Post by: Monkeyleg on December 23, 2006, 01:59:59 PM
While that's fine when a guy named Chad is thirty or so, I wonder what his experience will be like when he's my age (56). I can't imagine a 56 year-old guy named Chad. It sounds, well, foppish. Will he be taken seriously?
What's wrong with conventional names like Bill, or Bob? Those are solid, timeless names.
For awhile when I was in my twenties, I tried to get people to call me "Richard." After awhile, though, that seemed pretentious, so I just went back to "Dick."
But "Chad?"
Post by: The Rabbi on December 23, 2006, 02:01:50 PM
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Post by: Perd Hapley on December 23, 2006, 02:15:48 PM
It's become pretty popular since I've been on the planet, though. Coincidence?
Post by: grampster on December 23, 2006, 03:04:20 PM
Post by: lee n. field on December 23, 2006, 03:10:25 PM
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What's wrong with conventional names like Bill, or Bob? Those are solid, timeless names.
Maybe not as timeless as you think. The old English and American Puritans sometimes gave their kids wild names.
We made an effort to give our kids very normal (mostly Old Testament) names.
Post by: cosine on December 23, 2006, 03:14:05 PM
I'm glad my parents named me Andrew ('though I normally go by Andy).
Post by: Car Knocker on December 23, 2006, 03:29:29 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 23, 2006, 04:07:02 PM
What I don't get are the girls named Hunter and Taylor. Those are not feminine names. In fact, they are male occupations. And I don't think their mothers named them that way out of some feminist mindset.
Post by: Declaration Day on December 23, 2006, 04:13:23 PM
When someone introduces their kid to me as "Hunter", I almost expect them to show me two more kids named "Driver" and "Worker".
About a year ago, I was at a birthday party for the son of my wife's friend. There was a lady there who introduced her newborn daughter as "Remington". The room went silent, no joke.
Post by: mustanger98 on December 23, 2006, 04:20:31 PM
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When someone introduces their kid to me as "Hunter", I almost expect them to show me two more kids named "Driver" and "Worker".
Reminds of the time, right after 9-11, the local authorities found these three guys... they caught bin Huntin' and bin Fishin' but they still haven't caught bin Workin'.
I recall seeing a chart that showed how names gained and lost popularity... I noticed "Shannon" as a boy's name, for example, shot nearly straight up about 1972, peaked in '74, and took a nosedive by '76. "Michelle", in comparison, has had a much longer popularity.
Post by: Ben on December 23, 2006, 04:49:20 PM
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the only TV or movie characters named Joshua were cult leaders.
And another piece to the Fistfull puzzle falls into place.
It's all beginning to come together now.....
Post by: Standing Wolf on December 23, 2006, 04:53:24 PM
Post by: The Rabbi on December 23, 2006, 05:30:54 PM
I can't talk. My kids are Gertrude, Viktor, and Gustav.
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the only TV or movie characters named Joshua were cult leaders.
And another piece to the Fistfull puzzle falls into place.
It's all beginning to come together now.....
I once met a girl named - are you ready for this? - Rebel. And that's just an hour west of Saint Louis. I expect there's a lot more girls of that name down South.
Post by: Antibubba on December 23, 2006, 08:06:06 PM
New employees are always coming in where I work. One of them is a tall black woman named "Kenya". Okay, that's a good, strong name.
Another one is Rhodesia. My jaw dropped when I heard that one. The irony just kills me.
Nice girl, though.
Post by: jeff-10 on December 23, 2006, 09:25:22 PM
Post by: Stickjockey on December 24, 2006, 03:51:02 AM
Mine: David William
Li'l Stick's: Samuel David
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Post by: Declaration Day on December 24, 2006, 06:09:58 AM
One of my in-laws, who is in that crowd, named her kid Caleb, but spelled it "Kalib". I usually call him "Kah-leeb". His mom gets pissed when I do that, but I've never liked her anyway.
