Weird Christian names

[rachelralph]

oh i forgot to add my mum has a pee tregear in her tree, i thought this was an odd name but turns out its rather common.

[cati]

I have found a Diehappy Bagot (daughter of Diehappy Bagot); and amongst my Burgess line - all good sensible biblical names - Martha, Mary, John, Benjamin, Esther, Joseph, Deborah (plus William and Alfred)  - there is the exotically named Demaris...

Cati

[KGarrad]

My grandson (nearly 1 year old!) is called Bentley?!

Then I found 212 of them in 1911!

Mind you, it's a good job that my daughter didn't own a Lada?! 

[stanmapstone]

I think everyones family tree will have someone with a slightly odd name in somewhere or other. My favourites are:

Onesimus BARLOW

Onesimus is a Biblical name, (New Testament) which means 'useful' and was a common name for slaves.
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=onesimus
Stan

[mike175]

How about Aldiborontikiphoscophorini 

Sadly not in my family, but see my old post:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,466452.0.html

Mike.

[cati]

Aquila Wedge - I suspect little Aquila's father had a twisted sense of humour, as aquila audax audax is the wedge-tailed eagle...

[stanmapstone]

Aquila is a biblical name, http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=aquila

Stan

[cati]

Ah, thanks, Stan.  Just a coincidence with the surname, then...

[fifer1947]

My partner's tree has a McKenzie Thomson and she's female!    What on earth did she get called