Lavinda Past
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Paul Gascoigne was so named because he had a two bob bit in his hand when they found him.
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Are there English surnames created in the orphanage?
- Thread starter Pep Guardiola
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Guys, now I'm thinking...
Exposito, Sposito (lost), Trovati (found), Iglesias (Churches), Blanco (white)...
But in catalan Deulofeu (God made him) or Gracia (in catholic religion gracia means 'action that God grants to humans to save them' ).
We catalan people are fucking poets.
The British didn't take up this practice. It all sounds very poetic in 2024 but labelling someone as an orphan or the descendent of an orphan had major social implications in the 18th and 19th centuries. To avoid this, we gave them random names.
Magicpole
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So that’s why my surname is Hoorhouse?Many foundlings are named after the place they're found. For example:
John Dustbin
Frank Doorstep
Victoria Station
Magic Hoorhouse at your service. Cheeky
Tuearts right boot
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I used to go drinking with a Richard NobEnd, that would explain a few things....In the past yes, but not really now.
Abandoned babies used to be named after the street or town where they were found.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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God didn't manage a complete job. I think my ERO always referred to Deulofeu as 'Gerry One-Lung'!Guys, now I'm thinking...
Exposito, Sposito (lost), Trovati (found), Iglesias (Churches), Blanco (white)...
But in catalan Deulofeu (God made him) or Gracia (in catholic religion gracia means 'action that God grants to humans to save them' ).
We catalan people are fucking poets.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Are yer related to that offering in M&S cafes - Magic Coffee?So that’s why my surname is Hoorhouse?
Magic Hoorhouse at your service. Cheeky
Magicpole
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The case for compensation through identity theft, is with the courts as I type.Are yer related to that offering in M&S cafes - Magic Coffee?
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Johnny Mars Bar
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Always wondered why there’s some many McDossers and O’Candleshaggers in Merseyside
Deli Alli could have been found in 2 placesMany foundlings are named after the place they're found. For example:
John Dustbin
Frank Doorstep
Victoria Station