The Puritans & other first colonists seem to have quite the reputation for crazy word-names. In honor of Thanksgiving, I decided to see how true that was. So, here are the children of the Pilgrims--some travelled on the Mayflower; most were born in the New World (and one was born on the voyage...take a guess which!
).Boys:
- Alexander
- Bartholomew
- Benjamin (x2)
- Caleb (x2)
- Charles
- David
- Edward (x2)
- Francis
- George
- Giles
- Isaac (x3)
- Jabez
- Jacob
- James
- Jasper
- John (x11)
- Jonathan
- Joseph (x6)
- Josiah
- Josias
- Love
- Myles
- Nathaniel (x3)
- Oceanus
- Peregrine
- Resolved
- Richard
- Samuel (x3)
- Stephen
- Thomas
- William (x2)
- Wrestling
- Zachariah
Girls:
- Abigail
- Ann
- Constance
- Damaris
- Deborah
- Desire (x2)
- Dorcas
- Elizabeth (x11)
- Ellen
- Hannah (x2)
- Hester
- Hope
- Jane
- Lora
- Lydia
- Mary (x10)
- Mercy (x2)
- Patience
- Priscilla (x3)
- Rachel
- Rebecca (x2)
- Remember
- Ruth (x3)
- Sarah (x4)
- Susanna
Gotta love the Noun/Verb names... Remember, Resolved, Wrestling!? :) I just read my 3 year old the story of the birth of Oceanus Hopkins last night. I learned in the same book that "Peregrine" means "Pilgrim, or wanderer." I totally thought it was a Tolkien original. :) And unrelated, but I've gotta say that the name Mercy is growing on me... I feel like it deserves a longer last name than mine though. And
ReplyDeleteRemember & Peregrine are pretty cool. And Mercy has been a favorite of mine for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI was really expecting more "crazy" names!
The one that made me giggle was Love for a boy. Such a different society back then. :)