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The name Agmondesham: “Altogether appalling”

Here’s something interesting I spotted in a newspaper from early 1911:

The present Lord Desart is now one of the British members of the International court of arbitration at The Hague, and was for many years public prosecutor. He rejoices in the altogether appalling Christian name of Agmondisham [sic], which was borne by the father of the first Lord Desart, and also by the latter’s maternal grandfather, Col. Agmondisham [sic] Muschamp of Cromwell’s Roundhead army, through whom he inherited a considerable amount of property.

Col. Agmondesham Muschamp — that’s quite a combination, isn’t it? — lived from 1564 to 1642.

He was knighted in 1620 by King James I — the guy Guy Fawkes tried to kill — and, apparently, his name did not impress the monarch:

Mrs. Muschamp, then a widow, held her first court at East Horsley in 1620 (7th James L); and on her death, July the 20th, the same year, the estate descended to her son, Admondesham Muschamp. That gentleman was knighted by James the First, who finding some difficulty in pronouncing the name of the new knight, coarsely exclaimed, “By —, the Devil must have been his Godfather.”

So where did the devilishly appalling appellation “Agmondesham” come from?

It was simply Agmondesham Muschamp’s mother’s maiden name. Ultimately, it comes from a location: the town of Agmondesham, nowadays spelled Amersham, which is 27 miles north-west of London.

Sources:

  • Cunliffe-Owen, Marguerite [as La Marquise de Fontenoy]. “Loses Last Member of Home Rule Party.” Times Dispatch [Richmond, VA]. 3 Mar. 1911: 4.
  • Brayley, Edward Wedlake. A Topographical History of Surrey. Vol. 2. London: G. Willis, 1850.

P.S. This name reminds me of several other unwieldy A-names: Aldaberontophoscophornia, Armageddon, Annexation.

Baby names for the end of the world?

Mayan god Bolon Yokte' (middle)

You guys know the world is ending in two weeks, right?

At least, that’s how popular culture has misinterpreted the ending of the 13th b’ak’tun of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar on December 21, 2012.

If your due date is December 21, why not commemorate the date with an “end of the world”-inspired baby name?

No, I’m not suggesting you go with something ridiculous like Armageddon or Apocalypse. (Though I have seen both used as names. Examples: Armageddon James Margerum, born in England in 1833, and Ulysses Apocalypse Johnson, born in California in 1992.)

Instead, try a name with a less obvious “end of the world” connection. Perhaps one of these:

  • Maya – the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is most commonly associated with the Maya
  • Jeremiah – inspired by Maya
  • Nehemiah – inspired by Maya
  • Deedee – short for doomsday
  • Ann – short for annihilation
  • Catherine – inspired by cataclysm
  • Calypso – inspired by apocalypse
  • Arma – short for armageddon
  • Armand – inspired by armageddon
  • Armando – inspired by armageddon
  • Gideon – inspired by armageddon
  • Don – short for armageddon

Or try one of the dozens of names that happen to contain the word “end” (short for “end of the world,” of course).

  • Aviendha
  • Brenda
  • Brendan
  • Enda
  • Ender
  • Endia
  • Erendira
  • Glenda
  • Glendon
  • Glendora
  • Gwendolen/Gwendolyn
  • Henderson
  • Hendrik/Hendrick
  • Hendrika
  • Hendrix
  • Kendall
  • Kendra
  • Kendrick
  • Lavender
  • Legend
  • Mendel
  • Nagendra
  • Penda
  • Pendleton
  • Rajendra
  • Rosenda
  • Rosendo
  • Surendra
  • Townsend
  • Vendela
  • Wendell
  • Wendy
  • Zenda
  • Zendaya

What other “end of the world” baby names can you think of?

[Latest update: 2/2023]