The worst I've seen is Austin spelled "Awstyn". Yep, also in a trailer park.
Post by: Nightfall on December 24, 2006, 06:52:44 AM
Post by: Tallpine on December 24, 2006, 09:06:50 AM
Sounds really nice, doesn't it?
Her middle name was "River"
(the Crystal River is near Aspen, CO and Crested Butte, CO )
Post by: Werewolf on December 24, 2006, 09:22:40 AM
There was a couple in Colorado who named their daughter "Crystal"
Sounds really nice, doesn't it?
Her middle name was "River"
(the Crystal River is near Aspen, CO and Crested Butte, CO )
Heh-Heh...Sounds really nice, doesn't it?
Her middle name was "River"
(the Crystal River is near Aspen, CO and Crested Butte, CO )
That's way better than Dusty when your last name is Rhoades. I'll bet more than one of us here has know a Dusty Rhodes.
Post by: Twycross on December 24, 2006, 10:39:55 AM
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Morwyn
Morwyn? I'm pretty sure that's not spelled correctly.
Post by: Felonious Monk/Fignozzle on December 24, 2006, 10:40:41 AM
Named my son Julian (family name) Gregory (ditto), but if I had been thinking, the middle would have been MacGregor, since we have a confirmed lineage through that clan.
. Goes by Greg.Daughters are Alyssa ('cause it's pretty) LeAndra (mom's name). Goes by Alyssa.
and Sarah (biblical) Marina ('cause it's pretty). Goes by Sarah.
Post by: wingnutx on December 24, 2006, 10:54:36 AM
A friend of mine in the 80's who was a Lord of the Rings freak named his three daughters Arwen, Branwyn and Morwyn. Arwen is OK - I guess but the other two??? I cannot imagine the crap they got in school and now that they are adults I sometimes wonder what they're called.
They should name one of them Cirith Ungol.
Post by: Mannlicher on December 24, 2006, 11:29:21 AM
Post by: esheato on December 24, 2006, 02:16:12 PM
I have a friend who named his three Birch, Spruce and Cedar. Cedar is the only female..the other two are males.
Take a guess where his interests lie?
Ed
Post by: mustanger98 on December 24, 2006, 02:19:06 PM
I once met a girl named - are you ready for this? - Rebel. And that's just an hour west of Saint Louis. I expect there's a lot more girls of that name down South.
I live in Georgia and this is the first I ever heard of it.
Post by: Iain on December 24, 2006, 03:36:37 PM
Another thing that irks me is parents who give their kid a normal name, but with an outrageous spelling, just to be different.
In their wisdom my parents coupled this rather less common form of Ian/Iain to a surname that is unspellable to many, and unpronounceable to a good few.
Middle name is George and have considered going by it, got called it a lot when I was a kid, in fact being called 'Iain' meant I was usually in trouble.
Post by: charby on December 24, 2006, 03:57:55 PM
An interesting take on kids is that my birth name is Christian and people either call me Chris or Charby. When I was 12-13 I was worried that no one would take an adult seriously that was named Chris because I didn't know one single male adult that was named Chris until I overheard a old guy in a store call an even older guy Chris. I figured I was safe then.
When I was growing up there were at least 10 kids in my class that went by Chris so we all go nicknames from early on.
-Charby
Post by: mfree on December 24, 2006, 05:36:54 PM
Although, I dare say that whoever becomes my wife and has those children won't agree to first names of Tax, Sugar, Salt, Caffeine, or Annuity.
Anne Ewity Free?
Post by: Dannyboy on December 24, 2006, 06:23:37 PM
Post by: Vodka7 on December 24, 2006, 09:02:31 PM
Unless, like he did, you pronounce it Joe-El. Maybe he was related to superman?
Post by: LadySmith on December 24, 2006, 11:46:57 PM
Post by: thumbody on December 25, 2006, 02:21:27 AM
My aunt said that it was a different name. The young woman said "I didn't have a name picked out when I came in and told the nurses that,after I delivered her and came to the nursery I saw that the nurses had named her for me"
"Well how do you spell her name "asked my aunt"?
