Quaker names!

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Spotted on tumblr, this fascinating list of 17th and 18th century Quaker names!

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Some of them are distinctly[name_f][/name_f] unappealing, but I have a feeling there are some individual names and even combos here that the berries will enjoy [name_f][/name_f]- I was personally very excited to see [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] and [name_m]Loveday[/name_m], and [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m] has @seawillow[name_f][/name_f] written all over it :wink:

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From the list, comment below

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  1. the one you would most[name_f][/name_f] like to be called, or use for a baby
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  2. the one you would least[name_f][/name_f] like to be called, or use for a baby
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  3. which you would use for a sibset!
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Have fun!

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f][name_m]The[/name_m] Names[name_f][/name_f]

Allathyah Hortlorke
[name_f][/name_f]Arent [name_m]Wright[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Babel [name_m]Gibson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Barb[/name_f] [name_f]Bee[/name_f] :ribbon:
[name_f][/name_f]Broadbanke Plant
[name_f][/name_f]Chardus Aletheo [name_f]Eyre[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charity[/name_f] Corn :ear_of_corn:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charity[/name_f] [name_f]Jolly[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charity[/name_f] Kill
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charity[/name_f] Nutt
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Comfort[/name_f] Cripes
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Constant[/name_m] Groom
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Constant[/name_m] Shield
[name_f][/name_f]Corn [name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cotton[/name_m] [name_m]Brown[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Didolis [name_f]Carie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Digworthy [name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Discipline [name_m]Matthews[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Dolphin Munn :dolphin:
[name_f][/name_f]Dykes [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Poope
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Special[/name_f] :sparkles:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ermine[/name_f] Pricket
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eustace[/name_m] Cockery
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Experience[/name_m] Cuppage
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Experience[/name_m] Strettell
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Farley[/name_m] [name_m]Brain[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Fettiplace [name_m]Church[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fountain[/name_m] Sterrey
[name_f][/name_f]Furly Loosevelt
[name_f][/name_f]Gayes Band
[name_f][/name_f]Gey Poope
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]God[/name_m] [name_m]Blessed[/name_m] :innocent:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Grissel[/name_f] Toldervy
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Henaretter Herbenson (does this sound like a version of [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] to anyone else?)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hercules[/name_m] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] :flexed_biceps:t2:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hester[/name_f] [name_m]Chester[/name_m] !!
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Humble[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabel[/name_f] Buttery
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Isah[/name_m] Young-Husband
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Israel[/name_m] Jelly
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jane[/name_f] Quitquit
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball :snowman_without_snow:
[name_f][/name_f]Jennix Dry
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jesus[/name_m] [name_m]Christ[/name_m] (yes really)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Job[/name_m] [name_m]Bland[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Love[/name_f] Beer :beer_mug:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Butcher[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Love[/name_f] Shapton
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Loveday[/name_m] Killow
[name_f][/name_f]Marvellous Scanfield :sparkles:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Obedience[/name_f] [name_m]Waring[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Old [name_m]Adams[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Ould [name_m]Craven[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Patience[/name_f] [name_m]Fish[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Patience[/name_f] Rawbone
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Peace[/name_m] [name_f]Love[/name_f] :peace_symbol:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Doyly
[name_f][/name_f]Persilla Pye
[name_f][/name_f]Philotesia [name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Plant Fry :potted_plant:
[name_f][/name_f]Prevents [name_m]Parker[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Purcifull Towle
[name_f][/name_f]Returne Towle (at the end of a spa day? :laughing:)
[name_f][/name_f]Returned [name_m]Elgar[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Rawbone
[name_f][/name_f]Revolution Sixsmith
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rich[/name_m] Whale :spouting_whale:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Robert[/name_m] Were [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Ruturon Rettle
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling :sparkles:
[name_f][/name_f]Scotting Potts
[name_f][/name_f]Sentence Grimes
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Silence[/name_f] [name_m]Williams[/name_m] :shushing_face:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Squire[/name_m] [name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susannah[/name_f] Poope
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Temperance[/name_f] Poor
[name_f][/name_f]Thank [name_f]Holland[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Thankfull Toone
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Eld Doys
[name_f][/name_f]Try [name_f]Grove[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Tryphona Wassey
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Virgin[/name_m] [name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilde[/name_m] [name_m]Wilde[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Wonderfull Warwicke :sparkles:

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  1. I think Iā€™d choose to be [name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m], and Iā€™d use [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Doyly!
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  2. Iā€™d least like to be Gey Poope or Ould [name_m]Craven[/name_m]
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  3. For a sibset, Iā€™d choose [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m], [name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m], and [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Doyly to be brothers!
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    Iā€™d most like to be [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m], known as [name_m]Theo[/name_m] :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:[name_f][/name_f]. I love [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] ā€œSukiā€ too but canā€™t look past Poope!

