Mardi Gras Names: Fantastic Names from New Orleans

I know an Odessa as a child. She was a really sweet older woman (definitely from the south). I’ll always have a soft spot for the name.

I love this list! It makes my home sick. My grandmother was Mary Nell. I’ve been loving Clemence and Delphine a lot lately.

What a splendid idea! Amazing discoveries Abby. Love me some Nancy Eugenie.

Delphine is an old favorite of mine,too – but since my last name ends in -del, we couldn’t consider it!

I like so many off these I’m only going to mention my absolute favorites:
Rex: flat out handsome, and easily my #2 name!
Wilder: family surname for me. Will be used if I ever have another boy.
Clemence, Flores, Rosemonde (I prefer Rosemond, but still).
Augustin, Lucien, Eben, Sterling (I’d spell it Stirling, for my favorite forest), Winston, Clarendon & Welles. I love Clarendon, wish it was a surname in my tree! *sigh* Clarence will have to suffice.

This was very fun to read Abby! I had no idea that Mardi Gras even had a royal court – how fun

I love Delphine as well, I even pitched it to my DH but he says no because it reminds him of Dolphins

Everyone look pointedly away from ‘Devereaux’ that’s my favorite name. I love them all though, I definitely have southern tastes

Lola, Clarendon is a Metro stop here in DC, so we couldn’t use it – but I do LOVE the sound of Clarendon.

Amanda, actually there are LOTS of royal courts for Mardi Gras. Most of the Krewes (parade organizations) have them, in some form. Rex is among the oldest, and has official duties on Mardi Gras, but it’s not the only one. The Mystick Krewe of Comus is equally prestigious, but they’re super-secret and don’t reveal the identities of their members – so no name lists to pour over!

JackieBlue, Devereaux is dashing!

Elisabeth, Nancy Eugenie is officially one of my new favorite combinations, but Cherry Thalia has me wondering, too.

Ooh, I am loving Baylissa! How utterly gorgeous is she. An instant favorite for me I also like these… AKA, a lot! What a phenomenal list

Girls:
Arthemise
Calla
Clemence
Delphine
Ellenore
Felicie
Ivy
Maridel
Odessa
Rosary

Boys:
Audley
Augustin
Ballard
Devereaux
Eben
Ford
Gray
Lucien
Stirling
Wilder
Winston

Baylissa was one of the real finds, Whitney! Never heard her before.

Quick update for 2011: this year’s queen is named Jane Yvonne. Her great-grandfather, Edgar, was Rex in 1956. This year’s Rex is Herschel! No word on the court yet.

Oh, I take it back! Here they are:

MAIDS: Kathryn, Sarah, Caroline (x2), Rita, Laine, Jeanne, Evelyn.

DUKES: Oliver, Alexander, Matthew, Michael, Millard, Charles, George, Patrick

PAGES: William, Stephen

Blanche and Beulah are to beautiful Deep South names that I think are underused elsewhere…

I saw Audley and thought “Man, middle school must of been tough”

I love Lanier, Townsend, and Arthemise.