Ancestor's Vintage Names

We now have the following list.
For women:
Ada
Adeline
Alice
Alida
Annie Jane
Ann
Anne
Anna
Allie
Alvina
Albertine
America
Anita
Antonia
Antonina
Arilla
Arlie
Ardith
Augusta
Audra
Audrey
Ava
Avilla
Avis
Avril
Agnes
Barbara
Belle
Bernadette
Bernice
Bessie
Betty
Bella
Bertha
Berthe
Carolina
Caroline
Catharine
Catherine
Chloe
Charlotte
Charlotte Ann
Cecilia
Cinda
Clara
Christie
Christine
Ceridwen
Cora
Cordelia
Cynthia
Daphne
Denise
Devita
Dicey
Ditha
Dorrie
Donna
Doris
Dorothy
Edith
Effie
Eliza
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Elenor
Ellen
Ela/Ella
Eldine
Eloise
Elsbeth
Elsie
Emily
Emma
Emmeline
Esther
Ethelwynb
Enid
Etta
Eunice
Euphemia
Eva
Eve
Evie
Evelyn
Fedunka
Flora
Florence
Frances
Friedricke
Georgia
Georgina
Geraldine
Gerritje
Gerrigje
Gertrud/Gertrude
Gladys
Goldie
Grace
Gretchen
Gwen
Gwenlhian
Hannah
Hazel
Helen
Helene
Helena
Hendrickje
Henriette
Harriet
Hazel
Ida
Idras
Iris
Inez
Ingrid
Ione
Irma
Irene
Isabella
Ivy
Jacoba
Jacqueline
Jane
Jannigje
Jeanette
Jennalee
Jerusha
Joanna
Johanna
Josie
Josephine
Joyce
Jennie
Jessie
Judah
Julia
Karma Mary
Katherin
Katherine
Kay
Louise
Louisa
Lela
Leona
Leora
Leone
Lenora
Lina
Lona "nn Lonie"
Laura
Lauret
Lillian
Louvenia "nn-Louviney"
Lucena
Lucretia
Lucy
Magdalena
Mahala
Maisie
Malinda
Marcelline
Maria
Mariamne
Marie
Marjorie
Martha
Marthilde
Maud
Mae/May
Marion
Mehitabel
Minnie
Miriam
Minnie
Mari
Mair
Meinir
Margrette
Mazy
Margaret
Margaret Jane
Marilyn
Marlene Gertrude
Mary
Maryrose
Melanie
Melvina
Merida
Michele
Mildred
Minerva
Mirpah
Myrtle
Mabel
Maple
Nan
Nancy
Narcissa
Nathell
Neeltje
Nela
Nelia
Nellie
Norah
Onalee
Opal
Ora
Omah
Obala
Pamela
Patricia
Peggy
Phoebe
Polly
Pearl
Peigi
Persis
Petertje
Phyllis
Portia
Rachel
Ramona
Rebecca
Ressie
Rhoda
Romaine
Rose
Rosella
Rosemary
Rosie
Rosina
Ruth
Ruby
Rachel
Sandra
Sarah "nn Sally"
Sarah Gertrude
Sally
Selby
Sintha
Sofia
Stephanie
Sue
Susannah
Sybill
Sylvia
Tanglwst
Terese
Thelma
Theodora
Velma
Vera
Virginia
Viola
Violet
Vivian
Wilda
Wilfriede
Wilhelmine
Wilsa
Winifred
Zetta


