The majority of the people in these pictures have common names such as John, Martha, Warren, etc. but the mother in the top picture is my great great grandmother, Narcissus Whilhemina Bonnine Norvell. Now ain't that a mouthful? Of course I never had the chance to meet most of the people in this collage but I did get to meet the little girl that is to the right of Narcissus. She was my great grandma, Alice Annalou Norvell Roberts. She and my great grandpa, Fred, lived on the reservation in Cherokee, N.C. until they died.
I didn't get to meet my grandmother, Alice and Fred's daughter, but my mom did give me something of hers...my middle name, Loadeema. I didn't really like the name when I was younger but grew to appreciate always having a link to the grandmother I never knew and our Cherokee heritage.
Do you happen to have an unusual name or know of one in your family? I would love to hear them! Please share them in the comment section below.
My first name is Starretta. I was born southwest Virginia.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma's middle name was Brown. She was named after the doctor that delivered her. That's what the doctor and my great grandparents bartered for his services. She was born in Randolph County NC in 1888.
ReplyDeleteMy mothers name was Ardielee
ReplyDeleteMacel - from so far southwest in VA residents of the rest of the state don't even know we exist - named after my mother, who said she was named after her mother's friend. That's all I know, other than Jerry Falwell's wife's name was Macel.
ReplyDeleteOne of my grandsons is named Beck and another one Cage. They are both 16.
ReplyDeleteMy Daddy's sister was named Orgie. This really perplexed me; I asked my Granny why that name and she told me that she was named after an old teacher that they all liked. Years later I learned the probable name that the teacher actually had--Ogee. Ogee was a common name in Tennessee.
ReplyDeleteMy great great grandparents lived in West virginia. They were Paulser and Statira.
ReplyDeleteMy father had a deceased baby sister named Lee Banna. His name was Larkin (called Lark). They were raised in Kyle's Ford, TN. I also had and aunt by marriage named Bernelle.
ReplyDeleteTennessee, Alva, Nerva, Clement, Erie, Lear these are names from our family.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's name is Dicie... it is an old family name..
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother on my mother's side was named Dola. My mother, Ruby, named her first child after her and her mother n law, my grandmother Nellie. So my sister's name is Dola Nell.
ReplyDeleteMy father's name is Minuard,my brother named his son Minuard after Dad.we were born in Wayne county West Virginia
ReplyDeleteMy mother's friend was named Capitola Doiladee.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmother's name was Bartha. Have an Uncle named Orangie. My family roots are in Southeastern Kentucky, near Tennesse//West Virginia border.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Tennessee. My name is Luann but my dads was Ober Enoch Montgomery McAmis. Had aunt's named Trula Odell Strong and Clara Udema Strong. Uncles named Buford, Luther and Ruble.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad's name was Buford Jennings and his brothers were Broadus, Garland, Frederick Quay. Definitely different!
ReplyDeleteMy grandpas name was Sheve
ReplyDeleteMy papaw's name was Buena Ester Gibbs. Papaw. Not mamaw.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Dwaina named after my father Larry Dwayne. Grandmother names was Rozella Bute everyone called her Dute .
ReplyDeleteMy grandpa is 1 of 7 and his siblings are named:
ReplyDeleteTony (Female), Myrtie, Noble, Zella, Stella, Junior (him), and Winfred. However, when my grandpa enlisted the army wouldn't let him go by Junior anymore so he took his grandpa's name: Grant and that's what he's gone by ever since.
My great grandma’s name was Xonie pronounced ex-oh-nee
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