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If Presidential names are perfect for boys, then the names
of our First Ladies are ideal for girls. Here you’ll find a delightful list of every
First Lady and names that run the gamut from traditional to trendy.
A
Five of our First Ladies were named either Abigail or Anna.
- Abigail Powers, wife of Millard Fillmore
- Abigail Smith wife of John Adams
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Roosevelt
- Anna Grace Goodhew, wife of Calvin Coolidge
- Anna Tuthill Symmes, wife of William Henry Harrison
B
Our only B-named First Lady was the elder Mrs. Bush.
- Barbara Pierce, wife of George H.W. Bush
C
How many of you knew that Lady Bird Johnson’s real first name
was Claudia?
D
Mrs. Madison’s name graces the packages of yummy desserts
even today (spelled Dolly Madison).
- Dolley Payne Todd, wife of James Madison
E
Eight First Ladies had E names, although three of them were
better known as Bess, Betty and Eliza.
- Edith Bolling Galt, wife of Woodrow Wilson
- Edith Kermit Carow, wife of Theodore Roosevelt
- Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, wife of Jimmy Carter
- Eliza McCardle, wife of Andrew Johnson
- Elizabeth “Bess” Virginia Wallace, wife of Harry S. Truman
- Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer Warren, wife of Gerald Ford
- Elizabeth “Eliza” Kortright, wife of James Monroe
- Ellen Lewis Herndon, wife of Chester Arthur
F
 Just two First Ladies had a name beginning with F.
- Florence Kling DeWolf, wife of Warren Harding
- Frances Fulsom, wife of Grover Cleveland
H
Interestingly, our two H-named First Ladies also has maiden names
beginning with H.
- Hannah Hoes, wife of Martin Van Buren
- Helen Herron, wife of William Howard Taft
I
Ida is one of those really old names that we expect will
make a comeback in light of a recent trend toward the old-fashioned.
- Ida Saxton, wife of William McKinley
J
The J-named Presidents were John and James, while the First
Ladies were Jackie, Jane and Julia.
- Jacqueline “Jackie” Lee Bouvier, wife of John Kennedy
- Jane Means Appleton, wife of Franklin Pierce
- Julia Boggs Dent, wife of Ulysses S. Grant
- Julia Gardiner, second wife of John Tyler
L
What a variety of L-named First Ladies!
- Laura Welch, wife of George W. Bush
- Letitia Christian, first wife of John Tyler
- Lou Henry, wife of Herbert Hoover
- Louisa Catherine Johnson, wife of John Quincy Adams
- Lucretia Rudolph, wife of James Garfield
- Lucy Ware Webb, wife of Rutherford B. Hayes
M
 Our first and current First Ladies both boast names
beginning with M.
- Margaret Mackall Smith, wife of Zachary Taylor
- Martha Dandridge Custis, wife of George Washington
- Martha Wayles, wife of Thomas Jefferson
- Mary “Mamie” Geneva Doud, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Mary Todd, wife of Abraham Lincoln
- Michelle Robinson, wife of Barack Obama
N
Our only N-named First Lady was actually the second wife of
Ronald Reagan. (His first wife was Jane Wyman.)
- Nancy David, wife of Ronald Reagan
R
Rachel’s husband appears on the $20 bill.
- Rachel Donelson Robards, wife of Andrew Jackson
S
None of our Presidents’ names (first or last) began with S,
and just one First Lady’s did.
- Sarah Childress, wife of James Polk
T
We all knew Mrs. Nixon as Pat, but her given name was Thelma
Patricia.
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