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I was researching a family tree and came across these sib sets-- these are dated in the early-to-mid 1800s:

Parents: Anthony and Catherine
Catharine
Johannes
Lydia
Priscilla

Parents: George and Maria
Polly Maria
Emanuel
Absalom
Daniel
Sarah
Reuben

Parents: Jacob and Eve
Maria Christi
Alfred Valentine
Alles Ellen
Foster Stover

Other names that stood out (first and middle names):
Benjamin Weiser
Maria Magdalena
Armor Clay Nicholas
Winfield Charles
Paul Torrence
Etta Susanne
Edith Verdella
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mabel Grace
Rosie Gertrude
Darryle Dwayne

Comments

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I like Valentine, but I find it quite feminine, doesn't quite go with Alfred.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like:

Catherine
George
Sarah
Eve
Alfred
Ellen
Foster
Magdalena

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I like
Reuben
Eve
Valentine
Etta
Edith
Mabel Grace

[ealexsism.livejournal.com]

Why can't people these days chose names that are more classic? I like a lot of these names!

How do you pronounce Alles, is it m/f?