Author Topic: What's in a name? (Read 5102 times)

Preacherman · « **on:** September 12, 2005, 05:51:37 PM »

From the Telegraph, London (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=CKFGORRXPFPNVQFIQMFCM54AVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/09/13/names13.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/09/13/ixhome.html):

Boadicea Basher? Meet Edward Evil

(Filed: 13/09/2005)

Some may consider that Brooklyn Beckham had a raw deal on the name front from his parents but the football star's son could consider himself lucky he was not born in Cornwall.

Staff at the Cornwall record office have compiled a list of more than 1,000 unusual names found in censuses and births, deaths and marriage records going back as far as the 16th century.

The records revealed gems such as Boadicea Basher, Philadelphia Bunnyface, Faithful Cock and Elizabeth Disco.

The marriage records turned up odd pairings, including the 1636 nuptials of Nicholas Bone and Priscilla Skin; Charles Swine and Jane Ham (1711); John Mutton and Ann Veale (1791); and Richard Dinner and Mary Cook (1802).

Rene Jackaman, an archivist, started the list after discovering the name Horatio Hornblower in a census entry.

"After I came across Horatio, I also found the rest of his family in the Baptist register of Truro. He had siblings named Azubia, Constantia, Jecoliah, Jedidah, Jerusha and Erastus. As my name is rather silly, I decided to put them all together in one list.

"My all-time favourites are Abraham Thunderwolff and Freke Dorothy Fluck Lane," she said.

Other unusual names to emerge from the archives include Susan Booze, Edward Evil, Fozzitt Bonds, Truth Bullock, Charity Chilly, Gentle Fudge, Obedience Ginger and Offspring Gurney.

To find out what is going on at your local archive visit www.archiveawareness.com .

MaterDei · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2005, 06:19:13 PM »

Heh.

I went to high school with a girl named Katcha Schut. We all called her crotcha shoot. I had a dentist named Dr. Doctor and of who could forget a classmate of mine in ROTC named General. He took all kinds of grief for being Cadet General. Of course, when he was commissioned he became Lieutenant General. Poor boy.

I had an aunt named Pansy, she married into the name Blossum. She became Mrs. Pansy Blossum. Poor girl.

bratch · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2005, 06:34:26 PM »

Went to school with an Anya (on-ya) Cox.

charby · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2005, 04:23:12 AM »

Went to college with a guy named Richard Head, I also know a Richard Witham, he goes by Dick.

Charby

The Rabbi · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2005, 04:29:18 AM »

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After I came across Horatio, I also found the rest of his family in the Baptist register of Truro. He had siblings named Azubia, Constantia, Jecoliah, Jedidah, Jerusha and Erastus. As my name is rather silly, I decided to put them all together in one list.

Jedida and Jerusha are Hebrew words meaning, respectively, Dear and Inheritance.
I remember at Vanderbilt there was a fellow named Kirkland Hall, which was also the name of the administration building.

Stickjockey · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2005, 04:29:43 AM »

And I thought it was humorous having gone to school with both Jimmy Carter and Mike Hunt. rolleyes

grampster · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:08:11 AM »

We had a tax man in Grand Rapids named Sorry, James Sorry.

A dentist named Dr. Payne and a wealthy brain surgeon named Dr. Grin.

SalukiFan · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:14:04 AM »

I went to high school with a girl named Cinnamon Seemann.

What were her parents thinking?!? rolleyes

Paddy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:21:31 AM »

The doctor who signed my birth certificate is 'John B. Quick'.

grampster · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:27:45 AM »

OK. I got five bucks that says this thread goes five pages. Cheesy

charby · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:56:32 AM »

That is a sucker bet gramster!

This was a dealership in the town I went to college.

Different Dick from the one that I know.

MaterDei · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2005, 07:27:56 AM »

In Houston there is a Chinese restaurant called Fu Kim.

bytor94 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2005, 07:37:41 AM »

While in the Army, my Battalion in Germany was commanded by: (wait for it)

Lt Col Dick

and

CSM Fairey

So were we were forever known as the unit with a dick and a fairy running things!

Paddy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 13, 2005, 07:44:40 AM »

Dick Witham

The Rabbi · « **Reply #14 on:** September 13, 2005, 08:01:20 AM »

Ok, my friend taught at Nashville Tech and one of the other teachers was calling roll the first day. He got to one girl and stopped.
"Interesting name, how do you pronounce it?"
"She-theed"

Spelled "S H I T H E A D"

We wondered if she had a brother "ash oley"

K Frame · « **Reply #15 on:** September 13, 2005, 11:45:00 AM »

I went to Dickinson College.

Referred to by students as "incest U"

DJJ · « **Reply #16 on:** September 13, 2005, 05:25:33 PM »

How about going the other way: I once worked with a guy whose name was... John Smith.

Modifiedbrowning · « **Reply #17 on:** September 13, 2005, 08:32:09 PM »

When I was in College in NH a guy running for office was named Dick Swett. Also, a friend was named Bill Boozang.

280plus · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2005, 02:51:07 AM »

Is there aaaaa... Dick around here anywhere?

The one I remember best is Barbara Urhin.

She was forever saying, "It's YER - HHHin,,,YER - HHHin...

Guest · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2005, 04:16:36 AM »

In my school there was a "Sandy Shore".

In my son's graduation ceremony, there was a "Cigarette Moscowitz".

On Jay Leno, someone sent in a newspaper campaign ad for a Republican candidate "Rich White".

The ad read "Rich White Republican for (some office)".

Stickjockey · « **Reply #20 on:** September 14, 2005, 04:27:33 AM »

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In Houston there is a Chinese restaurant called Fu Kim.

Portland's got Hung Far Low. Cheesy

charby · « **Reply #21 on:** September 14, 2005, 04:31:51 AM »

One time in Ottumwa, Iowa there was a listing for Haywood Jablowme in the phone book.

Charby

igor · « **Reply #22 on:** September 15, 2005, 02:32:49 AM »

I seem to recall a distant cousin named Alfred Koholik who went by Al...

grampster · « **Reply #23 on:** September 15, 2005, 04:33:42 AM »

A friend of mine had a college fraternity brother named Jack Meekhof.

Brian Williams · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2005, 08:38:27 AM »

I know a guy in midstate NY - Richard Johnson

Went to school in Ohio with the Tree family
Merry Christmas Trees
Douglas Fir Trees

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Author Topic: What's in a name? (Read 5102 times)

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