The Weird and the Wonderful Part 3

And so the list continues… :slight_smile:

Boys
[name]Adonijah[/name]
Amres
Barlee
[name]Bayley[/name] / [name]Baley[/name]
[name]Bell[/name]
Blomfield
[name]Boyce[/name]
Brightman
Buckworth
[name]Cheney[/name]
Coultry
[name]Dalton[/name]
Duelt
[name]Dunham[/name]
Fairefax
[name]Freeman[/name]
Fromantell
Gazely
Geybon
Gunvyle
[name]Hall[/name]
[name]Ham[/name]
Harboard
Hannover – youngest brother of above
(the sons of [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Herne[/name] and Lady [name]Charlotte[/name] (nee Paston) in order were: Paston, Harboard, [name]Thomas[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]John[/name] & Hannover)
Hindrey
Hodijah
Hud
Jabey
[name]Manning[/name]
Masters
Miris
[name]Moore[/name]
[name]Needham[/name]
Oldrid
Onesiphorus*
Philby
Pickering
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Pratt[/name]
[name]Reeve[/name]
[name]Rudd[/name]
[name]Sacheverell[/name]
Salathiell
Sandall*
[name]Starling[/name]
Viteria
Wasey
Waters
Wentworth
Yard
Yeomans

Girls
[name]Arabia[/name]
Bexelinda – probably a mispelling of a [name]Belinda[/name] but I hope not because this is more fun! :wink:
Benedicttis
[name]Biddy[/name] – [name]Bridget[/name] was a common name at this time
[name]Burrows[/name]
[name]Clorinda[/name]
Delph
Edeny
Erita
[name]Ezekiel[/name]
Faithful
Heriahauch
[name]Judah[/name]
Manicha
Merab
Palgrans
Palgrave
[name]Parnell[/name]*
[name]Philadelphia[/name]
Realy/Raley
Ruenna
[name]Shelton[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Stafford[/name]
Swithin
Tabarina
Theodorien
Wellthean*

[name]Unknown[/name] gender
Beeton
Bevill Paston – fn/mn
Bevill Wimberley – elder (pre-deceased) sibling of above
Bosham
Castle
Vastie

  • [name]Borne[/name] by multiple people.

I know some of them are biblical, but they were still interesting/unusual enough for me to be included in the list :slight_smile:

I actually really like [name]Cheney[/name] for a girl but then there is the [name]Dick[/name] [name]Cheney[/name] association I’m sure people wont be able to shake.
I love [name]Manning[/name] as a mn.
Edeny - how do you think this pronounced? I like the looks of it.
[name]Ezekiel[/name] for a girl??? :confused:
Raley - I also love this name for a girl. Nice [name]Riley[/name] alternative but then there is the grocery store chain :frowning:
Castle is actually interesting and slightly appealing. I can see it working as a great mn.

Well Edone was a variant spelling, so in my head I’m rhyming it with [name]Ebony[/name].

Oh, yes, gender-bending abounds in these records! What I will say though is that the bending seems a lot more equal than we have now. You’re just as likely to have a male [name]Dorothy[/name] as a female [name]Robert[/name] :slight_smile: