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I'm doing ancestry and this is my 5x great grandmother's name. She was from Bury as well.
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In the German language, it’s often misspelled as “Riech mal’s!”, translated as “Smell it!”, so that’s a VERY big no-no!
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Richmal Mangnall (1769-1820) was an English schoolmistress and the writer of a famous schoolbook, 'Mangnall's Questions'. This had been through 84 editions by 1857. She became the headmistress of Crofton Hall, a successful Yorkshire school, and remained so until her death.
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Bruh, this reminds of me a spoiled bratty kid.
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Hideous, unfeminine, and looks so fake.
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Pronounced RICH-məl.
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My 2x great grandmother was born in Bloomsbury in 1825. On her marriage certificate, her FATHER'S name is given as Richmal.
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Could it be from Proto-Germanic *rīks ("ruler") + *amal ("vigor")?
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Mary and Richard seem very different from one another. I like both names, but please do not put them together!
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My family were originally from Bury, Lancashire. Richmal is a common girl's name in my family. The earliest person I have found so far in my family tree with that name is the sister of my great-great grandfather. She was born in 1822 in Bury, Lancashire. My understanding is that it is originally a German derivative.
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Even though this is a very rare name, up until the 20th century, this name was primarily used in the town of Bury in Lancashire, north-western England, which is where Richmal Crompton was born.
To be precise, around 84% of the 64 girls that were given this name between 1838 and 1915 in Britain, according to the FreeBMD Birth Index, were born in that town. Looking at the results from Ancestry, there are a couple of Richmals (on wide ranges of records) born in the 18th century and some of them also come from Bury. [noted -ed]
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To be precise, around 84% of the 64 girls that were given this name between 1838 and 1915 in Britain, according to the FreeBMD Birth Index, were born in that town. Looking at the results from Ancestry, there are a couple of Richmals (on wide ranges of records) born in the 18th century and some of them also come from Bury. [noted -ed]
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This is actually an English name? It looks and sounds so forced and fake. At least some other invented names, or names created from joining parts of separate names, have better etymology behind them, and look and sound more natural.
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A hideous name in general, the spelling is not appealing and the sound is to be likened to a dog hyperventilating.
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'Apparently'. That's so funny! My fav entry on here!
Horrendous name, not feminine at all and looks horribly fake!
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Horrendous name, not feminine at all and looks horribly fake!
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Who the hell created this atrocity?
Until now, I've maintained (and I apologize to and for all the people named the following names) that Gay/Gaye, Lagina, Shaniqua, Happy, and Caprice/Capricia were the worst names you could bestow upon your daughter. Richmal just usurped them all.
Seriously, Richard and Michael are both *masculine* names! Blending them together for a *feminine* name has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen/heard. And it doesn't even sound good!
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Until now, I've maintained (and I apologize to and for all the people named the following names) that Gay/Gaye, Lagina, Shaniqua, Happy, and Caprice/Capricia were the worst names you could bestow upon your daughter. Richmal just usurped them all.
Seriously, Richard and Michael are both *masculine* names! Blending them together for a *feminine* name has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen/heard. And it doesn't even sound good!
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If Michael and Richard are both masculine names, then why is Richmal feminine? It makes no sense.
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Richard and Michael are both masculine names, so how is this name feminine? It sounds hideous and made-up. Who the hell thought of this name anyway?
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It doesn't sound feminine to me. It doesn't really sound masculine either. It sounds more like an old, pretentious word from the vocabulary of the British elite from a couple of hundred years ago.
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Blah, I always disliked this one. I don't like Richard OR Michael, and I tend to like a fair number of traditional names.
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Weird. Just weird.
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A famous bearer is Richmal Crompton, the British writer of the Just William children's books.
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