Names you just don't see anymore

[avm228]

but I think he went by his first name, which was Claire.  I think he was born in Maine in the 1800s.

I met a male Clair (this spelling) in Nebraska on a family history research visit in 2006.  He was aged about 30.  Amazed that this is still being used for boys in the US (or was until as recently as the 1970s).

Anna

[cornishpasty]

I absolutely love all the names you have found.  Some are downright hysterical.

My grandmother was Maud Martha (sounds so old and cold) and I have a few 2 Enoch and 2 Eustace, but otherwise they are the usual Elizabeth, Eliza, Mary, Anne, Grace but lots of John, Richard and heaps of William.  I even came across a Louisa and that was unusual in those days.  The other one I noticed was Eleanor (my second name) and I love it.

I was searching the UREN baptisms and came across Horatio Hornblower Uren - I couldn't stop laughing.

The there was another one (not my line so I left it alone - the middle name was Piddle and I was grateful it was not a Uren .

What will our future descendants be saying about the new names, Sky, Moon, Wind, Storm, Chastity etc etc.  I have a few of these in the family already

In my next life I want to be an Eloise ............. my favourite girlie name and I want to marry a Richard. Hahahahahahaha

Keep them names rolling !!!!!!!!!!

CP

[AMC25]

A friend of mine has a great-grandfather named Heman.  I'm sure it's meant to be Hernan and been misspelled, but on both index entries (birth and marriage) it's definitely typed "m" rather than "rn", so as far as official records go, Heman it is.  My friend's a big comic/cartoon fan though, so thinks it's cool

Haven't come across a Shera yet

I have a Hori in my family tree. Apparently it is a biblical name. In the bible, Hori had a brother called Hemam.

[RedFox]

Josephine, do you think they might have been any relation?  I need to take my information to the library to use their subscription to Ancestry.com to try and find out more about the family.  Amasa is such an unusual name, I shouldn't think there are that many.  But who knows?  If I find any leads to Maine or a Claire Amasa, I'll let you know through a personal message.  I got started in genealogy because my son is an only child.  It would be fun to find more "distant counsins", especially here in the States.  Most of the ones I've found so far are in England.   Red Fox

[Josephine]

Red Fox,

His last name was Boobar.  He married into my Riley family although not my direct line.

I think he had an Amasa Snow as an ancestor but I can't remember.

Amasa Clair(e) Boobar and Emma (nee Riley, first married name Rediker) were both from Maine but ended up in Minnesota.  He and Emma were buried in Calais, Maine.

Yes, let me know if you ever find a connection.   

Regards,
Josephine

[RedFox]

Thanks, Josephine.  I'll note the info.  Boobar - now that is unusual name.  I seem to remember seeing a first name just as unusual someware along my mother's line.  Not even sure I can find it right now.  Will let you know what I find.  Sounds like you've already done a study of the couple.  Red Fox

[JoeG]

The most unusual name in my wife's maternal line is Cruce Barracliffe Launders - variously transcribed/recorded on birth/census documents as Kruce, Cruice B., etc., but I read it as Cruise. There doesn't appear to be any Barracliffes in the family line so it isn't a 'handed down' surname.
He died aged 18 of Phthisis (TB or Consumption).

[Elizabeth Revel]

Regarding the recent past enthusiasm for names such as Sky, Wind, Rainbow, etc. I find it interesting that now, at a time when they should be entering adulthood, their names do not seem to appear in current marriage and birth announcements.

Have they retired their trendy name or is it a reflection on the social conventions of a part of society?

Beth

[RedFox]

Good point, Beth.  One has to wonder if they changed their names to something like John, William, Thomas, Susan, or Elizabeth.  Elizabeth and Margaret are my two favorite names for girls - If I'd been lucky enough to have a girl, her name would have been Margaret Elizabeth or something similar.  As it was I picked two very common but special names for my son.  Both Margaret and Elizabeth appear frequently in my family tree.  Several grandmothers named Margaret but also an Aunt Elizabeth.  RedFox