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Help[Facts] popular names 1880-1920
I've been looking at the SSA's top names for the 1880s-1920s... I've come across some strange -er names for girls, such as
Eller/Ellar
Ader
Anner
Dellar
Emmer
Etter
Eular
Ever
Leaner
Vader (!)
etc.
These names follow exactly the names Ella, Ada, Anna, Della, Emma, Etta, Eula, Eva, Leana, Vada etc. in popularity. All are dispersed over several years.
Are they some kind of vernacular spelling of the -a names, or are they just "copycat" names (much like Lacy and Macy followed the popularity of Tracy and Stacy etc.)?
I ask because -er names in general seem pretty rare for girls (only Amber, which follows the nature name trend and Esther, which is biblical seem to show up with any regularity).
If they are dialectical spellings, what about Ether? There is a name Etha that was popular around the same time, but it wasn't terribly common-- were there really girls named Ether? How about Lear/Leah?
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Eller/Ellar
Ader
Anner
Dellar
Emmer
Etter
Eular
Ever
Leaner
Vader (!)
etc.
These names follow exactly the names Ella, Ada, Anna, Della, Emma, Etta, Eula, Eva, Leana, Vada etc. in popularity. All are dispersed over several years.
Are they some kind of vernacular spelling of the -a names, or are they just "copycat" names (much like Lacy and Macy followed the popularity of Tracy and Stacy etc.)?
I ask because -er names in general seem pretty rare for girls (only Amber, which follows the nature name trend and Esther, which is biblical seem to show up with any regularity).
If they are dialectical spellings, what about Ether? There is a name Etha that was popular around the same time, but it wasn't terribly common-- were there really girls named Ether? How about Lear/Leah?
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