Weird names - Page 4

Gravdigr · 06-07-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Glinda

...I know a guy who goes by Putt (real name James).

Nicknames, I know a guy with the nickname "Tallywhacker". Even his mother calls him this. Knew a guy named Jerg.

Gravdigr · 06-07-2010, 03:42 PM

Oh, and a guy I know has these names in his family, all sisters, btw: Leota, Ioma, Lamonia.

Also four brothers whose names and nicknames run, from oldest to youngest: Mickey, Rickey, Dickie, & Goober.

Shawnee123 · 06-07-2010, 03:44 PM

Lamonia!

TheDaVinciChode · 06-07-2010, 03:50 PM

Masculine-turned-feminine names.

Yeah, we get it, you wanted a boy... get over it, already!

Urbane Guerrilla · 06-20-2010, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

I wanted to name our youngest "Qwerty" because it's easy to type.

I hope cooler heads prevailed.

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It's not just a cultural thing. Look at Bob Geldof's kids' names: Fifi Trixibelle , Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof, and Little Pixie. And what's with all the trendy suburban non-name names like Hunter, Shelby, Dakota, Madison, Brooklyn, etc? Ok, so they are actual words, but they're no more a name than Linoleum is.

Mr. Geldof demonstrates how disadvantageous a disadvantageous given name can be.

I am waiting for the eventual manifestation of a little urban girl named -- Apostrophe. Even if her daddy goes around saying, "Yep, she was about that big when, etc."

"Homegrown country names," however pleasant the sounds strung together may be, do not suit my sense of the fitness of things. Every given name out there at least at one time actually meant something. Miscellaneous syllables do not.

Except maybe as and for Far Eastern car models. Being inanimate, they can't be hurt by it.

Shawnee123 · 06-20-2010, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Except maybe as and for Far Eastern car models. Being inanimate, they can't be hurt by it.

Like Harley.

Sundae · 06-20-2010, 08:47 AM

Not as weird as many mentioned, but I did know a lady called Desley.
Bless her, she had to spell her name and/ or tell the story of it every time she met someone new.

She once joked about wearing a badge which said "Yes, it is unusual"
Aha! A little internet research tells me it is popular in Australia - as a boy's name.
I always understood it to be a Welsh female name.

Names with similar statistics to Desley include Draco, Martian and Pakistan.
From here (Baby Name Guesser)

Pie · 06-20-2010, 08:56 AM

So someone looked me up on teh Internets. And found someone with the same name as me with a very different spouse. And was horribly shocked when they met my husband.

Hello?? There are a kazillion people with my name... in India. And my surname is common, too. And guess what? A whole bunch of Indians have broadband.

Just because you've never met someone else with my name...

Trilby · 06-20-2010, 09:16 AM

Yesterday on Wait-Wait-! Don't Tell Me! (radio show) a caller was named Patience Waite.

a-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

A woman who entered a pie baking contest on TV was called Rain Goettis (pronouced "Goddess") - I was instantly jealous and covet that awesome cool name. I don't know if she was born a Goettis or married into the tribe - either way, it's sooooo freakin' cool.

ZenGum · 06-22-2010, 06:45 AM

Shared an office with a guy surnamed Buckridge. Alas, when his parents divorced, his dad remarried a woman (with daughter) surnamed Buckeridge. Imagine trying to enroll one Buckridge (one E) and one Buckeridge (two Es) in anything. Tiresome.

Sheldonrs · 06-22-2010, 08:39 AM

President of my college - Seymor Hyman

Client at an old job - Delight Cox

Library patron at another old job - Ufuk

Another client at the same job as Ms. Cox - Lucky Wang

All real, named at birth names.

lumberjim · 06-22-2010, 10:13 AM

Buu Ea

pronounced boo- yah

booyah!

Gravdigr · 06-22-2010, 10:26 AM

O.M.G. I can't believe I forgot this guy. Herb Lord.

ETA: A few days ago I saw the name Wendy Beaver (Wendy is a Native American, btw). Now, in my neck of the woods, when we say 'Wendy', it comes out 'Windy'. I lol every time I say her name in my head: Windy Beaver.

Gravdigr · 06-22-2010, 10:33 AM

FWIW: I've read that the name Wendy is recorded nowhere in history before the story about Peter Pan.

jinx · 06-22-2010, 10:35 AM

I had a friend named Windy. Also one named Stormy, although they didn't know each other...

06-07-2010, 03:42 PM	#47
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh, and a guy I know has these names in his family, all sisters, btw: Leota, Ioma, Lamonia. Also four brothers whose names and nicknames run, from oldest to youngest: Mickey, Rickey, Dickie, & Goober. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-07-2010, 03:44 PM	#48
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Lamonia! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-07-2010, 03:50 PM	#49
TheDaVinciChode Chews Food Coming In, And Going Out Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 339	Masculine-turned-feminine names. Yeah, we get it, you wanted a boy... get over it, already! __________________ "O' Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done;" "The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;" - Walt Whitman / Leaves Of Grass.

06-20-2010, 08:56 AM	#53
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	So someone looked me up on teh Internets. And found someone with the same name as me with a very different spouse. And was horribly shocked when they met my husband. Hello?? There are a kazillion people with my name... in India. And my surname is common, too. And guess what? A whole bunch of Indians have broadband. Just because you've never met someone else with my name... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-20-2010, 09:16 AM	#54
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Yesterday on Wait-Wait-! Don't Tell Me! (radio show) a caller was named Patience Waite. a-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! A woman who entered a pie baking contest on TV was called Rain Goettis (pronouced "Goddess") - I was instantly jealous and covet that awesome cool name. I don't know if she was born a Goettis or married into the tribe - either way, it's sooooo freakin' cool. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-20-2010, 08:47 AM	#52
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Not as weird as many mentioned, but I did know a lady called Desley. Bless her, she had to spell her name and/ or tell the story of it every time she met someone new. She once joked about wearing a badge which said "Yes, it is unusual" Aha! A little internet research tells me it is popular in Australia - as a boy's name. I always understood it to be a Welsh female name. Names with similar statistics to Desley include Draco, Martian and Pakistan. From here (Baby Name Guesser)

06-22-2010, 06:45 AM	#55
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Shared an office with a guy surnamed Buckridge. Alas, when his parents divorced, his dad remarried a woman (with daughter) surnamed Buckeridge. Imagine trying to enroll one Buckridge (one E) and one Buckeridge (two Es) in anything. Tiresome. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-22-2010, 08:39 AM	#56
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	President of my college - Seymor Hyman Client at an old job - Delight Cox Library patron at another old job - Ufuk Another client at the same job as Ms. Cox - Lucky Wang All real, named at birth names. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

06-22-2010, 10:13 AM	#57
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Buu Ea pronounced boo- yah booyah! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-22-2010, 10:26 AM	#58
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	O.M.G. I can't believe I forgot this guy. Herb Lord. ETA: A few days ago I saw the name Wendy Beaver (Wendy is a Native American, btw). Now, in my neck of the woods, when we say 'Wendy', it comes out 'Windy'. I lol every time I say her name in my head: Windy Beaver. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-22-2010, 10:33 AM	#59
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	FWIW: I've read that the name Wendy is recorded nowhere in history before the story about Peter Pan. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-22-2010, 10:35 AM	#60
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I had a friend named Windy. Also one named Stormy, although they didn't know each other... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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