tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post8185410179765459600..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Names that Appear from NowhereMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-13273414266464570722013-08-11T11:35:42.486-05:002013-08-11T11:35:42.486-05:00My husband's great grandfather's sister in...My husband's great grandfather's sister in law father's name was Governor, not a job title!. Another line named their sons after minister friends.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-88019497532873762402013-08-08T09:08:37.107-05:002013-08-08T09:08:37.107-05:00Beware of titles used as names. My paternal grandf...Beware of titles used as names. My paternal grandfather's first name was "Doc". Everyone kept deleting it from our records. But, it was actually his first name. He was named after the doctor that delivered him - Doc Plummer - and the records show both names as first and middle. Took me many years before people recording his information would accept his real name.Julie D Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829654823792898748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-53157989596189102032013-08-07T18:24:37.934-05:002013-08-07T18:24:37.934-05:00Do not assume that the middle name is the mother&#...Do not assume that the middle name is the mother's maiden name! It may be the name of the doctor who delivered the child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-89201015106650898622013-08-07T15:40:26.428-05:002013-08-07T15:40:26.428-05:00I have just discovered where a middle name, Gallim...I have just discovered where a middle name, Gallimore, never used since, came from: a gt gt uncle who married into the family and left them lots of money, so they honoured him in this way. Another one was the bigamous grandfather's surname!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-14092264035312566272013-08-07T13:59:31.151-05:002013-08-07T13:59:31.151-05:00it is hard when a lot of people go by their middle...it is hard when a lot of people go by their middle name, I have one son that goes by his middle name but uses is whole name for legal papers.<br />Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723710646708412763noreply@blogger.com