Sunday, September 4, 2011

Strange Victorian Names!

I just found this delightful Horrible Histories video about Names In Victorian times. Some of these names are horrid but they were actually given in Victorian times! A great laugh!

Horrible Histories Victorian Names

Just wow!

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Labels: name trivia, old-fashioned names, victorian names, video

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