What is your most uncommon name?

[biglou]

Hi,

from my Deacon line I have:

Hepzibah (F)
Barzillai (M) and Barzillia (F)
Hector Iram
Augustine

and an Horatio Nelson Walker plus a Viney (actually registered) Smith.

Paul

[stonechat]

I have some Catalinas

[CarolBurns]

When I was living in London I knew a boy called Richard Richards ! Can't think of any more double-ups.

Being Welsh I have the usual Owen Owens, Robert Roberts, Hugh Hughes, William Williams and Thomas Thomas - headches to find every last one of them.

Unusual names are :

Eupham (f) 1775
Hardic (f) 1760
Ciesel (f) 1745
Septimus (m) 1915
Moses (m) loads of them
Ranulph (m) 1963
Mairin (f) 1687
Falcus (m) 1916
Grizel (f) 1796
Alwena (f)
Eirianwen (f)
Mennai (f)
Rhodri (m)
Rhydian (m)
Enrick Hainse (m) 1963
Laverin (m) 1680
Alphaeus (m)
Obadiah (m) 1871
Now (m)
Euros (m)
Gwawr (f) 1991 - means dawn in Welsh
Lowri (f)
Elma (f) 1910 & 1960
Annice (f) 1964

All my Mother in laws sisters were named after flowers - Bluebell, Pansy, Violet, Rose & Blossom

My most common names are:

Scotland - Alexander, Hugh William Elizabeth and Mary
Wales - Owen, Thomas, William, Robert, Mary, Elizabeth Margaret
England - James, Robert, William

Carol

[lily2103]

I have recently come accross 2 names in my family, Hartless and Vilan Carpenter  :p

[stonechat]

And Jakky

Even people named with the C  word c***

Bob

[jakky]

Bob,


 

Jakky

[Lendevon]

Shortly after the French revolution my ancestor chose to declare his own support by calling his daughter LIBERTY. For a while it became quite popular in the family. Then one male LIBERTY rather overdid it by calling his son FREEDOM LIBERTY.

[jard]

This surely classifies as uncommon, and certainly 'unfortunate' but there was a Hannah Bugger listed on the 1841 census for one of the Maidstone wards.

[Lendevon]

For many years there was a family in Newton Abbot called FLOOD, who always named their eldest son NOAH and their house THE ARK.