If you thought that hippie names like River Phoenix or Moonunit Zappa were bad, the puritans of early New England can make them seem tame. Here are the children of Thomas Starr of Kent, England and Dorchester, Mass."
1. Comfort (male)
2. Nostrength (male)
3. Moregift (male)
4. William (male)
5. Mercy (female)
6. Suretrust (female)
7. Standwell (female)
8. Judith (female)
9. Truth-Shall-Prevail (female)
10. Joyful (male)
11. Constant (female)
12. Jehosaphat (male)
13. Beloved (male)
Luckily baptisms of all these children (but Jehosaphat) exist and have their gender designated, or else, how would you know?
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