I've come across some peachy ones in my family history; mostly Old Testament names, and all around 1760 - 1860. Some of them are taken from Joshua 15 and 16, the cities of Judah. Michmethath Boatswain married someone called Nehushta and just carried on with that chapter that is all 'begats'. 15 children in all, all given incomprehensible names that really jarred with the Johns, Marys, Thomas, William and Sarahs that the rest of the village went for!

I have an Absalem, variously spelt Absalome, Apslem, Apsalome and Abslom. Thank heaven my branches kept with the more mundane, although they start to get a bit more exotic when the family moved to a seaside town!

There was a family named for flowers too, not sure if the boy liked being called Narcissus, but his sisters were Rose, Jonquil, Lily and Lavendar.

LTS