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I found one recently from the mid 1700s era. The wife's name was Experience.
Dhohmnuill Dubh Na Somerlidi, a namesake ancestor of my clan and the last Lord of the Isles (king), before the English overran us. in their language, the first part of his name means, "Donald". The last part in Old Norse, means, "summer traveler".
Dhohmnuill Dubh Na Somerlidi, a namesake ancestor of my clan and the last Lord of the Isles (king), before the English overran us. in their language, the first part of his name means, "Donald". The last part in Old Norse, means, "summer traveler".
Dhohmnuill Dubh Na Somerlidi, a namesake ancestor of my clan and the last Lord of the Isles (king), before the English overran us. in their language, the first part of his name means, "Donald". The last part in Old Norse, means, "summer traveler".
"Dubh" means "dark", so your ancestor probably had dark eyes and/or hair. "Dubh" was probably used to distinguish him from a Dhomnuill who had light coloring - he would have been "Dhomnuill Ban".
Not too unusual. But my GGG was Indiana Missouri, and her sister was America Tennessee. Both born & raised in Tennessee. Interestingly, GGG evidently went by her middle name. She's generally referred to as Missour-ah, the way Missouri is pronounced in that neck of the woods.
Guess I come from a line of geography-philes.
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If we delve into foreign names there are many people can point out that seem quite odd compared to what we're used to. I've found the Dutch names extremely interesting, such as some ancestors:
"What is the most unusual name in your family tree?"
It's a tie between Freelove, Persistence and Lott - spelled with two "T"s.
We may have some relatives in common, those are relatives names I have come across as well Freelove, and Lott for sure. I think Lott came from a surname originally.
Also, Cotton, Pinckney, Seaborn (yes he was born at sea), and Increase, to name a few, there are other odd ones I just can't remember right now.
I love the family name Fanny Rivers, but was afraid to gift my daughter with it at this time in history.
I also found a ton of old Dutch names that I would have had to copy exactly. when I really looked at them I could eventually figure out the pronunciation. Lots of (what became) Bogarts.
That's funny. We also have a George Washington________ in the 1800s.
It was very common to name kids after famous contemporaries or those in the recent past.
I have a boatload of the George Washingtons, a few Benjamin Franklins, a couple Alexander Hamiltons, one John Quincy Adams, several Theodore Roosevelts, a few Jefferson Davises and a couple Lorenzo Dows (a "famous" evangelical preacher).
When a family has 8 or more kids who survive birth, you start running out of names. I have a couple dozen families like that, and 3 that had 15 or more kids.
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Shared relatives?
Freelove, and Lott for sure. I think Lott came from a surname originally.
when I really looked at them I could eventually figure out the pronunciation. Lots of (what became) Bogarts.
