Old West Names

Authentic 1880s frontier-era names from the historical SSA records.

Showing 49–96 of 150 names

Eagle

Well-born, noble, good origin

Germanic, Old English

Brave as a wild boar, from Germanic elements 'eofor' (boar) and 'hard' (brave, hardy).

Flower

Flourishing, prosperous

Frenchman, free man

free, or from the Franks (a Germanic tribe)

Germanic, Latin

From France, or free one

Peaceful ruler

A diminutive of George or Georgia, meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker'.

Rule of the spear

diminutive of Gertrude, meaning 'strength of a spear'

Scottish Gaelic

Valley, glen

Scottish, English

great, large

color green; grassy, verdant

Majestic, grand, venerable

Old Norse, Germanic

Staff of the Goths

grace, favor

English, from Old English

deer, stag

bright mind, intelligent spirit

Hebrew, English

laughter

Light, shining

universal, whole, complete

Salvation of the Lord

Hebrew (Christian adoption)

Meaning 'supplanter'.

God is gracious

Bearer of treasure

French diminutive of Jeanne

God is gracious

Hebrew, via French

God is gracious

God is salvation

God is gracious

God is gracious. A classic and widely used name.

Youthful, downy-bearded

pure

Irish (from Greek)

Pure

English diminutive of Laurence

crowned with laurel

Plum; also a surname of an ancient state

Night

devoted to God

American, likely a variant of Leona or a combination of sounds

lioness

joined, attached

Renowned warrior

lily flower

English, American

lime tree, linden tree; also a diminutive of names ending in -lina or -line

English (diminutive of Elizabeth)

pledged to God, my God is abundance

Sorrows

English diminutive of Alonzo or Lawrence

ready for battle, noble, or lion

From Lorraine

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