Do you have a strangely named relative?

Question:While researching my family history, I found one fellow named Phinneas Durkee. I'm sure his name was quite normal at the time, but it just sounds rediculous now. Anyone have a bizarre name in their family's history?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: While researching my family history, I found one fellow named Phinneas Durkee. I'm sure his name was quite normal at the time, but it just sounds rediculous now. Anyone have a bizarre name in their family's history?

Green Clay and Missouri Phillips were ancestors, America Maud Brenner was my mom's aunt, Theodore Bear is my nephew. Middle names in my immediate family include Dessie, Munroe, and Ely (pronounce E-lee).

simeon. don't ask.

My grandpa's name was Vasile Zoltan.

my grandad is named bones

Hehe, thanks for the chuckle... that is a funny name.

And yes, my father-in-law's name is Apollonius. Pretty horrendous, i think.

i have aunt effie faye

Yoy is my uncle.
Len-len is my cousin.
And Lon-lon is my other uncle.
Weird enough for ya?

Yea my brother named his daughter Davan

my friend's grandpa is named Emmerie Begay

my dad's uncle was Nenelle

Phinneas Durkee sounds like a character from Harry Potter, and I like it for that reason!

My dad's middle name is "Petley" which apparently was his mother's father's first name.

I always thought the name Petley sounded funny, and continuously made fun of my dad for it during my childhood lol.

Gwelda Hortense
Leader D'Havelyn
Strange nicknames, when I was growing up, too sisters who attended my church were nicknamed,
Chip and Crack!

My momma had an aunt named Kasymira..meaning in spanish "can hardly see"!

Ozwitt. It is my nephew's middle name. There is a new cartoon called Phinneas and Ferb.

I have an aunt who's legal name Baby Fe. Her mom is the original Fe. I swear. We call her Auntie Baby.

My friend's Great-great-great-great Grandfathers surname was chin chin i think i beat all of your names.

My poor great grandpa was named Purl. Not weird in and of itself until you hear it and realize it belongs to a man and not a woman.

How about Lubbertus Oostendorp OR Wilbert Van Appledorn? (my side of the family) OR
My husbands great grandmother was named Tennessee Walker (yes, like the horse)... Another relative was Christopher Greenleaf Titsworth Walker.

On my father's side I have Ebenezer Larkin, named well before Dickens ruined the name.
On my mother's side Wilhelmina Maasberg, which is not an odd name in the Netherlands, but sure does it for Americans.

Thornsberry Bailey.