Weird Forename

[Mogsmum]

Not one of mine, but I found an ancestor whose neighbour's wife was baptised 'Happy' ----- (can't recall surname).   I thought that was rather nice.

I had a great uncle whose forename was Herbert.   So what you ask?   Well, he was the youngest of 14 children so I guess they'd run out of names by the time they got to him and thus, he lived all of his 87 years as .... Herbert Herbert!   I'm glad I didn't have to witness any 'Surname?', 'Christian name?' conversations.

But Happy?   I like Happy 

[7igerby7he7ail]

While looking for some McElmores, I found a BORING Mcelmore in the US Census 1880.

[Comosus]

One of my ancestors has the forename PASHON as his third name. No idea why, none of the other siblings have any unusual names.

Jean

Perhaps mother's or grandmother's maiden name?

I came across a Smith Smith (not one of mine).

[casram]

while searching the trials onOld Bailey online I came across Offspring Gregory aged 17, do you think his parents had so many children they ran out of ideas?

Carolyn

[Eyesee]

One of my ancestors, Edward Daniel CLARKE, was quite keen on family history back in the early 1800s. When he married in 1806 and started having family the sons all received names from family names from the earlier generations, or names of his friends.

Edward William - quite straight forward, both his grandfathers.
Paget Wotton - Paget from ?? Paget who was at Cambridge with EDC, and Wotton being PWs g-g-grandfather
Beaumaurice Stracey - Beaumaurice was his grandfather William's second name, Stracey from George Stracey friend of EDC
Walpole Hammond - Robert Walpole, and WHCs great grandmother's maiden surname
Octavius Halford - Not sure on these ones, he was not the eighth son and have no midea on the origin of Halford.

Eldest daughter was Augusta Angelica Laura
Second daughter was just Angelica

The names are not that weird, but interesting. Has made it easy in some aspects in looking for the people concerned. Some of the names have continued down into the next generations as well.

Ian C

[silvery]

I know someone who was named, poor soul, Marus Auraleus!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher 

Then there's that judge who was called Christmas Humphreys, can't remember his brother's name.

[Old Bristolian]

There was a Bumstead family in Croydon in the 1840/50s who gave their sons the names Stephen Alphonso, Lorenzo, Xenophon, Caesar Augustus ............. & Paul! The daughters  fared much better!

Steve

[Jean McGurn]

One of my ancestors has the forename PASHON as his third name. No idea why, none of the other siblings have any unusual names.

Jean

Perhaps mother's or grandmother's maiden name?

Comosus
I haven't found any relations with the name although perhaps there may be something on the grandmothers side, trouble is the mothers maiden name was Ellen Roberts.

Even tried searching for Pashon (that's how it is spelt on the birth certificate. but no joy there. Just another mystery to try and solve.

Jean

[acceber]

I have a 'Wallington Wookey', no idea where the Wallington bit comes from 

acceber