Unique names in your family tree...

Ivee4 · July 2010

So I have been lurking on the Baby Name board since we are struggling with names. Since all things old are new I thought this may be a good way to find some new names. Please list any unique names in your family tree.

Portia- grandma

Zenaide-great grandma

Pub- Uncle

Earlene-Aunt

I am sure I have more but those were the one's the jumped to mind.

1happygirl782 · July 2010

I had a great great grandfather named Ephraim. It means faithful.

I also have an Aunt Belinda (Bindy for short)

Aunt Antenette (not Antoinette)

AndysGrl08 · July 2010

Gradpa - Chester Anson

Uncle - Reginald

Uncle - Wendell (Bud)

Great Uncle - Alton (we are using this as our LO's middle name)

I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head!

ChicagoBroad26 · July 2010

Clarence Selmer: Grandpa

Ilo Dine: MH's great grandfather

Dimitrika: MH's great grandfather

dehsignz · July 2010

Me: Deirdre
Cousin: Dimitri

Other than that pretty common names.

bubbles231211 · July 2010

Great Uncle on DH side: Rocco (where we are getting our LO name from)

Grandma on DH side: Concetta (connie)

Grandma on my side: Andenzia (Nancy)

Great Grandpa on my side: Calogero (Charlie)

Gotta love italian names :-D And these are just the ones I know of off the top of my head...I'm sure there are tons more on the family tree somewhere

LovesMM · July 2010

bubbles231211:
Great Uncle on DH side: Rocco (where we are getting our LO name from)

Grandma on DH side: Concetta (connie)

Grandma on my side: Andenzia (Nancy)

Great Grandpa on my side: Calogero (Charlie)

Gotta love italian names :-D And these are just the ones I know of off the top of my head...I'm sure there are tons more on the family tree somewhere

Hehe. I love that. We have an Uncle Vito.

soon2Bwed08 · July 2010

Great Grandmother: Corinne (not said like Corinne though...said like Coreen)

Great Grandfather: Eli (said E-lee, instead of E-lie)

Aunt - Marylee (one word)

Uncle - Merlin

Cousin - Broussard (said Brew-sard)

Cousin - Kentry (Ken-Tree)

Uncle - Everette

Aunt - Evelyn

Cousin through marriage - Dantre (Dan - Tree)

His sister - Dristy (like Kristy with a D)

His brother - Drady (like Brady with a D)

His son, my cousin - Delsyn (reminds me of the cough syrup delsym)

My husband's side has more unique names:

Husband's Aunt - Viva (Viv - like Hive with the V replacing the H and adding an A at the end)

Husband's Cousin - Pac

Husband's Grandmther - Lloyd Ella

Husband's Aunt - Nelwyn

Husband's Cousin - Genesis

Husband's Cousin - Niara

Okay I think that's all I have unique wise.

ChicagoBroad26 · July 2010

soon2Bwed08:

Great Grandmother: Corinne (not said like Corinne though...said like Coreen)

Great Grandfather: Eli (said E-lee, instead of E-lie)

Aunt - Marylee (one word)

Uncle - Merlin

Cousin - Broussard (said Brew-sard)

Cousin - Kentry (Ken-Tree)

Uncle - Everette

Aunt - Evelyn

Cousin through marriage - Dantre (Dan - Tree)

His sister - Dristy (like Kristy with a D)

His brother - Drady (like Brady with a D)

His son, my cousin - Delsyn (reminds me of the cough syrup delsym)

My husband's side has more unique names:

Husband's Aunt - Viva (Viv - like Hive with the V replacing the H and adding an A at the end)

Husband's Cousin - Pac

Husband's Grandmther - Lloyd Ella

Husband's Aunt - Nelwyn

Husband's Cousin - Genesis

Husband's Cousin - Niara

Okay I think that's all I have unique wise.

WOW. You win. Smile

Kellina · July 2010

ChicagoBroad26:
soon2Bwed08:

Great Grandmother: Corinne (not said like Corinne though...said like Coreen)

Great Grandfather: Eli (said E-lee, instead of E-lie)

Aunt - Marylee (one word)

Uncle - Merlin

Cousin - Broussard (said Brew-sard)

Cousin - Kentry (Ken-Tree)

Uncle - Everette

Aunt - Evelyn

Cousin through marriage - Dantre (Dan - Tree)

His sister - Dristy (like Kristy with a D)

His brother - Drady (like Brady with a D)

His son, my cousin - Delsyn (reminds me of the cough syrup delsym)

My husband's side has more unique names:

Husband's Aunt - Viva (Viv - like Hive with the V replacing the H and adding an A at the end)

Husband's Cousin - Pac

Husband's Grandmther - Lloyd Ella

Husband's Aunt - Nelwyn

Husband's Cousin - Genesis

Husband's Cousin - Niara

Okay I think that's all I have unique wise.

WOW. You win.

I agree! A woman named Lloyd... WOW.

Nothing crazy on our side- just a great Aunt named Fannie. Also a Melvin. Our DS is named Mason, which is a family name and only recently got popular!!! UGH!

Other than that just terrible old people names! LOL!

BabyyMamma · July 2010

Grandma- Twilla

Grandpa-Leslie

Uncle-Lynn

britne08 · July 2010

grandmother is Donzella. (donny for short)

grandfather is Gerald St. Clair (yep with the st. and all)

SO has a great uncle Balthazar

that is all i can think of right now.

elaforgia · July 2010

LovesMM:
bubbles231211:

Great Uncle on DH side: Rocco (where we are getting our LO name from)

Grandma on DH side: Concetta (connie)

Grandma on my side: Andenzia (Nancy)

Great Grandpa on my side: Calogero (Charlie)

Gotta love italian names :-D And these are just the ones I know of off the top of my head...I'm sure there are tons more on the family tree somewhere

Hehe. I love that. We have an Uncle Vito.

