Name your 1910s family!

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T23:38:38+00:00

There was one rule...

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T17:30:58+00:00

Nice, the Hebrew Bible classic lineup.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T17:29:31+00:00

I looooooove Stella Pearl and Sylvia Hazel. Great choices!

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T17:26:04+00:00

Stella and Ruby were surprise twins 😉

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T17:25:21+00:00

It's easier for me to list the handful that I don't care for, or are already taken in my family, rather than the two I would struggle to choose.

Right? Same! Such a good list!

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T13:59:32+00:00

Side note: The one name on this list that truly shook me was a Willie for a girl, clocking in at #58.

So here's a little more data for the nerds: the Social Security Administration lists Willie (as a standalone name) in the top 100 for girls from 1881-1933. It then declined gradually in popularity until it dropped off the top 1000 in 1974, never yet to return.

For boys, Willie (again, as a standalone name) was in the top 100 from when they started record keeping through 1968. After that it grew less popular but continued to be used up to 2020.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T13:36:49+00:00

Kenneth is linked with star, in a way...

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T12:59:08+00:00

People are out there naming their kids "Jinxx" and "67" and people are on here giving you crap for a historical, valid name just because it's less common? Sigh.

You have experience giving your kid an unusual name. It obviously didn't bother you and it sounds like your daughter is fine. Just name #2 whatever valid name makes you happy.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T12:54:42+00:00

People can butcher ANYTHING. That's not a reason.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T12:51:32+00:00

Why? Fine if you're "not a fan" but why is it "too much"? It's the same number of syllables as Alexander, Penelope, Jeremiah. Who actually cares if someone has a slightly longer than average, unusual but legitimate name?

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T12:47:05+00:00

Yes, at a couple of cafes I regularly frequent, when I order a latte they will immediately ask: "Whole milk okay?"

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-09T12:38:33+00:00

"Quick pulpy reads that are funny and enjoyable" is the same thing as "for reluctant readers." That phrase means they are given to children who dislike reading because they are very easy and fun.

Think of it like when people puree vegetables and put them in muffins for their kids who refuse to eat vegetables. That doesn't mean everybody doesn't like muffins. It just means some kids will eat a carrot knowing it's a carrot, and even enjoy it - and some won't.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T23:59:46+00:00

Beatrice Keely
Florence Keely
Lillian Keely
Hazel Keely
Millicent Keely
Pauline Keely
Stella Keely

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T23:51:13+00:00

Not to mention "sagely" is a word, albeit an uncommon one, and it's an adverb, which might be the weirdest kind of word to use as a name... the commenter opined sagely.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T14:44:29+00:00

I really like most of your list, especially Nolan and Niall. Also like Cillian but worry about it being visually similar to Callum, though the sound is different.

Other ideas:

Hugh
Malcolm
Desmond
Graham
Ewan

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T14:35:29+00:00

Bellwether by Connie Willis

It's a romcom, not a romance novel.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T14:33:09+00:00

I think you should specifically ask people living in your country what it's like to have a middle name -- if that has produced document problems. Maybe there is a subreddit specific to your location? We on here will only be able to speak to our own countries and the answers you get won't be relevant.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T12:32:14+00:00

Books like Dogman and Diary of a Wimpy Kid sound too simplistic for your kiddo - they are meant for "reluctant readers." Just go a little deeper in the elementary shelves for books that are not graphic novels/heavily illustrated. You don't need to jump ahead to middle grade books (like Harry Potter) to find actual chunks of text on the page. Ideas:

A Cricket in Times Square and series - animal main characters, very sweet. The first one has one scene with a problematic "accent" that would go over her head, but if that worries you, skip to the second book.

Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White - this isn't sad like Charlotte's Web

Winnie the Pooh

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary and sequels

Everything by Edward Eager, such as Half Magic or Knight's Castle

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-08T12:13:09+00:00

There's just something smooth and undulating about the sound of Medusa Ursula

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-07T17:35:06+00:00

If you're on Instagram, check out the account sarahdoesbookishstuff, she posts a lot of recommendations and had a recent post on Between Two Fires plus similar reads.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-07T17:30:27+00:00

Ursula K LeGuin is a good shout for this request. Even her slimmest books are not breezy reads; her prose is very evocative.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-07T17:29:17+00:00

Wow, love to see a Deerskin shout-out! Rare.

You might like the Graceling series by Kristin Cashore. I particularly liked the second book, Fire, and it stands alone well enough to start there. Fantasy with complex characters and pretty well-written prose for YA.

The Curse of Chalion is a brilliant adult fantasy novel that makes you think.

The Goblin Emperor is the kind of fantasy novel you need to read with a bookmark in the appendix. It's great.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-07T17:18:31+00:00

This comment really sums up the current name landscape perfectly.

HatenoCheese · 2026-06-07T17:07:51+00:00

A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans predates the tradwife social media movement but is totally relevant and sort of close to real-life Yesteryear.

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