What is your most uncommon name ? #2

[Simon G.]

The most uncommon/unusual name I've come across was for a Mr. John Smith, who's one feature stopping him from having an incredibly common name that would no doubt cause endless hours of headaches was his middle name...Marklew.  There's only 31 instances of the name Marklew in the FreeBMD birth index...all of them middle names (both male and female).  I'm guessing it must be a surname that's been carried down the line.

I'm come across the name Alpha also...with a Mr. George Alpha Twyman in Birchington (I think it was) in Kent.  Seems rather unusual.

[Rae67]

I've got a Sebry Phillips born 1845.

I think this may be Irish.

[Ecneps]

I don't think it's that unusual but I love the forename 'Enough' - especially when it's child no. 15 
Barbara

[stoney]

On my side - Euphemia BEVERIDGE

On hubby's side - Everell Holtrum PEPPER

(our kids are glad we opted to call them Rachel and Andrew!)

[Simon G.]

I like that middle name Holtrum...nice strong name.
Came across one just yesterday I thought was unusual.  Goodhoe Twyman (a male).

[Josephine]

My g-g-grandfather was named Ozro Riley.  I don't know where the name Ozro comes from but, to my surprise, there were other Ozro Rileys.

These names aren't mine but I like them:

William Muchmore
Herbert William John Humble
Jemima Inward
Crispianus Burrows
Regent Stride
Lottie London
Ernest English

My all-time favourites:
Africa Bastard
Spiro Borg

Regards,
Josephine

[anitamo]

I have a Sibary Wheatcroft in the family, his parents obviously thought that he needed a name that made him different as his surname was SMITH!!! All his siblings had slightly different forenames, his brother was called Richard Mallison.  I discovered  that they are surnames of gg.grandparents.

[Keesa]

The christian name Verva (girl) shows up several times in my tree. Anyone have ideas about its origins?
Keesa

[jadewing]

My 4G GM was Fanny PAINE 

I also have a Persis (girl), Walscourt (2G GF, and doesn't appear to be a family name, unless it was an unknown & unacknowledged father  ) and a Gt uncle called Obiethio.

Years ago there used to be a sign as you drove through Bridgetown in WA  "Armstrong & Cuttmore - Blacksmiths and Welders" 

Jane