This made me laugh - DH has an Uncle Vito and an Uncle Cosmo

abovewedding · July 2010

We've got a few since my mom is German. Her name is Ursula which I guess is unique here. And her cousin's name is Guisela.

Karenmyrrh · July 2010

I have two great grandmothers named Etta. Which is what we are naming our little girl. I also have a great grandmother named Eula Venona. That in addition grandma named Mildred and a d a granfather named Forrest.

llopez317 · July 2010

Don't know if they are considered unique or just old fashioned, but here are some from my family.

Grandfather MN: Everal (pron ev-ruhl, well at least that's how I say it)

Grandmother: Anita Ruby

Great Uncle: Berle

Great Aunt: Olita

Great Grandmother: Ettie May (adorable southern name)

cmeyer76 · July 2010

Here are some of the most unusual from my family.

My Grandmother: Euretha

My Aunt: Zellia (pronounced Zell-uh)

A cousin: Kenna

My great-grandmother: Vestina

Great uncle: Ammo (pronounced A-Moe)

curlydoglover · July 2010

I think I'm going to win this one...

Kunigunde. My great-great-great-Grandmother.

Also:

Alphonse
Aloysius
Augusta
Bruno
Cathans (f)
Hedwig
Himer
Luzia
Helmuth
Michella
Milfewd
Ora
Wilma
Wilhelmina

And many, many German variants of common names (Konrad, Anton, Georg, Petr, Wilhelm)

Lexs4 · July 2010

My mother and her youngest two brothers were all born in France when my grandfather was stationed there at the time, so my grandmother gave them all French names. My mom is the youngest and they moved back here when she was 3, so I imagine this was a bit difficult for her growing up, especially considering how people mispronounce it now that it is used in the states. Not too strange, but definitely not the norm for their age group here in the US.

Jaques

Philip (pronounced Phil-eep)

Chantal (pronounced Shan-taul sh sound as in Shhh...)

janneann1127 · July 2010

My grandmothers maiden name is Andon. If we had a girl, her middle name would have been that. I love it.

OneLove 09 · July 2010

We have some really unique names in my family. Many of these names sound much better in French than in English.

Radja- Aunt

Guytelle- Mom

Danielo & Alexio - cousins (spanish)

Sheila - sister

Conrad- brother

Tahnee- cousin

Giselle- grandma (will be our girl's name if we ever have one)

Alice- great aunt

bumpuser260585 · July 2010

My name is Anita and my grandpa is Roland. DH has a lot of German names in his family. His aunt is Scherle, pronounced like Shirley.

rainydayluck · July 2010

My grandma is named Darlyn and my great grandma was named Delphine (Dove for short)

soon2Bwed08 · July 2010

ChicagoBroad26:
soon2Bwed08:

Great Grandmother: Corinne (not said like Corinne though...said like Coreen)

Great Grandfather: Eli (said E-lee, instead of E-lie)

Aunt - Marylee (one word)

Uncle - Merlin

Cousin - Broussard (said Brew-sard)

Cousin - Kentry (Ken-Tree)

Uncle - Everette

Aunt - Evelyn

Cousin through marriage - Dantre (Dan - Tree)

His sister - Dristy (like Kristy with a D)

His brother - Drady (like Brady with a D)

His son, my cousin - Delsyn (reminds me of the cough syrup delsym)

My husband's side has more unique names:

Husband's Aunt - Viva (Viv - like Hive with the V replacing the H and adding an A at the end)

Husband's Cousin - Pac

Husband's Grandmther - Lloyd Ella

Husband's Aunt - Nelwyn

Husband's Cousin - Genesis

Husband's Cousin - Niara

Okay I think that's all I have unique wise.

WOW. You win.

Thanks! Ha-Ha!

soon2Bwed08 · July 2010

Kellina:
ChicagoBroad26:
soon2Bwed08:

Great Grandmother: Corinne (not said like Corinne though...said like Coreen)

Great Grandfather: Eli (said E-lee, instead of E-lie)

Aunt - Marylee (one word)

Uncle - Merlin

Cousin - Broussard (said Brew-sard)

Cousin - Kentry (Ken-Tree)

Uncle - Everette

Aunt - Evelyn

Cousin through marriage - Dantre (Dan - Tree)

His sister - Dristy (like Kristy with a D)

His brother - Drady (like Brady with a D)

His son, my cousin - Delsyn (reminds me of the cough syrup delsym)

My husband's side has more unique names:

Husband's Aunt - Viva (Viv - like Hive with the V replacing the H and adding an A at the end)

Husband's Cousin - Pac

Husband's Grandmther - Lloyd Ella

Husband's Aunt - Nelwyn

Husband's Cousin - Genesis

Husband's Cousin - Niara

Okay I think that's all I have unique wise.

WOW. You win.

I agree! A woman named Lloyd... WOW.

Nothing crazy on our side- just a great Aunt named Fannie. Also a Melvin. Our DS is named Mason, which is a family name and only recently got popular!!! UGH!

Other than that just terrible old people names! LOL!

I agree the first time he told me his grandmother's name, I just kept asking him if he was serious. LOL

soon2Bwed08 · July 2010

curlydoglover:

I think I'm going to win this one...

Kunigunde. My great-great-great-Grandmother.

Also:

Alphonse
Aloysius
Augusta
Bruno
Cathans (f)
Hedwig
Himer
Luzia
Helmuth
Michella
Milfewd
Ora
Wilma
Wilhelmina

And many, many German variants of common names (Konrad, Anton, Georg, Petr, Wilhelm)

I think you beat me for sure! LOL

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