Old fashioned names

[Andrew Tarr]

On my Belgian side I have one Abulfaragus, and hus cousin (no joke) Julius Caesar.

It's no joke in South America - there are well-known footballers called Julio Cesar ....

[ScouseBoy]

I know people  with  the two first names   Mark Anthony

[CarolA3]

My grandmothers were Dorothy May and Ethel Rose.  If I'd had a daughter, she would have been named after them - May Rose

My mother was Peggy Audrey.  I would not have used either of those names

My grandfathers were Aubrey (hence Audrey for my mother) and John William, who was always known as William/Bill.  My son is Robert, known as Rob - a new name in the family.  His middle name is John after my father (John Alfred).

Carol (now feeling terribly terribly dated!)

[bettyespana]

On my Belgian side I have one Abulfaragus, and hus cousin (no joke) Julius Caesar.

It's no joke in South America - there are well-known footballers called Julio Cesar ....

I have one of my 3xGt Grandfathers who was Calvin Claudius b.1818 Kidderminster & in the same line another one called Calvin Columbus.
I think it was obvious that the family liked historical names.
In my dads family there were quite a few biblical names also which came through on his maternal line as well as the ones above.

[kooky]

My grandmothers, both born in 1870s, were Annie and Elizabeth.
My older daughter was named Ann Elizabeth but is always addressed as Annie!
So much for not calling her Annie!
Kooky

[jaybelnz]

A few Percivals

[..claire..]

I've no Holly but an Ivy

And an Egbert ...no bacon 

[Mart 'n' Al]

I was very pleased to discover that I am descended from a gentleman named Obert.  Further investigation uncovered that it was a transcription error for Robert.  We still call him Obert.  It just sounds so like an olde English name.

[Andrew Tarr]

Today's weird find, from 1843:  Scylpha.  It's not even in my Names book.  Yes, it seems to be female.