Strange Family Names...

[Celluloidgal]

Inspired by all the "name" threads.
What are some of the strangest names in your family?

Here's mine:
My greatgrandfather's name is: Joseph E. Eugene B. Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee Roberts.
He named some of his kids: Zenith Oklahoma Roberts, Algabird Roberts, and (my grandmother) DoraBell Roberts.

 

[aprilgail2]

Well...compared to that name my family has "normal" names LOL...my grandma was Daisy and her sisters were Iris and Violet ...the mom must have loved flowers!

 

[Beth76]

Wow those are strange. I was going to list my grandparents: Hubert, Elda, Frieda and Adolph. I guess not strange, just very German.

Oh and DH has a great-aunt whose name is Pebble. Yes, that's her given name.

 

[DiaDeGuadalupe]

When I was in high school in the Philippines, I got to work one Summer at the visa office for the US Embassy. One of my "duties" was to help file the rejected visa applications. The most interesting names that my friends and I came across were:

Sincerely Yours
Yours Truly
Salutations

I don't remember the last names.

Other ones off the top of my head were Apple, Orange, Cherry, Rolex, Loreal, December, Pepsi, and oh, my mom worked with a lady whose middle name was Baby Girl. It was even printed on her checks!

 

[HollyJoy]

Wow! What a long name!

We don't have very strange names in our family... some of the more colorful names include:

Daisy
Viola
Muriel
Alton

 

[ginna74]

excuse the spelling here


my sis in law was going to be named after an aunt? but father in law said no

was gonna be Applutious
but decided on Otillia

 

[Celluloidgal]

Originally posted by aprilgail2
Well...compared to that name my family has "normal" names LOL...my grandma was Daisy and her sisters were Iris and Violet ...the mom must have loved flowers!

How sweet. Theme names count too!

 

[Trish5768]

My Grandfathers name was Elia

 

[binny]

oh I love this! I just got a bunch of pics from my cousin this week some of the names are:
Einer ????
Omaha ( they called him Oma) Coleman
Jewel
Nevada Phelan
Kerstein ( which I LOVE)
Nils
Nels ( my daddy)
and my great Grandfather Gust

 

[Celluloidgal]

Originally posted by binny
oh I love this! I just got a bunch of pics from my cousin this week some of the names are:
Einer ????
Omaha ( they called him Oma) Coleman
Jewel
Nevada Phelan
Kerstein ( which I LOVE)
Nils
Nels ( my daddy)
and my great Grandfather Gust

Oh my...

 

[binny]

LOL

Did I forget to mention that these were geneaology photos? Some of them were really old
Gust was short for August.

Which one brought that ?

 

[kwdietrich1]

My grandfather: Harriman Waldo Blizzard. Yes Blizzard was his surname.

Ancient relatives :

Tilman
Lula Lavina
Hattiie
Tempie Waddington
Mina
Beulah
Bessie Flo
Esta Chloteal

I could go on... but I won't torture you all.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

I remember a great aunt Opal.

My Grandpa's name is Milan.

 

[BlueBayou]

My grandfather's first and middle name: Karl Marx

 

[LisaZoe]

Most unusual (although probably not for her generation) was my maternal grandmother's name: Florence Nightingale (first and middle).

Another name that comes to mind is that of an old family friend from Holland. As kids, we loved making her tell us her full name as we couldn't believe she wasn't making it up. It was:

Katrina Elaina Johanna Enika

and her married name added on:

Van Dan Dungen Bille

Not sure I spelled it all correctly since I doubt I ever saw it written down.

 

[SnowAngel]

Armina -- Rulon
Garlick -- Shuah Starbuck (in 1800s)
Kexiah -- Dock
Annis -- Egidia
Malvina -- Talitha
Elmer -- Irel
Rudolphus -- Nolar Ramezine
Egon -- Diliverance (sp this way)
Felise -- Cinderella (she was born 1852)
Helmut -- Elspath
Sarry Jane -- Valtin
Icie
Grizel
Amasa
Ezekeil
Heard/Hurd
Lodema Marie
Orrel
and many, more...

One family named all 10 sons with first name Carl but with different second names. Hoped they were called by their second names. They were from Germany.

Can you see I know my family history?

(Have over 10 thousand names and counting on both dh and my side)

 

[cynsaun]

My husband's grandmother is named Meta. The girls have a heck of a time spelling it and always write, "Grandma Meat."

 

[BabyTigger99]

My grandmother is Arletta Gerturde. Grandfather is William Sylvester.

 

[popeyeohoh]

I thought we were one of the rare ones

Great Grandmother, Grandmother and me Olive
(I go by Lollly) Granny is Olive Gertrude
My mom Geraldine (nickname Peanut)
My dad and brother Wilbur ( they use their middle names)
My sister's nickname is Itsy ( The only name most people call her)
My mom's mom Myrtle Viola
My grandfather Festus

 

[noel]

Great Grandpa was Yosho (from Croatia) and I have a great grandma Tynne (pronounced Tiny).
My Grandma, who lived in London til 1945, is Constance Maryanne Sarah Vollar Galian.

My second cousin named his kid Ross Cosmo.

I also have a 3 month old neice who is named Lily, which I love. But I found out last night that she was almost named CLEMENTINE!