General Chat

jane, dorothy, maragret, sharon, racheal and lynda!

Katie, Katherine, Cathleen, Kate, Paula Patrick, Charles, Tilden, Joseph, Thomas. Mau :o)

Elizabeth, Charlotte, Ann - haven't got a count with me at work. Oh yea supposed to be working. Better run LOL

I have loads of Martha's. x

Louisa and Elizabeth My grandmothers were Ellen Louisa, known as Lou and Loiusa Helena, known as Nell. I have a grandaughter Jemimah (Reminds me its here birthday in a few days time, someone remind me to send her a card on Saturday, or I'll forget.) She has a friend called Kezia and a friend of ours has a dog called Kizia, all named after Job's beautiful .daughters. Allthe names of my granchildren are biblical, David, James, Rachel, Elizabeth, Jemimah, Abigail, Luke, Samuel. (2 names each.) David

Sarah,Elizabeth,Catherine

Elizabeth (18) Mary (16) Mary Ann (9) Jane (7) Most unusual Irena and... Cecil (yes, female!) - The wife of the Rector of Eynesbury, Bucks and his daughter! My ancestor was their governess. Linda Oops forgot about Sebbra/Siibra/Ziiporah/Zipnoah - I have 2 and they're spelled differently on every census!

No relation to the Borgia's Mary lol??????? Lin xx

Most unusual female first names in my tree are - Margire (Marjorie) Nova Winsome Gurty Dominique Gertrude Rebekah Damaris Nannise Bryanna Constanza Magdalen Oh, and nearly forgot - Lucretia!

Thanks Karen, I do love the name Keziah, if I'd heard of it 30 years back I would probably have given it my daughter, probably would have suited too.......being one of the hotter spices lol!!!! Lin xx

Sarah and Clara (or Claire)

I know what you mean Beryl, bringing down the family names, I was surprised to find a set of g g gparents who were called Samuel & Elizabeth, whose great grandson was a Samuel, who also married an Elizabeth!!!! Lin xx

I have Mary Ann's by the dozen, probably by the hundred!! And a rash of Emmelines in one family. By and large, all fairly normal, except for one line who had a penchant for Dorothea, Alethea, Athelinda, Leah, Editha, Bathsheba, Letitia ..........!!! For a bunch of agri labs, i think they had delusions of grandeur!! Bev x

I have two Kezia/Keziahs as well. I think it a very pretty name. I have heard people use the name Kizzy and wonder if this is the modern form of Kezia. I have far too many, Williams, Roberts, Johns,Francis's they all called their children not only after themselves but also after their brothers and sisters. I am having great difficulty in finding which Charlotte married which William. No wonder I have 'The Headache'.

Hi Lin I think Kazia is Hebrew Don't know the meaning though Christine

Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, Sarah and Ann...........and Selina was used for 3 generations. Anthony............my eldest daughter is called Roseanna :-)

One female name which cropped up several times in my research which I love and find very unusual is Kezia or spelt Keziah. Does anyone know where it comes from or what it might mean? I have a couple in my tree. I would love to see that name return, probably most of todays generation have never heard of it.............I wonder how many of them would love to use it now?? Lin xx

In one line I have 6 generations of Isabella/Isabel. Common names in my tree are Jane, Ann(ie), Emma, Eliza/Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Lily/Lillie, Selina and Sarah.

Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, Anne and the ubiquitous Fanny in mine.

I have: Margaret x 20 (plus a few Peggy's, Betty's that I haven't counted) Mary x 29 Ann(e) x 16 Elizabeth x 19 Not to mention a few Alice's, Louisa's and Jane's :-) Oh and a load of Hannah's too