A couple of names from my wife’s tree are unlikely to ever prove popular. Twin sisters, b Q4 1859, to her 3xgreat grandparents Henry & Susan Mollison, were named Minnie Mouse and Winnie Weasel. (Could be where Walt Disney got the idea from?) They were their 10th and 11th children so they may have run out of ideas. Whatever, Winnie certainly used both names. Weasel (Weazel in some) appears in marriage and other records. Minnie, who never married, stuck with using just the one! Bob M > From: "Pauline Taylor" <ap.taylor@virgin.net> > Date: 26 November 2015 at 18:49:31 GMT > To: "'Nivard Ovington'" <ovington.one@gmail.com>, <norfolk@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [NFK] Names > > > I never realized that my name had been so popular Nivard, but where does > yours come from? > > How about Drusilla Zenobia on my tree !! > > Pauline > Colchester. Britain's First City. > > -----Original Message----- > From: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Nivard Ovington via > Sent: 26 November 2015 13:19 > To: norfolk@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NFK] Names > > > If you look back over the years you will often find that names come into > fashion and out again > > In 1881 for example in English census (given there will be transcription > errors) compared to 1911 > > Brenda 135 2,166 > Pauline 1,593 4,458 > Glad*s 589 168,909 > > Cyril 1,938 61,745 > Nigel 126 552 > Den*is* 7,906 19,364 > > there will be some variations included in the above, plus second names > etc but you get the idea > > All of the above can be found at various points in history > > A few names have been introduced over time but most have been in use in > some form for centuries > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >