I have just found the baby name book that my parents used in the '70's, lent to myself when naming my children and thought it may help/amuse others.
First published in 1954, I have the 1974 reprint and by jove it has some corkers in it
The Preface
Naming Baby can be a very long, hazardous and trying business, for there are almost as many difficulties to overcome as, say, at a Four-Power Conference. For example, will Baby in later years thank or curse the appellation so painstakingly arrived at; will it please the grandparents - a point for the most careful diplomacy; is the sound of sympathy with the surname; is it pretentious and difficult to pronounce; has it a diminutive which is not at all comlpimentary; and so on and so on. Nevertheless all difficult tasks repay the care and devotion lavished upon them - least not NAMING BABY.
This little book, of course, does not attempt to solve these multitudious problems for they are essentially personal. However, it is the compiler's hope that it will serve to aid in this onerous task by showing what a great variety of names there are to choose from, and something of their origin and meaning.
I'm hoping my scruffy little book will help someone find an untapped name from the past.
So, any requests for girls/boys names of a particular letter?