> In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire [draft transcription] there was only > one record of Alexandra but 19 of Alexandrina and 4 of Alexanderina. I > don't know what the modern spread is in N.E. Scotland but Alexandra is > almost certainly the most popular of these variants in England. This probably arises from naming a child after a male relative regardless of the sex of the child. A daughter would get the male name with '-ina' tacked on the end. Alexanderina isn't too bad, and Jamesina, Williamina, Robertina, Georgeina, Thomasina and Davidina are passable too. But I don't much like Johnina, and I am grateful not to have been named Gordonina after my father. I always feel rather sorry for girls (or rather women, as the name has fallen out of fashion) named Murdochina, though! Anne

Hi, I have an ancestor who was baptized Alexanderina but on her marriage cert. it was Alexandra. Probably no one spelled her baptismal name correctly. It IS a bit awkward. Gay -----Original Message----- From: Anne Burgess [mailto:anne.burgess@btinternet.com] Sent: December 22, 2004 5:48 AM To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MORAY] RE: Names > In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire [draft transcription] there was only > one record of Alexandra but 19 of Alexandrina and 4 of Alexanderina. I > don't know what the modern spread is in N.E. Scotland but Alexandra is > almost certainly the most popular of these variants in England. This probably arises from naming a child after a male relative regardless of the sex of the child. A daughter would get the male name with '-ina' tacked on the end. Alexanderina isn't too bad, and Jamesina, Williamina, Robertina, Georgeina, Thomasina and Davidina are passable too. But I don't much like Johnina, and I am grateful not to have been named Gordonina after my father. I always feel rather sorry for girls (or rather women, as the name has fallen out of fashion) named Murdochina, though! Anne ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== Please do not send virus warnings to this list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact the list admin at MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

My great-grandmother-in-law was Williamina (n LESLIE) GAMMIE born in Bucksburn, Abd. Her father was Theodore LESLIE, and there were lots of Theodores in that branch of the LESLIEs, originally from Marnoch, Banffshire. Anyone interested in LESLIEs? Fortunately there appear to be no Theodorinas, but I understand the feminine of Theodore (gift of God) is Dorothy (from Dorothea) as well as Theodora (hence Dora). I found none of those names among the womenfolk. One is still more fortunate not to have male names like Concert, Turpin, or Keros. Happy Christmas Chris Ridings -----Original Message----- From: Gay King [mailto:gayking@aci.on.ca] Sent: Thursday, 23 December 2004 1:34 To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [MORAY] RE: Names Hi, I have an ancestor who was baptized Alexanderina but on her marriage cert. it was Alexandra. Probably no one spelled her baptismal name correctly. It IS a bit awkward. Gay -----Original Message----- From: Anne Burgess [mailto:anne.burgess@btinternet.com] Sent: December 22, 2004 5:48 AM To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MORAY] RE: Names > In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire [draft transcription] there was only > one record of Alexandra but 19 of Alexandrina and 4 of Alexanderina. I > don't know what the modern spread is in N.E. Scotland but Alexandra is > almost certainly the most popular of these variants in England. This probably arises from naming a child after a male relative regardless of the sex of the child. A daughter would get the male name with '-ina' tacked on the end. Alexanderina isn't too bad, and Jamesina, Williamina, Robertina, Georgeina, Thomasina and Davidina are passable too. But I don't much like Johnina, and I am grateful not to have been named Gordonina after my father. I always feel rather sorry for girls (or rather women, as the name has fallen out of fashion) named Murdochina, though! Anne ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== Please do not send virus warnings to this list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact the list admin at MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ______________________________