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Grace 
 
One of the most famous names was 
 
Obadiah-bind-their-kings-in-chains-and-their-nobles-in-irons  Needham
 
I wonder what they called him for short!!
 
I am sure someone on Magdalene will find something suitable!
 
Blessings
Martin
 
 
In a message dated 11/06/2015 02:54:59 GMT Daylight Time,  
gracecan at gmail.com writes:

It was also  apparently not uncommon in the Hebrew Scriptures; God gave 
folks some pretty  weird names!

> On Jun 10, 2015, at 3:23 PM, James  Oppenheimer-Crawford 
<oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  My wife reported an instance of a man whose name was a scriptural  
sentence:
> 
> If Christ had not died for thee thou hadst been  damned Barebones
> 
> It was, apparently, a not uncommon practice  in the time of the late
> unpleasantness in England.
> 
>  This article gives the facts:
>  
http://blog.findmypast.com/2015/if-christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned-the-weird-and-wonderful-names-of-the-english-puritans/
>  
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden.  Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory.  LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> 
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 7:54  AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>  
>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 10:18 AM, ME Michaud  <michaudme at gmail.com> 
wrote:
>>> We had sisters at church  named Praise & Rejoice. Their brother
>>> was named Believe.  Really.
>> 
>> In our sacristy at All Saints', East Cupcake,  there was an altar guild
>> plaque in memory of a longtime guild  member, Delight Plumbach. I
>> remember also meeting a visitor called  Preserved. Can't recall her
>> surname.
>> 
>>  
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago,  Illinois USA
>>