What can you do here? “Trace your roots for free with our searchable dtabase containing thousands of identified and mystery photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family.” Wowsers, indeed!

Did you catch the word “free?” And could you read the fine print under the photo? 23,659 surnames, 163,161 records. 

At this really fun website (and it’s FREE to use, remember) you can search photos and post photos. I searched for the surname “Gurney,” and there was one entry, for baby Forrest Gurney. I don’t know where he fits into my tree, but I’ll be looking. 

Do check out www.DeadFred.com.  You’ll be glad you did.

One of my favorite things to do is, when I spot a nametag showing a most unusual name, I’ll ask that person, “How did your mother come up with such an unusual name?” And most usually they know! And are happy to share their story.

Besides the baby girl names listed above, Google helped me find rare baby girl names: Perach,  Phannie,  Salomi,  Megara,  Caliste,  Lune,  Zixuan and Darana. (Yes, these were really-used names.)

Baby boy names weren’t much better:  “Nicodemo,  Cathan,  Finian,  Prentice,  Lazare,  Sophus, Thorley and Negasi. 

Google also found the best exotic baby boy names:  Amari,  Daxton,  Kairo,  Ryker,  Zephyr, Bodhi,  Jaxon and Koa. 

Overall, would you choose one of these baby names:  Akira,  Averill,  Sky,  Cayson,  Petronilla,  Osbert, Vidura,  Finrod,  Ares, Jovan,  Nyx or Caiman. 

Personally, I’m watching out for names from Star Trek or Deep Space Nine:  Odo,  Kira,  Nerys, Quark, Ezri,  Nog,  Dax, Dukat or Sisko. 

So far my great-grandchildren have pretty standard names. What about YOUR grandchildren? And do you know the reason your mother chose YOUR name?