Funniest names in family history

[geniecolgan]

Not a person's name but a place name. My Irish lot came from Tonduff. One source suggests that the English translation of Tonduff is "Black Backside". Now try explaining that your roots came from there  

[Anni B]

I only relate this because for once (!!) I had managed to get my husband to accompany me into a graveyard whilst I was checking out ancestors' memorial inscriptions.  I was intent on finding the gravestone of Esther Slack and taking some photos.  Whilst I was deliberating about exactly what aperture I should use to get the picture that I wanted of Esther's gravestone I could hear loud sniggering going on further up the churchyard.  Hubby had found the gravestone of a Fanny Slack.  That's men for you.

[Foz]

I had a very distant rellie called Olive Branch.         

[jacquelineve]

 I did a look-up a few days ago, and found a baptism for...

" Kerrenhappuch Steventon"

                           Jackie.

[Brambletye]

On a related topic, I thought I had seen it all with this genealogy lark until some while ago when I found that someone on the LDS site has been described as an Expiree.

I guess this means they were dead...?

[Dave Hall]

I have a NELLIE NIMMO, and a TRYPHINA TOWNSEND, and my partner has a POTIPHAR POTTER.
Now they are names to conjure with.
Dave. 

[MrsLizzy]

I've always wanted to live in Three Holes so people could say to me "Never mind, maybe one day you can afford a place of your own."  Or Six Mile Bottom would be even better.  People could say "How appropriate!"

 

[BettyofKent]

There's a place in Kent called Pratt's Bottom.
Imagine saying you come from there

Betty

[geniecolgan]

Betty  I thought you were making it up but I see it's near Biggin Hill. "Wizzard Prang!!"  For those of you who are old enough.... that wot Flying Officer Kite used to say when he missed the runway and landed in Pratt's Bottom.