welshynurse wrote:I didn't see this episode of This Morning, but having watched her on the Apprentice I can well imagine, even Andy Murray mentioned her this morning in his interveiw with Holly Willowby. I completely agree with everybody else that of course people should not be judged on their name, a name doesn't make the person.
However, unfortunately at work names do often follow the stereotypes, although there is a rise in more "old fashioned" names, I have nursed the occasional baby Arthur or Audrey.
My possible favourite is Nevaeh (heaven backwards). Parents think they are being completely original, but I have nursed several over the yers, including 2 at once!
My mum was an Audrey, I didn't realise that name was coming back.
My research into my family history has been interesting. On my dads side, the same Christian names kept appearing through the generations. Fortunately these names weren't John and William, but Lancelot, Avery and (this is my favourite) Hungerford.
This naming pattern died out at the start of the 20th century. My dad was the last Lancelot, although he was always known as Lawrence, and the last Hungerford died in 1916.
In my research, I've come across people with these first names and the same surname, and I know they must be related, but haven't been able to go back far enough to slot them into my tree - this naming pattern seems to have been going on for at least 400 years.
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