"F-E-M-A-L-E " she answered
Fast forward about 22 yrs
The house next to us was purchased by a jail psychiatrist from Oakland County MI
We were talking about the oddities that went through the jail system when he said "Last week I even had a young woman prisoner whose name was Female and she pronounced it (Fem-ah-lee)".
Post by: Stickjockey on December 25, 2006, 07:30:21 AM
He insisted, for some reason, that people call him Mike-
Post by: Monkeyleg on December 25, 2006, 11:54:13 AM
As for "Liam," that's a good, solid Irish name.
Stickjokey, I don't get the joke.
Post by: grampster on December 25, 2006, 12:00:33 PM
Post by: lee n. field on December 25, 2006, 04:52:09 PM
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Branwyn and Morwyn.
Hmm. I don't recall those names from LOTR. Welsh mythology?
Post by: cosine on December 25, 2006, 05:02:50 PM
Stickjokey, I don't get the joke.
Say "Mike" and the guy's last name together quickly (do it softly).
It took me several minutes to get my mind down into the gutter too and get the joke, probably because my mind normally doesn't reside down there.
Post by: charby on December 25, 2006, 05:22:02 PM
Stickjokey, I don't get the joke.
Say "Mike" and the guy's last name together quickly (do it softly).
It took me several minutes to get my mind down into the gutter too and get the joke, probably because my mind normally doesn't reside down there. or watch Porky's
Post by: Stand_watie on December 25, 2006, 06:23:25 PM
My mother-in-law was the registrar when that particular doozy came through. Poor kid.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 25, 2006, 08:23:52 PM
Another thing that irks me is parents who give their kid a normal name, but with an outrageous spelling, just to be different. In my experience, this phenomenon tends to manifest itself in the, um, trailer-dwelling crowd.
I've always associated that with the upper-middle class.
The trailer-types I used to know (all white folks) usually had names like "Lafonda" for the girls and something either normal or ridiculously masculine for the boys. My mostly-white church has a largely-black Sunday School population. One of the boys was attending for a few years when they realized that his name was not "Leshawn," but "Lil' Shawn."
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They should name one of them Cirith Ungol.
Why not go all the way and call one Shelob? Ooh.
Post by: doczinn on December 25, 2006, 08:45:52 PM
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Anne Ewity Free?
Ayam?A Marine friend of mine named his daughter Cadence.
Post by: Werewolf on December 26, 2006, 06:38:00 AM
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Branwyn and Morwyn.
Hmm. I don't recall those names from LOTR. Welsh mythology?
Post by: Eleven Mike on December 26, 2006, 07:30:06 AM
Post by: Stickjockey on December 26, 2006, 08:43:21 AM
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Stickjokey, I don't get the joke.
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Say "Mike" and the guy's last name together quickly (do it softly).
There you go. Sophomoric? Absolutely, but then we were in, I don't remember, sixth grade?. The funky part was that everyone got it, including him, but he still was adamant about it. Odd way to get noticed, I guess.
Post by: mustanger98 on December 26, 2006, 09:09:39 AM
I dunno. Dave is kinda timeless, but it won't sound so good when I'm 50.
A Marine friend of mine named his daughter Cadence.
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Anne Ewity Free?
Ayam?A Marine friend of mine named his daughter Cadence.
I'm aquainted with an 80 year old Texan who's name is Dave. He's a good hatter.
I know a couple on another board... their granddaughter's name is Cadence. The kids parents are Marines. I wonder if we're talking about the same kid; she was born in the last couple of months, IIRC.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 26, 2006, 12:15:59 PM
When I was a teenager all enamored of martial arts, I thought it would be cool to name a daughter "Catana."
Post by: Twycross on December 26, 2006, 12:18:38 PM
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Branwyn and Morwyn.
Hmm. I don't recall those names from LOTR. Welsh mythology?
'Morwyn' is a mis-spellling of the name 'Morwen'. She appears in the Silmarillion as the wife of Hurin.
'Branwyn' I cannot find anywhere. The name overall seems to be made up.
Post by: wingnutx on December 26, 2006, 12:46:42 PM
A Marine friend of mine named his daughter Cadence.
My wife proposed that one, on the offchance that we ever have a kid.
Post by: The Rabbi on December 26, 2006, 12:48:54 PM
I like the resurgence of names like "Mabel" and "Gertrude."
As mentioned, my daughter is Gertrude, named after my grandmother who was born in 1892. But lately she's taken to calling herself "Gertie" which drives me nuts. She is also the subject of Oleg's famous pic.
Post by: cosine on December 26, 2006, 12:59:47 PM
She is also the subject of Oleg's famous pic.
Which pic?
Post by: wingnutx on December 26, 2006, 01:08:30 PM
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Post by: cosine on December 26, 2006, 01:23:23 PM
Post by: The Rabbi on December 26, 2006, 01:24:30 PM
Cute kid.
That was a few years ago. Now she's 13. Make me an offer and she's yours.
Post by: Monkeyleg on December 26, 2006, 01:31:49 PM
Another classic zinger.
Post by: El Tejon on December 26, 2006, 01:33:00 PM
Give your child an intelligent name, see Chapter 6 of Freakonomics. A child's name is a window to his future.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 26, 2006, 01:34:24 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 26, 2006, 01:36:25 PM
I have represented people named for...Confederate generals
I have an ancestor with the first name General and middle name Jackson. He wasn't from Indiana.
Post by: doczinn on December 26, 2006, 06:12:21 PM
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I know a couple on another board... their granddaughter's name is Cadence. The kids parents are Marines. I wonder if we're talking about the same kid; she was born in the last couple of months, IIRC.
Couple I knew, he's a Marine but she's not, and the kid would be 5 or 6 now.
Post by: Monkeyleg on December 26, 2006, 06:32:51 PM
Monkeyleg is one of those strong, timeless masculine names. When you meet a Monkeyleg, you just want to trust him right from the get-go. I'm keeping it in mind, should I have a boy someday. Apparently, it comes from Welsh, and means, "Too stupid to be devious, yet kind and helpful."
Sorry, Fistful. Monkeyleg is an entirely unique name. It means, "a young, hormone-driven adolescent male who suddenly gets a late-developing birthmark that covers almost his entire left leg with thick black hair, just in time for co-ed gym and dating; said birthmark mysteriously disappears after a year of marriage."
Post by: Sindawe on December 26, 2006, 07:00:28 PM
Well frell me dead, ya learn something new every day. The Rabbi's daughter occupies a place of honor in my home. A variation of that image hangs in my great room (ok, main level of my condo) over my South American biome aquarium.Quote
Now she's 13. Make me an offer and she's yours.
Don't do it! 13 y/o females are IMPOSSIBLE to live with. All moods and hormones and non-stop talking of boys.
Branwyn: Female Arthurian Legend Daughter of Llyr.
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branwen
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 26, 2006, 07:03:32 PM
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Post by: Tallpine on December 27, 2006, 06:09:18 AM
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I have an ancestor with the first name General
I have a great-great-great-uncle who was a Doctor - literally, his first name was "Doctor" Middle initial was W and no idea what that stood for...?
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I guess that would explain why I have a white tom cat named Uther Pendragon and a black female cat named Morgana la Fey.
We had a series of female cats with Tolkein names: Elanor, Goldberry, etcCurrently have a part Siamese named Arwen - and she acts the part too, she thinks she is royalty.
I guess it's a good thing I didn't start learning GÃ idhlig 25 years ago - my girls would probably have had names like Ealasaid, Raonaid, Oighrig, MÃ iri, Eilidh, etc ...
Post by: tyme on December 27, 2006, 08:41:31 PM
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I have represented people named for paint colours, space-age polymer blends, categories of animals, veneral diseases, food products, chemicals/drugs, Confederate generals, motor vehicles and origins unknown.
In the immortal words of Tamara (I think...), "*gigglesnort*."And, speaking of names...
"Mrs. Hauser, mine's wrong. Isn't this a flower?"
"No, Gia, Chlamydia is not a flower."
"Well, we have it on like a trellis at our beach house."
"Your trellis is a whore."
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Give your child an intelligent name, see Chapter 6 of Freakonomics. A child's name is a window to his future.
An excellent point.The Twenty White Girl Names That Best Signify High-Education Parents. (Years of mother's education in parentheses)
1. Lucienne (16.60); 2. Marie-Claire (16.50); 3. Glynnis (16.40); 4. Adair (16.36)
5. Meira (16.27); 6. Beatrix (16.26); 7. Clementine (16.23); 8. Philippa (16.21)
9. Aviva (16.18); 10. Flannery (16.10); 11. Rotem (16.08); 12. Oona (16.00)
13. Atara (16.00); 14. Linden (15.94); 15. Waverly (15.93); 16. Zofia (15.88)
17. Pascale (15.82); 18. Eleanora (15.80); 19. Elika (15.80); 20. Neeka (15.77)
The Twenty White Boy Names That Best Signify High-Education Parents. Years of mother's education in parentheses)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 28, 2006, 03:12:18 AM
Post by: crt360 on December 28, 2006, 04:20:16 AM
I think El T is right. I scan the list of criminal court records every week or so just out of curiosity and it is full of screwed up names. Among the white folk, not only are Confederate generals popular, but I've even seen Erwin Rommel . . . at least three or four times.
I do think it's interesting that while the white people are stretching the boundaries of historical & mythical names, blacks are stretching the boundaries of the English language, and people of Asian background are going with simple, common, white names, the Hispanic population seems to stick to pretty traditional Hispanic names.
Post by: Devonai on December 28, 2006, 07:11:54 AM
Post by: Werewolf on December 28, 2006, 07:39:22 AM
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The Twenty White Boy Names That Best Signify High-Education Parents. Years of mother's education in parentheses)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
Actually that list should be named:
The Twenty White boy names that will assure your son will get his ass kicked on a daily basis at any school other than one filled with pansy ass weenie rich kids.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 28, 2006, 07:42:11 AM
Mfree, if you could predict the behavior of your daughter once she gets to high school, you could name her Charity or Chastity.
Now Chastity is a reasonable name if you're going to raise your daughter to exhibit that virtue. A person can live a full life and have kids and all of that and still be chaste. The one that is a little bit worrisome is Virginia. Unless you're gonna force the girl to be a nun, she's probably not going to live up to that name for very long.
Post by: The Rabbi on December 28, 2006, 10:12:59 AM
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The Twenty White Boy Names That Best Signify High-Education Parents. Years of mother's education in parentheses)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
Actually that list should be named:
The Twenty White boy names that will assure your son will get his ass kicked on a daily basis at any school other than one filled with pansy ass weenie rich kids.
Actually I note that Dov, Akiva, Zev, and Yona are all pretty common names among the Orthodox Jewish crowd. The one Dov who comes to mind was an M203 gunner in the Army before moving to Israel. He had forearms like my legs. I'll pass on that you think he's a pansy ass weenie.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 28, 2006, 11:00:53 AM
Post by: Werewolf on December 28, 2006, 11:08:55 AM
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The Twenty White Boy Names That Best Signify High-Education Parents. Years of mother's education in parentheses)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
Actually that list should be named:
The Twenty White boy names that will assure your son will get his ass kicked on a daily basis at any school other than one filled with pansy ass weenie rich kids.
Actually I note that Dov, Akiva, Zev, and Yona are all pretty common names among the Orthodox Jewish crowd. The one Dov who comes to mind was an M203 gunner in the Army before moving to Israel. He had forearms like my legs. I'll pass on that you think he's a pansy ass weenie.
