Christian names (General)

by Lyn Elgood , Thursday, December 31, 2009, 04:00 (5516 days ago)

We have the christian name of Pritchard recorded in three generations of our family. Early family bibles record them as Pritchard.
On reviewing the birth of the earliest Pritchard I know of in the FOD births for Whitchurch, I find that he is recorded as Richard. Richard Edward Daniel b.1840.
Has anyone else seen variations like this. Do you think it could just relate to pronunciation at the time of baptism.

Has anyone else had similar variations between family lore and recorded names.

Lyn