Names from my family tree (back to 1490)!

General Name Discussion
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So I just got a copy of my paternal family tree. It’s a pedigree chart so it only lists the family members that are directly related to me, no great-aunts and uncles, et c. Some of the names are pretty interesting, though!

BOYS:
[name]Franklin[/name]/[name]Frank[/name] x5
[name]Edmond[/name]/[name]Edmund[/name] x2
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Herbert[/name]
[name]DeLancie[/name] x2
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Gilbert[/name]
Bigelow
[name]Benjamin[/name] x2
[name]William[/name] x7
[name]Silas[/name] x2
[name]Joseph[/name] x8
[name]Jonathan[/name] x2
[name]James[/name] x5
[name]George[/name] x3
[name]Thomas[/name] x3
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] x4
[name]John[/name] x8
[name]Philip[/name]
Grinnell
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Peabody[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Jotham[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] x2
[name]Willfred[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]

GIRLS
[name]Elizabeth[/name] x5
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Norma[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] x2
[name]Almeda[/name]
[name]Charity[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] x9
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name] x2
[name]Martha[/name] x2
[name]Abigail[/name] x3
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] x3
[name]Mary[/name] x3
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Sukey[/name]
[name]Ester[/name]
[name]Johane[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name] x5
[name]Betsey[/name]
[name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Arethusa[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] x3
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Margery[/name]

SURNAMES
[name]Spalding[/name]/[name]Spaulding[/name]
[name]Wright[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Dodge[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Davis[/name]
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Mack[/name]
[name]Remington[/name]
[name]Sherman[/name]
[name]Booth[/name]

WDYT? Most are pretty standard names, but I was excited to see [name]Mercy[/name], [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Charity[/name], [name]James[/name], and [name]Ezra[/name] especially.

[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Booth[/name] would be an acceptable FN for a boy? It’s growing on me.

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If [name]DeLancie[/name] and Bigelow were…

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I love:
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Herbert[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]

[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Almeda[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Margery[/name]

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Lots of lovely names - I especially love [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Sukey[/name], and [name]Peabody[/name] is just brilliant! My aunt is named [name]Prudence[/name] :slight_smile:

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Great list! Many (almost all) of my favorite names are on this list:

[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]George[/name]

[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]

And weirdly, the one non-traditional boys name I’ve always had a thing for - [name]Mack[/name] - even turns up on the surname list.

On [name]Booth[/name] though… I don’t know. I still think [name]John[/name] [name]Wilkes[/name]. 145 years, and it still seems too soon.

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I agree.It also comes with serious teasing potential… (it’s a seating option) If you are set on using it, I would suggest keeping it as a middle name. :slight_smile:

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My favorites!
BOYS:
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] x4
[name]John[/name] x8
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] x2
[name]Henry[/name]

GIRLS
[name]Elizabeth[/name] x5
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] x2
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Ester[/name] (Although I prefer the other spelling ([name]Esther[/name])
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name] x5
[name]Susannah[/name]

SURNAMES
[name]Parker[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Davis[/name]

What great names! You are so lucky to have these fantastic options with personal meaning (and because they are family names you get to claim them, ha!) Some of my all time favorites can be found on your list!

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Ooh, what great names! Here are my favorites:

Boys-
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]

Girls-
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Ester[/name] (but I prefer [name]Esther[/name])

Some of the surnames I think would make great first or middle name choices for a boy (I [name]DO[/name] NOT like surname names on girls).

[name]Wright[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]
[name]Dodge[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Davis[/name]
[name]Sherman[/name]
[name]Booth[/name]