Mabel
Hero Elizabeth
Keturah
Mabel Alphonsine
Theodosia
Xanthippe
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Alphaeus Ebenezer - I actually quite like Ebenezer though it's hardly usable lmao
Ambrose Valentine William - Love Ambrose and Valentine. William is common but nice
Peter The Great & William The Conqueror (twins) - [snort] Alright Arnold Rimmer calm down
Plantaganets - what in the bleeding fuck is this name? (apparently it was a royal house)
Spendlove Odessa / Spiridione Nicolo - Some of these names are just the daftest names. These are not the worst just... different
Stradivarius - Suppose its like naming your kid Rhianna... just Victorian edition
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Adelaide Ludovina - Love Adelaide and I suppose Ludovina is nice as a mn not my thing but its okay
Aliticia Thirza - I am struggling to pronounce that first name. Al-ee-tee-cee-ah?
Arabella Snowdrop - hehe cute
Ariana Lizzie - Nice. I don't like nicknames being used as full names, but it's in a middle name slot so it's not that bad
Cinderella - All things considered, Cinderella is a nice name. I can see why they liked it so much, but it's not the best name for a rl baby is it. Suppose she could go by Cindy or Ella tbh
Effierenda / Effeldipha Ann - Sounds like they named their kids after "effing and jeffing" so both these little girls sound like they're foul-mouthed.
Golda (sn: Silver) - haha oh the poor kid
Love Unity - ew not a fan
Mignonette / Mira Drusilla - aw these sound cute
Ambrose Valentine William - Love Ambrose and Valentine. William is common but nice
Peter The Great & William The Conqueror (twins) - [snort] Alright Arnold Rimmer calm down
Plantaganets - what in the bleeding fuck is this name? (apparently it was a royal house)
Spendlove Odessa / Spiridione Nicolo - Some of these names are just the daftest names. These are not the worst just... different
Stradivarius - Suppose its like naming your kid Rhianna... just Victorian edition
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Adelaide Ludovina - Love Adelaide and I suppose Ludovina is nice as a mn not my thing but its okay
Aliticia Thirza - I am struggling to pronounce that first name. Al-ee-tee-cee-ah?
Arabella Snowdrop - hehe cute
Ariana Lizzie - Nice. I don't like nicknames being used as full names, but it's in a middle name slot so it's not that bad
Cinderella - All things considered, Cinderella is a nice name. I can see why they liked it so much, but it's not the best name for a rl baby is it. Suppose she could go by Cindy or Ella tbh
Effierenda / Effeldipha Ann - Sounds like they named their kids after "effing and jeffing" so both these little girls sound like they're foul-mouthed.
Golda (sn: Silver) - haha oh the poor kid
Love Unity - ew not a fan
Mignonette / Mira Drusilla - aw these sound cute
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