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My brain wants to associate Theophilus with asthma, but I do think it could make a cool-sounding middle. I think I'd also prefer Titus in the middle slot. But Theron I can enjoy as a first. For me, it's the long "i" at the end of Zimri that makes it sound just a bit awkward, which is unexpected for me as my ears generally love a long "i".

Lycurgus

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I found a written English pronunciation on the Miriam Webster Dictionary site which gives "lī-ˈkər-gəs" (copied and pasted it; that's a bar over the "i" indicating the vowel is long like "lie" and an accent mark before the second syllable indicating that syllable is stressed). An audio English pronunciation from Howsay agrees.

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A commenter to the name here at BtN gives it as "English pronunciation: lie-KUR-gus" (agreeing with the two previous sources) and same commenter adds "Latin: LEE-koor-goos (or -kuur-goos)". Found two audio Latin pronunciations, one at Forvo and one at Pronouncenames in agreement with the commenter, aside from one sounding more like the name, Gus, at the end, rather than "goos", but definitely with the stressed "LEE" rather than unstressed "lie".

Thirza

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Is fairly new to me; the meaning is nice. Think you'd ever pass the name down? That's something I noticed, going through this publication, that these folks really seemed to enjoy passing down family names and the more "unusual" the better, it seemed.

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I have a gr grandmother named Lisle and I've only come across one other bearer (in old newspaper items). I've always liked the name and I would enjoy passing it down.

As I just replied to Pie, I think the combo Wealthy Jane totally works and I wouldn't name anyone Wealthy. It just goes to show how wonderfully versatile Jane is...the little black dress of names.

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Thanks so much for your encouragement and I'm glad you enjoyed these names. I did, some years ago, come upon a similar publication for a "probable" ancestor on another line; I believe he was also an early settler in Massachusetts, so the names could be very similar. On that particular line, I'm not certain that the direct ancestors I know about directly connect to the immigrant ancestor & descendants featured in that publication, but other researchers think they do; I just haven't worked on that line myslef or seen any documentation. They're "probably mine". Wonder if I can find that again.

I initially thought "how odd" but then I can't actually say it doesn't work! I think it shines a spotlight on how fabulous Jane is...the little black dress of names, perfect for every occasion.

Awww...I hope you someday have your little Velma!