The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with F-names…
- Falkland:
- Falkland James Macfarlane, born in 1859
- Famenoth:
- Famenoth Bradley, born in 1876
- Far East:
- Horace Far East Guest, born in 1866
- Fernglen:
- James Fernglen Power, born in 1876
- Minnie Fernglen Morrell, born in 1878
- Feronia:
- Ada Feronia Hutchinson, born in 1863
- Fitzroy:
- William Fitzroy Beck, born in 1882
- Florence:
- Florence Harding Campbell, born in 1884
- Fontabelle:
- Minnie Fontabelle Nixon, born in 1866
- Forfarshire:
- Mary Forfarshire Khrupp, born in 1872
- Joseph Forfarshire Hughes, born in 1872
- Hannah Forfarshire Hill, born in 1873
- France:
- France Atlantic Amsen, born in 1871
- Furnessia:
- Margaret Furnessia Breen, born in 1884
- Sarah Furnessia Johnstone, born in1888
Do you think any of the ship names above work particularly well as human names?
Source: FamilySearch.org
I grew up on a boat…which my parents were kind enough not to name me after (it a converted WWII navy launch named SNAFU). But they did want to name me something nautical, which is why my name is Gale, after a storm on the sea (not a shortened form of Abigail).
They joked that it was either that or “May Day.”
What a cool childhood you must have had, Gale! Thanks for sharing that story, I love that your name is a nod to that unique experience.