Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-03
GIRLS NAMES CHANGE.
| The Decline Of Susan, Mary, jane ana
All the Old Favorltes.

The Decline of susan, Mary, Jane ana
All tho OLD Favorltes.
The roll Of honor in the public school
affords us an excellent opportunity to
study the present fashion in girls names.
The names Of our mothers and grand
! mothers, largely Biblical and univers-
silly in use at the beginning OF the cen
tury, are out OF favor to-day.
In nearly thousand names there Is
no Nancy Extremely popular in the last
century,, and but single Martha and
Maria, Jane has gone almost out OF
use, there being but two recorded, ana,
strange to say, both OF French parent
age, but number OF Jennies and jean
nettes survive. There Is one Emily,
one Charlotte, no Catherine, but two
Rates, and innumerable Katies. which
seems to be the latest form that Cath
crime has taken--Catherinc Kate, Katie.
Sarah, very popular fifty years ago, has
practically disappeared In favor OF
Sallie and Sadie. Caroline Is also out
OF fashion. superseded by Carrie and
Lena. Susan does not boast single
representative, but there are number
OF Susies; and Elizabeth has retired
from service In favor of Lizzie. There
are but three Margarets, but plenty OF
Margaerites, and some Margarettas
Ellen Is dead as name. but Nellie -
still quite popular,
Mary has been thought the most fro
onent female name, being both euphoni-
Gus and pleasantly and honorably assoc
ciated. II is said that one-third OF the
women and girls OF France are Maries
Ii Is different in New Orleans, whore
the number OF Marys Is very small and
growing smaller every day. There are
. number OF Moilies and NAMES, and
! not few Maries: indeed at one time 1t
looked as II all the Anglo-Saxon Marys
would be gallicixed into Marie, but SO
many became converted that Ii rather
overdid che business, and Marie became
as common as Mary, which may account
| for the number OF girls Of French or
creole parentage who bear the English
form OF the name sMary."
Shakespeare names are coming in as
fashionable. even at this late day.
There were more Violas on the roll OF
honor of the public school than James,
Rates, Emiiys, Eliens, Nancys, Marga-
rets, Carolines, Marthas, Marias, Susans
and Ssrahs together. The name Is
fashionable Just now, but we are afraid
its popularity will not last long, for our
colored fellow citizens have taken TO 1T,
and have doomed 1t to the same fate as
Violet and Pinkie. Stella is good soc
end, and Mabel, Ethel, Alma, Daisy,
Lnella, Loretta Edna and Rita follow
as in most favor just at present Amy
one OF them will discount Susan, Sarah
or Jane many times over, and even lead
Mary.
Ruby, quite In favor fifteen years age
Is getting rather antiquated. The fan
cifui names OF the last century a,
Amanda and Malvina are also going out
Hazel, which came in with Hazel kirk'
some dozen years ago, did not ''stick'
and is not increasing. "Birdie" ha
been laughed out and Is less common
|, than ten years ago; indeed, number o
BRIDES have converted it into BERTHE
, Gladys Is apparently forcing its way +
the front, and promises TO be we'll re
ceived. PEARL Pearlie and Perle ar
also coming in, and nearly any form Q
Rose will, do but Rose itself, for ther
: are Roselias, Roset;as, Roselias an
= Rosamonds
Shakespeare, Ms we have said, is
prime favorite for female names. Hi
Viola leads them all in New Orleans, an
even Ophelia is quite common anon
Is the girls, Notwithstanding that lady's vi
happy fate; but apparently no motht
has had the courage to name her daugi
J, ter Desdemona. The opera has give
o given us Aida, Norma and Carmen
which seem TO have erept in OF late--a
a rather Inappropriate names. taking tn
II lives OF these ladies into consideration
II Longfellow's Priscilla has but singl
representative on the roll. Secessia r.
calls the late war; but how is it that s.
Is cessia is attending the public schools |
~ this late day
But OF pure fancy names, picked u
y here and there from novels or poem
" or possibly Thought out" there Is I
end.
e. 1t will be seen that IL any ono ca
al suggest good name for girl, there a.
10 dozens OF mothers prepared to adopt
O. at once. II the present tendency CO
u tinues, Sarah and Susan win become
IS rare In another generation that thu
IS will sound sweet to us again and be ho
IS ored by our grandchildren as they we
Tx by our grandfathers. We feel it niece
to sary TO warn godmothers that Il
10 Viola, Stella and Daisy racket Is beii
overworlsfd N o. Times Demo n. !.