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GUEST,Anne Lister sans cookie Folklore: Forenames in former times (35) RE: Folklore: Forenames in former times 30 Apr 13


I'm always somewhat horrified at how many people choose a name for their child they either can't pronounce or can't spell (for example I met a Siobhan once who insisted she was called "Seeb-harn" and have taught a Jorga. I could go on ...). We have loads of Jaydens around here, all of whom appear to be white skinned Welsh, and there are also Kaydens (and you can vary the spelling as much as you dare imagine). Has there been a famous Jayden?
But in my family tree there was one branch back in the 18th century who had the best selection of names - we had a Zipporah, an Ezekiel, a Nimrod and a Keren-Heppuch. Not a Jewish family, as the marriage was in a church and the surname was Morley, but clearly fond of the Old Testament! If only I had a brother called Nimrod ....


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