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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #63 on: Tuesday 17 April 12 18:13 BST (UK) »
Before our marriage the next door neighbour of my wife's family had a brother with the forename Paley; I don't know the surname as it was the lady of the house he was related to. Date 1950-1964 approx.
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #64 on: Tuesday 17 April 12 18:53 BST (UK) »
Quote from: heywood on Friday 30 March 12 19:04 BST (UK)
Grandad was born 1877 and his middle name was Delhi. There is a child registered in the family of same (full) name in 1870 who died.
They were Lancashire mill workers.

He was really proud of his name which he pronounced with a long 'i' sound but don't think he ever knew why he was named that. The rest of the family had relatively ordinary names.

In 1877 Queen Victoria was proclaimed Queen Empress of India in Delhi.

Perhaps that was their inspiration!
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #65 on: Thursday 19 April 12 22:11 BST (UK) »
I'm very fond of the FiL in my tree named 'Theophilus Wedge' (always makes me giggle): he had brothers named Cornelius (doesn't quite seem to go with 'Wedge') and Aquilus.

Theophilus's daughter was christened 'Lizzie'.  Perhaps he'd had enough of fancy names...

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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #66 on: Thursday 19 April 12 22:15 BST (UK) »
Quote from: cati on Thursday 19 April 12 22:11 BST (UK)
I'm very fond of the FiL in my tree named 'Theophilus Wedge' (always makes me giggle): he had brothers named Cornelius (doesn't quite seem to go with 'Wedge') and Aquilus.

Theophilus's daughter was christened 'Lizzie'.  Perhaps he'd had enough of fancy names...

Cati

Oooh, could have been a lot worse!
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #67 on: Thursday 19 April 12 22:17 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Churchie on Thursday 19 April 12 22:15 BST (UK)
Quote from: cati on Thursday 19 April 12 22:11 BST (UK)
I'm very fond of the FiL in my tree named 'Theophilus Wedge' (always makes me giggle): he had brothers named Cornelius (doesn't quite seem to go with 'Wedge') and Aquilus.

Theophilus's daughter was christened 'Lizzie'.  Perhaps he'd had enough of fancy names...

Cati

Oooh, could have been a lot worse!



To make life even better 'Aquilius' is the Latin name for the Wedge tailed eagle - surely not a co-incidence... :D
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #68 on: Saturday 21 April 12 12:56 BST (UK) »
Alchin

Loveless (8th child)

Remillion

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« Reply #69 on: Saturday 21 April 12 19:01 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Petros on Saturday 21 April 12 12:56 BST (UK)
Alchin

Loveless (8th child)

Remillion

The first two names are both surnames,so they are likely named from ancestors if you can find them; don't know about Remillion though.
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #70 on: Saturday 21 April 12 23:00 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Redroger on Saturday 21 April 12 19:01 BST (UK)
don't know about Remillion though.

They were never as good after Fish left  ;)
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« Reply #71 on: Tuesday 24 April 12 15:07 BST (UK) »
I have some unusual girls names in the family
 any one know what the name Milchia (girls name ) means  :-\




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