What's in a name?

[Duck on Wheels]

Indeed, Mr. Silver!

I think one of the most unusual names I have come across was Mignon as in Filet Mignon! I don't really understand why parents name children the same first and last names like Richard (D*ck) Richards or Sam Samuels. I have known a couple of those.

I think Mignon is actually a fairly common girls' name in France. The cross-cultural problem again. I struggled with it when naming my own kids. Some names that I liked in Norwegian simply would not do for a kid who would also be crossing the Atlantic a lot -- like Roar (pronounced roo-ahr), or Just (pronounced yoost). My daughter wound up being named after my grandfather because his middle name is a girls' name in Norwegian. So we kinda held our breath when she signed up for a dorm in college in the States -- what gender roommate would they assign to her?

[Fredwina]

I work on welfare system, so i've the "status" names: Lexus, mercedes, Inifintitee, Porsche, Nissan, Tiffany, etc,
We were talking about this on the Train. One lady(who handles immigration cases) had a client whose son was named Uzmal. She asked her client how she came up with the name.
"I wanted him to be proud to be an American, and it's on all the goverenment trucks!" she repiled (U.S. Mail)
Now from my own Family history
I have an ancestor whose name was George Missouri Davidson. his sisters were : Virginia Carolina, Alabama Florida, and Mississippi Tennessee .
From the other side, my great-grandfather had the Handle of Andrew Jackson Jefferson Davis Burress. The story was that he was born after the US Civil War. my GGGrandfather had side with the union, but want to give the name of a Tennessean, and My GGGrandMother family were confederates. They could not agree, so the pastor combined the two. He always went by JD, and if pressed , would tell you they stood for Jackson Davis

[makbike]

I have had several brothers who were named for animals in a food chain - I kid you not. I've had Jack Rabbit and Tom Cat. Every kid in this family is a link in a food chain.

[bicyclulz]

my fave name combo is a woman I know named:

Anita Blowe

no joke. nice lady....interesting name...?

[7rider]

my fave name combo is a woman I know named:

Anita Blowe

no joke. nice lady....interesting name...?

I have a friend who's (married) name is: Mary Grim

Mary (Merry: )
Grim ( )
Very confused, the poor dear.

[GeoCam]

I just read through this whole thing for the first time - FUNNY!

I went to school with Stan Stanhope.

A doctor in my town that I detest is Dr. Bonebrake!!

My daughter just brought home the new elementary school directory and here are some gems (these are all first names):

Siblings Niajiah and Noqui
Twins Arieus and Arlieus
Shamon
Sisters Samena and Samira
Terrinae
Evalt
Challim
Trazunia
Twins Khadijah and Khalilah
Zykias
C'Teeva
Zowie
Za'Vell
Siblings D'Ante and Ty'a
Fherrin
Aushaneah
Aireyona
Sway
Tajion
Aberesa
Japheth
Amilleon
Da'Quan
Marquise (mar-KWEZ)
Carribean
Ja'Vonte
Twins Javiona and Javiney (jay-vee-AW-na and JEV-in-ee)
Nadje (naw-ZHAY)

Wow, that is a lot of strange names for a school of about 300 kids in the middle of the heartland!! All except the last 6 or 7 are in this year's book. It's also amazing to me how many of the parents have names like "Jeremy Watkins" and "Stacey Baker." Where do they come up with these names??? I feel sorry for teachers - I wouldn't even know how to begin to pronouce some of these.

[mimitabby]

GeoCam, where do you live? General Geographic Area is sufficient if you're afraid to say!

[GeoCam]

I live in Kansas.

[activediva]

There is a women here named BigBeaver. That had to have been hard through High School!

[bmccasland]

Let's just say moving to New Orleans has been a cultural experience that I'm still grasping. There's a well know jeweler in town Mignon Faget (makes nice expensive stuff, owns several stores). Mignon is french for cute.

BUT names from the past...
Fluffy Montana S*****
and my favorite - Female (rhymes with tamale). The poor (literally) mother was so pleased with the name the hospital had given her baby girl. Female Garcia (not the true family name). Once the nurses caught on, they coaxed her to give the wee one a more proper name, like Maria.

[divingbiker]

I've got distant relatives named Harry Butt and D!ckie Butt. No joke.

[Aggie_Ama]

My family has some that are just awful:

Pansy Jean (my mom)
Pansy Loreen (my grandma)
Pansy Ellen (my great grandma)

The doctor that delivered me delivered my mother and asked if I would be Pansy IV, thankfully my mom said no.

There is also Buella Faye (she goes by Aunt Sister) and Clora Tulifah Loranee (guessing on the spelling).

My dad went to high shcool with a girl named Tinker (first name) Bell (last name).

The other day I had to call a guy for work that is seriously named General. I felt weird saying it as his first name.

[NJBikeGal]

My colleague had a student a few semesters ago whose name was pronounced olive...unfortunately, it was spelled

ALIVE!

Maybe they were just happy she made it?

He had another one this past semester named Ikea...perhaps her parents like to shop at Scandanavian home goods stores?

[Zen]

My family has some that are just awful:

Pansy Jean (my mom)
Pansy Loreen (my grandma)
Pansy Ellen (my great grandma)

The doctor that delivered me delivered my mother and asked if I would be Pansy IV, thankfully my mom said no.

There is also Buella Faye (she goes by Aunt Sister) and Clora Tulifah Loranee (guessing on the spelling).

My dad went to high shcool with a girl named Tinker (first name) Bell (last name).

The other day I had to call a guy for work that is seriously named General. I felt weird saying it as his first name.

Awful they may be but that's old timey Texas (or the South)

Somebody has to have a kid and name him President.

[Aggie_Ama]

Awful they may be but that's old timey Texas (or the South)

Somebody has to have a kid and name him President.

Yes I have run into other Pansies when I worked in Bryan (lots of rural customers). I think the worst parts are 1. my mom was born in the mid-50's and it already had a negative connotation. 2. My great-grandma hate the name and went by Ellen but passed it on!

Of course when anyone calls me wimpy I just reply "Sorry, I come from a long line of pansies; I just can't help it!" All of the women named Pansy though are (were) incredibly strong so it is ironic.