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Family Matters:  Weird Family Names  |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 08:39:59 AM
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Okay, girls...we've all got them - family members with weird names. Here's a few of mine:
*Arvle
*Jewell Juanita
*Thecla
*Hansel
*Lotis and Otis (no joke...my distant twin cousins)
*Birdie Mae
*Absalom
*Sigismund
*Scholastica
*Ursus
*Elisha
Do most of you have weird names in your family, or do I have more than the average?
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:12:14 AM
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I'm going to say that Scholastica is up there on the "severely weird list", Jessie!
We don't have many...I'm probably the weirdest with a boy's name being a girl. On my husband's side, they have Aloysius as a favorite name for the boys. My husband is a 4th generation...we were going to use it too, if Violet Mae had been a boy. Those Irish and their Saints!!
We had:
Sylvester
Teague
Theodocia
That's about as strange as I can come up with.
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:30:00 AM
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I find it funny that you put Elisha. I know at least 5 people with that name!
I have twin great uncles named Myrl and Eyrl.
My sisters kids are Silas Garamond and Salem Rockwell. Garamond and Rockwell are font names. Her husband is a graphic designer.
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:32:06 AM
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It's sort of funny...you can tell who belongs to which side of my family. Mama's family are all southern "long-timers" (our family was here prior to the Revolutionary War), and Daddy's family are more recently arrived from Germany and Switzerland.
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:34:33 AM
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Julie, I can't believe you know people named Elisha. Elisha is my great-great-great-great-grandfather's name. There's a book about him, "Elisha Wallen: The Longhunter" or something like that. They have a festival about him in Cumberland Gap, Missouri, too. He was a contemporary of Daniel Boone.
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:42:03 AM
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Hmmm... We have the total hillbilly names in my family. I always joke that if you're from West Virginia, ya gotta nickname. Sad thing is, I have no idea if these are their real names or the nickname!
*Punkin
*Cletis
*Sonny
*Bud
*Frankie (aunt)
*Totie
*Boots
*Missie (that's me...)
*Rowena
and as soon as I check the "tree" I'll give ya some more...
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:48:10 AM
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Elisha is a name that's coming back. Though, Julie, I LOVE the names of those kids. Adorable and very creative!
I traced my Great Grandmother Theodocia's family back to Scotland in 1554, and Teague was a family name, passed down to generations of men in her family. Their surname was Wray, but after 100 years or so here, by 1680, they changed the spelling to Ray.
My good friend, Kristin's great-great grandmother's name was Cuba-Haiti! Her father was an explorer, and he spent a great deal of time in South America and was so in love with the culture and he couldn't decide between the two names so he did both!
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 09:50:21 AM
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Oh, I forgot. On my Grandfather's side, my Great Grandmother was called:
Effie Mae
and her sister was Fannie.
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 10:34:55 AM
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Jonnie, you aren't alone with your "boy's name". My mama is Johnny Ruth because she's the 2nd born and my Pawpaw was hoping for a boy after his firstborn was a girl. His name was Johnny, too. At least your's isn't spelled like a boy's!
We have some pretty different one's, too, well, besides my own being Cherry Dawn. My grandmother is Ila Augustine. My granddaddy was Talmadge Tadie that he later changed to Talmadge Teddy. He named my daddy Patrick Teddy who in turn named my baby brother Bryan Teddy. I was really hoping my brother would continue that tradition with his baby boy, but he named him Braden Patrick. Seems my SIL didn't care for "Teddy".
I have an aunt Tootie and an aunt Joicilyn. I had an aunt Eura and uncle Darb. Have an uncle Dub. Some of my cousins are Apple, Davonna, Clarissa, Camille, and Durell. Had a great-great uncle named Snow Fields and he was married to Etta. They were known to me as Uncle and Mimmie. They raised my mama and were like my grandparents. I also had a great-aunt named Sherby. And there are more tickling my brain that I can't remember right now. I'll have to come back to this after I talk to Mama. I love "vintage" names!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 11:46:43 AM
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Great names!!! Anyone looking to name a little one something different (and traditional) should look here!!!
I forgot that my Great Aunt was Rozella, her mother, Roma.
My father's middle name was Dorby, and he hated that as much as the day is long, so he always said he didn't have a middle name, just initial "D". I was always suspect until one day I found his Social Security card and called him on it!!!
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3329 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3329 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 11:56:00 AM
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Jessie May every time I say your name I am reminded of the movie
A Trip to Bountiful...have you seen it?
I have a few names to add to your list....how about
Maynard (uncle)
Florence Ruby (mother)
I laughed and laughed at your list....
Oh I just thought of another one Bruce has a sister whose nickname is Tut Tus...her real name is Karen. Go figure. 
