Irish American names of a certain era
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My mom is Bernice, named for her uncle Bernard who was stabbed to death in a street brawl in Philadephia. |
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It really depends on whether or not you are talking about first generation Irish or not. American trends will change the names. Aside from the old-fashioned names, Irish people tend to trend heavily into the classic names: apostles and saints and some royalty.
In the more American midwest line of things... Berneice Barbara Jean Velma Iphigenia (the real name of my SC great-great grandmother, who was catholic and had Irish ancestrty) Rosalie (or Rose) Gail (NOT Abagail, that's way waspy) Nancy Susan Leighann Donna Frank Joe Jonathan Charlie (not Charles) Johnny (not John) Michael Patrick Jason Clifford Douglas Walter Wade |
Anonymous
And she is receiving them. Earlier “h” PP is not the arbiter of Irish-American names. Frankly, I can’t take her opinion seriously if she hasn’t heard of an Irish-American named Sharon before. |
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I was responding to the PP who used "Irish-born" as an appeal to authority to try to settle the question. Irish-born is not what OP asked for, Irish American is. So the appeal to authority fails. It's like someone piping in with what their Irish Australian cousins are named: certainly interesting but not the topic at hand. |
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Some of my aunts and older cousins have names that aren't stereotypically Irish, but were very commonly used in the 1930s-'50s. I'll rattle through some relatives, though some names have been mentioned already.
Mary, Ellen, Sarah, Eimar, Orla, Eileen, Kathleen, Marie, Anne, Josephine, Nancy, Margaret, Frances, Nora |
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| Men: Michael, Joseph, John, Patrick, Matthew, Jeremiah, Cornelius, Denis, Gerard, Peter, Paul, Timothy |
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| Hortense, Molly (short for something) and Kathleen were the names of aunts. |
Anonymous
Adding James, Francis, Gerald, Thomas, Kevin |
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| Ashleen |
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Regina
Catherine/ Kay |
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Norine
Maureen Moire Mary Joan Angela Veronica Kathleen Bernadette Kelly Regina Eileen Elaine Madonna Patricia Ellen |
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Mary Elizabeth (mary Beth)
Joan Catherine (Kay) (also a Mary Kay) Kathleen Eileen Maura Elizabeth (Betty) Maureen Sheila Erin Rose Megan Margaret (Peggy) Jeanne |
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| Boys: Patrick, James, John, Joseph, Sebastian, Thomas, Michael, Francis, Kevin, Brian, Sean, Conor. |
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Edward
Francis Barry Thomas Kevin Brian |
Anonymous
Ooh, I grew up with neighbors with 7-8 kids who were Irish Catholic. I was really young, but I still remember many of their names. THey were my babysitters
Johnny Pat (the dad) Mora Colleen Mary Katherine sorry, blanked on the others |