Want to get a feel for the types of names used on Cape Cod in centuries past? Check out the names at Cape Cod Gravestones.
Most of the names are biblical, of course, and they range from those still used today (e.g., Abigail, Benjamin, Hannah, Joshua, Mary and Samuel) to those that have long since fallen out of favor (e.g., Barzillai, Dorcas, Gamaliel, Mehetabel, Peleg and Zipporah).
Some of the most interesting names listed at the site are:
| Male | Female |
|---|---|
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Almond Andronicus Archelaus Argo Bangs Chillingsworth Dillingham Doane Eros Fessenden Gambyses Giraud Greenleaf Johnbeare Kenelm Kimball Kiriathian Knyvet Moody Odlin Onesimus Perez Rosseter Scamons Snow Sparrow Squire Southworth Varanies Vickery Zazud |
Allithena Angmora Arrozana Berenthia Casilda Celestia Celissa Chylena Deliverance Dyantha Emmeretha Experience Fear Flavilla Fostenna Grisylda Lucyette Minnie-Mary Mulfretta Noraetta Oregon Phebbediah Pruella Roana Sadie-Sarah Silpha Statire Temperance Thankful Tryanna Tryphosa Vashti Weltha Zulette |
The two funniest names? Thankful Sweat (female) and Moody Fish (male). Both Thankful and Moody were born in the late 18th century.