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Joeina- weirdly masculine, reminds me of names like Edwardine and Sebastienne. Why didn’t they use Joanna or Josephine?
Roland- reminds me of the mayor from Schitts Creek. I don’t like it, but it was probably a good name at the time.
Mary- classic, exactly what I expect from the period.
Christina- timeless, not much to say.
James- also timeless. It’s my cousins name.
Willamina- I like this spelling more than Wilhelmina, it’s more comprehensive.
George- good for the time, hasn’t really kept the same appeal.
Nettie- cute as a nickname, but I don’t like it as a legal name. I like Netta and Janet a lot.
Frances- it’s just okay. I prefer Francesca or even just Frankie.
Isaclena- weird, clunky, and I’ve never heard it before.
Rachel- boring but I don’t hate it.
Rhoda- honestly, I hope this name never comes back. I think it sounds super ugly.
Maxwell- good name, but it reminds me a bit too much of dogs.
Bertha- I never understood why this was popular even at the time. The “birth” sound is very unflattering.

That's a huge family by any standards! Looking at creations like Joeina, I'm sure they'd have been more than capable of giving Nettie as a full name. Here and there, no doubt by accident, there's a good name: Mary, James, Frances, Rachel; second team = Roland, Christina, George, Rhoda. No doubt Roland and Rhoda were far enough apart in age for their names not to be confusing.
I'd love to know if they pronounced -ina like EYEna or EEna. Joeina and Willamina are interesting ... I prefer Francis for a boy, but they seem to have specialised in girls. And IsaCLena, or is is IsaDina? (I lost my glasses!) I guess it's Isaac + Lena. Back in the day when foreign accents were funny, I can imagine a dialogue: "What's your name?" "Isaclena" "And what work do you do?" "I's a cleaner"

- Like: Christina, Roland, Mary, Frances
- Neutral: James, George, Nettie, Rachel, Rhoda, Maxwell, Bertha, Janet
- Odd: Joeina, Isaclena

Love: James & Rachel

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Like: Willamina & Nettie

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Neutral: Mary