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[Opinions] Re: Unusual or beautiful sightings from your family tree?

by coffeelover

3/27/2025, 7:44 AM

in reply to a message by (Is-rah-el) Israelle

for context my family is: Deep South Usa.
the names here are some ancestors from 1700s-1800s
here's a loaded list...have fun!

Elender
Ellander
Sophronia
Sophrony
Sobrina
Melvina
Anglin
Jerrie
Eudora
Opha
Mattilee
Narcissa
Idora
Louvina
Hazelton
Hazentine
Arra
Silva
Pinkie
Jalenia
Adryann
Sissy
Mourning
Obedience
Pheobia
Roberta Lee

Robert Lee
Nugent
Bowling or Bolling
Isom
Thorton
Abemlich
Absalom
Chiles
Micajah
Tokie
Calloway
Rankin
Ephriam
Upton
Odus
Oris
Drury
Youngberry
Burris
Bubba

This message was edited 3/27/2025, 11:57 AM

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- Manipura (glaucous)

3/30/2025, 2:54 PM

Youngberry! I've seen Littleberry in the South also. I thought it was random, but maybe it was part of a trend?

This message was edited 3/30/2025, 3:48 PM

- Higuma (Higuma Kanora)

3/28/2025, 12:06 AM

Such cool names in your family~

Sophronia, Eudora and Narcissa are gems

Sobrina is funny because it means niece in Spanish

- (Is-rah-el) Israelle (Rejtblat)

3/27/2025, 10:59 AM

It does sound very southern

I love them, I think they're interesting (my favorites are marked by a *):

Elender
Sophronia *
Sophrony
Sobrina
Melvina
Anglin
Eudora *
Mattilee *
Narcissa *
Idora *
Louvina
Hazentine
Silva *
Mourning * (it's a heavy name for a child, but it has a gothic vampire-ish feeling to it)
Obedience *
Bolling
Isom *
Thorton
Abemlich
Absalom *
Rankin *
Ephriam *
Upton
Odus
Oris
Youngberry

This message was edited 3/27/2025, 11:02 AM

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