Duchesne Record | 1910-09-09 | Page 7 | Children with Same Name

HILDRE I WITH SAME NAME Three Small Youngsters Perplexed at Old Gentleman's Remark Until He Explains There were once three children whose names were Elizabeth Dorothy and Theodore They were sisters and brother One day clay an old gentleman gentleman- a friend nd of their mothers mother's mothers came came to see them and when he had asked their names he said Well WeH well so you you- all have the same name Oh no explained E Elizabeth who thought the old gentleman must be a a little deaf I am Elizabeth my sister is Dorothy and my brother Is Theodore Theo Theo- dore And those names mean Just the same thing explained the old gentleman gentle gentle- man Theodore in Greek means gift of God Dorothy Is the same name with the last syllable first and the first syllable last And Elizabeth means gift of God in Hebrew But you all seem to be unusually nice children I think you quite deserve your names