American footballer Melvin Gordon scientist Melvin Calvin US director Melvin Van Peebles.

Male names from the 1800s. Emmett was originally an English surname. Both Ella and Nora were also popular in the 1800s but have become even more popular since the turn of the 21st century. Old Greek - Defender of men.

Ernest from from the Germanic name and means serious. Luckily the Social Security Administration publishes annual lists of the most popular names each year dating back to the 1800s. This is one of my favorite old fashioned boy names.

William John Thomas James George Joseph Richard Henry Robert Charles. Much more acceptable as Mel as in Blazing Saddles genius Mel Brooks. Ada and Pearl were both popular names though they declined in the following decades.

The file lines consist of a name a comma and then the count of occurrences in the sample. In the earlier period it may have been in the form Hrodbeort. Possibly developed from the Old English for council friend.

Adoption of these boy names reached its most widespread during the years 1900-1909 USAGE OF 322 and is somewhat less today USAGE 167 482 with names such as Peyton becoming less stylishThe trendier names for newborns here are Everett 95 Grayson 32 Hudson 54 Jameson 91 and Lincoln 40. A variant of name Alexander and Alistair. A variant of name Alistair.

Adoption of these boy names reached its highest in the 1880s ADOPTION OF 66 and has become significantly diminished since ADOPTION 22 67 with names such as Oscar becoming somewhat outmodedThe trendier baby names among these are Julian 36 Wesley 105 Owen 25 Boone 669 and Solomon. Men too were often named after kings and royalty such as such as Henry James Charles and AlbertSome unique male Victorian names were Asa August Bennet Bertram Byron Horatio Jasper Reuben Simeon and ThaddeusParents in Victorian times liked to give their children names that were popular in the Middle Ages. Its a super unique boy name from the 1800s.