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Well, we've all got one or two interesting names in our trees ... but what about those you have come across who are NOT your ancestors??
My three favourites so far, in reverse order, are:
3. General Sir Denzil Onslow
2. Solomon Piggott
But out in the lead by a country mile, it absolutely HAS to be:
1. Murfin Blott
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I quite like one of mine - Pease Mudd ;D
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I was in a graveyard as a teenager in Co. Wexford with my parents and grandmother looking for ancestors and relatives when I saw a gravestone that said "Alphonsus McMahon". I giggled and said, "Look, there's someone called Alphonsus McMahon!". Immediately my grandmother's face fell and she said, "I didn't know old Fonzo was dead!". I had of course forgotten that everyone knows everyone else in rural Irish villages. I think I just shouldn't ever speak in future! :-[
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My favorite is Lilly Nellie Gibbins. Apart from the wonderful name it turned out that she died in Chelmsford in 1997 aged 100, just a few years before I moved there. She was the wife of my great granduncle George Speight who made a brush for my mother when she was married. I have the brush now.
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I have two women named Fanny Crust (named Fanny on their birth certificate, not used as a shortform of Frances etc.) in my tree. Always seems to cause some amusement among my American relatives (although I can't think why!):
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanny%20crust
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How about Queenie King? Admittedly that was her married name and I think Queenie must have been a pet name, as I've not been able to find a matching marriage or death in that name.
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One that I came across that always stuck in my mind is 'Ethel Thistle'!!
Annette
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I once had an American client called Sundance Wildfire.
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"Nellie Winkle"!!
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Queenie must have been a pet name, as I've not been able to find a matching marriage or death in that name.
Queenie is a quite common pet name derived from Victoria.
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My favorite is Lilly Nellie Gibbins. Apart from the wonderful name it turned out that she died in Chelmsford in 1997 aged 100, just a few years before I moved there. She was the wife of my great granduncle George Speight who made a brush for my mother when she was married. I have the brush now.
That is SUCH a shame.
If only you had moved there while she was still alive (and known it ... perhaps by seeing about her queen's telegram in the local press) you could have taken the brush round to show her that it was still a treasured possession!
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How about Queenie King? Admittedly that was her married name and I think Queenie must have been a pet name, as I've not been able to find a matching marriage or death in that name.
I once had a teacher "Sr. Aquinas" who had the nickname "Queenie"
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I have to say, I was a little bit amused when I was in Court 38 RCJ, going though the probate calendars, and I came across the probate records for various people by the name of Elizabeth King. Only, of course, they were listed as King Elizabeth.
Not many places in the Royal Courts of justice you will see references to King Elizabeth :D :D
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Bernhard Zwetschkenstiel
from Austria or Hungary, he changed his name into Bernhard Steel (London 1902).
Zwetschkenstiel is the little stick connecting the plum with the tree.
(Prunus domestica ssp. domestica – common plum)
Joseph Needlestitcher
he changed his name into J. Simons (London 1906)
Regards
Rudolf
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My two favourites are from my Canadian line...Providence Butt and Thankful Parsons.
Carol
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A plate in an Austrian village:
Alois Fleischhacker
Anmeldestelle
für Bestattung
Alois Meat Hacker
Registration Office
for Funerals
Fleischhacker is a Austrian word, like Paradeiser (tomato), Fisolen (beans), Kugel (football) ...
In German it is Fleischer, Metzger, but Fleischhacker sounds a little more drastic to German ears.
A lot of Germans with butcher names are now in the dental and orthodontics business ...
Best regards
Rudolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleischhacker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleischhacker)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Fleishhacker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Fleishhacker)
Fleishhacker Zoo & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleishhacker_Pool (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleishhacker_Pool), San Francisco
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Queenie must have been a pet name, as I've not been able to find a matching marriage or death in that name.
Queenie is a quite common pet name derived from Victoria.
