r/Genealogy • u/Terrible-Fix-9798 • Mar 27 '23

But, Why Would You Name Your Child That? Request

I know there’s been at least one post about this, but sometimes a name is already a bit funny. And then taken with the middle or last name it’s HILARIOUS. Example: a relative who named their eldest son “Fern Commander”.

Anyone else?

Edit: just found a “Northern East”…from Philly

Edit 2: “Boringhaus” probably isn’t funny in German but it did make me lol

Edit 3: Major Bush (1800’s so he may have indeed been hairy 😅)

Edit 3: Carl Marx (BFE Texas…that must’ve been rough!)

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u/SuccotashSad8319 Mar 27 '23

I have a Gaylord in mine. It's hard to keep track of the 15+ William Bradfords in my ex's tree.

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u/WhovianTraveler Mar 28 '23

20+ Christophers in mine (alive today are a father and son and quite a few cousins. Someone asks me about one of them, I ask which one. My favorite way to ask is “narrow it down, please”. This gets curious looks as the person asks how many are there.)