Old Northern Maine Names
- Marcea
- Mari-Beth
- MarieAnge
- Merilla
- Millie Maude
- Minnetta
- Minniegrey
- Musa
- Noreen
Origin:
English, diminutive of NoraDescription:
Noreen's in limbo, especially now that Nora has made a comeback.
- Nelsena
- Norden
- Oratia
- Oren
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laurel or pine tree"Description:
Soft and sensitive name often heard in Israel.
- Otha
- Rilla
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"small brook"Description:
Rilla dropped out of the US Top 1000 in 1915, but it's starting to feel like an intriguing possibility again in this age of short, sweet, a-ending names for girls. It is traditionally a short form for names ending in -rilla, like Marilla from the Anne of Green Gables books (Anne's youngest daughter is Bertha Marilla, called Rilla for short). Rilla may also derive from the German word Rille, meaning "brook; stream".
- Roscoe
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"deer forest"Description:
Fairly popular a hundred years ago but out of sight now, the quirky Roscoe deserves a place on every adventurous baby-namer's long list. It joins Rufus, Roman, Remy, Romulus, and Ray as one of the R names that sound fresh again after too many years of Robert, Richard, and Ronald.
- Rowen
Origin:
Spelling variation of RowanDescription:
While the Rowan spelling is in the Top 1000 for both boys and girls, this spelling is much more unusual and more heavily weighted toward the boys' side. That may be because of its spelling similarity to stylish brothers Owen and Bowen.
- Rayson
- Rebirtha
- Rejeanne