November 20, 2009 in Features

The Slice: William and Susanna Plus 1?

Paul Turner The Spokesman-Review

Tags: the slice

According to something I read, today is the birthday of the first child born to the Pilgrims in New England.

It happened in 1620, and the baby’s name was Peregrine White.

Yes, that’s right. His parents were William and Susanna, and they named the newborn Peregrine.

So it would seem that the idea of employing “creative” baby names goes back a ways. And here I thought this trend was relatively new.

OK, I know what you’re thinking: “Wasn’t that the name of the kid in the recent Balloon Boy hoax?”

No, that poor child’s first name is Falcon.

Now to …

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