For men:
Abram
Adam
Aidan
Albert
Alexander
Alfred
Aloysius
Alton
Ambrose
Andrew
Anne
Anthony
Archie
Archibald
Arlen
Arthur
August
Avery
Barry
Basil
Benjamin
Bernard
Beryl
Brian
Buckley
Bud
Canute
Caradoc
Charles
Christopher Valentine
Caleb
Carey
Cecil
Chester
Clain
Clarel
Clarence
Clark
Claud
Clayton
Clement
Clemma
Clifford
Clifford Martin
Clinton
Cloyce
Crispen
Curtis
D' Alton
Dale
Daniel
David
Delbert
Derek
Donald
Earl
Erin
Edwin
Everett
Eddie
Edgar
Edmund
Edward/Eduard
Eilir
Evan
Elijah
Eldon
Elmer
Elonzo
Elvin
Emerson
Enoch
Erastus
Ernest
Eugene
Elsworth
Elwood
Ernie
Ferrol
Fiore
Finley
Foster
Francis
Friedrich
Frank
Franklin
Frederick
Fredrich
Ferdinand
Garrit
Gary
Geo
George
Gerald
Glyn
Gareth
Garfield
Geoffrey
Giuseppe
Gomer
Gordon
Granville
Griffith
Gwilyn
Hartwig
Harry
Harold
Haydn
Harper
Henry
Helmut
Hiram
Hermann
Hugh
Hyder
Hayes
Hartley
Harvey
Heinrich
Horace
Ignatius
Irwin
Irvin
Isaac/Issac
Isom
Ithall
Ivan
Jacob
Jeffrey
John
John Charles
Jack
Jackson
Jasper
Jesse
James
Johannes
Jonathan
Joseph
Klaus
Karl
Keith
Kirby
Lancelott
Lane
Larry Austin
LaVern
Lawrence
Lee
Lemuel
Leo
Leonard
Leslie
Lester
Levi
Lewis
Louis
Lloyd
Manon
Martin
Maurice
Max
Marmaduke "nn Duke"
Melvin
Mervyn/Mervin
Marion
Marlon
Marten
Martin
Maurice
Michael
Minor
Monroe
Morris
Nathaniel
Meil
Nicholas
Noel Walter
Norman
Orson
Orville
Oscar
Oskar
Otto
Pascho
Pierce
Phillip
Perry
Peter
Ray
Rees
Rex
Richard
Rigby
Robert
Roger
Roy
Royce
Ruart
Rupert
Samuel
Scott
Sheridan
Selby
Seth
Sidney
Silas
Simpson
Solomon
Spencer
Stephen
Steven
Stillman
Storm
Taylor
Terry
Theron
Thomas
Thurman
Tommy John
Trevor
Umberto
Upton
Vader
Vance
Van Buren
Vern
Vernon
Victor
Walter
Wessel
Wesley
Wiley
Wilhelm
Will
Willet
William
Willy/Willi
Walter
Wheatley
Washington
Zebulon


I have bumped my list to the top and anyone who wants to can keep adding on and I will update:)
I thought it would be fun for people to list their ancestor's names here (grandparents, great-grandparents, etc.) since it appears vintage names are making a big comeback. I'll start and include known mn's:

Women:

Anna
Bessie
May
Mae (2)
Myrtle
Effie
Obala
Eliza
Jane (2)
Idras
Louvenia (nn- Louviney)
Harriet
Louise
Caroline
America
Nancy
Lucretia


Men:

Charles (2)
Hayes
Harvey (2)
Franklin
Edwin
William (3)
George
Robert
James
Isaac
Washington
Marion
Phillip
Benjamin (2)
Hyder

Husband's:

Women:

Allie
Ida
Mary (5)
Jane (4)
Omah
Ellen (2)
Elizabeth (4)
Lona "Lonie"
Chloe
Ann (2)
Mazy
Amanda
Martha
Dicey
Charlotte
Nancy
Sarah "Sally" (2)
Eleanor
Rachel
Susannah
Lucretia

Men:

Jesse
Everett
Clain
Lane
John (many)
Clinton
Henry (many)
William (3)
Samuel
David (2)
Adam
George



Anyone else want to list some of yours? Maybe someone will find a wonderful "old" name to give to a new baby. :)

Women:

Audra
Frances
Ruby
Leona
Ella
Alice
Violet
Ora

Men:

Jack
Edward (2)
Walter
George
Thomas
Hugh
John (2)

Men:
Alexander Arthur
Marmaduke nn Duke
William Arthur
Peter
Seth Wheatley
Evan George
Bernard Marmaduke
George Evan
Henry

Women
Sarah Alvina
Sarah Caroline
Narcissa Jane
Elizabeth Anne - went by Annie
Lillian Cordelia
Clara May - went by May
Velma
Harriet

my husband's side:

Men
Charles
Thomas
Robert

Women
Laura Anna
Cecilia Elizabeth
Emma
Anna

amm_0909 wrote:Women:

Audra
Frances
Ruby
Leona
Ella
Alice
Violet
Ora

Men:

Jack
Edward (2)
Walter
George
Thomas
Hugh
John (2)

Lucky! Great names!

Women:
Anita
Augusta
Clara
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Eloise
Emmeline
Evelyn
Frances
Grace
Gretchen
Helena
Inez
Irma
Mae
Marie
Maud
Minnie
Miriam
Opal
Ruth
Sue

Men:
Alton
Benjamin
Carey
Charles
David
Edwin
Elmer
Erastus
Eugene
Frank
Franklin
Harold
Issac
Lee
Leo
Melvin
Peter
Robert
Samuel
Sheridan
Walter
William

Men:
Hartwig
Willy/Willi
Klaus
August
Max
Wilhelm
Karl
Eduard
Ferdinand
David
Jacob
Friedrich
Hermann

Women:
Helene
Gertrud
Martha
Elsbeth
Marie
Wilhelmine
Caroline
Charlotte
Henriette
Emma
Friederike
Johanna
Anna
Albertine

I'm German, is that noticable? ;)

I don't know a lot of them, but...

