Unusual Victorian/Edwardian names please

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Purely hypothetical as baby number 2 doesn't exist yet, but I've been broody and currently obsessed with unusual period names.

I have an ancestor from about 1900-1910 called Mahala which I think is beautiful, and an Everilda (less so...)

For boys I love Rudyard, but think that might be a passing thing!

So, what other unusual slightly out there period names are there?

Fanny.

You're welcome 😊

Erskine

Lupin

Gideon.

@psychologika
Ha! Thanks

My family tree has a Bathsheba and an Adelaide. Bathsheba is a bit out there but I love Adelaide

Flossie
Rupert
Alexandra
Agatha
Vicky

Erskine looks lovely written down, but sounds horrible when I say it, i think! Is it er-skin or er-skeen? Neither sounds as lovely as it looks!

@hurrythefuckupgeorge I agree adelaide is gorgeous. Bathsehba is extraordinary!

We also have a 'lovely' in our family too! Luckily she didn't marry a Mr Bottom or the like

My middle name is Mahala!! After my great-great-great grandmother. I've never found anyone outside my Mum's family who has heard of it!!

I had a great-grandmother called Zillah too, so awesome names obviously run in the family...

My daughter is called Tabitha. Other, similar names I like:

Nell
Bess
Jemima
Beatrice
Florence
Edith

Hope that's a little more helpful 😂

Isambard
Inigo

@ladymonicabaddingham
I am so jealous! I only recently found out about my Mahala and just loved it.

I have an ancestor with the unusual moniker Daft.

Euphemia

Is Inigo Spanish?

Lettuce for a girl, Algernon for a boy 🙈

Zipporah
Lavinia
Pelagie
Augusta
Hedley
Felix

These are all in my family tree.

Hepzibah
Bartholomew

God some of you have a seriously cool family tree! Other than the ones mentioned mine is mostly Gertrudes and John or Arthur

Interesting thread, I'm off to google Victorian names

Sophonisba

We have a Tryphemia. It’s particularly odd since every other family member is called something like Ann or Harry.

We have a Cecily which I think is pretty old, but I’m not sure exactly which era it comes from. Always have lovely compliments on her name and haven’t met another yet!