My lines are pretty boring when it comes to given names — nicknames are another story. My maternal grandmother and her siblings were call Tootie, Bugga, Cuddle, Oats, Wally and Ebby.
But my husband’s family - man they were epically creative! One family named all the girls after US states and the boys after famous colonists so we have Virginia, Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia and Florida, then Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Daniel Webster, George Washington and, the outlier, Christopher Columbus! That last one was passed down five generations.
And then there’s the four generations of women on his side named Easter. Not Esther, very clearly Easter. 🐣
I love old names, the weirder the better, especially when they fit a theme or naming tradition. Thanks for sharing your great collection!
God, how I wish my ancestors had unusual names and did not share the same 4 first names and dozen surnames as everyone in Ireland.
🤣. I hear that!
My lines are pretty boring when it comes to given names — nicknames are another story. My maternal grandmother and her siblings were call Tootie, Bugga, Cuddle, Oats, Wally and Ebby.
But my husband’s family - man they were epically creative! One family named all the girls after US states and the boys after famous colonists so we have Virginia, Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia and Florida, then Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Daniel Webster, George Washington and, the outlier, Christopher Columbus! That last one was passed down five generations.
And then there’s the four generations of women on his side named Easter. Not Esther, very clearly Easter. 🐣
I love old names, the weirder the better, especially when they fit a theme or naming tradition. Thanks for sharing your great collection!
I've seen Missouri for a girl, too! I thought that was unique. To have the state theme though is creative indeed!
I came across the name Nimrod last week again. 🤦🏻♀️