# Weird first or middle names in your family

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-first-or-middle-names-in-your-family/410622>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 5, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-first-or-middle-names-in-your-family/410622 "2007-07-05T18:13:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-first-or-middle-names-in-your-family/410622/61 "2007-07-07T04:10:38Z")

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[QUOTE=plnnr]

Great aunt named Beulah who killed herself by drinking Lysol. Drama queen.  
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Drama queen indeed!

I had a great-aunt Jennie who killed herself by drinking lye.

I have a great-uncle whose middle name was **Cowpen** and a great-grandfather named **Salathial**. There are a few Salathials in the family. Anyone know the origin of that name?

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**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-first-or-middle-names-in-your-family/410622/62 "2007-07-07T04:47:06Z")

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My grandmother’s first name was Arlina. Never met another person with that name. If I were to ever lose my mind and have a kid, there’s a pretty good chance I’d use it for my daughter. She had several brothers and sisters, but the most memorable names(to me) were Annonciade(Annie) and Eleodor(Leo).

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