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I live near an old Viking Lutheran church here in the Midwest that was founded in 1888 and I was looking through the lists of of confirmation classes from 1891-1950 and so many of the names are gorgeous and I wanted to share some of the really interesting ones.

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The founders of the church: Gulbrand, Timan, Knute, August, Olaf, Tosten, Rasmus (2), Abraham, Bernt, Ole (2), Haakan, Martin (2), Elef, Iver, Eric & Even. It seems they were probably all Norwegian immigrants.

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Boys in confirmation classes from 1891-1950 in order of oldest to most recent: Nils (3), Christian, Mikkel, Nikolai, Per, Peder (2), Gustav (3), Aagot, Soren, Andreas, Flip (!), Carl (8!), Bernhard, Anton (3), Ole (2), Hans, Halvard, Levard, Otto, Etlar, Lars (2), Harvor, Oscar (5), Knut, Adolf (3), Johan, Leonard (2), Ludvig, Hilbert, Gerhard (4), Conrad (2), Edmund, Lothard, Clarence (6), Helmer (2), Cornelius, Minard, Nevil, Jens (2), Gotfred, Edwin (4) , Nevard, Albin (2), Amos, Palmer, Bennie (2), Halvor, Melvin (5), Lawrence (2), Ingval, Elvin, Eddie (2), Elmer (4), Artie, Hjalmer (2), Alphaus, Ingvrell, Thorwald, Erland, Emil, Bjarne (2), Morris, Ernest (3), Iver, Alf, Herbert, Finn, Sigvart (2), Irvin (3), Selmer (2), Kalmer, Ervin, Hayward, Arnold (4), Edgar, Tilford, Algot, Millard, Olaf, Leif, Emil (2), Clifford, Randall, Sylvis, Tilman, Elvern, Manley, Adolph, Lloyd (5), Tyler (2), Norman (3), Chester (2), Laurence, Wallace (2), Einar, Sidney (3), Kermit (!), Raymond (3), Ames, Alvin, Orville, Gordon (2), Stanley, Vern, Edell (assuming boy), Harley, Ardell (2), Curtiss, Donald (4), Dloyd, Kenneth (4), Odell (2), Elmo (!), Lester (2), Lyle, Arland, Ardell, Harris, Ward, Duane (2), Alton, Glenn, Stanton, Rolf, Vernon, Quenton, Virgil, Eldo, Clayton, Delton, Bertram, Carroll, Curtis, Marlo, Dewain, Earl (2), Mayo (!)

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Girls: Otellia, Johanna, Gina (3), Clara (4), Bertha, Inga (3), Ida (4), Alice (4), Mina, Mathildas, Christine (3), Carrie, Sophie (2), Rosanna, Alma (4), Selina, Sadie, Clarice (2), Tinka, Palma, Annette, Hilda, Ester, Mabel (7), Luella, Betsy, Minnie, Genine, Nellie, Jessie (2), Nora, Margaret, Ragna (3), Effie, Gilma, Gedelia, Rose, Josie (3), Mildred (3), Josephine (2), Signe, Lillie & Lilly, Esther, Lena, Gertie, Oline, Hattie, Gladys (5), Edna, Agnes (3), Iva, Astrid, Gladis, Olga (3), Dea, Ruth, Albertine, Stella (2), Beatrice, Myrtle (3), Jennie (2), Amalie, Cecelia, Sylvia (3), Helga, Amanda, Natalie, Theoline, Pearl, Edith, Adeline (2), Petra, Gena, Relia, Ingrid, Bergliot*, Doris (2), Hazel (3), Margit, Constance, Nora, Bernice (3), Grace, Selma, Irene (2), Borghild, Opal, Marlys (4), Florence, Olive, Ilene, Mavis (2), Hulda, Evelyn (2), Norma, A. Ione, Fern (2), Leslie (2, assuming sex), Elma, Dorothy, Lucille, Astrid, Erna, Bethel, Betty (2), Borghild, June, Junice, Leona, Helen Mae, Clarabell, Phyllis, Beverly, Lila, Janet, Gloria, Berleyne, Delores, Elaine, Dallas (2), Ardis, Donna, Agnetta

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*I think this name is so adorable and I don’t know why