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Horrific names from your family tree

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Fantail · 14/01/2014 21:12

We have been working a little bit on DH's family tree lately. There are some Hmm names in there but none more horrific than a little boy in the 1800s named Ethelbert who grew up in East London.

Have you come across any in your family?

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Fantail · 14/01/2014 21:35

Nadia - yes I think you win with Ebeneezer, although if someone comes up with a Bertha I think that is a name that you probably wont see again...

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hardtostayfocused · 14/01/2014 21:34

I came across one of a very large family called Welfare! Born 1837.

But the best one is Tryphena. Tryphena Leggett.

Andcake · 14/01/2014 21:33

Gladys - all the others are quite nice

NadiaWadia · 14/01/2014 21:30

I found an Ebeneezer, which is worse than yours I think. One of many children of a Methodist minister in Yorkshire.

We are laughing now, but both will probably come back into fashion within a few years. People would have hated names like Wilfred and Arthur about 15 years ago, but now they are all over the place.

YokoUhOh · 14/01/2014 21:15

I quite like Ethelbert - it has a home-town connection for me. It's not that different to Albert or Herbert :)

I reckon horror-names of the 2300s will be Kevin and Gary. And Wayne.