... 1,411 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Jud Florence Daisy Nathanial. Thought i would start this because every time a baby is born the name books appear and the silly modern names are used thought some really old names might appear and get used sorry if there is anything the same on this site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 My middle name is really, Melton, it has been in my fathers family for years, my Great Grand Father was called Melton Greenman, and my Dads second name was also Melton... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 My grandmothers name Kiziar (spelling) pronounced Kiz i r. Colin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Ancestor of mine was in charge of a Nottingham workhouse...his first name was Ichabod... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I used to have an Uncle Jasper (born around 1920ish) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 My paternal grandmother's grandmother and great-aunt (are you following this carefully?!) were twin sisters, with the names Kezia and Jemima - two of the names of Job's daughters in the Bible (Job 42, 14). One of their elder brothers was Zebedee (another biblical name) Jessop - the name behind the shop. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Gertrude Lillian Dolly my grandmother and her sisters names, some really old unusual names above the young uns will be using these names for their babies well i hope so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 KITTY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 My grandmother and her mother were both Fanny. Wonder who would dare give their daughters a name like that today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Grandma was a Clementina . She called her first daughter Clementina too , next daughter was Wilhelmina.......then seemed to run out of long names and went for Eva, Mary and Amy ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 And another - my grandmother's name (mum's mum) was Dearcy (pronounced Darcy). She hated it and was always called by her middle name, May. She apparently shared Dearcy with an aunt, who liked it no better - by the time of her second marriage, (her first husband died quite young) she had decided she preferred Daisy, and that it what appears on the certificate. As for Aunt Dearcy/Daisy's birth certificate - she doesn't ever seem to have had one. As far as I can discover her birth was never registered - and I think the reason for that is that her father was a deserter from the army, and thereafter discouraged all family association with officialdom that might reveal his whereabouts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Imagine meeting a girl today and finding her name was Mabel, Clara, Flo, Beryl, Gladys or Gertrude... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 71 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 My mums name was Sissie. Folk often thought it was short for Cecelia but it wasn't.That was the actual spelling. I've never come across that name since then. Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carltonlad 65 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 #9 Believe or not, I have a student named Fanny, she is 10 years old. In Taiwan old English names are popular. Girls - Doris, Mabel, Clara, Daisy, Kitty (Usually call her Hello Kitty) Edna, Alice, Marge. Dolly, Rita, Milly, Hope, Audrey, Lydia, Betty, Ruby. Ivy, Mini Boys - Algie, Billy, Jack, Ben, Ron, Eddy, Most boys names tend to be quite normal. But if you want some crazy names here are a few. Boys - Brown, Ocean, Superman, Jonah, Banana, Fish, Sausage (How would you like this name Ding Dong). Girls - Apple, Peach, Rhema, Flower, Sunny, Candy. How about this name - Wee-Wee, Here it is spelt Wea Wea She was in one of my classes, I had a problem using the name, Most of the time I would just use You. When I first heard it I laughed. I thought she was joking until another girl told me it was her English name. There are many more that do not come to mind at the moment, Maybe I cam add to the list later. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 My mums name was Sissie. Folk often thought it was short for Cecelia but it wasn't.That was the actual spelling. I've never come across that name since then. Baz Sissi(e) is a diminutive of Elizabeth. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Sissi(e) is a diminutive of Elizabeth. Another diminutive of Elizabeth is Betty. My mum was Betty, and that was on her birth certificate; she never was - and never had been - Elizabeth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I taught a boy called Jesus ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Another diminutive of Elizabeth is Betty. My mum was Betty, and that was on her birth certificate; she never was - and never had been - Elizabeth. Yes, as the years go by the diminutive names have largely become names in their own right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 A female Ancestor of my Husbands had the name Queenie. My Grandmas' middle name was White. I have an ancestor called Sammi in the mid 1800s We also have a Nevaeh which is Heaven backwards, but that is a more modern name, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I also know a girl now in her early teens who has a middle name Zylpha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I taught a boy called Jesus ...... Was he of Spanish descent? I don't know about other countries, but It's a common enough name there at least. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 When I was in the Bahamas our taxi driver was called Prince Philip, & when on a cruise ship the waiter was called Jesus. I often say Prince Phill drove our cab & Jesus served our grub.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 One of our onsetters at Clifton was named Silas, his son was a chock fitter and nicknamed "young Silas" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 My granddad was Evelyn Ethelbert. He went by Ted, can't blame him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Toby Adam Bertram Cecil Duncan Ernie Frank Gillian Hilda Irene,a few for the mix.Walter i like that name from Hilda Bakers Nellie pledge anyone remember that programme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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