Prizes for your ancestors' names

Baby Name Games
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Tell us some of the most interesting names in your family background: which of your ancestors had the funniest name, the oddest name, the name that would sound most trendy now, the most uncommon name, the ugliest name, the one that would sound the most vintage now, the name no one has ever heard before, the name that sounds the most like a currant celebrity baby, etc. ([name]Feel[/name] free to make up your own categories!) For example,

Prizes for My Ancestors’ Names:

oddest prize: [name]General[/name] Pinckney [name]Watkins[/name]-one of my great great great grandfathers. He wasn’t really a general. He was named after a general that his father served under in the Civil War.

funniest prize: has got to go to [name]Marmaduke[/name] Mendenhahl Farson. My great grandfather.

name that would sound vintage now prize-[name]Clara[/name] [name]May[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]. My grandmother.

name that would sound trendy now prize-[name]Emma[/name]. My husband’s great grandmother.

Never Heard of It Before Prize-[name]Narcissa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] Pulley. Great great grandmother.

Ugliest Prize: Sorry you Berthas out there: [name]Bertha[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Smith[/name]. My step-grandmother.

Sounds like a Celebrity [name]Baby[/name] Prize: Quillian [name]Hilton[/name]. My great uncle.

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Most Unusual:[name]Corine[/name] ?, great-aunt
Vintage: [name]Nellie[/name] [name]May[/name], great-grandmother
Name No Ones Heard Of: Maxmilliamos, cousin
[name]Cross[/name] Gender: [name]Robert[/name] [name]Tracy[/name], great-grandfather. Sadly my middle name is [name]Tracy[/name] too.
Current Celebrity: [name]Florencia[/name] and [name]Mariella[/name], twin cousins

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Ugliest: [name]Wilma[/name], grandmother

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Nicest name: [name]James[/name] [name]Potter[/name] [name]Collins[/name]
Foreign sounding name: [name]Juanita[/name]
Ugliest name: Virgene or Dallars (ugh! pronounced dall-erss)
Most popular name (when born): [name]Jennifer[/name]
Wimpiest name: [name]Rodger[/name] Lamb
Twin name (there are no other sets of twins in the family): Neda [name]Faye[/name] & [name]Neva[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
Celebrity name: [name]Nina[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
Best 3 names: [name]William[/name], [name]James[/name], and [name]Thomas[/name] (they’re brothers)
My favorite: [name]Daniel[/name]

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Retro-hip prize: [name]Otis[/name], [name]Frank[/name], and [name]Leo[/name] - three of my great-grandfathers
Cooler than coolator prize: [name]Grady[/name] - paternal grandfather (my sister has had dibs on this name for years)
Classic and lovely prize: [name]Pauline[/name], [name]Marcella[/name] - various great-aunts
Sassy twins prize: [name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name] - grandmother and her twin
Classy twins prize: [name]Richard[/name] and [name]Raymond[/name] - uncles, sons of [name]Ruth[/name]
Runners up: [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Lena[/name], [name]Hilda[/name], and [name]Rose[/name] - given as first or middle names to multiple generations, mostly on maternal side

Gosh, I hope I don’t remember some fantastic family name after I post this.
Anybody think my maternal grandmother’s name, [name]Marjorie[/name], is due for a comeback, or has [name]Marge[/name] [name]Simpson[/name] marked it for all time?

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Names that would sound vintage now : [name]Eugenie[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name] (great-great-grandmother, and great-grandmother)

Name that sounds trendy now : [name]Sarah[/name] (great-grandmother)

Name that sounds like a celebrity baby : [name]Clara[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] (great aunts)

Hardest name to live with : [name]Narcissus[/name] (great grandfather)

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Richest-sounding name: [name]William[/name] Bosworth [name]Frost[/name]

oddest prize: [name]Orange[/name] Twiss [name]Jennison[/name]

funniest prize: [name]Adeline[/name] Dinkeldein

name that would sound vintage now prize: [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Shaw[/name] [name]Dodge[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Blackburn[/name], [name]Samuel[/name] Darling, [name]Tacy[/name] Kellogg

name that would sound trendy now prize: [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Jemima[/name] and [name]Levi[/name] [name]Lewis[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name]

[name]Virtue[/name] Names: Thankful [name]Maynard[/name], Mehitable Singletary, [name]Experience[/name] [name]Bliss[/name], [name]Temperance[/name] Cox [name]King[/name], [name]Prudence[/name] [name]Sage[/name], [name]Increase[/name] Wetmore,

So 1700’s: [name]Rebeckah[/name] [name]Moody[/name]

