What's in a name?

[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.