Hometown cemetery

[dantea]

While I was up in my hometown visiting people, I took a walk through the local cemetery and couldn't help writing down the best (read most unique) names. Here they are and would love your opinions.

I've listed the date of birth so you know when these names were given:

Boys

Vollie Dean -- 1931
Dee -- 1906
Fletcher -- 1900
Fleming -- 1893
Kenion -- 1880
Dixon -- 1829
Rufus -- 1880
Garner -- 1879
Dewey -- 1898
Penzel -- 1890
Ant -- 1836 -- there were a few of these with the same last name
Hamp -- 1858
Geo -- 1844
Silas -- 1879
Alonzo -- 1800
Leland -- 1896
Willis JaHue -- 1924 -- JaHue was the middle name
Virgil Daniel -- 1898 -- love Virgil and there were several of them
Algene -- 1920 -- Col. in the US Army during WWII
Bedford -- 1910
Elves -- 1885
Glenford -- 1917
Clell -- 1933
Elmo -- 1912
Stivers -- 1911
Raybourne -- 1913
Winfrey -- 1915
Amicus -- 18876

Girls

Corinne -- 1917
Flossie -- 1907
Henrietta -- !903 -- not unique for the time, I just love it
Leona -- 1895
Neoma -- 1896
Marilyn Josephine -- 1938 -- just loved the combo
Oma -- 1895
Algarene -- 1883
Delsena -- 1879
Faye -- 1915
Essie -- 1874
Lula -- 1895
Lillard -- 1907
Alta -- 1904
Otheal -- 1915
Letha -- 1899
Zem -- 1870
Civility -- 1826 -- nickname Callie
Imagene -- 1966 -- I thought it said Imagine at first, it's an interesting misspelling
Emogene -- 1920 -- not as interesting as this one
Molena -- 1893
Eugenie Anne -- 1936
Frelove -- 1848
America -- 1842
Blanch -- 1883
Eula -- 1894
Loreda Louise -- 1932
Twila -- 1921
Luona -- 1885
Evva -- 1922
Floy -- 1912
Zora -- 1888
Nodie -- 1885
Juanice -- 1932
Vinita -- 1912
Cornelia -- 1888 -- love this name
Nola -- 1902
Nobia -- 1910
Fairy -- 1905

[alzora]

Yay! I love cemetery names. I love their weirdness.

Boys

Vollie Dean -- Vollie is kind of a cute idea, but I think the "ie" make it feel feminine to me. If I hadn't seen Dean, I would assume this was a girl.

Dee -- Feels so unfinished

Fletcher -- Seems contemporary

Fleming -- Same as above

Kenion -- Huh...kind of cool. Would never use it because nobody would know how to spell it. If I only heard it, I would assume Kenyon. But I like Kenion better, actually.

Dixon -- I like this. I like the length, the look, and the sound.

Rufus -- I've seen it on here too much, so find it a bit boring.

Garner -- Not bad, but I prefer Garvey

Dewey -- Had a stuffed animal Dewey Duck growing up. All I can think of is his awesome blue and yellow hat.

Penzel -- Not into the Pen- beginning. This name has teasing potential.

Ant -- Moving right along...lol....

Hamp -- Sounds like a combination between Pampers and Huggies. Now Hampton wouldn't be bad....

Geo -- Too much of a prefix: Geothermal, Geography, etc.

Silas -- I love this. Love it. Its rising popularity makes me sad, but it's a name worthy of rising, so I understand.

Alonzo -- Reminds me of Almonzo from Little House on the Prairie

Leland -- This one is nice, and coming back in.

Willis JaHue -- Gesundheit.

Virgil Daniel -- I just see "virgin" in this. It doesn't bother me in Virginia, but not a fan of it here.

Algene -- Algae.

Bedford -- Aww! A little sleepy head! I'm picturing the cutest little toddler in his little pajamas, all sprawled out in his bed. Haha

Elves -- North Pole.

Glenford -- Glen is a bit too feminine.

Clell -- This one is tough to say.

Elmo -- Well, I guess before the Muppet this would have been a legit option. I can't shake that association enough to even determine if I would have liked it.

Stivers -- Is that a long or short I?

Raybourne -- This is kind of neat.

Winfrey -- Aww...haha...kind of feminine, but it's kind of cute.

Amicus -- I hear "mucus."


Girls

Corinne -- Too normal.

Flossie -- Too dental. But actually, I do like it.

Henrietta -- Never liked this; always thought of chickens. (Hen....)

Leona -- I actually found Leora and Leola in different cemeteries. I like all three.

Neoma -- Oops, someone misspelled Naomi.

Marilyn Josephine -- Marilyn has actually caught my attention as of late. Sounds so '50s and glamorous.

Oma -- This feels very European.

Algarene -- Algene's sister? Bet it is. Algae II.

Delsena -- I would actually like this if it didn't look like two separate Spanish words to me. I feel like it's Del Sena. I don't think Sena is even a word, but that's how it feels to me.

Faye -- I picture my great aunt. She wore it well, but to me, it's not ready to be used yet.

Essie -- FAVORITE. I love Essie. LOVE it.

Lula -- Cutie.

Lillard -- Gross. Sounds like gizzard.

Alta --Not bad. Looks like Atlas though.

Otheal -- Not bad, but not my style. Pronunciation seems a bit vague.

Letha -- I hear "lethal"

Zem -- Zem should be a boy, but if this were Zemma it would be cute.

Civility -- Cool, but wouldn't use it.

Imagene -- Not my style

Emogene -- Not my style

Molena -- I like this. Reminds me of Monema, a name I found in a cemetery.

Eugenie Anne -- I just don't get into the Eu- names.

Frelove -- I've seen Freelove, which makes more sense to me, but neither are my style.

America -- Hah...when I was little I thought it would be a fun idea to name a daughter America.

Blanch -- I know a middle-aged Blanch. Not my style. I hear "bland."

Eula -- Another Eu-.

Loreda Louise -- Ooo...Loreda is fun to say. And I like the way it looks.

Twila -- I think Twila is awesome.

Luona -- Not bad.

Evva -- No need for two V's.

Floy -- I think Floyd.

Zora -- Loving this name. Very cool.

Nodie -- Ooo...I actually like this!

Juanice -- Nah

Vinita -- This sounds awesome.

Cornelia -- I like this one too, but you know she'd never live Corny down.

Nola -- Love this.

Nobia -- Like this, but not as much as Nodie and Nola.

Fairy -- Too over-the-top.

[jasmine.lee]

Loreda Louise is my favorite!!

~Jasmine

[mischa]

I love Virgil too! I would pair his name with Eula and Faye! Thanks for sharing, Dantea!