What's in a name?

[Fredwina]

I used to have a PCP called Dr Wait

[csr1210]

We have a Major whose last name is Pigg!!

When I worked in HR, we inprocessed an officer named (I kid you not!) James T Kirk. I thought he should be promoted to Captain based on his name alone

[five one]

I work for a SF Bay Area community college district. There are a lot of unusual names in the student database due to the diversity of the area. Several come to mind - Tim Tam, Ha Ha, and Heidi Ho.

[Dianyla]

There are a lot of unusual names in the student database due to the diversity of the area. Several come to mind - Tim Tam, Ha Ha, and Heidi Ho.

A former coworker of mine picked an interesting Anglicized name to go with his traditional Vietnamese name.

Vincent Van Vo.

[LBTC]

Vincent Van Vo.

Now *that* is GOOD!

~T~

[Dianyla]

Now *that* is GOOD!

I always wondered if:

a) He picked it out himself intentionally
b) He picked it out himself accidentally
c) Some weirdo INS guy said "Hey, I have an idea..."

[Christopher]

I work for a big office. We have a Ms Twelvetrees and a Ms Fullalove.

Then there was the Royal Navy admiral, Sir Cloudesly Shovell

then the Mather brothers: Cotton and Temperance! Subtle, eh?

then in the Horrible Histories book 'Vile Victorians' there is a long list of terrible names, all of which were given to real people.

[Mr. Bloom]

New Children Born this week in Evansville include:

• Rocco Diesel Strahl
• Kloe Alys Hill
• Joy Myel Lewis
• Conyaeh JaLee Lowry
• LaKayza Alisa Denton
• Da'lon Zakee Johnson
• Shya Ella Dolores Williams
• Tru Faith Johnson
• Rylyn Gentry Aubrey
• Elle Makenzi Stoelb
• Jada Ryann Ailstonck
• Julius Tivaughn Vincent

Wow! Some of these are interesting! All in one week!

[Ashgarth]

New Children Born this week in Evansville include:

• Rocco Diesel Strahl
• Kloe Alys Hill
• Joy Myel Lewis
• Conyaeh JaLee Lowry
• LaKayza Alisa Denton
• Da'lon Zakee Johnson
• Shya Ella Dolores Williams
• Tru Faith Johnson
• Rylyn Gentry Aubrey
• Elle Makenzi Stoelb
• Jada Ryann Ailstonck
• Julius Tivaughn Vincent

Wow! Some of these are interesting! All in one week!

wow---the letter "Y" is so overused now days

[Velobambina]

Is Kloe pronounced like Chloe, I wonder? Or does it rhyme with Joe?

I'm glad that I'm an old gal now, although I think my generation was the one who decided Madison & Tyler were good names for kids. Hmmm. On the topic of Presidential last names, I wonder if in several years people will use our current pres' surname for a first name? LOL.

What about foreign leaders? Gorby Chov Smith? Noriega Shirock Jones? Putin Karsai Johnson?

[sgtiger]

Velobambina, your post reminded me of some couples I know who have named their girls Kennedy and Reagan. I feel very, very sorry for the first girl named Bush! So wrong in soooooo many ways. [shakes head]

[silver]

mr. forgot to include my favorites for the week:

Promise Joy E***
Briana Blaze B*** and
Cadence Marie S*******....+1 for cycling terminology

[Tuckervill]

It just occurred to me what's interesting about this thread.

If the parents of these children google their children's names, they'll find this thread. It would be fun to know if anyone did.

Karen

[silver]

Is Kloe pronounced like Chloe, I wonder? Or does it rhyme with Joe?

Interesting question. There's another one this week who seems to answer the pronunciation question ahead of time:

Chloey Audrina Gr** (Must be a viewer of the TV show The Hills)

[chickwhorips]

Chloey Audrina Gray (Must be a viewer of the TV show The Hills)

Audrina's first name is Chloey.... didn't know that.