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August 22, 2021 6:08 PM
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Charles and Effie Dickey of Maine married in 1881 and went on to welcome 22 children — 14 girls, 8 boys — from the 1880s until the 1910s. Here are the names of all the kids: Emma Mae (b…
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February 26, 2021 6:10 PM
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Over at The Public Domain Review, I found a collection of 51 novelty playing cards — several incomplete decks, mixed together — from 1916 that feature the images and names of popular mo…
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December 6, 2020 4:54 PM
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In October of 1912, as the steamship Northland was traveling northward along the west coast of the U.S. from California to Oregon, an 8-pound baby was born to passenger Mrs. Daniel Boone Conover. T…
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May 22, 2020 5:30 PM
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Looking for an uncommon A-name for your baby girl? Here’s half of the final installment of names from the early cinema series. The other half of the A-list will go up in a few weeks. * Amabel…
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May 8, 2020 8:26 AM
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Here is a list that I have found of more unique baby names from the turn of the 20th century in Ireland, 1901-1911. The numbers beside the names are the amount of people with those names at that time in Ireland.
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April 3, 2020 12:30 PM
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Time for more unusual female names from old films! This is the “B” installment, meaning that we are almost done with the series. (I’ve been going backwards since starting with Z i…
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March 7, 2020 4:27 AM
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In January of 1910, Cleveland-based pastor W. J. Vernon and his pregnant wife were riding through Ohio aboard a southbound passenger train. As the train reached Marion, Ohio, Mrs. Vernon gave birth…
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February 1, 2020 3:46 PM
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November 27, 2019 1:54 PM
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Looking for an uncommon girl name with a retro feel? Here’s a list of rare female E-names associated with the earliest decades of cinema (1910s to 1940s). For the names that have seen enough …
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November 23, 2019 3:07 PM
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How "battle name babies" and their descendants were called after battles such as "Passchendaele".
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November 19, 2019 4:43 PM
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Front page news, 11/11/1918 Here’s a name that, year after year on November 11, I keep forgetting to write about: Armistice. It debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 1918: 1922: unlisted1921:…
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October 31, 2019 2:45 PM
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A few years ago I did a blog post where I looked at the top 100 names from 100 years ago. I decided to do that post again. What names stuc
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October 4, 2019 12:17 PM
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The interesting name Gorizia was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data in the middle of the 1910s: 1917: unlisted1916: unlisted1915: 5 baby girls named Gorizia [debut]1914: unlisted1913: unli…
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April 20, 2021 6:08 PM
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Clarabeth Zehring The 4-H youth organization was officially established by the U.S. government in the 1914. (Those four H’s come from the group’s original motto, “head, heart, han…
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December 6, 2020 5:03 PM
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Neysa McMein The name Neysa first popped up in the U.S. baby name data in 1917. It began seeing regular usage during the 1920s: 1924: 10 baby girls named Neysa1923: 8 baby girls named Neysa1922: 12…
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July 31, 2020 6:06 PM
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Looking for an under-the-radar girl name with a retro feel? Check out this post and the rest of the “early cinema” series, featuring thousands of uncommon female names collected from ol…
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May 22, 2020 5:29 PM
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Dellora (Feb. 1919) The Dolores-like baby name Dellora appeared in the U.S. data for a total of six years, seeing peak usage in 1922: 1925: unlisted1924: 8 baby girls named Dellora 1923: 13 baby gi…
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April 27, 2020 6:34 PM
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The unusual name Maravene popped up in the U.S. baby name data just twice, both times in the 1910s: 1918: unlisted1917: 6 baby girls named Maravene1916: unlisted1915: unlisted1914: unlisted1913: 5 …
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March 10, 2020 8:23 AM
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Looking for a rare girl name with a retro feel? Here are dozens of ideas, all from very old films (1910s-1940s). The names below are the second half of the C-list (Ci- to Cy-). The first half has t…
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February 13, 2020 12:55 PM
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Here’s the next installment of rare female names collected from old films (1910s through 1940s). I’ve split the list of C-names in two, and the second half will be posted in a few weeks. Cabi…
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December 21, 2019 11:51 AM
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Has some grumpy person ever called you a “Pollyanna”? That person may have meant it pejoratively, but take it as a compliment! (And tell that grump to go take a nap.) Because for over a…
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November 24, 2019 1:52 PM
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my best guess at this point is that “Vice President” was a fake name the parents gave the enumerator
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November 22, 2019 10:03 AM
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Happy Veterans' Day! Thank you to all those who have served our country, including both my grandfathers, several uncles, a cousin, and friends! ❤️��� We've talked a lot on here about different ways of honoring people (Jesus and Mary, the saints, and family/other loved ones) and the faith in general (through nods to prayers, words,…
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November 1, 2019 1:14 PM
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Sources Pronunciation guide The group of -ko (子) names that non-Japanese are most familiar with had been used most often in the 20th century. Nowadays, names that end in -ko only have one single preceding mora, the most popular being Riko. On today’s name list post, we will be taking a look at some of…
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October 9, 2019 9:44 AM
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The Transcontinental Air Race of 1919 began began 100 years ago today, on October 8, 1919. It was the longest airplane race ever attempted (up to that point) and was followed closely by the public …
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