Weird Christian names

[lancs-lassie]

I have a very exotic sounding gentleman in my tree called Servetus - unfortunately his surname is plain Heap!
Lancs-lassie

[Rishile]

I have just come across what I believe are twins called Tibylla and Sibylla. 

I keep thinking of them as 'old bones'

Rishile

[Chris_Beds]

I have a very exotic sounding gentleman in my tree called Servetus - unfortunately his surname is plain Heap!
Lancs-lassie

I suppose they were tempted to call him Uriah but felt it might blight his future.

My husband's grandmother was Urania, and his cousin is also Urania.  Doing a search on FreeBMD for the name there are quite a few - as there are for both Nelson and Napoleon!

[Ruth1973]

My great great grandfather was called Haffenden Samson which I think is a great name but very unusual.
I tried to find out more about it and was stuck until I found out it is his grandmothers maiden name!

[davidrigg3]

until I found out it is his grandmothers maiden name!

Is there a Northeast connection in the family - that's a tradition up there. For example the actor Robson Green - his grandmother's maiden name was Robson.

[Ruth1973]

until I found out it is his grandmothers maiden name!

Is there a Northeast connection in the family - that's a tradition up there. For example the actor Robson Green - his grandmother's maiden name was Robson.

I don't think so, thay are all in Kent area.  The name Haffendon is used quite a lot in middle names as well for male and female.  I tried googling it but only found my own posts on family tree forums and not much else!

[Deb D]

Just found one while looking for something else (so naturally, I've now forgotten the surname!) ... don't know whether the child was male or female ... how's this for a first name: -

Solothurn. 

[youngtug]

Listen to this from about 4.40 on,it is relevant, unless you would like to listen to all of it   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lMiByMich8

[youngtug]

And this continues;  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vRz5KrO2dc&NR=1