What is your most uncommon name?

[acceber]

I have a Lawford (first name) Stevens (middle name) Sparrow

b.1879

[TaffyBlue]

My grandmother's middle name was Menai, because she was born near the Menai Bridge in Anglesey.

I also have a Mahalah Jessie Bull, Merry Dickin, Maile (pro. MyLee), Offley Hamer,  Cynyr Hamer, Ezekiel Hamer, Llywela Hamer (strange lot these Hamers), Shackfield Williams and a Hester Winter.

I guess my sister's name is fairly unusual too, Lynnette.

[Rebecca Steele]

My two Great Aunts were called Jessie Verena Morgan and Mary Adelaide Morgan.

I have since discovered that the 'Adelaide' is a family name on my Great Grandmother's side of the family, but am still to find the 'Verena' connection!

I also have a Tryphena Evans and a Tryphena Smart, not too sure where the name came from!

I do have more unusual names, but can't think of them off the top of my head!

Chui

[loo]

I have a woman with the forename Clarence.  I never thought of it as a woman's name before, but, once you get used to it, it sounds all right.

Does anyone know if there are other instances of this?

[angi0]

i was helping a friend in NSW australia with his cornish family and was looking for Catherinr James Beckerleg nothing unusual in that but when I found her birth her father was Barzillai beckerleg a name I have never come accross before

angie

[technoviolet]

I have a Docitheus TWIGG, born in Bilston, Staffs....I have reason to believe he's connected to a whole line of Docitheus' I've found in the villages of Tong/Albrighton/Shifnal in nearby Shrops - but I'm missing a generation to confirm it!

When I found Docitheus about 3 years ago, I gave my husband a reason to be pleased we had our son already, I told him I might have named Dafydd (our son) after Docitheus heehee!

I also have a Suckling HOWES, a man, born in Hickling, Norfolk.  A succession of Sucklings follows on after him....a very odd name, I think, anyone else seen it?

One of my main research areas is the KEEPAX family.  Seems to appear suddenly in Worcester in the mid-1700s, with no apparent connection to the Yorkshire town of Kippax.  Everyone named KEEPAX is related to my lot, there's not many of us out there.

Jenna

[smuckerooney]

One of my ancestor's forename is Excell; another was Freelove.....don't ask

Rog   

[the happy granny]

I thought my great x4 grandfather Barjew/Barjeau was uncommon enough but

today we are celebrating the birth of our 13th grandchild..........it is a

wonderful grandson but his name is PUCK.............I'm sure we'll get used to it

in time but,we won't be shouting his name across the park if he runs

away!!!!!!!


Sue

[maidmarianoops]

Bridget Bastard (Lady) death 21 Jul 1773

SYLVIA