Colonial Names from the 1700s: Baby Names (2024)

Hecuba

The name Hecuba is a girl's name of Greek origin.

Eliphalet

The name Eliphalet is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has judged".

Si

The name Si is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "the listener".

Phila

The name Phila is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "lover, friend; to live of life".

Abiah

The name Abiah is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "God is my father".

Cristina

The name Cristina is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese origin.

Lige

The name Lige is a boy's name meaning "Yahweh is God".

Mellie

The name Mellie is a girl's name.

Clarinda

The name Clarinda is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "bright, clear".

Patsy

The name Patsy is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "noble, patrician".

Meg

The name Meg is a girl's name of English, Greek origin, meaning "pearl".

Kizzie

The name Kizzie is a girl's name meaning "cassia tree".

Elmira

The name Elmira is a girl's name of English origin, meaning "noblewoman".

Kay

The name Kay is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin.

Liza

The name Liza is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Abitha

The name Abitha is a girl's name meaning "gazelle".

Bart

The name Bart is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "son of the earth".

Cuthbert

The name Cuthbert is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "famous, brilliant".

Dirch

The name Dirch is a boy's name meaning "the people's ruler".

Tryphena

The name Tryphena is a girl's name meaning "softness, delicacy".

Quill

The name Quill is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Irish origin.

Cherish

The name Cherish is a girl's name of English origin.

Jothan

The name Jothan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God is upright".

Isham

The name Isham is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "from the Iron One's estate".

Nehemiah

The name Nehemiah is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "comforted by God".

Sampson

The name Sampson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "sun".

Lafayette

The name Lafayette is a boy's name of French origin, meaning "faith".

Balthasar

The name Balthasar is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "God protects the king".

Colonial Names from the 1700s

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