Sounds a bit like "Blackadder" :D
Gillg
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Somerville Langabeer. He married into my tree but I can't quite remember where without checking. He sounds quite grand but I'm not sure he was!
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I found someone called Reservoir once (first name, female) and often come across a Cinderella or Clementia when looking through traveller families.
My favourite name in my tree is Pharaoh.
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The most interesting name I came across in my family tree was Love Ingram
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I once came across an Honor Nunn in baptism registers. They really didn't think that through too well.
Just this evening been looking at Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk 1620 - 1624 and have come across a beneficiary called Famous Wolfe.
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One of my favorites, found in passing, was Westminister [sic] Abbey.
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One of our female ancesters was named Rare Pearl. Quite lovely I thought.
Crowsfeet
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Just come across a Theodocia Winkle, which has a nice ring to it.
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Pharaoh is of mixed origin on Free BMD (which is updated now) but in 1864 onwards there is a slight dominance in County Durham which is where I have seen the name fairly often.
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Just found a Nellie Kelly...
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Just found a Nellie Kelly...
Nellie Kelly broke her belly sliding down a lump of jelly.
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I've come across a few but the one that I always remember is Christmas Balls !!!
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Gotthard Dick :)
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Came across a Christmas Fairy in the search for family names, but sadly she wasn't one of mine.
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Not from genealogy, but I remember a news report about a teacher on the Scilly Isles called Marigold Bush.
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Came across a Christmas Fairy in the search for family names, but sadly she wasn't one of mine.
That's a great name! I've heard of the surname Christmas but not the forename. :)
I've got a few William Willy's and we all know that William can be shortened to Willy! ;D ;D ;D
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I've heard of the surname Christmas but not the forename.
There was a well-known Old Bailey judge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Humphreys) called Christmas Humphreys.
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Good morning,
I have 3 Fanny's, 2 Philadelphia's, 1 Carralina, 1 Carkett, 1 Rose Henry plus a couple of others I don't recall right at this minute.
But my favourites aren't in my tree but are the doctors who did my vasectomy many years ago. A husband and wife team called Dr's Ball and Ball.
John915
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First name Phelim pronounced as Failem
Fursey as a first name
The name Fanny was used as pet name of Anne
Surname Cribbin pronounced as Cribbing
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Not funny but a bit of a mouthful ....
Dulcibella Eugenie.
Her mother was Evangeline Emmeline. And she has a third name beginning with E as well!
I should love to know what the third E is for. Just curious, as they are distant twigs on the tree.
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Christmas was a fairly popular name in Wales during the 1800's.
The most well know one was Christmas Evans, who was regarded as one of the greatest preachers in Welsh history. He even has a mention in the Encyclopedia Britannica (11th edition)
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Transcription error 1871 Census Lawes Nutter for James Nurse
radstockjeff
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Good morning,
I have 3 Fanny's, 2 Philadelphia's, 1 Carralina, 1 Carkett, 1 Rose Henry plus a couple of others I don't recall right at this minute.
But my favourites aren't in my tree but are the doctors who did my vasectomy many years ago. A husband and wife team called Dr's Ball and Ball.
John915
Your post reminded me, there was an Indianna in my husband's extended family. I wonder how common it was to name children after the States in America.
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Your post reminded me, there was an Indianna in my husband's extended family. I wonder how common it was to name children after the States in America.
Carolinas must be a dime a dozen.
I've got a Montana in my tree [distantly by marriage]. The same family had a Lakota, also. I wonder how often Native American names were used - e.g., William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Was King a popular name?
I came across a King Edward Ursel today.
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I'm sure this will have been mentioned here before but I came across a Mr and Mrs Squelch the other day.
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I have a Friend Bottle in my family, in fact father and son.
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What about these from early Cornish PRs..
Paspantia Pawle 1571.
Johanna Urine 1611.
Augustinian Trisprisen.1612
Charity Welcome .
Loudy Reed.
Blandina Pellamoanta .
Charming eh? Dolly
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My great grandfather: B.C. Drake (Barber Carpenter Drake).