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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #324 on: Friday 19 August 16 22:38 BST (UK) »
I know a woman with the surname Kneel who wed someone with the surname Down.
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KENT Roberts, Goodacre
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SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #325 on: Friday 19 August 16 22:45 BST (UK) »

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #326 on: Saturday 20 August 16 18:53 BST (UK) »
Zurishaddai Lang a Doctor of Physic from the 17th Century. Needless to say his name is spelt a variety of different ways in the records! ;D

My Gt Grandfather was called Fias, does anybody have any idea where this name comes from?  I can find no examples of it elsewhere in the family.  He never used it, preferring apparently to be called by his middle name James.
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #327 on: Sunday 21 August 16 05:10 BST (UK) »
Tried for you Sharon, but this is all I could find.

http://www.names.org/n/fias/about
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FLEMING,   Ireland
DUNNELL,  England
PAULSON,  England
DOUGLAS, Scotland, Ireland, NZ
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #328 on: Sunday 21 August 16 08:29 BST (UK) »
Does anyone  watch the programme  "Frazier"          because one of the directors or producers  has a Japanese sounding  sur name,   which I am not going to repeat  as people may think that I am being very offensive.    First name is Mary
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #329 on: Sunday 21 August 16 08:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: jaybelnz on Sunday 21 August 16 05:10 BST (UK)
Tried for you Sharon, but this is all I could find.

http://www.names.org/n/fias/about

Thank you for trying jaybelnz. I think it may forever remain a mystery.   :)
Hudson - Ipswich, pre 1800; Devall - Colchester, pre 1780

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #330 on: Sunday 21 August 16 11:44 BST (UK) »

ScouseBoy - I'm not surprised you didn't put that down  :o :o

That's certainly not a surname I would want to be saddled with :)
Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #331 on: Friday 09 September 16 17:04 BST (UK) »
Not in my own tree but I know of a person with forename Caluna which is lovely.

Quote from: sharonmx5 on Saturday 20 August 16 18:53 BST (UK)
My Gt Grandfather was called Fias,

I knew someone named Fia(z)/(s) but can't be sure of the spelling & he was of Eastern origin possibly Indian, he worked in our local Indian Restaurant?

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #332 on: Friday 09 September 16 17:13 BST (UK) »
I came across a Bountiful May Demellwick, a sailor, yesterday while reading through transcripts of inquests. Quite a mouthful - I wonder what he was called by his mates?
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