What's the oddest name you've found?

[..claire..]

There are some real corkers on that list, aren't there 

[3sillydogs]

That list makes the outrageous names that folk give their kids today not look so bad after all..

[11easkry]

Lilian Ruth Christmas Tree 

[..claire..]

There are quite a few Mary Christmas's too in the census 

[3sillydogs]

When you see the names that kids get given makes you wonder if the parents actually say the names together with surname before deciding..

[Geordie daughter]

I'm really glad I'm not a Puritan, although I suppose we have them to thank for "Grace," which is such a lovely name for a girl. You certainly couldn't shout the first two words of entry no.10's name in public without raising a few eyebrows! I'd love to know where the surname "Pimple" came from...

Here was me thinking that American Indians stuck to names such as Sitting Bull and Running Deer! Oddly enough, "Hits One Another" sounds quite modern.

I don't think parents always check to see if their kids' initials make up any dubious words, either, 3sillydogs.

[..claire..]

Seems someone else had the same thoughts as you regarding Pimple/Pimpel etc

http://digging-history.com/2014/01/25/surname-saturday-pimple/

I love the name Grace too, my daughter wants her first child to be an Ava Grace.

[Geordie daughter]

It must be a genealogist's thing, Claire . Pimple must be a very old surname given that it appears as far back as the 1650s, but it's not surprising it isn't common today. If I'd been born with that surname, I'd have changed it by deed poll, I think!!

[cardinalcanary]

I like the name Dulcibell Billingshurst in my tree.