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Victorian men's names thread
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Woodchip
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Dave the OAP
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Isambard Kingdom
probasbly spelt wromng;ly
probasbly spelt wromng;ly
Woodchip
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Jeberdia
Pevenseagull
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- Jul 20, 2003
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MORDECAI
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ZACHARIAH
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Clement.
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Funny article I found in the Times, many moons ago...
12 September 2005
What’s in a Name?
So Britney Spears is planning to call her baby London? But if she wants a really silly name she need look no further than Cornwall Record Office, where staff and researchers have compiled a list of over 1000 unusual names found in censuses, and births, deaths and marriage records going back as far as the sixteenth century.
Highlighted for Archive Awareness Campaign, the list includes some real corkers: Boadicea Basher, Bevis Bennie, Fozzitt Bonds, Susan Booze, Truth Bullock, Philadelphia Bunnyface, Charity Chilly, Faithful Cock, Elizabeth Disco, Edward Evil, Gentle Fudge, Obedience Ginger and Offspring Gurney. Emmerdale fans might be interested to know that a Charity Dingle was baptised in South Petherwin in 1702. And for those with a penchant for denim the list includes Levi Jeans, who was married in Padstow in 1797.
The list also includes some amusing couples. So ladies, if you’re worried about having to take your husband’s awful name, comfort yourself with some of these:
• In 1636 Nicholas Bone married Priscilla Skin
• In 1711 Charles Swine married Jane Ham
• In 1791 John Mutton married Ann Veale
• In 1802 Richard Dinner married Mary Cook
Renée Jackaman, the Archive Assistant at Cornwall County Record Office, initiated the list after discovering the name Horatio Hornblower in a census entry. She said, “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. Since it started many people have contributed to the list including customers, family historians, volunteers and other members of staff. My all time favourites are Abraham Thunderwolff and Freke Dorothy Fluck Lane.”
12 September 2005
What’s in a Name?
So Britney Spears is planning to call her baby London? But if she wants a really silly name she need look no further than Cornwall Record Office, where staff and researchers have compiled a list of over 1000 unusual names found in censuses, and births, deaths and marriage records going back as far as the sixteenth century.
Highlighted for Archive Awareness Campaign, the list includes some real corkers: Boadicea Basher, Bevis Bennie, Fozzitt Bonds, Susan Booze, Truth Bullock, Philadelphia Bunnyface, Charity Chilly, Faithful Cock, Elizabeth Disco, Edward Evil, Gentle Fudge, Obedience Ginger and Offspring Gurney. Emmerdale fans might be interested to know that a Charity Dingle was baptised in South Petherwin in 1702. And for those with a penchant for denim the list includes Levi Jeans, who was married in Padstow in 1797.
The list also includes some amusing couples. So ladies, if you’re worried about having to take your husband’s awful name, comfort yourself with some of these:
• In 1636 Nicholas Bone married Priscilla Skin
• In 1711 Charles Swine married Jane Ham
• In 1791 John Mutton married Ann Veale
• In 1802 Richard Dinner married Mary Cook
Renée Jackaman, the Archive Assistant at Cornwall County Record Office, initiated the list after discovering the name Horatio Hornblower in a census entry. She said, “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. Since it started many people have contributed to the list including customers, family historians, volunteers and other members of staff. My all time favourites are Abraham Thunderwolff and Freke Dorothy Fluck Lane.”
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I dealt with a customer today whose name is Barrington Batcock.
Not Victorian, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Not Victorian, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Man of Harveys
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Some things just matter more, Philadelphia Bunnyface.ginadim said:
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Dwayne, Chardonay, Britney, Wayne, Chelsea.....
...oh this isnt the names screamed across Asda thread
...oh this isnt the names screamed across Asda thread
Tyrone Biggums
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Bruce
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Herbert
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