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A colleague of mine gave me a list of strange old names she had found on gravestones (she's a name nerd, too). Most of them are awful and some made me laugh, but a few are nice.

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MEN
Hilarius
Anal (!)
Sjunne (old Swedish name which means "the seventh")
Nore ("man of the North; man of Norway")
Cyrus
Brose (see Ambrose)
Linneus
Lindorm (old Swedish word for dragon)
Guzzi
Allerhed
Roosevelt
Sörsen
Cherster
Rubert
Nikanor
Tong
Vollrat
Bofrid (means something like "peaceful settler")
Cyprianus
Arent (see Arnold)
Erenes
Fridel
Brorson ("nephew"; "brother's son")
Percival
Aldor
Edor
Arenius
Charlitz
Roal (see Roald)
Selfrid
Fridthjov (see Fritjof)
Hilarion
Redivivus ("born again")
Siderow
Vallerius (see Valerius)
Gereon
Meinhard
Tele
Ceylon (old name of Sri Lanka)
Amandus
Sigmar ("famous victory")
Meinar (see Meinhard)
Einert
Bie
Antipos
Adalvard ("noble guardian")
Vsevolod
Bisgaard
Elind
Irenus (see Irene)
Even
Remus
Ungern ("Hungary"!)
Selmer
Egron
Karlis (Latvian form of Charles?)
Leontin (see Leontina)
Dageman ("man of the day")
Emfrid
Villehard (found among my ancestors, too, but in the form Billehard)
Titus
Florus
Abdon
Dodor
Kletus
Orla
Frands (see Frans)
Mangold ("chard", Beta vulgaris)
Ade
Ferry

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WOMEN
Marjone
Rasmine (see Rasmus)
Turinna (found among my ancestors, too)
Lillgull ("little gold; little darling")
Aloysia
Roni
Asty (probably from Asta or Astrid)
Eglantine
Euphrosyne
Hervor ("army woman")
Aleidy (probably from Alida)
Sidonia
Axelia (see Axel)
Oliana
Serena
Eritrea (!)
Teodolinda
Taletta
Eloftina (probably from Elof)
Fernandina
Lysie
Marinette
Armida
Eola (variant of Iole?)
Sulamit
Santina
Emerentia (see Emerentius)
Minnina
Gravilda
Vitalia
Cecylia
Zenta (see Crescentia)
Juno
Anselia
Elwine (see Elvin)
Cerlina
Niena
Vestalia
Sebeda (probably from Zebedee)
Wigert
Argentina (!)
Junea
Ingratia
Arvida
Konkordia
Kunigunda
Aqvilina

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Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?

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My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573

This message was edited 10/11/2014, 6:49 AM