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To: linda_22003
That is odd.

At least there is no "Apple" or "Pear" on the list. Kids can be very cruel to those with truly weird names. I recall reading about a notable woman whose name was Ima Hogg (named after a relative). Apparently she was well liked and didn't suffer from teasing, at least not much.

132 posted on 12/11/2006 9:13:09 AM PST by Dante3
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To: Dante3

Her father was governor of Texas and the family had a lot of "awl" money, so she probably didn't get teased very much. I don't think she ever married; in her place, I would have married the first Smith, Jones, or Zyzgywicz I could lay my hands on.


144 posted on 12/11/2006 9:19:50 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: Dante3
Ima Hogg was the daughter of Texas Governor Jim Hogg. She was a very wealthy woman, very active on the Houston School Board, and a noted collector of fine antiques. You can visit Bayou Bend, her home in Houston, and see her collection of antiques, which is every bit the rival of the Winterthur collection.

Her first name was her father's doing. He had read a book that included a character named "Ima," and he just liked the name. Legend has it that when his brother heard what he was going to name the baby, he jumped on his horse and rode hell bent to Houston to try to talk his brother out of it. He got there too late.

Ima Hogg was universally loved and respected. People called her "Miss Ima." I'm sure she took some teasing about the name, but she certainly didn't let it get to her.

157 posted on 12/11/2006 9:50:25 AM PST by blau993
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