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Help[Opinions] Peleg
I don't expect anyone but me to like this, but I'm curious what people do think about it. It has been catching my attention lately, and then I came across it while doing geneology research. Amongst a slew of Puritan siblings, it was awesome. So I niched it into that category, and came up with some combos for it:
Peleg Nathaniel
Peleg Jonathan
or for the more daring:
Peleg Benevolence
Peleg Love-well
Peleg Nathaniel
Peleg Jonathan
or for the more daring:
Peleg Benevolence
Peleg Love-well
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This is actually a name my family jokes about. My sister has said for years that she would name her son Peleg... As a joke. Is it pronounced Pee Leg? It sounds like an accident.
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Yes!
I've never read that, so I Googled it and it says he was "A well-to-do retired whaleman of Nantucket and a Quaker. As one of the principal owners of the Pequod, Peleg, along with Captain Bildad, takes care of hiring the crew." If that rings any bells for you. :)
Neat, I think that's a good name for that kind of character.
I've never read that, so I Googled it and it says he was "A well-to-do retired whaleman of Nantucket and a Quaker. As one of the principal owners of the Pequod, Peleg, along with Captain Bildad, takes care of hiring the crew." If that rings any bells for you. :)
Neat, I think that's a good name for that kind of character.
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Wow, I was expecting that to be Breton or maybe Cornish - it doesn't look remotely biblical. Fascinating! I've never seen it before. I wonder how common it was at the time of usage, or if maybe it was chosen by the good old 'open the Bible at random' method.
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I know, I don't think it looks Biblical either! It's awkward all around. I checked in 1880 there were less than 5 of them born in the US because it's not listed, and I'd imagine that's the way it's been ever since. The one in my husband's family tree was born in Rhode Island in 1716, and he named one of his sons Peleg, too, born in 1755. I have encountered other obscure Biblical names from families in that area in that time period too while doing geneology. Like Elnathan, Beriah, and Jotham.
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How are you pronouncing it? I might like it better if I knew how to say it. Going on just looks, it reminds me of Pegleg Steve, a fictional hobo my sister made up and claimed was real just because she thinks I'm that gullible.
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I'm saying PEL-eg, and from everything I've Googled, that seems to be correct.
This message was edited 10/7/2011, 12:42 PM
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I like it. Sounds like the name of a Nantucketer (Moby Dick era). I like your Puritan combos, they give an unfamiliar name some context. Peleg Nathaniel flows well, but I do love Jonathan as a New Englander. Peleg Benevolence is excellent, Peleg Love-well sounds like a name for a cartoon character of some kind.
*ETA: actually Peleg is the name of a captain in Moby Dick. Bildad is the other! Reminds me of the post on Ahab yesterday.
*ETA: actually Peleg is the name of a captain in Moby Dick. Bildad is the other! Reminds me of the post on Ahab yesterday.
This message was edited 10/7/2011, 11:30 AM
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How exactly is it pronounced? Is it pay-leg? Pay-lehg? Pee-leg?
For sme reason, it reminds me of peg-legs.
For sme reason, it reminds me of peg-legs.
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PEL-eg, with a short e
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When I first saw it, I thought it said Pegleg.
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Me too
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Yeah...
That's the concern. :)
It does look awkward. That might be why I keep noticing it.
That's the concern. :)
It does look awkward. That might be why I keep noticing it.
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Yeah, I think it sounds much better spoken aloud than it looks written out. I can't not see "Pegleg" as well.
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Maybe you could try a different spelling?
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Nah, that's the way it's spelled. I think that kind of makes it endearing that it looks silly.
This message was edited 10/7/2011, 2:54 PM
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