List of historic Quaker names goes viral: Meet Love Beer, Plant Fry, and more

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My children thank Dr. Rosner for publishing this list well after their birth. :grin: :imp:

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There’s also Preserved Fish and Supply Belcher (same era, but not sure he was a Quaker).

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Charles Dickens loved these names.

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Gey Poope

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Oh, why did I choose zfirphdn*, when I could have had Furly Loosvelt ?!?

*has no meaning, it’s just random letters

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Revolution Sixsmith for me, please. Or maybe Comfort Cripes. (I like the mixed messages!)

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Reality competes with the many fictitious names in Sean Tejaratchi’s Liartown. Just a few:

Melanoma Donofrio
Sturm Grimteat
Carna Eviloni
Brythynda Shadowmilk
Moamar Papusa
Harmonica Roughskins
Bran Crumbo
Korma Bedboundary
Benadryl Earthfriend

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I wonder if Elizabeth Poope and Elizabeth Special were friends or frenemies.

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Can anyone here explain this ancient trend? I just don’t get it. I recall that the patronymic was usually related to a trade back then, but what on earth did a Poope or a Kill do?

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