Quick questions and (maybe) answers Hertford Memories thread
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Oh - and the wonderful
Charis.
There's a lovely name with a beautiful meaning!
(and one of the terrific HOGoFs on Facebook too!)
Charis.
There's a lovely name with a beautiful meaning!
(and one of the terrific HOGoFs on Facebook too!)
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Mary was one of my best friends at Hertford. At the time she HATED being called Mary-Rose and was always known as Mary - apart from the odd teacher calling her by her full name that is!Fjgrogan wrote:During my daughters' era there was only one Mary in the school - and she was really Mary-Rose - which seems unusual.
I don't recall anyone else being called Yvonne. Although saying that I am the oldest person I know with my name LOL
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Most of us are unique!
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More unusual names: ?Damaris...Angela W, was she a contemporary of you in 6's? And Sheridan, I think in 5's with Jo.
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I guess Kirrily could qualify as an unusual name - we have only ever heard of two others, both Australian; also a nursery teacher named her hamster Kirrily after my daughter!!
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There was a girl in my form called Armorel. I've never come across that name since. Sadly she's no longer with us.
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Really Ann? I had not picked up that Armorel Drew had left us. I am sorry to hear that - and I did have a brief correspondence with Aureol van Someren, a couple of years ago. But look no further than CH of today for unusual names, as I know of a Noah and today (St Matthews Day celebrations in St Paul's) we heard from Holly, Jethro, Yetunde - and there must be hundreds more of. Individual and ,unusual names.
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Kerren - Armorel's death was mentioned somewhere on this forum, I think by her brother, but I cannot remember where. I remember her quite well from Hertford. Did she not also go on to become a governor - or is my aging brain just making sound connections between Armorel and Almoner?!!! (and no I am not confusing her with Kathleen Duncan nee Dale!)
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I hope you are not confusing them Frances because Kathleen Duncan (nee Dale) was very much present and correct at St. Paul's, today!
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Yes, of course! Damaris Gwilliam, with the fascinatingly husky adult voice. My year, but ISTR Damaris was in 2's. Very white skin, hair black with natural soft curls.fra828 wrote:More unusual names: ?Damaris...Angela W, was she a contemporary of you in 6's?
I've never met another Damaris!
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There were several Hil(l)arys at Hertford in 60's/early 70's. Was that name made popular by the climber?
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What a surprise to see myself mentioned on this forum in connection with unusual names (Ditteke) and with swimming. I remember that tiny pool...I've still got photos of the swimming team in '62, '63 and '64 showing us clutching our black cozzies with the stitched-on H's and boxes, but I can't put names to all the faces. Swimming was probably the only thing I was any good at (apart from being naughty!)
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Do all Hil(l)arys look the same? Check out Hillary Clinton and Hilary Mantel.fra828 wrote:There were several Hil(l)arys at Hertford in 60's/early 70's. Was that name made popular by the climber?
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Hi Dee
As I remember, almost everything was considered "naughty" by Lily Thomson - at any rate - almost everything that I did!
As I remember, almost everything was considered "naughty" by Lily Thomson - at any rate - almost everything that I did!
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seajayuu wrote:Hi Dee
As I remember, almost everything was considered "naughty" by Lily Thomson - at any rate - almost everything that I did!
That could speak volumes !!!!
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