When researching my family tree, I couldn't help but notice several naming patterns. It is interesting to see what names came into vogue and when and different meanings behind them. The following information is taken from my genealogy database.
Interesting first names of my female ancestors. (Perhaps if some relative was naming their child they might want to honor their ancestor? Or maybe they're just too weird)
- Annis (a form of Anne)
- Argentine
- Artinecia (form of the Greek name Artemisia, which in turn was a form of the name Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt)
- Bathsheba (biblical name: wife of King David and mother of King Solomon of Israel)
- Bethia (a pet form of Elizabeth)
- Cecily
- Charity (virtue name)
- Christian (this was originally a girl's name)
- Constant (a virtue name, the original form of Constance)
- Deliverance (virtue name)
- Desire (virtue name)
- Dorcas (biblical name: a very pious woman who also went by the name Tabitha)
- Easter
- Ethalinda
- Experience (virtue name)
- Hester
- Honor (virtue name)
- Hope (virtue name)
- Jemima (biblical name: eldest of Job's daughters)
- Jerusha (biblical name: daughter of Zadok)
- Keziah (biblical name: one of Job's daughters)
- Kunigunda
- Leanna (name created in honor of Anna Lee)
- Louetha (name created from the combined names of Lou and Etha)
- Lutilda
- Marsilea
- Maxamillia
- Mehitabel (biblical name: used in the Old Testament, wife of Hadar)
- Mercy (virtue name)
- Meribah (biblical name: a location that Moses brought forth water)
- Naomi (biblical name: mother-in-law of Ruth)
- Nazareth (biblical name: a town where Jesus lived)
- Patience (virtue name)
- Philippa (female form of Philip)
- Prudence (virtue name)
- Rejoice (virtue name)
- Shuah (biblical name: son of Abraham by a concubine)
- Sufferance (virtue name)
- Theodate
- Theodosia
- Thomasine (female form of Thomas)
- Tryphena (biblical name: used in the New Testament, a Christian woman in Rome)
- Vashti (biblical name: wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia)
Interesting male names (less in number, it seems that people have been more creative with their daughters' names):
- Abel (biblical name: son of Adam and Eve)
- Alphonso
- Ambrose
- Amherst
- Amos (biblical name: a prophet)
- Aquila (biblical name: husband of Priscilla and friend of Paul)
- Chasling
- Churchill (a surname)
- Dudley
- Eliasaph
- Ephraim (biblical name: son of Joseph and ancestor of a tribe of Israel)
- Hardy (a surname)
- Hezekiah (biblical name: king of Judah)
- Ibrook (a surname)
- Jedediah (biblical name: name given to Solomon)
- Manassah (biblical name: son of Joseph and ancestor of a tribe of Israel)
- Mephibosheth
- Odin
- Shadrach (biblical name)
- Silas (biblical name: short for Silvanus, companion of Paul)
- Thaddeus (biblical name: one of the apostles)
- Zaddock
- Zerubbabel
