i’ve lost a couple family members over the past few years and it’s prompted me to do a bit more genealogical research into the side of my family that i don’t know as much about. one of my parents has done lots of research super far back and the other’s family immigrated to america more recently, so hasn’t been able to find as much and knows more from word of mouth. looking more into both sides has taught me lots of cool names and it’s been really exciting!!
i love to hear about people’s family history, so if you have any relatives with cool names, any names that have been passed down a lot, or any names with cool stories, i’d love to hear them!
one of my favorite stories from my family tree is about my grandmother’s name, !sabelle. the story goes that, a couple generations back, a wealthy irish woman fell in love with one of her father’s stable boys, and when her parents wouldn’t approve of the match, they decided to run away to america together. their friend, !sabelle, helped them to get married and escape in secret, and, in memory of her friendship and what she did for them, they named their daughter after her. that !sabelle was my great great grandmother, and years and years later, my grandmother was named after her! it’s such a cool story and i think someday i may pass the name along to keep the story alive.
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[name_u]Swan[/name_u] was a warrior in the 1600s, if I recall correctly.