Right now I’m working on my next book, which doesn’t have a title yet. This is the first book in the Amish Mail Order Bride series. While I have the main characters’ names all picked out: Zeb, Zeke, Amanda, and Darla, I need some ideas for secondary characters. They’ll need to be names that the Amish would use, so biblical and old-fashioned names are the best bet. I need both male and female names.
Here’s where you come in. Suggest a name in the BLOG comments, and next week I’ll narrow the list down to the top four male and female names and open it up for a vote. The most popular names will be given to secondary characters in my book. I’ll also randomly choose someone from the comments to win an autographed copy of An Amish Reunion, featuring my story A Chance to Remember. I’ll only be taking suggestions in the blog comments, so if you’re seeing this on Facebook, make sure to comment here, not on FB. That will help me keep track of names.
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Thanks for your help. I can’t wait to see what y’all come up with!
With over a million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, the Amish of Birch Creek series, the Amish Letters series, the Brides of Birch Creek series, the upcoming Mail Order Brides of Birch Creek, as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield. She has also contributed to numerous novella collections.
I would love to see a Hannah Mae 🙂 . It’s my youngest’s name, and she was named after Hannah from the bible, plus her middle name is in honor of her nana.
Esther, Hannah, Miriam, Peter, Nathaniel, David.
Sally is a very dear Amish friend and so are her sister Anna and her daughter Lena.
Guys: Leowen Earl Peter Mathias Eldon
Ladies: Francies Geurtie Marie Earlene Lenona
I love the story of Esther in the Bible so that would be my pick for a girl’s name, male character I would pick Adam. Thank you for the contest.
Emma, Abigail, Chloe and Tabitha for girls Rufus, Thad, Gad, and Elon for boys
I like Rebecca and Elizabeth for girls. Joseph, Malachi, and Micah for boys. I love that you are writing about mail order brides for the Amish. I have read your books and enjoy them. Keep writing
I love Finnley or just Finn also Jude. Abigail is my granddaughers name ad Ella Mae after my cousin and grandmther.
Female names: Sarah, Rebecca, Ruth, Mary
Male names: Abe, Jacob, Rubin, Paul
Wyatt ,Samuel . Scarlett , Lily , Grace ,Kathryn
Ezekiel, Esther, Amos, Susanna, Zeke, Loretta
Sadie, Lydia, Deborah, Amos, Thomas, Benuel.
Female Percilla Beth, Saide, AnnaRuth
Mail Eli, Steven, Amos,
I do apologize for the typo that should read Male. Not Mail haha
Johanna, Greta (my grandmother’s name and my Amish doll’s name….)
My daughter’s name is Mara and it’s Biblical! She’d love to see a character of yours named after her.
The names I suggest: Jakob, Phenis, Gideon, Joely, Benuel, Enos, Menno, Esh and Ora for male characters.
Lavinia, Neomi, Keira, Magdalena, Dora, Rhoda, Fern, Leanna, and Corrie for female characters.
I follow you on Instagram and enjoy your posts reflecting what is going on in your little corner of the world along with your sense of humor. Very much looking forward to beginning your next series. A committed follower, Kristi
Guys: Dan, Levi, Amos, Paul, Cain, Albert, Jacob, Samuel, Eli, Aaron, Lloyd, Marvin, Elmo, Abel, David, and Roy
Ladies: Emma, Susan, Elizabeth, Nancy, Miriam, Gloria, Barbara, Rebecca, Rachel, Mary, and Kathy
Hannah, Elizabeth, Cherith.,
Noah – Rebecca – Lavina – Zachary –
Male: Cyrus, Jonah, Ira, Nathan, Reuben. Female: Rebekah, Naomi, Patience, Hope, Ivy
My earliest PA Dutch ancestors were Johan, Jacob,Anna Mary, Anna Rosina, Anna Eva, Hans, and Peter. Others were Job, Isham, Hezekiah, Logan, Ephraim, Nancy, Cynthia, Cathrine & Julia Ann.
Lol. Yes, I’m going way back on most.. all are my ancestors.
Boaz
Jeremiah
Habakkuk
Solomon
Ruth
Naomi
Hagar
Female: Clara, Mary, Leah, Catherine, Bridget, Irene, Eva, Alice, Margaret
Male: Jonas, Benjamin, Hugo, Erich, Jonah, Bartholomew, Ernst, Tobias, Phillip
i suggest Katie,Rebecca or Sarah for a girl
Daniel, Noah or Elijah for a boy
Tirzah, Jabin, Malachi, Keturah
Grace, Ruth, Michael, Joshua, Mary , Margaret Henry
Eva, Justice, Justine, Marshall
Abraham, Benjamin, Noah are my male picks. Ruth. Grace, and Katie are my female picks
Hannah, Rebekah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Elizabeth Faith, Adah, Esther, Salome. For females. Jed, Jakob, Ezekiel, Jeromy
Jeremiah
Ruth
Hadassah
Good for you for staying true to what Amish would choose but looking for something not over used ! Hard too when you write so many wonderful series !!Lol. . How about Ezekiel , Cain , Peter , or Moses for males and Ruthanne, Sarah Jean ( my beautiful oldest daughters name ) , Mary Jane , or Marianne , for females . Whatever you choose you will make them magical !! Good luck and I can’t wait to read it !!!!!
Zonola girl. Ravi for boy
For a girl Anna Mae, Elizabeth Rose, Lindsey Marie
for a boy Ethan James, Alexander Brice(after my angel son), and Joshua
Marta Alice was my Mothers name, Glenn Albert was my Fathers who was a minister. I Love the name Jezebel, I know it automatically makes one think of “sinful” but to me it is beautiful. Moses also I love. Whatever you choose Kathleen, it will just be awesome sweetie:) Thanks for the journeys you take me on:)
Deborah, Grace, David, Stephen and Andrew.
Fannie, Francis (Frannie), Lizzie, Amelia, Rhoda, Susie, Lydia, Rachel
Noah, Gideon, Roman, Joseph, Ezra, Malon, Irvin, Menno, Abel, Yost. Amos, Judah/Jude, Luke, Barnabus, Titus