Names from the family cookbook

[lucystone]

My grandmother recently died and in her will she left me the family cookbook. In my family, women (and occasionally a few men) have added recipes and baking tips from one generation to the next for the past 150+ years, signing each entry with their name, age, and location so we can trace our history through our favorite foods. I thought I'd share some of these names with you ladies (and men), since vintage names seem to be the hot thing these days (some of the names are ethnic Slavic and Eastern European names and spellings, where my family is from.) Enjoy!

Helen, Helene, Helena
Margaret, Margaretha
Veronica
Mary, Marie, Marian (x1000 - it's a popular name on my family tree)
Susan, Sue
Frances
Anna, Anne, Ann, Anya
Ella
Elizabeth, Elisibet
Barbara
Tillie
Celestyn
Lilka
Verna
Irene
Pauline, Paulina
Agatha, Auguste
Loretta
Justine, Justina
Vincentia
Gertrude
Emily, Emilija
Theresa, Thereza, Terezia
Catherine, Katherine
Ewelina (pronouced Ev-ah-leen-ah)
Agnes
Julia, Juliana
Johanna
Sophie
Apolonia
Millie (Millicent)
Eleanor, Eleanore
Louise
Lillian
Magda
Violet
Albina
Zuzana
Josephine
Victoria
Mascha
Clara
Leona
Genevieve
Ludmila
Florence
Zhura
Cecilia
Javiska
Dolores
Grace
Betty
Esther
Martina
Kasia
Bernadette
Elana
Rose
Anita
Constance
Kate
Lidia
Beatriz
Carmine
Greta
Sachie
Marcella
Anika
Joanne, Joan
Rosemary
Alexandra
Gizella
Sonora
Dorota
Stefania
Martha, Marta
Emma
Alice
Olga
Geraldine
Rita
Joyce
Ilona
Viola
Wioletta (pronounced like Violetta)
Virginia
Katina
Marlina
Litza

Vincent
Jakob
Marek
Cristof
Vern
Philip
Martin
Frank
Lolek
Joseph
Daniel
George
Benedek
Michael
Ziven
Victor
Francis
John

[peakaboo]

That is a wonderful idea! You could easily name a bub from that list, if you like family names you've got a fantastic bunch
My favorites are, Clara, Violet, Florence, Sophie, Greta and Josephine...I don't know about the boys though.
The pages must be filling up...

[dantea]

Lots of great names on here! I like:

Helen, Helene, Helena
Anya
Elisibet
Celestyn
Lilka
Irene
Auguste
Ewelina (pronouced Ev-ah-leen-ah)
Juliana
Sophie
Apolonia
Millie (Millicent)
Zuzana
Genevieve
Zhura
Kasia
Bernadette
Beatriz
Anika
Alexandra
Alice
Ilona
Viola
Wioletta (pronounced like Violetta)

Vincent
Marek
Cristof
Ziven

[amyb2]

What an amazing gift! Thanks for sharing!

[shaymin2]

I like these:

Helena
Veronica
Anya
Lilka
Irene
Agatha
Loretta
Justine, Justina
Vincentia
Gertrude
Agnes
Johanna
Sophie
Apolonia
Violet
Zuzana
Josephine
Mascha
Clara
Genevieve
Ludmila
Zhura
Cecilia
Javiska-this is quite pretty
Grace
Bernadette
Rose
Anita
Constance
Greta
Alexandra
Sonora
Stefania
Rita
Viola
Wioletta-on my mn list
Marlina

Marek
Philip
Lolek-this is the Polish nickname for Karol, the Polish form of Charles
Joseph
George
Benedek
Michael
Ziven
Victor
Francis
John

[lori johnson]

A family cookbook ... what a priceless treasure! Thanks for sharing the wealth of names therein.


Boys' name favorites for you: Benedict / Victor / Vincent

Girls' name favorites for you: Agatha / Agnes / Albina / Apolonia / Cecilia / Geraldine / Gisella / Ludmila / Magda / Marcella / Olga

[mischa]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful gift! You have so many wonderful names in your family tree.

I love...

Helena
Margaret
Veronica
Mary, Marian
Frances
Anna
Elizabeth
Irene
Paulina
Agatha
Justine, Justina
Catherine
Agnes
Sophie
Millie (Millicent)
Eleanor
Louise
Violet
Josephine
Clara
Genevieve
Florence
Cecilia
Dolores
Grace
Esther
Bernadette
Rose
Constance
Greta
Marcella
Joan
Rosemary
Alexandra
Stefania
Emma
Alice
Geraldine
Ilona
Viola
Virginia

Vincent
Joseph
George
Francis

[hannah-banana]

I like a lot of these name!

Helena
Margaret
Veronica
Marian
Anna, Anya
Ella
Elizabeth,
Tillie
Celestyn (prefer Celestine)
Irene
Pauline, Paulina
Justine, Justina
Emilija
Theresa, Thereza, Terezia
Juliana
Johanna
Sophie
Apolonia
Millie (Millicent)
Eleanor
Louise
Lillian
Magda
Violet
Zuzana
Josephine
Victoria
Clara
Leona
Genevieve
Florence
Cecilia
Esther
Kasia
Bernadette
Anita
Constance
Lidia (prefer Lydia)
Beatriz
Anika
Rosemary
Alexandra
Gizella
Alice
Olga
Ilona
Viola

Vincent
Jakob
Cristof
Philip
Lolek
Joseph
Michael
Ziven
Victor

[ashthedreamer]

Wow, I'm loving all the Polish names in your family tree! They're all a bit GPish for me, since I have no Polish ancestry, but I love seeing them mentioned and used. Ziven, Wioletta, Emilija, Ewelina, and Marek are my favorites. How do you say Ziven, btw? I've always said it ZEE-ven, but I was never sure if that's correct.

I also like Daniel, Helena, Agnes, Johanna, Lillian, Magda, Greta, Grace, Josephine, Violet, Alice, and Lidia.

[lucystone]

My great-grandmother pronounced it "TZ-iv-in", but I'm not sure if that was because of her accent or how it's really pronounced. Ziven was a great-great-great-great uncle who died way long before I was ever a gleam in my mother's eye.