Just STFU!
Post by: Eleven Mike on December 28, 2006, 11:24:46 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 28, 2006, 11:28:38 AM
Had three great aunt's on my Mom's side named April, May, and June (their birth months - family thing, their Dad's name was August (uncle Gus)). When I first moved to Lubbock I worked with a guy, Sandy, who, as the stereotype would suggest, had two brothers, Sonny and Dusty, and a sister, Wendy.
Brad
Post by: The Rabbi on December 28, 2006, 11:38:34 AM
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The Twenty White Boy Names That Best Signify High-Education Parents. Years of mother's education in parentheses)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
1. Dov (16.50); 2. Akiva (16.42); 3. Sander (16.29); 4. Yannick (16.20)
5. Sacha (16.18); 6. Guillaume (16.17); 7. Elon (16.16); 8. Ansel (16.14)
9. Yonah (16.14); 10. Tor (16.13); 11. Finnegan (16.13); 12. MacGregor (16.10)
13. Florian (15.94); 14. Zev (15.92); 15. Beckett (15.91); 16. Kia (15.90)
17. Ashkon (15.84); 18. Harper (15.83); 19. Sumner (15.77); 20. Calder (15.75)
Actually that list should be named:
The Twenty White boy names that will assure your son will get his ass kicked on a daily basis at any school other than one filled with pansy ass weenie rich kids.
Actually I note that Dov, Akiva, Zev, and Yona are all pretty common names among the Orthodox Jewish crowd. The one Dov who comes to mind was an M203 gunner in the Army before moving to Israel. He had forearms like my legs. I'll pass on that you think he's a pansy ass weenie.
Just STFU!
Werewolf, it's not about you. Just relax and tell yourself that before posting. If you dont like a post then report it. If not, well, STFU.
I did find it impressive that names I've never seen outside a yeshiva made it on to any kind of list.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 28, 2006, 11:45:34 AM
Post by: Twycross on December 28, 2006, 11:53:13 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 28, 2006, 12:00:15 PM
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Can we spray these two down with something?
Nah ... they'll get it reconciled eventually. In the meantime pull up a chair, pop the top on a cold one, and enjoy the show.
Brad
Post by: pluvo on December 29, 2006, 09:56:14 AM
Please tell me that there aren't a bunch of Black kids running around named Dacron (a polyester filament) or Sinutab (an allergy relief medicine). Please?
I swear this is true.
When I was in Baton Rouge, I had employees with names like Tamika, Prenda & Dorcus. I also interviewed girls named Styrofoam, Tupperwear, & (I swear to God) Polystyrene.
I also interviewed a rather 'dandy' young man named Diamonte (Dee-a-mon-tay).
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 29, 2006, 11:02:12 AM
I have run into two black women named "Latrina."
Post by: wingnutx on December 29, 2006, 11:51:34 AM
I don't know if those are family names or some weird hillbilly thing.
If I had a girl I'd name her Athena, and I like Angus for a boy. The wife of course hates both of those.
Post by: Monkeyleg on December 29, 2006, 12:07:40 PM
Post by: wingnutx on December 29, 2006, 12:13:52 PM
Post by: mustanger98 on December 29, 2006, 12:24:42 PM
I had great uncles back in Kentucky named Orrilus and Dorthen, and great aunts named Dovey and Ovie.
I don't know if those are family names or some weird hillbilly thing.
If I had a girl I'd name her Athena, and I like Angus for a boy. The wife of course hates both of those.
I don't know if those are family names or some weird hillbilly thing.
If I had a girl I'd name her Athena, and I like Angus for a boy. The wife of course hates both of those.
Well, Athena was a Greek goddess and Angus as a man's name is probably a lot older than the breed of beef cattle that carry it.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 29, 2006, 12:48:04 PM
Post by: wingnutx on December 29, 2006, 04:19:50 PM
Post by: brimic on December 29, 2006, 10:53:31 PM
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Exactly.
Uou do know what an angus steer is, don't you? A steer is a bull with its balls lopped off, and to make things worse, angus cattle have no horns.
Not a bad name otherwise.
Post by: mtnbkr on December 30, 2006, 05:48:23 AM
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My kids are Gertrude, Viktor, and Gustav.
Why do you hate your kids. 
:-DI've never known anyone with truly odd names. However, I want to name my first son "Cletus".
For some reason, my wife isn't interested.
Chris
Post by: Tallpine on December 30, 2006, 07:07:27 AM
Though it may be derived originally from the Picts as there was a Pictish king or general with the name "Ungus"
The surname MacInnes is an English adaptation of mac Aonghas (son of Aonghas/Angus)
More information than anyone wanted to know, I suppose ....
Post by: mustanger98 on December 30, 2006, 09:03:32 AM
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Exactly.
Uou do know what an angus steer is, don't you? A steer is a bull with its balls lopped off, and to make things worse, angus cattle have no horns.
Not a bad name otherwise.
IIRC, Angus is an old Scottish name.
[I wrote this before reading Tallpine's post on the Gaelic origins.]
As far as cattle go, you hafta have a bulls and cows both to keep the breed or the whole species going. Most steers are chosen to be steers... maybe so they make a better carcass, but also the cattle used on ox teams are mostly steers for the same reason so many stud colts wind up as geldings.
Post by: Twycross on December 30, 2006, 12:29:58 PM
However, I want to name my first son "Cletus".
For some reason, my wife isn't interested.
Chris
For some reason, my wife isn't interested.
Chris
My parents called me 'Cletus the fetus' until I was born. Or so I'm told (my memory is a little fuzzy that far back).
Post by: wingnutx on December 30, 2006, 01:19:07 PM
Post by: grislyatoms on December 30, 2006, 04:28:57 PM
I also knew a Cadillac Seville Carr. No joke, he showed me his driver's license.
Post by: mfree on December 30, 2006, 07:12:19 PM
You forgot the previous gigs... Sure, I could name my daughter Chastity or Charity, those are fine, honorable names.
Until you remember she'd be "Chastity Free".
Maybe I could name her "Freedom Isnot" :-D
Post by: K Frame on December 31, 2006, 04:44:14 AM
Try Jethro. She might like that a little better.
Post by: mustanger98 on December 31, 2006, 03:53:13 PM
"However, I want to name my first son "Cletus"."
Try Jethro. She might like that a little better.
Try Jethro. She might like that a little better.
Jethro was Moses' father-in-law who was a descendant of Abraham's son (Isaac's half-brother) Ishmael.
Don't ask me who Cletus was because I have no idea.
Post by: wingnutx on December 31, 2006, 04:55:05 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 31, 2006, 09:22:30 PM
Post by: mustanger98 on January 01, 2007, 09:19:43 AM
If you want to stick with biblical names, I suggest "Nimrod".
Being a Christian, I could never recommend naming a kid "Nimrod". He was the sort of man who'd set himself up in God's position much like Lucifer tried to do. Not only that, he was into incest... married his own mother. That ain't a good character to be named after.
Post by: Perd Hapley on January 01, 2007, 02:31:17 PM
Post by: roo_ster on January 01, 2007, 05:46:27 PM
Luke (After the author of the Gospel & Acts) Frank (Family name; great-grand-dad who raised my mom while her dad was killing subjects of the Japanese emperor).
Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist) Allison (Family name: surname of wife's ancestor who volunteered to fight the Brits with the Swamp Fox during the Revolutionary War.)
I had a 7th grade biology class with a kid named Zohar Mann, who was born in Israel. I thought it was pretty cool back then to have a "Z" anywhere in one's name.
If we are required to spray anything at folks to get them to lighten up, I recommend acetone on their rumpus. It'll get their attention.