Names that Peaked in 1888
- Mellie
Origin:
Short form of Melissa, Amelia, Melanie and related namesDescription:
Mellie is not Millie and it's not Nellie, though it will forever be confused with those too more familiar nicknames. It's cute, too, and while some of the names it's usually short for may be sailing into the sunset (so long, Melody!), others like Amelia are rising through the ranks and may give Mellie a new chance to shine as a cute girls' nickname. Just be prepared for endless confusion.
- Barton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the barley settlement"Description:
More user-friendly, though less substantial, than Bartholomew.
- Thurman
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"defended by Thor"Description:
Found as a first name primarily in baseball books giving the stats on the late New York Yankee Thurman Munson.
- Hughie
- Florida
Origin:
Place name and Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"flowery"Description:
Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.
- Handy
- Minda
Origin:
Short form of Melinda or SanskritMeaning:
"knowledge, wisdom"Description:
Minda is a simle, even familiar-sounding name that is nevertheless completely unknown. It might be a contraction of Melinda but it is a genuine Indian name with an appealing meaning.
- Elfie
- Jettie
- Orra
Origin:
Variation of Ora, LatinMeaning:
"prayer"Description:
Orra and Ora are simple yet rare names with a lovely religious meaning.
- Margarete
Origin:
German, Russian and Scandinavian variation of MargaretMeaning:
"pearl"Description:
A common name in many cultures, sometimes spelled Margarethe.
- Courtland
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"short land"Description:
Courtland, with its added U, is an English form of the Dutch habitational surname Cortlandt. Cortlandt was a village near modern-day Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands. Its name was derived from the Dutch elements cort, meaning "short" or "narrow," and landt, "land."
- Wm
Origin:
Abbreviation of WilliamDescription:
Were boys really named Wm at the turn of the last century, or was the old-timey abbreviation of William simply what was noted on the official records? We're guessing the latter, but as the Social Security Administration counts each spelling of a name in its tally and doesn't presume to change Wm into William (or Bryleigh into Briley, or is it Brylee?), this name stands as is through the ages.
- Horton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gray settlement"Description:
Sweet and southern-feeling, maybe thanks to Horton Foote, author of Tender Mercies and The Trip to Bountiful, not to mention the Dr. Seuss connection.
- Emit
- Emaline
- Press
- Anastacio
- Benjiman
- Elenora