War Names

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I was having lunch in the cafeteria of the University where I work, and noticed they had memorials to all the alumni and students who have died in wars over the years. The school has been around for a long time, so this goes back to the Civil War, and up to Korea.

I thought the names were very interesting, what do you think?

Civil War:
Jeremiah
Sidney
William (x3)
Theodore
Sylvanus
Charles
Harry

WWI:
Harold
John
Everett
Lawrence
Harry
Leon
Charles
Robert
Samuel
Jules
Barstow

WWII:
Alexander
Alan
Albert
Bruce
Walker
Philip
Harold
Robert (x7)
Marvin (x2)
Gordon (x2)
James (x4)
Ronald
Darwin
Walter (x2)
Jacom
William
Mason
Percival
Lyman
John (x2)
Allen
David
Paul
Gerald
Ralph
Vernon
Earl (x2)
Bjorn
Armon
Arthur
Edward
Ellis
Joseph
Donald
Franklin
Harold
Norbert
Roger
Richard
Lee
Wilfred

Vietnam:
Raplh
James (x2)
Robert
Carl
Gary
Thomas
Joseph
William
Victor
Lester
Hendrick
Rodney
Edward
Donald
Armour

Korea:
George
Charles
Spiro
Lester

Interesting notes: Robert is by far the most common name with 9 instances. The next most common is James with 6, then William with 5. There are 3 names with 3 repeats: Charles, Harold, John. And 10 with two people each: Donald, Earl, Edward, Gordon, Harold, Harry, Joseph, Lester, Marvin, Ralph, and Walter.

Comments

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

Some interesting names there. I like quite a bit of them, like Charles, Victor, William, etc.

And then there are interesting ones... Rodney, Lester, Donald, Ralph - not my style.

Spiro, Barstow, and Sylvaneus... the stories you could tell with names like those.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I like Philip, Robert, Allen, Arthur, Joseph & Victor. Lester is quite nice as well.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I like:
Sidney (my grandfather's name, WW2 veteran)
William
Charles
Everett
Robert
Samuel
Walker
James
David
Joseph

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I like:

Leon
Samuel
Alexander

[soapfaerie.livejournal.com]

Wilfred was my Grandfather's name...he was a Merchant Marine in WWII. :) Everyone called him Cy tho...

[soapfaerie.livejournal.com]

oh and Samuel is one of my all time faves. :)

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
William
Sylvanus
Charles
Alexander
Walker
Edward
Thomas
Victor

[brittmarie.livejournal.com]

I Like
Civil War:
William
Charles

WWI:
Everett

WWII:
Philip
James
Mason
Percival
Edward

Vietnam:
Victor
Lester

I got rid of duplicates.

[skudge.livejournal.com]

I like:

William
Charles
Jules
Walker
Walter
Mason
Ellis
Thomas
Victor

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I LIKE:
Theodore
Harry
Leon
Mason
John
Arthur
Ellis
James
Thomas
Joseph
Edward
Charles

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

William
Theodore
Everett
Samuel
Alexander
James
Ellis
Thomas