tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post245193180766736094..comments2023-04-17T08:41:16.982-06:00Comments on Please, Contain Your Excitement: Unfortunate NamesSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248348740599788697noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-23424657124648785602008-10-06T22:44:00.000-06:002008-10-06T22:44:00.000-06:00I can name four of my great-grandparents and none ...I can name four of my great-grandparents and none of my husband's (coincidentally, the same number of his great-grandparents that he would be able to name).<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you specified that the reason 'Clyde' was weird was because it was for a girl.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I used you (a lot!) in my paper, so there's no need to hate me forever :)Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080543667088230070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-16919444534320840112008-10-06T17:06:00.000-06:002008-10-06T17:06:00.000-06:00Let's see... how about Missouri Tennessee Mitchell...Let's see... how about Missouri Tennessee Mitchell, Jefferson Davis Mitchell, Sterling Price Mitchell, Robert Lee Mitchell.... yes and they are all children from the same family. A little political family there in the 1850s wouldn't you say?Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109053763737388303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-65982068293616852012008-10-03T20:06:00.000-06:002008-10-03T20:06:00.000-06:00i had a friend in Christchurch who called her son ...i had a friend in Christchurch who called her son Rightous. She wasn't exactly being "rightous" when he was consived, so she somehow thought it appropriate to name him rightous???Alicia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799756359526743300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-13976147958214755022008-10-03T10:22:00.000-06:002008-10-03T10:22:00.000-06:00When I was doing some of our research and saw thes...When I was doing some of our research and saw these names, I was initially appalled. I've since decided that names like these make for really cool nicknames:<BR/>Lullus=Louey<BR/>Theodocia=Teddie<BR/>Callistus=Cal<BR/>Juventius=Vinnie (sounds italian?)<BR/>Ignatius=Iggy<BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com