Hello Shelby - Grama Mullins' middle name was Artemisha. We find names like that throughout early Logan Co. censuses. There is a category for these names, but I have forgotten. It comes from a Greek goddess Artemise. These names were popular at one time. Does anyone know what they are called? Thanks, Rick On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:53 PM, <BurgessWV@aol.com> wrote: > The ancient Romans had the best idea on feminine names ; they named all > the flowers : Rose, Iris, Pansy,Glory,Daisy, Hyacinth, etc. Then they named > the girl children for the various flowers. > Some modern names starting with "El" came from the Hebrew name for God(EL), > such as : Elvin, Elbert,Elvira, Eloise, Elaine ,Elva, Elton, Elmo. > > Shelby > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >