Unusual First Names

[J.A.M.]

I love these weird off topic posts.

Here's a great one from the U.S. branch - Perehena.
I've found that one meaning is 'traditional procession' in Sri Lankan. The family must have spent time in or read about Ceylon in the 19th century.
I guess she could have used Hena instead of that heavy handle.

J.A.M.

[NadT]

Stan,

That fits, my Elflada was born 1895.  I guess her parents weren't sure how to spell it though as she's definitely registered Elflada on both her birth and marriage entries.

I wonder what made her parents choose the name, because all her other siblings had pretty run of the mill names like, Henry, Alice, William, Edward etc.  Guess I'll never know - I wish these ancestors of mine would have written down a bit more information about themselves!!

Nad

[ambers]

I have a strange one ...Woodbine 

Now, was that brand around in 1858   

Some other strange middle names in this Mariners  family..Ferinda (4), and Manship

Ambers

[stanmapstone]

Stan,

That fits, my Elflada was born 1895.  I guess her parents weren't sure how to spell it though as she's definitely registered Elflada on both her birth and marriage entries.

Nad

If it is Elflada Brooks, Dec ¼ 1895, she is the only Elflada in FreeBmd 


Stan

[NadT]

That's the one Stan.  This is my family on my maternal side - they are from Somerset.  I have her birth and marriage BMD index references and a reasonable amount of census info on the family to enable me to get going.  I need to do a bit more digging around when I get more time.  I'm sure I'll be on the boards here asking for help at some time.

Thanks anyway

Nad

[Trees]

Just found in the 1841 census Onion Onions 50 Miner in Wolverhampton Staffordshire HO107 999 14 fo 10 p13
Ouch it makes me cry.....with laughter
trees

[asgaard]

Makes my Ephraim's, possible Hepzibah (choose a spelling) and Georgiana look tame.

Heather

[tazzie]

   How about .....

  Upion Lane  b 1862 q4 Whitby who I came acrooss for another Rootschatters earlier today.

                           Tazzie

[Musicman]

I have a strange one ...Woodbine 

Now, was that brand around in 1858   

Ambers

It predates the ciggies!  Woodbine is the common name for the European honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum).  It’s even referred to by Shakespeare: "Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture."

Not an unusual name – but one I like is my Dad’s Mother’s second name: Sabina (she died when my Dad was 8 years old).

John