Comments on: Names: Choosing one for your child http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/04/names-choosing-one-for-your-child/ Thu, 23 May 2013 00:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter C D Cathery http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/04/names-choosing-one-for-your-child/#comment-28917 Peter C D Cathery Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:49:18 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=24078#comment-28917 Sadly today's trends in name selection for our current generation of children places more importance on unusual or unique names rather than their historic connection to former family Christian names that were used. In my family, I discovered the usage of a recurring Christian name Desborough, also spelt as Desbro, Desbrow and Desbroue, dating as far back as I could trace (about 1630). I say discovered because neither my father nor grandfather were made aware of this or other family history facts, due to my great grandfather having been killed in a mining accident when my grandfather was just a young boy, making speaking anything about the past in the family somewhat taboo. Having over the years researched my family’s history and discovered numerous individuals with the name Desborough; I still have no clue as to why this Christian name was so popular and why the name became so entrenched in the CATHERY families past. I would dearly love to one day discover its importance. I quickly recognised that this was an important Christian name, having been used in our family for at least for 300+ years, so I was inspired to change my own name to include Desborough as an extra Christian name. In addition, I named one of my sons Desborough CATHERY and another son also has Desborough as his middle name. Clearly the continued selection of the name Desborough in the future is out of my hands and it’s now up to CATHERY family descendants to decide, however the irony is not lost to me that Desborough is both an unusual and unique name, hence perhaps in vogue and therefore may qualify for consideration. I live in hope. Sadly today’s trends in name selection for our current generation of children places more importance on unusual or unique names rather than their historic connection to former family Christian names that were used.

In my family, I discovered the usage of a recurring Christian name Desborough, also spelt as Desbro, Desbrow and Desbroue, dating as far back as I could trace (about 1630). I say discovered because neither my father nor grandfather were made aware of this or other family history facts, due to my great grandfather having been killed in a mining accident when my grandfather was just a young boy, making speaking anything about the past in the family somewhat taboo.

Having over the years researched my family’s history and discovered numerous individuals with the name Desborough; I still have no clue as to why this Christian name was so popular and why the name became so entrenched in the CATHERY families past. I would dearly love to one day discover its importance.

I quickly recognised that this was an important Christian name, having been used in our family for at least for 300+ years, so I was inspired to change my own name to include Desborough as an extra Christian name. In addition, I named one of my sons Desborough CATHERY and another son also has Desborough as his middle name.

Clearly the continued selection of the name Desborough in the future is out of my hands and it’s now up to CATHERY family descendants to decide, however the irony is not lost to me that Desborough is both an unusual and unique name, hence perhaps in vogue and therefore may qualify for consideration.

I live in hope.

]]> By: Timothy Allen Monroe http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/04/names-choosing-one-for-your-child/#comment-28817 Timothy Allen Monroe Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:23:29 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=24078#comment-28817 I really cannot remember why my name was chosen the way it was; although I know it is biblical and that Timothy in Greek or Hebrew means "Honoring God". But mother's father's name was George Schmuck; my father's name is George Alfred Monroe, Junior and my grandfather's name was George Edward Monroe, Senior. I really cannot remember why my name was chosen the way it was; although I know it is biblical and that Timothy in Greek or Hebrew means “Honoring God”. But mother’s father’s name was George Schmuck; my father’s name is George Alfred Monroe, Junior and my grandfather’s name was George Edward Monroe, Senior.

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