Lexie and Braxton

slukd79

I read both of these names (separately) in the obits in my hometown paper. Both were 90+. I just find that really interesting-- they were not nicknames. They were listed as their formal first names.

(To clarify, I am not a fan at all. But I never would have thought these names were present almost 100 years ago.)

MissyCee

Wow, I wouldn't have thought those were first names that long ago, that's actually quite interesting!

Nutrguru

Weird!

sweetpea2003

My grandfather who died two years ago at 91 was named Aidan.  Most people consider Aidan (and it's variants) to be very post "Sex and the City" trendy names... but nope, it is a family name for me (it is also my father's middle name).  We still won't ever use it, but not everyone born in the early part of the 20th century was named Margaret and Robert.

526SadieSadie

Just food for thought, (and this is more in regards to Lexie than Braxton), but just because its an obituary, that doesn't mean it's not a nickname.  My grandmother despised her given first name (Antonetta) and so nothing had that name on it.  As sick as she was when he was dying, if she was conscious and a doctor or nurse called her that, she'd correct them ("it's Etta").  Her obituary and grave marker say Etta.  She'd haunt us if we ever put her full name on anything.

SeasideBride06

My great uncle (grandfather's brother) is named Braxton.

SunnyD2011

Wow - that is interesting!

slukd79

526SadieSadie:

Just food for thought, (and this is more in regards to Lexie than Braxton), but just because its an obituary, that doesn't mean it's not a nickname.  My grandmother despised her given first name (Antonetta) and so nothing had that name on it.  As sick as she was when he was dying, if she was conscious and a doctor or nurse called her that, she'd correct them ("it's Etta").  Her obituary and grave marker say Etta.  She'd haunt us if we ever put her full name on anything.

Definitely could be-- but there were some others that had their nn in parentheses so I thought it was a legit fn. But I don't know them from Adam, so who knows!