Names you just don't see anymore

[julianb]

What is interesting is that I noticed that with some of the unusual names such as Sylvan once a child had been called that, in successive generations they start to crop up amongst cousins children. Either it has a family significance or they were creating favourite and popular name trends of their own!

Same here, Kerry.  Earn was everywhere on my Barritt offshoot.  He was the father/grandfather/great grandfather (and in some cases great uncle).  He did have a large farm, so maybe it was about keeping in touch with the money!

JULIAN

[kerryb]

    LOL Earn - keeping in touch with the money!!!!

Seriously though perhaps it was about successful relatives.  Another line of investigation maybe!!!

Kerry

[KathMc]

I love to see the tradition of names staying in a family and sad to see them die out. My gg grandmother named one of her sons Selden, the surname of a man she worked for and who did a lot for the family. Funnily, her half brothers, whom she helped raise, carried on the name, but none of her direct descendants. Maybe I need to name another cat that. 

Kath

[Kevwood]

My friend and her mum are both called Merle, which i think is french for blackbird.

And my auntie is called Jeanne but it is always pronounced Shan when shes being posh

Kev.

[Wendi]

Maybe I need to name another cat that. 

 

Another boys one, I came across on the Armed Forces board just now

Ezra

[whoosh]

I named my daughter BROMLEY, she is 6 years old. After she was born, my sister found it in a name book for BOYS. Ah well, it is a pretty name for a pretty girl *s*

These are my most unusual names I found on my tree
Female
Tryphena
Mercie

Male
Bromley
Milburga
Abel
Enoch
Jabez
Emmanuel
Johnson
Josiah

[whoosh]

I have quite a few FLOWERS in my tree, all from girls born a Flowers naming there first son. The last is in 1890 though.

Darren M Flowers
Australia

[kerryb]

Now that reminds me of the Darling Buds of May - Primrose, Violet and other flower names for girls.

Daisy
Rose
Ivy
etc

You don't see those anymore

Kerry

[KathMc]

daughter

Now that reminds me of the Darling Buds of May - Primrose, Violet and other flower names for girls.

Daisy
Rose
Ivy
etc

You don't see those anymore

We thought of Ivy for our daughter's middle name but ended up with Mae.

My neighbor is thinking of naming her daughter (due in February) Vivianna. Different and pretty. Hmmmm.

Kath