When Menno Simons received the Ten Commandments back in 1536, he was also provided with a list of holy and righteous Mennonite first names, ten for women and ten for men . For centuries the original list was thought to be lost and had been spread solely by oral tradition. However, recently the Daily Bonnet has discovered the original list of Mennonite names as given to Menno Simons himself.

If your own name is not on this list, you may have to question the moral character of your parents.

Acceptable Mennonite Women’s Names and Their Meanings:

Aganetha (Agnes, Nettie): This name is of Greek origin and means “pure,” which is probably why so many Aganethas (teachers, pastor’s wives, grandmothers, etc.) have tried to throughly wash my mouth out with soap over the years. I must say, it w

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