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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Edited by - melody on Jun 29 2009 11:57:10 AM |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 12:00:48 PM
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Well, we have a few doozers in my family. I have a family tree book, it is very old, and the brothers Peleg and Ppreserved are kind of at the top of the list. Of course there was the poor young woman called Submit. That has to be the worst ever.On my husbands side of the family we have Carwil, Loyce, Blondell, Eudora, Fredda, just to nae a few. It is still raining here, the last 27 out of the last 29 days we have had rain. I'm thinking of changing my name to Swampy ...
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3329 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3329 Posts |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3329 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3329 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 12:20:29 PM
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Okay..
My mom's name is Anda,
My grandpa is Averill (a few grandkids and great grandkids..including one of my boys..has this for their middle name,
Cletis,
Lois and Clois (twins)
Dovey
Texie
Houston
Nola (I love this one!)
Elsie
Ervin
Chock (seriously!)
Arnel
There are a ton of funny names further back....one line of my mom's side of the family..my great grandpa's side...has 18 kids and most of them have names like George Washington Turner, Benjamin Franklin Turner, Dolly Madison,James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson and so on. It was funny, in that family...every once it awhile there would be a child named a simple name with no middle name in the middle of all the patriotic sort of names...my great grandpa is named Ervin and he is one of the 18.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 12:36:46 PM
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I love the name Eudora, Karin...I really wanted to name our little one that if she turned out a girl, but Justin said, "no way!" Eudora Welty or no...one of my favorite authors :)
Oh! Jenny! My close friend in NYC named her little girl Dovey...really suits her, too!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 4:13:55 PM
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Dovey is one of my favorites...if I ever have a gray colored girl critter I will likely use that one.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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ranchmama
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Elise
Rosebud
MT
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 4:36:40 PM
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Jenny I like Nola! Very pretty sounding..
I guess our youngest has a wierd name, most people think so.. Payne. IT's an old family name on my husband's side. Used to be a madien name way back and then people started using it as a first name. It was Hubs grandpa's middle name and there is an uncle of his alive now named Payne.
For this next baby we have either Sheldon or Cora Rose picked, both family names.
My Grandpa's name is Darwin (also our Payne's middle name) and he had bros named Orland, Rexford but I know him as Rex, and Burlan. Those are the different names..
My Grnadma's brother is Sheldon.
Most of the families have pretty standard names.. Tom, Mary, Helen, Betty, Ralph, When we were looking for family names we had to do some digging to find unuaual names!
One I find funny is my aunt and uncle. They had 3 boys and their middle names are all Dean. That's a fam. name for them and if this baby is a boy it will be Sheldon Dean, a fam. name for my hubs family too.
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kmbrown
True Blue Farmgirl
459 Posts
Misty
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 5:51:13 PM
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Elise, when is your baby due? We are due November 07 and I guess our baby will either be Eden or Havilah. I would say it's a pretty close toss up.
The weirdest names on our family tree....
Myrtle Ivadine
Simeon Micuneus
Lut (short for Luther)
My son is Titus and got a lot of raised eyebrows....I suspect either of the girl names we have will also get some fun comments!!! |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 6:57:34 PM
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I love reading all your weird names! I also remembered Aunt Valley. She was Mama Newbourn's (Jewell Juanita's)sister.
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:03:14 PM
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I've heard of Grizzeldean and Hortensia (sp?). Not in my family, somebody else's
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:47:44 PM
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I have a friend that named her two children:
Anna Bob and Hannah Bob.
Beautiful little girls, too.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 9:43:45 PM
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Elise! Dean is a family name in my family too! My dad's middle name was Dean, but he was always called that, and my second son is Casey Dean. I love it for a middle name. I LOVE the name Cora Rose!
Anna Bob and Hannah Bob..that is a crack up!!
My grandpa on my dad's side's middle name was Emily!! His mom wanted a girl..so she named him Earl Emily! wow, huh? Oh...and his mother's maiden name was Mae West!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 05:54:51 AM
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I was just thinking of my ex husband's family....I don't do that very often (for obvious reasons  ) but they were a large, appalachian family and boy howdy did they have some names!
My ex-fil's name was Freeland
He had brother's named Garland, Marion, and Darby.
My ex's grandmother was named Beulah Belle.
*** Misty! I love the name Havilah...I went to school with a beautiful Israeli girl named Havilah. So pretty--she had the most amazing curls I'd ever seen!
I like the use of surnames for first names or middle names. My friend, Julie, named her sons Tate McHewen (her mother's maiden name) and Thomas Clayton (her grandmother's maiden name).
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 06:03:30 AM
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Ok...haven't read all the thread pages but I had to say...watch out Karin WE may all start calling you Swampy! A cute nickname!!
Linda in Scranton, PA
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world! |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 06:04:35 AM
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My mother's name was Nola Annabelle.....she was from Kansas.
Linda in Scranton, PA
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world! |
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Family Matters: Weird Family Names |
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Weird Family Names
