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okay, so in my family, they spelled my name with only one "l" but that spelling was not uncommon in french canadian families living in new england prior to 1950. there have been some really unusual names in my family: both grandfathers were named Napoleon. My mother's mother was named Albina, my mother's name was Laurette Laura on her birth certificate but Marie Eva on her baptismal certificate. One of my great grandmothers was named Josephine. I had a great uncle Oscar. I have a cousin named Blanche. My aunt wanted my folks to name me Noella. I like Michele better. I had an uncle named Leander. Anyone else out there with unusual names or name spellings in their family? I have a Rose Alma who we always called Alma and an Alma Rose we always call by her full name.

I had a great-grandmother named Alta. Another named Pearlina. I heard that my great-grandfather's name was Agitaire (not sure of spelling) but he later changed it to Edgar. I have a grandfather named French.

My grandpa's middle name is Aloysius.

I had a grandmother named Cesira.
I know a Nerina, not quite sure how she is related to me.
A cousin named Celeste, yes, he is a man with a girl's name and an uncle Robertino.

I love the name Leander. Tragic destiny tied to it, but beautiful name.

my dad's name was Alphonse. When I was pregnant he told me,"for god's sake if it is a boy, do NOT name him after me." everyone called my dad "buzz" because he liked to talk so much. that's where I got it from.

Spellbound wrote: "I had a grandmother named Cesira.
I know a Nerina, not quite sure how she is related to me.
A cousin named Celeste, yes, he is a man with a girl's name and an uncle Robertino.

I love the name Lean..."

he hated it. we all called him "Lee"

I know, I'm weird, but I like ancient names, better if there's a history to them.

My mom had 7 sisters: Violet,Jeannette, Rose Alma (always called alma), yvonne, Irene,Bernadette,Claire. I have cousins on that side named: Blanche,Nancy,Alma Rose,Constance,Annette,Rachel, Pauline,Lorraine, Patricia,Mary Louise,Elaine. My dad's sisters were named Ida and Dora. On that side I have a cousin Doris,Arthur,Maurice,Ronald,Norman & Pauline.

One of my great-grandmothers was named Arminta Octavene Burrow.

Larry wrote: "One of my great-grandmothers was names Arminta Octavene Burrow."

Awesome.

Michele wrote: "My mom had 7 sisters: Violet,Jeannette, Rose Alma (always called alma), yvonne, Irene,Bernadette,Claire. I have cousins on that side named: Blanche,Nancy,Alma Rose,Constance,Annette,Rachel, Pauline..."

Michele, why don't you use the space key?

Michele wrote: "okay, so in my family, they spelled my name with only one "l" but that spelling was not uncommon in french canadian families living in new england prior to 1950. there have been some really unusual..."

Leander is a cool name. It reminds me of the book The Grandmothers: A Family Portrait, which I highly recommend to everyone.

Leander is a town in Texas.

Lobstergirl wrote: "Leander is a cool name. It reminds me of the book The Grandmothers: A Family Portrait, which I highly recommend to everyone."

Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night; for, good youth, he went but forth to wash him in the Hellespont and being taken with the cramp was drowned and the foolish coroners of that age found it was 'Hero of Sestos.'

I just have typical old Hebrew names in my ancestry. And my Dad, the first generation of American, is Jacob Joseph Jacobson.

My dad's name is Hedley Charles Clemo - which I think is awesome, but he hates! None of us really have any idea where his first name/our surname come from; they don't seem very English. And my mum's name is Abimbola (she's British Nigerian).

Oooooh Abimbola, nice!

I'm trying to figure out what Hedley Charles Clemo came from. And I get Viking and Francs.

Haha yeah - she has to shorten it to Bola for all us Brits who find it hard to pronounce. Hedley and Bola - they make a distinctive couple :)

Viking, eh? Nice - maybe that'll mollify him a bit!

pretty much all our family first names are french because my 2 grandfathers came from french Quebec and all my great grandparents as well. when I got married the second time I kept wondering who the wasp was and it was me! Both my birth surname and 1st married surname were french. *BUT, my great-grandmother on my dad's side was half native american. the story was that it was an arranged when my great grandfather was on a fishing trip and met her father. her birth name was Josephine Philibot/Fillibot and she married robert roberge somewhere in quebec in the late 19th century. so, i am 1/16 native american. probably more since a lot of french canadians intermarried with native americans. my teeth confirmed that I am part native american.

An ancestor of mine was named Aquilla. I have a friend whose last name is Plank. As a joke, I told her to name her son Redwood, and she did.

And you said, "Cedar later, Plank."

Woody answer ???

I sawdust his eyes and couldn't tell.

We have a Bucky. Swear to god. And an Onie-Mae. Gotta love the deep south.

Are they siblings, Bucky, Swear-to-god, and Onie-Mae?

My grandfather's name was Casper. I think it was common for his day, but when we did family trees in school the kids all laughed and made ghost jokes.

Clovis is a common family name on my husbands side. I get a lot of flack from my family because of my kids names...Asia and Makaio...but they can all kiss my ass because I like their names :D
In my defense, it's really hard to pick first names with a last name like Beaver. My mom thought I should name my son Philip...I had to say Philip Beaver to her about a dozen times before she finally realized why it was a really bad idea...sheesh!

Larry wrote: "Are they siblings, Bucky, Swear-to-god, and Onie-Mae?"

A cousin and a grandma. My mom only did one decent thing for us, to give us our names. We are Kimberly, Leslie, Marsha and Jonathan. Now, Kim and I are twins, so one would think we'd be named "Kim and Kelley" or "Lisa and Leslie", but there it is. (Oh, and Swear to God disappeared years ago. Rumour has it he's dead or in prison)

I had a teacher once, Mrs Rowe. I swear to god, she named her son Skid. I'm serious as a heart attack. Skid Rowe!

I had a great-aunt by marriage named "Armance".

Skeeter.

skeeter lives

Skeeter lives on in spite of ....

My husbands Dad and Uncle are names Tom and Jerry, and their mother still does not see why it is funny.

I never thought Tom and Jerry were funny, either.

Larry wrote: "I never thought Tom and Jerry were funny, either."

What about the one where Tom dresses up in a zoot suit and sings "Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby"?

Well that wasn't funny. That was serious drama.

True. Very true.

I still love Tom & Jerry!

My husband's middle name is Valentine, and mine is Maxine.

Well I'm still laughing about "Skeeter". It's almost as funny as "Evinrude", my personal favorite hillbilly name.

Evinrude is a hillbilly name? It sounds so aristocratic. Although, don't they make boat engines? Are hillbillies naming their kids after an engine brand? Is this the white equivalent of black people naming their kid Louis Vuitton?

My great uncles were named Ainsley and Ewart, both of which are excellent names for teddy bears. I also have an Great Auntie Wig, I do NOT know why.

Barb wrote: "Apparently, my fathers middle name was Fountain.
???"

Hey, I like that. Never heard it before, but it's kinda cool.

There was once this really wealthy family here who owned nearly everything and the family name was Hogg. I swear to God, they named their girls Ima and Ura. True Story. Houston history folks. Google them.

Oh yeah I've heard of the Hoggs.

Almost true, Leslie. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/on...

Sure. And the dad's name was Boss.

Phil wrote: "Sure. And the dad's name was Boss."

LOL! Well, I'll be damned! You know, every child growing up in Houston hears stories about those poor Hogg girls and yet there never was a Ura. I do feel bad for Ima, though.

Their little brother was named Bathroom.