Saturday, April 28, 2012

Family Names, What were they thinking?

Ever wonder where you name came from? I was told early on that I was named for my Grandmother and my great Grandmother.

Today I was sitting with my niece going through our Alden and Byram family tree books looking at all the interesting family names. What names would you have picked in 1640 to name your child? What name would have been considered a family name?

Let's look at some of those names:
Dorcus
Constant
Ichabod
Theophilus
Besaleel
Comfort
Zadd

I don't know about you, but I'm quite happy with my name and not quite sure how I would have been with a name like some of the above.

Just some words for thought!