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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #18 on: Friday 27 December 24 16:25 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: TheThrelfallYorky on Thursday 26 December 24 12:56 GMT (UK)
Wouldn't it be dreadful to be called "Noel Christmas"? Imagine all the teasing at School.
Indeed.

To my considerable relief, there's only one Noel* Christmas listed in FreeBMD, and there's one Mr Christmas on Scotland's people with middle name Noel. There could of course be others in England and Wales with Noel* as a middle name, but the FreeBMD index only includes the initials of middle names for most of the 20th century.
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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #19 on: Friday 27 December 24 16:55 GMT (UK) »
But i do have a friend called Noel who was born at Christmas, and I expect there are lots of others similarly (or Noelle) named thus for that reason. 
Of course there are plenty of girls (mainly) named after the month in which they were born.  I am thinking mainly of April, May and June, though other months have been used.  You can even find some named after a season or a church festival, such as Autumn or Advent. 
With a surname like mine (Fairy, etc.) I was always glad that my parents had chosen a down to earth forename for me.  Thank goodness they didn't call me Christmas! There was, however, a song I rather liked which went something like this:

"Every little girl would like to be
A fairy on a Christmas tree"
which for many years I thought had been written for me.  ::)
 
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FAIREY/FAIRY/FAREY/FEARY, LAWSON, CHURCH, BENSON, HALSTEAD from Easton, Ellington, Eynesbury, Gt Catworth, Huntingdon, Spaldwick, Hunts;  Burnley, Lancs;  New Zealand, Australia & US.

HURST, BOLTON,  BUTTERWORTH, ADAMSON, WILD, MCIVOR from Milnrow, Newhey, Oldham & Rochdale, Lancs., Scotland.

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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #20 on: Friday 27 December 24 16:57 GMT (UK) »
I knew a guy who had Noel as a middle name, born a week before Christmas. It is actually quite common for births around Christmas.

Also we have Crossroads star Noele Gordon who was born Joan Noel Gordon on the 25th December 1919.
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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #21 on: Friday 27 December 24 17:19 GMT (UK) »
Most of the Noels seem to be registered in Dec or Mar quarters.  I have just spotted one who was perhaps not born at Christmas.  His mother's maiden name was - - Nowell.  Actually there are 10 in FreeBMD from 1912 on.

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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #22 on: Friday 27 December 24 18:15 GMT (UK) »
  I know someone with Carol as forename - she was born just before Christmas, at home, and the carol singers called soon afterwards!

Added - browsing local newspapers 1858 and looked at an official notice signed by:- E.Chrismas
Pay, Kent
Codham/Coltham, Kent
Kent, Felton, Essex
Staples, Wiltshire

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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #23 on: Sunday 23 February 25 13:20 GMT (UK) »
Norman Fowler MP (later Baron Fowler, Speaker of the Lords) was married to Linda Christmas 1968-76.
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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #24 on: Sunday 23 February 25 13:57 GMT (UK) »

Quote from: Siely on Sunday 23 February 25 13:20 GMT (UK)
Norman Fowler MP (later Baron Fowler, Speaker of the Lords) was married to Linda Christmas 1968-76.

Already mentioned in reply #9   ::)


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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #25 on: Sunday 23 February 25 14:18 GMT (UK) »
Santa is a surname.
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Re: Christmas surname
« Reply #26 on: Sunday 23 February 25 14:30 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Siely on Sunday 23 February 25 14:18 GMT (UK)
Santa is a surname.

Judging by the list on FreeBMD, it looks like it is not English in origin.
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