Curiosities of Puritan NomenclatureBardsley, Charles Wareing Endell
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Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature
Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell
Names, Personal -- English
[60] A child was baptized, January 10, 1880, in the parish church of
Stone, near Dartford, by the name of Sou'wester. He was named after an
uncle who was born at sea in a south-westerly gale, who received the same
name (_Notes and Queries_, February 7, 1880).
[61] We have already recorded Hate-evil as existing in the Banbury Church
register.
[62] The practice of hyphening names, as a condition of accepting
property, etc., is of recent origin. By this means not a double baptismal,
but a double patronymic, name is formed. But though manifestly increasing,
the number of such double surnames is not yet a large one.
[63] "At Faversham a tradesman in 1847 had a son baptized Church-reform,
and wished for another, to style him No-tithes, but wished in vain."--P.
S. in _Notes and Queries_, February 3, 1866.
[64] Sometimes, however, one was deemed enough, as, for instance,
"Charitye, daughter of the Lord knows who!" This is from Youlgreave,
Derbyshire, but the correspondent of _Notes and Queries_ does not give the
date.
Transcriber's Notes:
Passages in italics are indicated by _italics_.
Superscripted characters are indicated by {superscript}.
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