So, I’ve been researching my family tree, and was able to track down up to my five times great grand parents. Some of them had interesting names.
On my paternal side:
Five times great grandpa: [name_m]Pedro[/name_m]
Five times great grandma: [name_f]Juana[/name_f]
Four times great grandpas: Evangelisto, [name_m]Matias[/name_m]
Four times great grandmas: [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
Three times great grandpas: [name_m]Fermin[/name_m], [name_u]Cruz[/name_u], Dionico
Three times great grandmas: [name_f]Dolores[/name_f], Ubaldina (Eduarda), Maria
Two times great grandpas: [name_m]Diego[/name_m], [name_m]Manuel[/name_m], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
Two times great grandmas: Oliva, Petrona
Great grandpas: [name_m]Liborio[/name_m], [name_m]Jos[/name_m]é
Great grandmas: Vincenta, Providencia
Grandparents: Antolin, [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
On my maternal side:
Two times great grandma: [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
Great grandpas: [name_m]Giuseppe[/name_m], [name_u]Nicola[/name_u]
Great grandmas: [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
Grandparents: [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
Evangelisto, Ulbaldina and Providencia, wow! I also quite like Vincenta, and I have a soft spot for [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f]
I love researching my family tree! There are many Johns and Christophers and Elizabeths, but I’ve found some jems:
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_m]Collier[/name_m]
& 3 Marmadukes!
You can get started at familysearch.org . It is a [name_u]FREE[/name_u] resource. If you have roots in U.S.A. (like I do in Puerto [name_m]Rico[/name_m]) you should easily be able to find lots of records. I found an ancestor ([name_m]Pedro[/name_m]) who was born in 1795! Good luck.
My family tree is sort of a mystery since my relatives are from all over the world!
Some relatives with interesting names:
Great grandmother: Andrée
Great aunt: [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
Great aunt: [name_f]Philomene[/name_f]
Great aunt: Tutu
Mother: Andriani
Grandmother: [name_f]Eustacia[/name_f]
Grandmother: [name_f]Basilia[/name_f]
Lots of accidental repeats with children marrying people with the same name as their parent, and purposeful repeats in families too. I’m proud I managed to go back so far, my Gran wanted to know before she died so I worked really hard on her side of the tree. They’re not that fun though, sorry.
I have a very detailed family tree with many bizarrely named ancestors. The families listed here are either hillbillies who have been in the United States since the revolution or relatively recent immigrants. I tried to add some dates/information, but I have been working on this list for a while and I didn’t jot down the dates for everything.
There is a branch of my family tree that is big on repeating honor names and calling people by a diminutive of their middle name.
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] Hennritte Leondine [1917]
[name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f] [name_f]Henriette[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f] ([name_f]Matilda[/name_f]) [1881] {mother of [name_f]Alma[/name_f]}
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f] ([name_f]Minna[/name_f]) [1871]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ([name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f] or [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]) [1839] {mother to [name_f]Minna[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]}
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [1814] {mother to [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]}
[name_f]Catharine[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f] [1771] {mother to [name_f]Frederica[/name_f]}
Some other interesting names:
[name_f]Hettie[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [1892]
[name_f]Elmira[/name_f]
Missouria
[name_f]Ursilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcina[/name_f]
Birthie
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_u]America[/name_u] & [name_f]Virginia[/name_f] [1848] {twins}
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
Louisia
[name_m]Bartley[/name_m]
[name_m]Granville[/name_m] [name_m]Henderson[/name_m] [1831]
[name_m]Absalom[/name_m] ([name_m]Abraham[/name_m]) [1756]
[name_m]Job[/name_m] [name_m]Hobbs[/name_m] [1800] (used again in 1842 for son)
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m] [1897]
[name_f]Carlen[/name_f]
Larken [1808]
[name_m]Burgess[/name_m]
Corderoy
Luft
Gerdt
Stats
I have a treasure trove!
Hursel (which is a family passed through at least 3 generations)
Julene
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m] and [name_f]Cecile[/name_f] (who where married!)
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] Alzonia
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_f]Mahala[/name_f]
[name_f]Hulda[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Olena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vesta[/name_f]
[name_m]Elton[/name_m]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] Zetella
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Izola[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] Lorina
[name_m]Ross[/name_m] [name_u]Leland[/name_u]
I wish I knew more about my family tree!