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    I would least like to be called [name_f]Grissel[/name_f], Gey or [name_m]Virgin[/name_m]. Also [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] [name_m]Christ[/name_m] would def be hard to pull off.

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    Sibset of plucky yet eccentric literary detectives:
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hercules[/name_m] [name_m]Cross[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Doyly

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ā€¦ and their elderly secretaries (who secretly run the show) [name_f]Ermine[/name_f] Pricket and Persilla Pye :potted_plant:[name_f][/name_f] :pie:

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    Iā€™d go with [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling

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    [name_f]Obedience[/name_f] [name_m]Waring[/name_m] stands out for me

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    [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling + [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f] + [name_f]Charity[/name_f] [name_f]Jolly[/name_f]

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  1. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball
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  2. Gey Poope I think
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  3. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Special[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling, Corn [name_m]Russell[/name_m], Revolution Sixsmith, [name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m], [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m], [name_m]Peace[/name_m] [name_f]Love[/name_f] and [name_f]Charity[/name_f] [name_f]Jolly[/name_f]!
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  1. [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m] for me too, love the alliteration! [name_f]Or[/name_f] if I was a guy, [name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] :sparkles:
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  2. Gey Poope, [name_m]God[/name_m] [name_m]Blessed[/name_m] (much too hard to wear), Fettiplace [name_m]Church[/name_m]
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  3. [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m] & Persilla Pye :potted_plant:
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Thank you for sharing, some of these are so hilarious (Returne Towle is my fav, and [name_m]Experience[/name_m] Strettell sounds like tourism advertisement :grin:)

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There are some gems here! :grin:[name_f][/name_f] Thank you so much for sharing this! :yellow_heart:

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  1. I would love to be called [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Rawbone, and would use [name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] or [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m] for a baby!
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  2. I would least like to be called Gey Poope, me thinks! :sweat_smile:
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  3. For a sibset, I love the idea of [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Doyly, [name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m], [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m], [name_m]Hercules[/name_m] [name_m]Cross[/name_m], Persilla Pye, Tryphona Wassey, & [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] Townsend!!
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Gey Poope is unhinged.

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I guess I would most want to be [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling, [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball (cool girl vibes) or [name_m]Peace[/name_m] [name_f]Love[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f]I would least like to be Gey Poope, [name_m]Israel[/name_m] Jelly or Ould Cravenā€¦

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If I had to name a sibset they would be:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_m]Townsend[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m]

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using full names:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling, [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball, [name_m]Robert[/name_m] Were [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m] & [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m]

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Obsessed!!!

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  1. i would love to be, or name a baby, jane snowball! both are family names for me, coincidentally :love_letter:
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  2. probably gey poope
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  3. charity jolly & hallelujah fisher!
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Jeez, some of these are unhinged. :laughing:

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    If I had to choose, Iā€™d most like to be called [name_f]Charity[/name_f] Corn, [name_m]Cotton[/name_m] [name_m]Brown[/name_m], [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m], [name_m]Humble[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m], [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball, [name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Doyly, [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Rawbone, [name_m]Robert[/name_m] Were [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m], [name_m]Squire[/name_m] [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m], or Thank [name_f]Holland[/name_f].

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    I would least like to be called Gey Poope (:fearful:), [name_m]Peace[/name_m] [name_f]Love[/name_f], [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Butcher[/name_m], [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] [name_m]Christ[/name_m], [name_m]Israel[/name_m] Jelly, [name_f]Hester[/name_f] [name_m]Chester[/name_m], [name_m]Gid[/name_m] [name_m]Blessed[/name_m], [name_m]Farley[/name_m] [name_m]Brain[/name_m], Dolphin Munn, or Broadbanke Plant.

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    [name_m]The[/name_m] ones Iā€™d use for a sibset are: [name_m]Cotton[/name_m] [name_m]Brown[/name_m], [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m], [name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m], and [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m].

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I unironically love this sort of thing! Some historical names are truly, um, surprising, but in an oddly fascinating way. It makes you wonder about the people who had to wear them, you know?

