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[Opinions] Class of 1944
In a hand-me-down vintage scrapbook I found an 1944 graduation pamphlet and I figured some of you might find the names interesting :)Adele
Adolph (poor guy!)
Agatha
Agnes
Allan & Allen
Alvin (2)
Andrew (2)
Annella (love!)
Arlene (4)
Audrey
Ben
Bernice
Betty (3)
Carol
Clara & Clara Mae
Clarence
Clifford
Clinton
Darlienne
Darwin
Della
Delmar
Delores (4)
Delton
Donald (4)
Doris (2)
Dorothy
Duane
Earl
Elizabeth
Elmer
Ervin (2)
Eugene
Eunice
Evelyn
Floyd
Frances (2)
George
Gerardine
Gloria
Gordon
Gregory
Helen
Henry
Herman
Hildor
Hubert (so cute honestly!)
Jack
James (2)
Jane
Janet
Jean & Jean Ann
Jeanette
Jerome
Jo Ann
Johnny
Joyce
Julius
LaDonna
Lanette
Lawrence
LaVonne
Leland
Leonard (2)
Lila
Lillian (2)
Lois (2)
Lola
Lorraine
Louis
Lucille
Mae (2)
Marilyn
Marjorie
Marlys
Marvin (2)
Mary (2)
Mary Jane
Mavis
Merceda
Myron
Norman
Orval
Patty
Ralph
Raphael
Raymond
Reta
Reuben
Richard (2)
Robert (3)
Rosella Mae (my favorite!)
Roy
Ruth
Theodore
Verna
Vernon (2)
Virgil
Virginia
Walter
Wesley
William

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I love 1940s names!!!
Names I love:Adele
Adolph (call me crazy but I love Adoplh despite the negative reputation and association however for obvious reasons I wouldn't recommend to anyone name that their child)
Agatha
Agnes
Andrew
Bernice
Betty
Clara
Clara Mae (even better!)
Clarence
Clifford
Clinton (I like it only when the NN is Clint)
Darlienne
Della
Delmar
Delores
Delton
Doris
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Elmer
Evelyn
Frances
Gerardine
Gloria
Helen
Henry
Herman
Hildor
Hubert
Jane
Jeanette
Joyce
Julius
LaDonna (most definitely a black name)
Lanette
Lawrence
Leonard
Lois
Lola
Lorraine
Louis
Lucille
Mae (So cute!!)
Mary
Merceda
Norman
Raphael
Raymond
Reta
Reuben
Robert
Ruth
Theodore
Verna
Virginia
Walter
William

This message was edited 3/22/2024, 12:34 PM

I like/love:Audrey
Ben (I like this as a nn for Benjamin, not as a stand-alone name)
Betty
Clara
Darwin
Delmar
Delores (I prefer Dolores)
Dorothy
Gloria
Henry
Jack
James
Jane
Jean
Joyce
Lila
Lillian
Lois
Lorraine
Lucille
Richard
Ruth
Virginia
Wesley

This message was edited 3/17/2024, 8:46 PM

I like Delton for some reason.
Love/LikeAdele
Agatha
Audrey
Clara
Clarence
Clifford
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Eugene
Evelyn
Frances
Gregory
Hubert
Jack
Jane
Jeanette
Jerome
Joyce
Lawrence
Leland
Lila
Lorraine
Louis
Lucille
Mae
Mary
Mavis
Raphael
Ruth
Theodore
Virgil
Virginia
Walter
Well, I can only imagine how Mr. Adolph was feeling...I hope that he wasn't teased very much!Out of the male names, I like William (biased, since it's my own name), Gregory, Henry, Jack, Wesley, Raymond, Roy, Andrew, Marvin, Leonard, Vernon, Ervin, Duane, Robert, Jerome, Richard, Raphael, Ralph, Reuben, Julius, Theodore, Walter, and Myron.From the female names, I really enjoy Agatha, Dorothy, Gloria, Bernice, Janet, Doris, Arlene, Verna, Eunice, Agnes, Mavis, Marjorie, Lucille, Jane, Joyce, Ruth, Lola, Jeanette, Helen, Frances, Mary, Della, Audrey, and Adele.
I like/love(*) the following:Adele
Agatha *
Agnes *
Alvin
Bernice (prefer Berenice)
Clara
Clarence *
Clifford
Doris *
Dorothy *
Elmer
Eugene
Eunice
Frances *
Gerardine (Beautiful!)
Gloria *
Gordon
Helen *
Herman
Hildor
Hubert *
Jane *
Janet
Jean
Jerome *
Julius
Lawrence (love and prefer Laurence)
Leonard *
Lillian
Lois *
Louis
Lucille
Mae (prefer May)
Marjorie (love and prefer Margery)
Mavis
Norman
Ralph
Raphael
Rosella
Ruth *
Verna
Vernon
Virgil *
Virginia *
Walter
Rosella should make a comeback!!
It’s a type of bird in Australia, and also a brand of tomato ketchup.