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Texas
on a First-name Basis
by
Luke Warm |
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| Of the roughly
2,000 town names on the official state map, over 400 of them are first
names. Nearly all the familiar names are there, as well as a few exotic
or archaic ones. Towns were named after founders, settlers, first
postmasters and storkeepers (often the same person), heroes, politicians,
railroad engineers, railroad officials, surveyors, lawmen and at least
one ranchhand. Many were named after women, although the ratio of
male-named towns outnumbers towns named after women 242 to 175. |
Towns Named
after Male first names: (242)
Abner, Ace, Adrian, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, Allen, Alton, Alvin,
Ambrose, Andres, Andy, Angus, Anson, Anthony, Antonio, Arney, Art,
Arthur, Asa, Augustus, Austin, Bailey, Barry, Bedford, Benjamin, Bernard,
Betram, Bob, Boyd, Brad, Brady, Brice, Brooks, Bruce, Bryan, Bryce,
Buck, Buford, Burgess, Burke, Burton, Calvin, Cameron, Carey, Carl,
Carlos, Carson, Carter, Carey, Charles, Charlie, Chester, Clark, Claude,
Clay, Clayton, Cleo, Clint, Clyde, Coy, Craig, Curtis, Dale, Dalllas,
Dalton, Damon, Dan, Daniel, Davy, Dean, Dell, Dennis, Denny, Dewey,
Dexter, Diego, Donie, Douglas, Doyle, Dudley, Dwight, Earle, Eddy,
Edgar, Elbert, Elgin, Elliot, Elmo, Elton, Ely, Enoch, Ephriam, Erwin,
Esteban, Everett, Ewell, Felipe, Fernando, Floyd, Forrest, Fostoria,
Frank, Franklin, Fred, Frederick, Gabriel, Gary, George, Glen, Glenn,
Graham, Grant, Gregg, Gus, Guy, Hamlin, Hampton, Harrold, Henry, Herbert,
Herman, Hiram, Howard, Iago, Ike, Ira, Irby, Ivan, Jack, Jacob, Jake,
James, Jasper, Jay, Jeff, Jim, Jimmy, Joaquin, Joel, John, Jose, Joshua,
Juan, Jud, Justin, Keith, Kelly, Kent, Kermit, King, Knox, Kyle, Lamar,
Laurel, Laurence, Lee, Leo, Leon, Leland, Leonard, Leroy, Lewis, Lloyd,
Lorenzo, Luis, Luther, Marco, Marshall, Mart, Martin, Marvin, Matthew,
Maurice, Melvin, Milburn, Miguel, Miles, Milton, Mitchell, Monroe,
Morris, Morton, Neal, Newt, Newton, Nolan, Norman, Oliver, Ollie,
Oscar, Otis, Patrick, Paul, Pedro, Perry, Preston, Quanah, Ralph,
Randall, Ray, Raymond, Reagan, Rex, Ricardo, Riley, Rob, Roddy, Roland,
Roscoe, Roy, Rudolph, Rush, Russell, Ryan, Scott, Sherman, Sidney,
Silas, Solomon, Sterling, Sylvester, Taylor, Temple, Terrell, Thomas,
Travis, Trent, Troy, Valentine, Van, Vernon, Vicente, Victor, Vincent,
Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weldon, Wendell, Wesley, Whon, Willard,
William, Wilson, Winfield, Wylie, Ygnacio |
Towns Named
after Female names: (175)
Ada, Adell, Ady, Agnes, Alice, Althea, Aldine, Allison, Alma, Amanda,
Amelia, Amy, Angelina, Anna, Anneta, Ashley, Aubrey, Audrey, Augusta,
Aurelia, Aurora,
Bebe, Belle, Bess, Bessie, Bettie, Bettina, Beverly, Beulah, Bonnie,
Bonita, Camilla, Caterina, Celeste, Charlotte, Chita, Clairette, Crystal,
Daphne, Davilla, Dawn, Delia, Della, Desdemona, Diana, Dixie, Delores,
Donna, Dora, Ebony, Edna, Elba, Elena, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen, Elmina,
Eloise, Elsa, Emma, Emory, Eola, Era, Erna, Estelle, Etta, Eula, Eunice,
Fairlie, Fairy, Fate, Fay, Flo, Flora, Florence, Frances, Francitas,
Gail, Gayle, Geneva, Gladys, Grace, Gustine, Helena, Hilda, Holly,
Hope, Hub, Ida, Ilka, Inez, Iola, Irene, Isabel, Jane, Jean, Jewell,
Jo, Josephine, Joy, Joyce, June, Karen, Kate, Katherine, Katy, LaRose,
Lela, Leigh, Leila, Lena, Leona, Lesley, Lillian, Lillie, Linn, Lissie,
Lois, Lolita, Lora, Lorena, Lorraine, Lotta, Lou, Louisa, Lydia, Lynn,
Madison, Margaret, Margarita, Maria, Marion, Martha, Mary, Maud, May,
Melissa, Mercedes, Merle, Merrill, Mildred, Minerva, Mona, Monica,
Mozelle, Myra, Myrtle, Nancy, Natalia, Nell, Ola, Olga, Olive, Orla,
Pansy, Patricia, Paulina, Pearl, Peggy, Penelope, Perlita, Polly,
Ramona, Rebecca, Rhoda, Rosely, Rosita, Rowena, Roxana, Sarita, Thalia,
Thelma, Velma, Vera, Victoria, Viola, Violet, Vivian, Winnie, and
Zella |
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