Antique Names: Female

ramini commented on the list antique-names-female

This was my grandmother's first name and I have never seen it before in print. Has anyone else heard this name? I have heard "Fritz" for men.

May 15, 2007

reesetee commented on the list antique-names-female

Was her full name "Frances," Ramini? I've heard "Fritzi" used as a nickname for that.

May 15, 2007

roseandivy commented on the list antique-names-female

How about Ingrid? It's lovely.

March 3, 2008

gangerh commented on the list antique-names-female

Yes, Ingrid. My first crush. Ingrid Bergman. Inn of the Sixth Happiness. She would have sung 'Ja, vi har inga bananer; Vi har inga bananer idag.' But not in this film. She sang 'Knick knack paddywhack give a dog a bone'. Still crushed.

March 3, 2008

missanthropist commented on the list antique-names-female

I request you add my great~great twin aunts, Visa and Versa.

July 11, 2008

yaybob commented on the list antique-names-female

How about Pansy? It's still in vogue here in southeastern Missouri (I knew three at one time, but alas, two have passed on).

I have a sister-in-law named Eugenia (who had a mother named Dorcas. I wonder why Dorcas fell out of vogue. Lovely name. "Has anyone seen my Dorcas?" "Yes, she's taking tea with Lady Doofus.")

Hattie, as in Hilo Hattie or Panama Hattie.

Bea, as in Aunt Bea and Bea Benederet

Wilhelmina. Why shouldn't Wilhelm memorialize himself in his daughter's name?

I've known two women named Johnna, which is just as lovely a tribute to her father as Wilhelmina.

Dare we consider Bertie more than just a nickname for Bertha?

Constance (Prudence's sister)

Sybil and Agatha

And then there's Maud(e)

I realize that this is a year late, but in response to RAMINI's question, has anyone heard of the name Fritzi? Yes. Fritzi Ritz was a cartoon character from the comics, originally a bombshell like Betty Boop, but eventually, the more dowdy aunt of Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy, a miserable comic strip that was never funny but that I read every Sunday without fail anyway when I was quite young because it was so easy to read and understand.

December 27, 2008

rolig commented on the list antique-names-female

I see you have my grandmother's name already, only she spelled it Zylpha. She was the daughter, or perhaps granddaughter, of German immigrants, so I assume this name is related to the German word Sylphe ("sylph"), where the initial consonant is pronounced /z/.

December 28, 2008

TheMidstOfThis commented on the list antique-names-female

Thank you this is great.

January 2, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list antique-names-female

One of my friends in grade school was named Salathia. We called her Sadie.

January 2, 2013

hernesheir commented on the list antique-names-female

Theodocia

January 2, 2013

bilby commented on the list antique-names-female

My grandmother was a Gladys and I haven't come across any of them in a while.

January 2, 2013

fbharjo commented on the list antique-names-female

I had a great aunt Edna. Not a common name today

January 3, 2013

ry commented on the list antique-names-female

we named our daughter Amity.

January 3, 2013