Christine
Esther
Gertrude
Irene
Magdalena (love this one)
Anne
Ella
Helena

Konrad
Otto (x2)
Helmut
Charles

We now have the following list.
For women:

Ann
Anne
Anna
Alice
Allie
Alvina
Albertine
America
Anita
Augusta
Audra
Bessie
Caroline
Chloe
Charlotte
Cecilia
Clara
Christine
Cordelia
Dicey
Dorothy
Effie
Eliza
ElizabethEleanor
Ellen
Ella
Eloise
Elsbeth
Emma
Emmeline
Esther
Evelyn
Frances
Friedricke
Gertrud/Gertrude
Grace
Gretchen
Helene
Helena
Henriette
Harriet
Ida
Idras
Inez
Irma
Irene
Jane
Johanna
Louise
Leona
Lona "nn Lonie"
Laura
Lillian
Lucretia
Magdalena
Marie
Martha
Maud
Mae/May
Miriam
Minnie
Mazy
Mary
Myrtle
Nancy
Narcissa
Opal
Ora
Omah
Obala
Ruth
Ruby
Rachel
Sarah "nn Sally"
Sue
susannah
Velma
Violet
Wilhelmine


For men:Adam
Alexander
Alton
Arthur
August
Benjamin
Bernard
Charles
Carey
Clain
Clinton
David
Edwin
Everett
Edward/Eduard
Evan
Elmer
Erastus
Eugene
Friedrich
Frank
Franklin
Ferdinand
George
Hartwig
Harold
Henry
Helmut
Hermann
Hugh
Hyder
Hayes
Harvey
Isaac/Issac
Jacob
John
Jack
Jesse
James
Klaus
Karl
Lane
Lee
Leo
Max
Marmaduke "nn Duke"
Melvin
Marion
Otto
Phillip
Peter
Robert
Samuel
Sheridan
Seth
Thomas
Wilhelm
William
Willy/Willi
Walter
Wheatley
Washington




This is a great list. Anyone else want to add to it?

I don't know as many of them as I'd like to, but here's what I can remember:

Men:
Norman
Gordon
Frank
Michael
James
Upton
Elvin
Lloyd
Robert
Monroe
Griffith

Women:
Hazel
Grace
Martha
Jane
Flora
Irene
Kay
Ressie
Anna Marie
Anna Stephanie
Merida

We now have the following list.
For women:

Ann
Anne
Anna
Alice
Allie
Alvina
Albertine
America
Anita
Augusta
Audra
Bessie
Caroline
Chloe
Charlotte
Cecilia
Clara
Christine
Cordelia
Dicey
Dorothy
Effie
Eliza
ElizabethEleanor
Ellen
Ella
Eloise
Elsbeth
Emma
Emmeline
Esther
Evelyn
Flora
Frances
Friedricke
Gertrud/Gertrude
Grace
Gretchen
Helene
Helena
Henriette
Harriet
Hazel
Ida
Idras
Inez
Irma
Irene
Jane
Johanna
Kay
Louise
Leona
Lona "nn Lonie"
Laura
Lillian
Louvenia "nn-Louviney"
Lucretia
Magdalena
Marie
Martha
Maud
Mae/May
Miriam
Minnie
Mazy
Mary
Merida
Myrtle
Nancy
Narcissa
Opal
Ora
Omah
Obala
Ressie
Ruth
Ruby
Rachel
Sarah "nn Sally"
Stephanie
Sue
Susannah
Velma
Violet
Wilhelmine


For men:Adam
Alexander
Alton
Arthur
August
Benjamin
Bernard
Charles
Carey
Clain
Clinton
David
Edwin
Everett
Edward/Eduard
Evan
Elmer
Elvin
Erastus
Eugene
Friedrich
Frank
Franklin
Ferdinand
George
Gordon
Griffith
Hartwig
Harold
Henry
Helmut
Hermann
Hugh
Hyder
Hayes
Harvey
Isaac/Issac
Jacob
John
Jack
Jesse
James
Klaus
Karl
Lane
Lee
Leo
Lloyd
Max
Marmaduke "nn Duke"
Melvin
Marion
Michael
Monroe
Norman
Otto
Phillip
Peter
Robert
Samuel
Sheridan
Seth
Thomas
Upton
Wilhelm
William
Willy/Willi
Walter
Wheatley
Washington