Never Heard of It Before Prize: Artemissia Sprague, Parmelia Wetmore

Ugliest Prize: Rodella

Sounds like a Celebrity [name]Baby[/name] Prize: [name]Celestia[/name] [name]Mills[/name]

Cute Sibset: [name]George[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Minnie[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Frederick[/name], [name]Ellen[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Bessie[/name]

Prettiest name I’ve never heard before: Waite

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Most florally sibset: [name]Primrose[/name], [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Eglantine[/name] & [name]William[/name] (great great grandad’s cousins)
ugliest flower: [name]Eglantine[/name]!
Most retro hip: [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Florence[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Violet[/name] & [name]Francesca[/name] (Mom & her sisters)
Trendy boy award: [name]Wayne[/name] (Pop)
Utterly timeless set: [name]Elisabeth[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]William[/name] & [name]Katherine[/name] (My cousins)

*edited because I forgot Mom, in Mom’s sibset!

Going blank here, I don’t have my family tree beside me today, so I’ll have to leave it here.

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Mine are all pretty lame like [name]Robert[/name] and [name]Edith[/name], etc. I think the most unusual was [name]Cecil[/name].

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Oh, hold on to your hats! Kingfish, W (That is his name, not an initial), [name]Roy[/name], [name]Bertie[/name], [name]Eulala[/name], D’wahl (I think - that’s how it’s pronounced), [name]Butch[/name], H. [name]Maxwell[/name] (again, not an initial), [name]Harley[/name], [name]Pinkie[/name] and Pudding (twins). I could go on, but I think that’s enough.

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Prizes for My Ancestors Names…

Funniest Name: [name]Bert[/name] [name]Elisha[/name] (great grandfather - all I think of is [name]Bert[/name] and [name]Ernie[/name] from [name]Sesame[/name] [name]Street[/name])
Oddest Name: [name]Travis[/name] [name]June[/name] (my MOM! named after her Aunt [name]Travis[/name])
Trendiest Name: [name]Addie[/name] [name]Belle[/name] (great, great… grandmother)
Most Uncommon Name: [name]Romie[/name] [name]Gaines[/name] (grandfather)
Ugliest Name: [name]Gladys[/name] [name]Juanita[/name] (DH’s grandmother)
Most Vintage Name: [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Olive[/name] (DH’s grandmother)
Unheard of Name: [name]Alzina[/name] Stansberry (great, great… grandmother)
Celebrity [name]Baby[/name] Name: [name]Golden[/name] [name]Day[/name] (great grandmother)
Most Boring Name: [name]John[/name] [name]Wesley[/name] (great, great… grandfather)
[name]Favorite[/name] Female Name: [name]Katie[/name] [name]Marie[/name] (grandmother) AND [name]Grace[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (great grandmother)
[name]Favorite[/name] [name]Male[/name] Name: [name]William[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Grant[/name]

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I know this post is old but it looks like fun!

My prizes are:

Most Exotic: [name]Ferdinand[/name] [name]Napoleon[/name]
Most Pompous: [name]Augustus[/name]
Stuffiest Name: [name]Elvira[/name]
Nerdiest Name: Swynfen
Frilliest Name: [name]Priscilla[/name]
Best First/Middle Contrast: [name]Margaretta[/name] [name]Ross[/name]
“Ready for a Comeback” Award: [name]Eileen[/name] [name]Joyce[/name]
Most Unusual Name: Emblen [name]Noell[/name]
Best Middle Name: [name]Brian[/name] [name]Valentine[/name]
Best Nickname-Names: [name]Peggy[/name] & [name]Annie[/name]
Best Twinset: [name]Emma[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name] (born 1884!)
Cooler than Coolator Award: [name]Edna[/name], [name]Vera[/name] and [name]Valma[/name]
Most Biblical Sibset: [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], Agar, [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Abraham[/name] and [name]Ebenezer[/name]
Duggar Award: [name]Ferdinand[/name], [name]Albert[/name], [name]Elvira[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Augustus[/name], [name]Louis[/name], [name]Horatio[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Selina[/name], [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name]
Modern Usability Awards: [name]Rex[/name], [name]Selina[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Louis[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name]

I love my family tree. It’s such a great source of names!

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My great grandparents are:
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/arthur/images/8/8a/ARTHUR_READ.png/revision/latest?cb=20120426154053
[name_f]Mona[/name_f] http://www.toonarific.com/pics_root//00002450/monathevampire2.jpg
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120519233959/disney/images/7/7e/Alice_In_Wonderland_(2010)_cover.jpg
[name_m]Clifford[/name_m] http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2014/08/file_121356_0_clifford-big.jpg