Unusual First Names

[Jill on the A272]

My husband's 4x great grandmother was the delightfully named Hopestill Roots.

I have two chaps in my tree with the first names of Quick and Steeprock.

[rutht22000]

I've got a Cinderella, a Dorrit (female) and a Tysilio (who had two daughters called Witta - isnt that something to do with witchcraft?? - and Helida)

[bevj]

I've got girls' names Zannah, Pleasant,  Affra and Lucretia.
(Two girls with the first name Pleasant were called Pleasant Fright and Pleasant Johncock  - I bet they were pleased to get married!)

Boys' names - I have two in the same family, one called Pierce Nimrod and the other Stamp 

My grandfather's middle name was Simla, he was named after an Edinburgh missionary doctor, George Simla Patterson, who seems to have been a family benefactor and possibly Granddad's godfather.  Dr. Patterson had strong links with India, hence the name.

[colin buckle]

In 1749 my 6x Gt Grandfather married Susan Pearl.

This led to one of their sons being named Pearl and over the next 150 years a total of 5 males that I'm aware of were saddled with that name. I've been in touch with the grandaughter of the last, he only died about 40 or 50 years ago, and he was known to all as Paul.

[suehorne58]

In my tree, I have Philadelphia,Pierce,Horatio, a Jubal (variant of Jubilee) and Hephzibah, also seen but not in my tree: Christmas Day!

[Monaro Area NSW]

If it wasn't for my husband....my son would have been named Brooke..
I wanted a girl sooo bad and was suffering Post Natal Depression,,,,so named my son Brooke....
Now he is Daniel,,,,,which my hubby chose,,,,,and later I found out hubby chose it because that song was playing on the radio on the way to hospital...

Bored

[Frightful]

The two girls named Pleasant were the same girl. Pleasant Johncock married John Fright  ( my 7x Gt Grandfather ) in 1707. So really the name change was a bit of a mixed blessing.

[bevj]

The two girls named Pleasant were the same girl. Pleasant Johncock married John Fright  ( my 7x Gt Grandfather ) in 1707. So really the name change was a bit of a mixed blessing.

True, but there were at least three other Pleasant Frights besides Pleasant Fright née Johncock 

(They are my 7 x great grandparents too!)

Bev

[Frightful]

Hi Bev
Wonder what relation that makes us.
I have a fairly comprehensive tree on Genes Reunited. Do you have one on there too ? If not then I could send you a private message on here with a .ged file if you like.
David