I have some relatives in my tree (from Kent/Sussex/Hants Romany families) with the name of Philadelphia - sometimes shortened to Delphy. Maybe the use of Philadelphia as a brand name for cheese spread has not helped it retain its popularity today? :-) Catherine On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Mrhenrythornton <mrhenrythornton@aol.com>wrote: > > Does anybody have any idea why the name 'Philadelphia' was such a popular > womans name in the 1800s ? > It has clearly died out completely since but it seems strange that it was > so prevalent back then. > Just pondering ....... > Peter > > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list > members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything > which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the > footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >