What is in a Name?
Jim’s maiden name is James Aaron Roby-Brantley
Aubrie’s is Aubrie Marie Gridley
When we got committed (to each other that is, not institutionally) we wanted a family name. Jim already had the hyphenation from combining his Mom’s and Dad’s last names and tried convincing Aubrie to continue hyphenating, bringing in her maternal family name to make “Carlson-Gridley-Roby-Brantley”. We also tried combinations of names like “Girdrobra” but none of those sounded right.
Then on a visit to the Common Ground Fair we saw a booth for Entwood Farms and liked the sound of the name. Jim had to explain the literary reference to Aubrie and it kind of stuck. At least it is easier to say than Fanghorn.