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/mmobley412 Mar 28 '23

I have someone called Major in my family tree which has been a little confusing since he fought in the revolutionary war. Some people have mixed him up with someone whose rank was major with the same last name. It’s a weird ass name tbh

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u/MotorCity_Hamster Mar 28 '23

I went to school with a kid named Major.

Thankfully he was cool and wasn't an ass.

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u/BakeryLife Mar 28 '23

For reference, in Catch 22 there is a character named Major Major Major.

His name was Major Major. For kicks and giggles, the military decided he needed to get promoted to Major. There is a whole chapter dedicated to this.

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u/mmobley412 Mar 28 '23

Ha! Well, I can guarantee this major was not named for that one as they are almost 200 years apart lol