whats in a name?

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:38 pm

all i know is i have to find a "Dick delicious and the Tasty Testicles" t-shirt and go out shirtcocking one day.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:38 pm

my favorite famous person's name must be Ima Hogg ... proof that if you have money, no one cares what you name is ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:02 pm

It's certainly true that Sonny and Cher really fucked up in naming their daughter.

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:22 pm

Sail Man wrote:
thirt33n wrote:I'm just Cris. At least there's no "h".
I'm Chris, with the "h". Imagine my surprise a few yrs ago when I finally succumbed to reading glasses (I'm 47) and looking at my birth cert. realllll close like, realized that, like thirt33n, my first name was lacking the "h" as well!! WTF?! Now what do I do? I've been an imposter my whole life

Ahh well, why stop now

lucky you...HA
I can't tell you how many times my name has beet written C-scratched out H-R-I-S..

justfred · Post by **justfred** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:15 pm

George Foreman has 5 sons, they're all named 'George'.

Then there's "Moon Unit" Zappa.

I knew a woman named "Star E. Light". But my friend Bob Boardman couldn't convince his wife to name their son "Particle".

I'd like to name my kids with non-English characters. Mu, Omega. Or better, with !Kung bushman names that involve clicks. Maybe !mu.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

thirt33n wrote:
Sail Man wrote:
thirt33n wrote:I'm just Cris. At least there's no "h".
I'm Chris, with the "h". Imagine my surprise a few yrs ago when I finally succumbed to reading glasses (I'm 47) and looking at my birth cert. realllll close like, realized that, like thirt33n, my first name was lacking the "h" as well!! WTF?! Now what do I do? I've been an imposter my whole life :lol:

Ahh well, why stop now :D
lucky you...HA
I can't tell you how many times my name has beet written C-scratched out H-R-I-S..

Chris, you mean.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:53 pm

I actually met a young woman who introduced me to her brand new baby, Clamidia. (I was so horrified, I asked her how she spelled it and not only did she name her child for a venereal disease, she misspelled it!) I asked her if she knew if it meant anything - she said no but had heard it somewhere and thought it was pretty.

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:28 pm

my brother is Harry Peter N--db--g, the THIRD!!!! My mom was anesthetized when they filled out the birth certificate...

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:35 pm

gaminwench wrote:my brother is Harry Peter N--db--g, the THIRD!!!! My mom was anesthetized when they filled out the birth certificate...

You've got dashes in your name?
That's pretty cool!

ALICEtheGOON · Post by **ALICEtheGOON** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:12 am

When I was in bootcamp there was an american Indian fello, his last name was

KILLSPRETTYENEMY.

pretty cool name .

Our whole company had to wait for him to finish stenciling his name on the back of all his pants/shirts. Yes he was the last one.... go figure. HA

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:52 am

A friend of mine was named Yiyeh, pronounced eyiyaha.
The spelling is suspect, possibly changed.
It's supposed to be sanskrit.
The closest I can find is yiddish.

He knows someone here named Shithead.
They pronounce it as a th sound accented on the end.
Remarkable thing is they didn't change it.

He heard of someone in atlanta trying to name the kid Alltimechasing Cox.
Child services told them to change it.

Check out the number of names.
Be sure to check all the different origins.
http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.co ... names.html
3400 in sanskrit

issimo · Post by **issimo** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:52 am

[quote="Timezone LaFontaine"]This might come as a surprise to you crinkly ol' mudsticks, but there are cultures and communities that enjoy being creative... [quote]

OK

I knew a guy in college named "Frosty Cummings" (no shit- I saw his drivers license)

And the little girl whose illiterate mother thought the hospital named her child "Female" (Pronounced Fehm-a-lee) No joke- I knew this kid. Great kid.

So, as usual, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Got any Visene?[/quote]

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:56 am

Montgomery Clift Bars.

they are chewy on one side and crispy on the other.

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:56 am

I was just looking down the contact list of the Owensboro-Daviess County KY Regional Water Authority, when I came across this unfortunate moniker:

Angela Wettstain

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:08 am

Knew a Classie Carr, a Latrina, a Female(pronounced feh-mahl ay) and a Richard Head.