Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1919 — OLD NAMES RETURN TO FAVOR [ARTICLE]

OLD NAMES RETURN TO FAVOR

Nomenclature in England Shows Effect of War’s End on Minds of Parents; s Parents are giving their “’Peace Year” babies much prettier names than those who were born during the war period. Investigation of the registers at Somerset house shows some of the most popular names for boys and girls now are Ronald, Edward, George, Gordon, Jean, Kathleen, Irene, Marguerite. Lilian is another popular name for girls today, and among Welsh people “Megan” is a great favorite. Names of flowers are more in vogue" now, and loyalty are not without their influence .upon the register’s books. Oddly enough the early Victorian names are cropping up again —Susannah and Letitia are occurring much more frequently than they have for many years, but except in remote rural districts Biblical names have not held sway for some decades. —London Chronicle.