  1. I would be tempted to go with [name_f]Peace[/name_f] [name_f]Love[/name_f], if only to experience the simple joy of a terrible pun (for I would definitely adopt a pet and introduce it as Understanding :grin:). On a more serious note, I would not mind being called [name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_f]Townsend[/name_f] (ā€œTeddyā€) or Philotesia [name_f]Owen[/name_f] (ā€œPhilouā€).
  2. I understand not wanting to be named Gey Poope, but [name_m]Robert[/name_m] Were [name_m]Fox[/name_m] is absolutely unacceptable to me. I struggled enough to learn semi-proper English grammar, thank you very much. :smiling_face_with_tear:
  3. [name_m]Sherlock[name_m] [name_m]Thorpe[/name_m] & [name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m] for a pair of quirky, overly serious mystery solvers! :magnifying_glass_tilted_left:
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[name_m]Brilliant[/name_m] :joy::clap:t2:

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[name_f]See[/name_f] this one just makes me concerned that heā€™s a were-fox, like a werewolf :fox::laughing:

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these are so interesting, thank you for sharing!

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  1. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f] is super cute!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:[name_f][/name_f] i also like [name_m]Loveday[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m]
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  2. the Poope ones are unfortunate, but i think i would least like to be [name_m]God[/name_m] [name_m]Blessed[/name_m] (i wonder if they went by the full name? :sweat_smile:) or [name_m]Virgin[/name_m] [name_m]Kent[/name_m] (i do like [name_f]Virginia[/name_f] but just [name_m]Virgin[/name_m] on its own is a bit much [name_f][/name_f] for me lol)
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  3. iā€™d pick [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling, and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Special[/name_f] :sparkles:
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[name_m]Oh[/name_m] yes they are fabulous together!

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This is my favorite!

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I think Iā€™d choose [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Special[/name_f] for a little girl. [name_f]Special[/name_f] is just cheesy enough to be kind of lovely! And for myself, [name_m]Peace[/name_m] [name_f]Love[/name_f] or [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m] would be nice. I also love [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f].

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Dykes [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], Gey Poope, [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] [name_m]Christ[/name_m], [name_m]Virgin[/name_m] [name_m]Kent[/name_m] are among my least favorites.

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[name_m]Peace[/name_m] [name_f]Love[/name_f] and [name_f]Charity[/name_f] [name_f]Jolly[/name_f] would be fun for sisters. Maybe with brother [name_m]Humble[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]?

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Also, [name_f]Patience[/name_f] [name_m]Fish[/name_m] and [name_f]Silence[/name_f] [name_m]Williams[/name_m] are giving [name_f]Phryne[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] vibes and Iā€™m not mad about it.

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[name_f]Theophila[/name_f] is actually gorgeous. Perhaps I could make that a middle? [name_m]Ever[/name_m] [name_f]Theophila[/name_f]? Maybe Iā€™m just hopped up on cold meds!

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THE best vibes!!

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Thatā€™s actually gorgeous :heart_eyes:

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(Feel better soon!)

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    [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Humble[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Squire[/name_m] [name_m]Boone[/name_m]

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    [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] [name_m]Christ[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]God[/name_m] [name_m]Blessed[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Job[/name_m] [name_m]Bland[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Love[/name_f] Beer
    [name_f][/name_f]Plant Fry
    [name_f][/name_f]Returne Towle
    [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Barb[/name_f] [name_f]Bee[/name_f]

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    3. [name_f][/name_f]
  3. [name_f][/name_f]

    Persilla Pye
    [name_f][/name_f]Philotesia [name_m]Owen[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theophila[/name_f] [name_m]Townsend[/name_m]
    [name_f][/name_f]Tryphona Wassey

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    4. [name_f][/name_f]
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What a list! sorry - I am typing my answer - accidentally pressed post

  1. Iā€™d most like to be calledā€¦Lancelot Wellsā€¦ though Dykes Alexander, Revolution Sixsmith and Wilde Wilde are kind of a vibe. And please, why donā€™t I hate Sentence
  2. Iā€™d least like to be calledā€¦hmmm, itā€™s between Gey Poope, Virgin Kent, Israel Jelly, Love Beer, Jesus Christ and Furly Loosevelt
  3. Revolution Sixsmith, Lancelot Wells, Peregrine Doyly and Marvellous Scanfield
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I definitely didnā€™t misread Gey Poope as [name_f]Gay[/name_f] Poopā€¦

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I would want to be [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f] or [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Snowball

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I would not want to be [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Poope (ngl I giggle at this one), [name_f]Hester[/name_f] [name_m]Chester[/name_m], [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] [name_m]Christ[/name_m], or [name_f]Love[/name_f] Beer

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I would use [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Delight[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Comfort[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Sparkling as a sibset

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