Popular Names From the 1920s

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Feminine Names:

Ruth- "friend" in Hebrew

Irene- "peace" in Greek

Florence- "flourishing" in Latin

Rose- from the English word for the type of flower

Eleanor- unknown meaning

Edith- "wealth, fortune" in Old English

Grace- from the English word

June- from the name of the month

Rita- a diminutive of names ending in -rita

Lorraine- "kingdom of Lothar" in French

Joyce- "lord" in Brenton

Elsie- diminutive of Elizabeth

Charlotte- French feminine diminutive of Charles

Ida- "work, labor" in German

Pearl- from the English word


Masculine Names:

Earl- "nobleman, warrior" in Old English

Francis- "Frenchman" in Late Latin

Leonard- "brave lion" in German

Ernest- "serious" in German

Samuel- "God had heard" in Hebrew

Warren- from the town of La Verenne in Normandy

Russell- "little red one" in French

Floyd- "gray" in Welsh

Chester- "camp, fortress" in Latin

Lewis- "famous battle" in German

Cecil- "blind" in Latin

Victor- "conqueror" in Roman

Benjamin- "son of the South" in Hebrew

Edgar- "fortunate spear" in Old English

Everett- "brave boar" in German

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