Posted on 03/30/2006 12:41:35 PM PST by twippo
I have a student named Harley, and I like the name. In fact, I've have a boy and a girl with the name.
A friend of mine's wife had a patient names Siphyllis
(s eye feye llus)
She said she saw it on a poster at the Health Department and thought it was a pretty name.
i also went to high school with an Orangella
Same family?........
She also pulled this on me, apparently, when I was born. She didn't think "Scott" was a real name for a child, and for about a year, referred to me only by my middle name. Finally, my mother confronted her and set her straight.
Gee--thanks... < grin >
When I was training recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, we had one named
GARRISON P. MARINE
....And her brother Dwiezel........
Yes, but Dwiezel is a strange word. Moon Unit shows how you can saddle your kid with a really wicked monicker while using normal words.
Marion is the male spelling of the name, Marian the female spelling, although too many people have ignored that difference in the past. It's a name that seems to be dying out, in any case.
So often, it's a relief when names die out. My grandmother had friends named Blanche and Gertrude. I don't.
It's too cutesy. ;)
ping for later
Mercedes is my middle name, and my mother's first name.
"There is a girl named Gordyn (pronounced Jordan) at my daughter's school. The parents get upset when it is pronounced as Gordon and people assume she is a he."
I'll just bet they get upset. Poor widdle Gordyn...how could they not know how to pronouce her widdle name. She'll probably grow up with no self-esteem at all. Pity.
I've used the pseudonyms of "Bob Onit" and the ubiquitos "Ben Dover" numerous times.
BTW, my name isn't really Cletus....
My new name is:
Boobie Gizzardtush
http://www.ultsoftware.com/NameGen.html
Madycin? Isn't that a drug to keep you from going Mad?
Actually, the car was named after the designer's daughter (hint: Mercedes was a girl's name long before it was an automobile name).
"Shirley, Ashley; how about Courtney?"
Beverly was a not-uncommon name for boys two or three generations ago. Also, a couple of generations past in the South, Asa was a common name for both white and black males.
Momon name generator
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/mormon/
It's not a black name, but we once had employee named Do Dang. Now that was a fun one to hear over the intercom.
"There's a call on line 3 for Do Dang"
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