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Margaret | Report | 3 Feb 2004 05:21 |
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Hubby has an Appolonia in his tree Margaret |
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Christine | Report | 3 Feb 2004 05:08 |
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One of my favourites in my tree is Huzzab ... (a Queen mentioned in the Bible)... also Major and Doctor.. at least they had a good start in life..titled at birth :-) |
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Chris | Report | 2 Feb 2004 15:20 |
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Hi everyone. I have a family where most of the children were given funny names - Apoline Gemima, Adolphus Cotterill, Henry Fortunatas, Charlotte Millward, Peter Daniel Duffield, all with the surname FLETCHER. These children were all born in Birmingham, prior to that their father ahd been serving in the Army in Barbados and wonder if this is where he heard such exotic names. Chris(tine) in Cheltenham |
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Chris | Report | 2 Feb 2004 15:18 |
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Hi everyone. I have a family where most of the children were given funny names - Apoline Gemima, Adolphus Cotterill, Henry Fortunatas, Charlotte Millward, Peter Daniel Duffield, all with the surname FLETCHER. These children were all born in Birmingham, prior to that their father ahd been serving in the Army in Barbados and wonder if this is where he heard such exotic names. Chris(tine) in Cheltenham |
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Michelle | Report | 2 Feb 2004 13:59 |
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Hi One of my ancestors was called Asenath. I found out that its origins are in Egypt. Michelle |
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Lynne | Report | 2 Feb 2004 12:20 |
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Thanks Kathryn, maybe they were a religious lot. Lynne |
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Twinkle | Report | 1 Feb 2004 23:17 |
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Zillah is biblical. I'd never heard of it before I read Wuthering Heights. |
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Lynne | Report | 1 Feb 2004 19:29 |
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Hi Sioux, What a pretty name. I have a Zillah and she was a miner's daughter from Barnsley!! How on earth did they come up with that one? Regards Lynne |
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Belle56 | Report | 1 Feb 2004 19:17 |
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One of my ancestors on 1901 was put down as Alina, what a wonderful name i thought, in fact it was Alma, i know which one i prefer. You can never be too sure with transcriptions. April. |
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James | Report | 1 Feb 2004 18:49 |
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Many Thanks for responding everybody. The Danish name seems nearest as it is the same spelling but how did an Ag Labs daughter get it?? Very Mysterious. |
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Geoff | Report | 1 Feb 2004 16:57 |
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I came across Tryphena and Tryphosa the other day. Also Alphaga. |
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Twinkle | Report | 1 Feb 2004 14:43 |
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It's very pretty. I'd rather be Mylia than Mildred! (Apologies to all Mildreds out there). |
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www.Siouxhealer | Report | 1 Feb 2004 10:44 |
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Hi James, Just typed it into Google (female names Mylia) and it seems like it's a Danish name. Sioux |
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James | Report | 1 Feb 2004 10:40 |
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Hi everyone, Would anybody have heard of the female name of Mylia (Off 1871 census) If so, what does it mean? Jim Jones |
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