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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Started conversation Nov 16, 2020
I like the gossip. 
Does anybody have a maiden aunt named Gneissenauette, or maybe Bluecherine? 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Nov 17, 2020
Were they unable to find husbands because of their names? 
Gneissenauette sounds like the daughter of a geologist or jeweler. Are you font of the name? 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 17, 2020
They were, indeed, often unable to find husbands because of the unusual names.
They were baby girls born around the time of the Battle of Waterloo - named to honour generals Bluecher and Gneissenau.
This is why people have rules about names now.
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Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Nov 17, 2020
Aww, that's terrible. 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Nov 18, 2020
I only ever had one aunt, and she married and had four children. Her daughter married a veterinarian and produced five daughters and son, all of whom procreated with enthusiasm.
So, maiden aunts are beyond my ken. Unmarried uncles? That's me.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 18, 2020
Oh, I had some. Lovely women, all.
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Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Nov 18, 2020
My mother had a maiden aunt, but she had a very ordinary name.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Nov 18, 2020
My one aunt was named Vyrene. Her father was proud that it was a unique name. There have been other Vyrenes since then, though.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 18, 2020
I like that name.
A popular lady's name in North Carolina - among people my parents' age - was Avarice. Pronounced 'Ah-vuh-REECE'. 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Nov 18, 2020
Would Ava be the nickname?
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 18, 2020
No. The one I knew went by Avarice.
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