Popular Names of 100 Years Ago--girls
- Lurline
Origin:
Variation of Lorelei, GermanMeaning:
"alluring temptress"Description:
The lilting Lorelei has given birth to many variations, including this one, now extinct.
- Nedra
Origin:
Variation of Nedda, SlavicMeaning:
"born on Sunday"Description:
Nedra was one of a phalanx of names -- Delma, Verda, Vernice -- popular in the late 19th and early 20th century that dropped out of fashion after World War II and now have disappeared completely. Like the others, Nedra is now extinct.
- Sami
Origin:
Hebrew, diminutive of Samantha, or ArabicMeaning:
"praised"Description:
Sami is cute if overused in its more familiar Sammy form.
- Inna
- Dessy
- Carreen
- Antoinetta
- Mary-Jane
- Tenny