Unusual Names from My Family Tree
- Sethelius
- Sigwell
- Sulveanus
- Ursal
- Vere
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"alder"Description:
Upper-class surname in England that might be prime for adoption here.
- Verlaine
- Vienette
- Zebulon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"exaltation or little dwelling"Description:
An Old Testament name with a Puritan feel and post-Zachary possibilities--one of several routes to the cool nickname Zeb.
- Zerelda
Description:
Though the etymology of this name is unclear, it had modest usage in the United States during the nineteenth century. Zerelda has a double connection to outlaw Jesse James: Zerelda James was his mother, and Zerelda Mimms was his wife and first cousin. Zerelda G. Wallace was a temperance activist and a women's suffragist during the same era. All three of these Zereldas were born in Kentucky.