More unusual Christian names

[Jill]

It's the men who have the unusual names in my tree, Finisher Coronation, Steeprock and Quick for example.

My Lancs/Yorks men were often given mother's or grandparent's surnames which results in forenames such as Broughton, Blakey, Dewhurst, Atkinson, Rennie and Greenwood.

[Nell]

I do have a Frost Massingham, Frost being his mother's maiden name, and an Emmets Matthews, Emmets being his paternal grandmother's maiden name.

My father's second name was Bryant, which was his mother's maiden name. He became very cross if he was called Bryan/Brian .. the poor offender was very quickly corrected. His first name was Leonard, which was also his father's name, so it was never used .. occasionally he was referred to as LB which he also answered to. My brother is sometimes referred to as JC .. but never by me!!! lol

[Mary from Italy]

I've probably posted this before, but I was amused by a Mr and Mrs Day in my tree who called their daughter Quita.

[Mary from Italy]

I think the most unusual male name I have in my tree is Cassibelan (Burton), nephew of Robert Burton, author of The Anatomy of Melancholy.

I think Belcher Dabridgecourt takes the biscuit, though.

[Olde Crone]

OK, I haven't mentioned him for a while, so time to dust off my

Fish Fish Fish.

OC

[Kit]

OH acquired a lady with the middle name of Admonition the other day.

Sadly she appears to have dropped it as I haven't found a death or marriage for her.

[marquette]

Most of the unusual names in my tree seem to be boys with a mothers (or grandmothers) name - Bilby, Masters, Brazill, Hill.

Then there is Royal George, named after the ship he was born upon.

For the girls, Exton, and Kerenhapperch (I thought this might be a biblical name).

The most elaborate names I have seen belong the Castles of Victoria - James and Harriet gave each of their 12 children 5 or 6 christian names.
I posted them before - http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/f...hlight=castles

[Mary from Italy]

Kerenhappuch is indeed a biblical name.