General Chat

My Norfolk grandfather was called Jeuel Jabez Gray. Jeuel means "snatched by God" and Jabez means "brought forth in sorrow". He had two brothers with biblical names - Lemuel and Samuel as well as a sister Ruth. I also had a great-grandfather called Emmets Matthews. I am very glad of this as it has enabled me to trace the Matthews' family to their roots in Warwickshire. I have yet to find out, but I imagine Emmets was his mother's maiden name. Helen

My Grandmothers middle name was Tryphena, as a child I thought it was Trifle.

I had an uncle YOVON. But they called him Lowey? My aunt is Edith (not unusual i know), but she is known as Bowsy!! Worst of all My middle name rhymes with my surname! I don't know what my mother was thinking!! Pat

My great Granmas name was Abiah Smith!! i was at the P R O today looking for her birth and a chap said "what surname are you looking for?" "Smith" i replied "might as weel give up on that" he said I found her easily in the third book because of her unusual forename!!

Fairly normal girls names in my tree, but have lots of Gideons, Gustavuses, Harrys and Georges in every combination you can think of. Some of them have 2 of the names, some have 3 and one has all 4! Sue PS My G Grandfather on my father's side was George Washington Kilpatrick!

What about Hyacinth and Primose??

I know a girl who named her children Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I don't know whether she has had any more, but had the beginnings of a good football team. Sylvia

Not in my tree but I have seen Deliverance and Thankful. I used to know a family in Leeds where they used names like Copernicus - can't remember the others although there was a daughter called Sarah!

Iv got a couple of Shallett Lincoln's in my tree and my great grandmother was named Maria but it was pronounced as in 'black mariah' Also have a couple of Kezia's

Asenath is the stangest one I've come across so far! Pauline

Northfield (mother's maiden name) my 3 x gt grandfather and Medora (from a poem by Lord Byron) my g grandfather's sister. Maz. XX

Not unusual in there own right, but my dad had a funny sense of humour! Peter F. Sharp. The F. was for Fairlie. So when he had to pick a confirmation name, he picked Luke, and became........................Peter Luke Fairlie Sharp!!!!

Petronella, Margarita, Doris

hi.ive got Elfreda, Ardie, Royal, Sutcliffe,Badelia, Charlton(middle name Glazebrook(yuk) just to name a few.

Ann, Annette, Annabel, Agnes, Angel, Bella, Beryl Catherine, Caroline, Christine Deirdre, Daphne Evelyn Frances Georgina Henrietta Isabel Jennifer Karen Lily Margaret Nancy Olive Patricia Rita Sally, Sylvia T Ursula Valerie Winifred Y Z Sylvia