Names that Make Me Smile
| 20 November 2009 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names |
Something fun for the end of the week! The following names never fail to brighten my day.
- Archibald Constable (1774-1827), publisher from Scotland.
- Dr. Cotton Tufts (1734-1815), physician from Massachusetts.
- Endicott Peabody (1920-1997), politician from Massachusetts.
- Fabiana Bravo, opera singer from Argentina.
- Fritz Zwicky (1898-1974), astronomer from Switzerland who later moved to the U.S.
- Gillespie Montgomery (1920-2006), politician from Mississippi.
- St. Gonzaga Gonza (died in 1886), martyr from Uganda.
- Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), dancer from California.
- Tranquilino Luna (1849-1892), politician from New Mexico.
- Wynkyn de Worde (died in 1534), printer from France who later moved to England. (Worde refers to a location in France, not to words on the page, but it’s a great name anyway.)
Do you have any favorite names?
Here’s another I just discovered: Felix Zollicoffer (1812-1862), U.S. politician and soldier.
And another: Filippo “Lippo” Lippi (1406-1469), Italian painter.
Also like Gustavus Vasa Fox.
A new one: Halifax Shackleton. Belonged to a 16-year-old girl born in Halifax, Yorkshire, according to the 1911 England and Wales census.
Just discovered Wambly Bald (1902-1990). He was a writer/columnist. Bio here.