What are some of the more unusual finds from your family tree? Some of mine: [name]Americus[/name], Tullo, [name]Claude[/name], [name]Prosper[/name], Attillo, Dominico, [name]Magdalena[/name], [name]Amalie[/name], [name]Araminta[/name] and [name]Temple[/name].
[name]Primrose[/name], [name]Esmeralda[/name], Rosamel, [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Quincy[/name], Dmitriy, [name]Valentin[/name] & [name]Cosmo[/name] are some of the really odd onews. I WISH [name]Araminta[/name] was in my tree somewhere! 
[name]Clyde[/name], [name]Faye[/name] (b), [name]Orpha[/name], [name]Evin[/name] (b), [name]Myrtle[/name], Rudelle, Shine (b) and the two I still find perplexing: [name]Dorcas[/name] and [name]Mayo[/name] (g).
I’m almost ready to bring [name]Clyde[/name] back. What do you think-- ready for revival?
[name]Clyde[/name] seems to have the same feel as [name]Wyatt[/name], [name]Gus[/name], etc. so I’d say it definitely has revival potential. It’s really cute actually; a more laid-back version of [name]Clive[/name].
[name]Lola[/name], you have some real gems in your tree! I love [name]Dahlia[/name], Rosamel and [name]Quincy[/name] in particular.
Melissa2, I’m thinking [name]Clarence[/name], nn [name]Clancy[/name], so yeah, I think it’s time for things like [name]Clancy[/name] & [name]Quincy[/name] to come back to the boys. (I think those two in particular are hideous on girls)
Olivegreen, thanks! I used Rosamel in the middle of my daughter’s name, it ws the most important family name/surname for a girl and she’s the first one in my family since my sister!
[name]Kirby[/name], [name]Hilton[/name], [name]Ross[/name], [name]Quentin[/name], [name]General[/name] Pinckney, [name]Duke[/name], [name]Marmaduke[/name], [name]Bernard[/name], [name]Chester[/name], [name]Clyde[/name], [name]Seth[/name], Chuka, [name]Narcissa[/name], [name]Gladys[/name], [name]Velma[/name], [name]Flora[/name].
Middles Names:
Mendenhahl, [name]Arthur[/name] (for a girl), [name]Page[/name] (for a guy), [name]Stanley[/name], [name]Wayne[/name], [name]Newton[/name], [name]DeWitt[/name], and [name]Lura[/name].
By marriage:
[name]Leroy[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Bea[/name], [name]Albert[/name], [name]Eugene[/name], [name]Bertha[/name], [name]Harvey[/name]
I met a 30 year old [name]Quincy[/name] (male) this year. I’d never met a [name]Quincy[/name] before. I like it! Quite dashing, yet down to earth.
Xury (x2), Athanacius (at least two of them), Strangeman (pronounced strong-man, supposedly: http://home.earthlink.net/~glendaalex/strange.htm), Icalier, [name]Permelia[/name], [name]Jerusha[/name] (x2)…
[name]Plenty[/name] more weirdness where those came from, but I would have to look them up.
I have some crazy names in my family tree;
[name]Zelpha[/name] (girl)
[name]Octavia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
Sythabel, Thornhill, Waddy (male), [name]Thomson[/name], [name]Lilburn[/name], [name]Permelia[/name], [name]Wilbert[/name], Miltson, [name]Durwood[/name], Meriweather (male), [name]Mignon[/name], and Pulsifer. [name]Don[/name]'t know if any of them are ready for a comeback, even within my family. lol Though [name]Permelia[/name] is kind of pretty.
[name]Ah[/name], yes, in addition to at least two Permelias, I have some Wilberts in the family as well.
[name]Joris[/name]
Brunie
[name]Theopolis[/name]
@lola
lol i thought rosamel was from a lotion bottle
http://charlie.fuzzymonkey.net/~diana/forum/showpost.php?p=19427&postcount=3
your stories change a lot. is kylie in your family tree?
My family has some whoppers! My grandmother is [name]Constance[/name] [name]Letitia[/name] (i don’t even know how to spell correctly) My mom’s middle name is [name]Arvilla[/name]. I have a great grandfather named [name]Mathias[/name] (he immigrated from Europe and hated the name). My other grandmother was [name]Audra[/name] [name]Faye[/name] and her twin was [name]Ida[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. Seriously, you can’t make this up. My brother’s middle name is [name]Nile[/name]. My Uncle Terrel’s middle name is [name]Denis[/name] (pronounce day-nus).
CCK, ever make a joke? Sheesh. Whatever. I give up.
@lola.
Huh? Did you edit your message? I thought the message originally said that you were told it was a family name and then found out later it was. I was going to point out that this:
https://nameberry.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3
says you knew your g-grandmother when you were a kid.
Why did you join BNaBBT several years ago, say you had a daughter [name]Kylie[/name], then erase every mention of her? Why did you steal the name Rosamel from someone else’s list, say you saw it on a hand cream container, and then suddenly find it (and a plethora of other fantastical, onomastically orgasmic names) in your family tree? Why do your stories change so much?
@cck: If you have a personal problem with a poster, please do the rest of us a favor and address it privately. The regulars around here actually like that our boards are relatively drama-free.
We had an [name]Artemisia[/name] way back and I kind of love it. But what would a new one be nicknamed? [name]Artie[/name]? Temmie? Meesy?
Compared to some of the names above, these aren’t quite as quirky, but growing up I always found them strange - especially since I haven’t ever seen them anywhere else:
My Aunty is [name]Christine[/name] [name]Bain[/name], and my Uncle is [name]Brent[/name] [name]Cadman[/name].
Compared to some of the names above, these aren’t quite as quirky, but growing up I always found them strange - especially since I haven’t ever seen them anywhere else:
My Aunty is [name]Christine[/name] [name]Bain[/name], and my Uncle is [name]Brent[/name] [name]Cadman[/name].