Genealogy Chat

Here is one I from my tree, posted on an earlier thread. Polyphemus, poor girl, no wonder she often used her middle name Ann. Jennifer

I love this name....ISIAIH...that is probably the most unusual but I think it's such a lovely name. Also got a Barnet.

One of my ancestors in St Austell, Cornwall named one of his children Coppermine. The father was a miner at the Polgooth Mine. When I was searching for some Ancestors in Gloucestershire somebody had added a child named 'Trouble' to the Census. Surely a mistake? David

My fathers family had a child called Freak on one census. Thankfully when I looked on the next census his name actually appeared to be Frank!!

I came across an unfortunately named lady in the 1800's by the name of Urinah!!! Strange how this is no longer popular!

my mother`s name is sherwyn...never heard of it before and not seen it since...then again in a small welsh mining village it was pretty different!

I have an Albience Bleach!!!! Bit strange as Albience could be likened to the word Albino!!! Poor girl. Clare x

I got the usual WIlliam, Thomas, and George's. The only one unusual to me is Friend. Sue

I have a Lambert and Newman as first names in my family tree Plus a Ledgard Lockwood, Hallas Lockwood and Jackson Dyson

My grandfather and his siblings were given unusual names: Gifford Sylvanus Ivor. Unfortunately as soon as they could, they used the names: Sidney Herbert Frederick Grandad even has the name Sidney on his gravestone!! They were awful to trace!!! Had to g through their sister, Beatrice , who didn't change her name! maggie

I have a Loveday, and a Mahala - plus a few other biblical ones further back, but only the Loveday one is directly related to me - lol. Odd names around, but then I guess they would think some of the names around today are shocking. At the school my mum works at there used to be a family with children named Mercedes, Bentley and Harley with a cousin called Ferrari!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now Mercedes I quite like, a pretty spanish name, but the rest?! OMG! Laura

Laura, obviously they wanted expensive motors but couldn't afford it. Can just imagine it... 'Oh I'm picking up Mercedes but Ferrari is at home. lol I have a Sulvanus, but I did notice that the time, it wasn't that unusual a name... I mean, it wasn't as popular as George or Frederick but still, several on the census. He was known as John (his middle name) and when I told dad he had an uncle Sulvenus... he was all huh? He mentioned it to his cousin and she was like... yeah.. that was my dad. LOL. So weird names can be the best kept secret in a family lol. I have cousins with unusual names for the UK and finding their marriages was an absolute doddle.

I have a Loveday too Laura (that is if the bloke my dad was told was his dad really was LOL) I think it's a lovely name, but she was known as Grace!!! What I really liked about Sylvanus, (which means 'of the woods') was that mine was a hedger!! I could have understood my G grandad and gg uncles using their second names - but they didn't!! They just seemed to have chosen random names. I have a few other ancestors that did this - very confusing!! maggie

I have Waterman Chatterton........he's been so easy to find on every census. Only related by marriage though linda

Easter Swallow,female,is my most unusual name Sheila

My husband's gran was Nuldica. When she was born her father had one too many wetting the baby's head then toddled off to the registery office. He was actually trying to spell Lucinda! I also have a Dyar (male). It only ever came up the once, so the family must have disliked it or him.....lol Deb:)

In one prolific family, I have boys called Allison(2), Oman, Lovel(2), Harrison and Simpson - all surnames on the maternal side. At least they are easy to trace. My father's cousin was called Laola, not many of those around. Jay

We have the following:- Hepzibah Vivaldi Shrapnell Honking Martin Luther Update...found more even more strange:- Decima Zipporah Dedimiah

The most unusual in my tree is Tryphenia,and in my husbands it's Nehushta. Two of the strangest names I've found whilst searching through various records are Quintilian Gantlett and Kickweed Jennings! Sandra. xxx

oooh how could I forget Hepzibah! I like the name Loveday, too! :)