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Odd names my ancestors had
One of my ancestors, my 12th great-grandfather has the name Guidoni (although he shortened it to Guy). Another odd name one of my ancestors (this time my 11th great-grandfather) had is Andro, I also found another ancestor with a similar name (Aandrou). I also found ancestors with names like Geels, and Jeremiah, and one with Aloysius as a middle name.Also, here's a fun drinking game: Take a shot every time you see an ancestor with the names John, James, Mary, Elizabeth, and any of their other forms.

This message was edited 1/2/2025, 5:33 PM

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I’ll be quite drunk if I played that game haha - There have been Elizabeth’s in my family every generation since the 1600’s! Guidoni - quite handsome!
Andro - do you think it’s prn An-drow or an-droo? It sounds like a combination name, e.. dad is Anton and mum is Drogomira
Aloysius - how handsome!
My great grandmothers name was Fanny Smith (no middle name), her sisters name was Lily which is the complete opposite. While my other great grandmother was Hazel Elizabeth. Those are the only 2 'odd' names.
The Hispanic version would be José, Juan, María and Guadalupe 😆
Interesting names and wow 12th grandfather what date is thatJeremiah is ok. And yep to John, James, Mary and Elizabeth