Family names

[Butterball Ma]

I thought it would be interesting to share some of the names in our families. You never know where inspiration will come from. Most of our family names are sort of old-fashioned or a bit country, unfortunately...

Nicole (Nikki) Suzanne
Victoria (Tori) Grace
Helen
Martha
Amanda
Tana
Ashley
Nevaeh
Abigail
Cindy
Sandee
Linda
Wendy
Bronwynn
Sarah
Dorothy
Brandi
Chantal


Alan Paige
George
Robert
David
Corbin
Brandon
Dewie
Tyler
Tanner
Noah
Ashley
Thomas
Christian
Linwood (Lucky)

Not too many interesting ones in my family, lol. How about yours?

 

[xjesx]

I dont think there is anything unfortunately about country but:

James
Andrew
Grace
Judi
Kenneth
Shaylee
Jennifer
Ben
Ryan
Morgan

George
Patricia
Paul
Camela (Pronounced like Pamela but Cam..)
Brycen
Peyton
Taryn
Taylor

 

[Butterball Ma]

My mom and her sisters are Sandee Jo, Cindy Lou and Linda Sue. Those aren't nicknames, either, lol. But at least gma put her foot down when gpa wanted to name the last girl Blenda Sue...seriously. So she compromised with Linda, lol.

 

[xjesx]

hahah ok that kind of country is a little much!

 

[steph.]

My family are Italian/Brazilian so there may be some strange ones:

Elisa
Fernanda
Thais
Mariana
Adriana
Monica
Raquel
Giovanna
Laura
Christina
Rafaella
Leticia
Frederica
Rosangela

shoot my toddler just woke up, will continue later

ETA boys names!

Gabriel
Antonio
Paulo
Fabio
Daniel
Damian
Thomas
Colin
Sergio
Renato
Rafael
Rodrigo
Alberto

 

[rachelleigh]

Vivian
Peri
Teresa
Joyce
Genevieve
Kelly
Heidi
Elizabeth
Katelin

Thomas
Richard
Keith
Scott
Shawn
Shannon
Christopher
Ethan

 

[mamaduke]

Khyle
Winnie
Mary Ann
Norma
Cheryl
Jayne
Kathryn
Anne
Marie
Frances
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Sheila
Mary Beth

Brendan
Joseph
Colin
George
Albert
Patrick
Gary
Floyd (Florian)
Dereck
Chris
Reginald
Desmond
John
Robert
Jerome
Kevin
Logan

 

[JJKCB]

Lily
Pat
Elizabeth
Joyce
Heather
Carol Ann
Vivian
Wendy
Susan
Paula
Tanya
Cheryl
Pauline
Peggy
Lucy

Rory (x2)
William (x2)
Ian
James
Eric
Stephen
Edward (x2)
Paul
Jack (x2)
Wayne
Peter
Chris
Richard
Terry
John
Adam

 

[SweetWitch]

Most common ones in my family:

Sian
Mefin
Nerys
Mererid
Mair
Carys
Branwen
Ruby
Sophie
Morag
Isla
Elizabeth
Eilidh
Mary
Fflur
Meinir
Anwen
Angharad
Matilda

Rhys
Elgan
Owain
Elwyn
Gwynedd
Edward
James
Andrew
Colin
Iestyn
Robert
William
Sion
Aneurin
Matthew

And most people on the Welsh side of the family, has the name Wyn as middle name.

 

[Butterball Ma]

Those are lovely names, SweetWitch. Our family hasn't so well in embracing names from our heritage.

 

[wannabemomy37]

What a great thread!

Rebecca
Rose Anne
Steven
Thomas
Dale
Diane
Beverley
Joseph x4
Donna
Kelli
Sara
Rachael
Ralph x2
Hellene
Anne
Fortunato
Frank
Susan

 

[Butterball Ma]

What a great thread!

Rebecca
Rose Anne
Steven
Thomas
Dale
Diane
Beverley
Joseph x4
Donna
Kelli
Sara
Rachael
Ralph x2
Hellene
Anne
Fortunato
Frank
Susan

Fortunato and Hellene. Those are some romantic names, geez, lol. I love them!

 

[Abigailly]

We have an English side and an Irish side,

Brigid (at least 4 of them)
Sean
John Paul
Emma
Mary (at last 4 of them)
Caroline
Denise
Caiomhe
Austin
Patrick
Deidre
Declan
Raymond
Paul
Maria
Ciaran


Brenda
Tim
Abigail
Eleanor
Katie
Mick
Aly
Laura
Poppy
Eden
Barry
Mary
Martin
Mo
Graham

 

[ShelbyLC]

These are from mine and OH's families.

Shelby (me)
Tegan (DD)
Britton (DD)
Wendi
Melissa
Diane (pronounced dee-on)
Leigh
Phyllis
Bronwyn
Risa
Christina
Autumn
Sydney
Betty Jo
Susan
Ashley
Ivy Michelle
Diane (pronounced the normal way)
Celina
Jaelyn Brooke
Jenna Brittany
Danielle


William (OH)
David x2
Devin
Joseph Brian
Joseph Bryan
Arin
Matthew
Michael
Patrick x2
Ronald
Neilson
Gregory Allen
Lucas

(All listed with first and middle names are people that go by their middle names rather than their firsts, except Betty Jo, who goes by both.)

 

[xx Emily xx]

Evelyn
Margaret
Eve
Marigold
Anne
Doris
Sarah
Joan
Jacqueline
Andrea
Angela
Lillian
Kathryn
Denise
Dawn
Diane
Lucy

Frederick
Dennis
Eric
Conrad (connie)
William (bill)
Richard
Michael
John
Anthony
Christopher
Alistair
Keith
David
Thomas
Eoin
Christy
Graham

 

[camila88]

My family are Italian/Brazilian so there may be some strange ones

My family is brazilian too )
actually, my family is huuuuge (i have 10 siblings, my mom and dad each have 5...makes lots of aunts, uncles, cousins), so i'm just gonna list a few

Carla
Fernanda
Aline
Luiza
Laís
Thaís
Iaci
Dana
Felicita
Maitê
Eloisa
Marcielly
Anna Carolina
Maíra


Gabriel
Rafael
Gustavo
Bernardo
Arthur
Emilio
Bruno
Roberto
Paulo
Danilo
João
Caio

 

[katherinegrey]

I have VERY strange names in my family when we were looking over our family tree.

Phyllis
Drusilla
Fanny
Rose
Sofia
Evelyn
Thomas (countless of these)
Joseph
Phillip
Geoffrey
Ivor
Ronald
Margaret
Raymond
Lucy
Anne
Arthur
Norman

Can't remember anymore right now!