Posted on 12/08/2012 12:50:55 PM PST by NYer
Relative of "Mama'shay'mama'shay Ma'ma'moo'sha?"
Hercule Poirot, of course, was Belgian, not French.
In colonial times and in the 19th century names from the Old Testament were very common. Isaac, Abraham, Ezekiel, Reuben, Hannah, Tamar, Rebecca, and many others. Around 1900 or earlier they went out of fashion. Supposedly the term "rube" comes from the idea of "Reuben" being a typical name a farmer might have.
I had a distant cousin in the 19th century who was called Parshandatha--it's a name from the book of Esther. In the Bible it's a man's name but it was bestowed on a girl. I figure they just opened the Bible at random and took the first name they saw, without reading the context to see that it was a male name.
he number of girls given the name Mary at birth has fallen 94 percent since 1961
(Not a papist, but) our youngest, born 1990, is a Mary.
We gave all our kids pretty ordinary names, of biblical origin. We didn't try to be trendy (but it turned out there was a spate of Hannahs born in the early 80s).
And I got pointed to this a couple weeks ago:
Actually we have a younger friend named BG, for Baby Girl—the youngest of a family with five sisters, now married with two children. It’s not her real name, but she’s been called that ever since she was a toddler, and it stuck. I don’t actually know what her real name is.
Having used it for years, it now sounds natural to me.
typo (again) they=there.
My children all have a biblical name in their names:
Anne
Marie
Louise
John David
Patrick
Once several years ago, a talk show host used a map of Wisconsin and pointed out some names that would appeal to certain people, like Kenosha and
Waukeshaw. Nice names, don’t you think?
At least some black comics are getting mileage from the naming thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss
Gee, I miss my old dominatrix, Urethra Monsoon.
The ‘Curse of Individualism.’ Only from the HRC!
What a moniker to carry through life, especially in the senior years!
For many catholics, names were chosen from the list of saints. By choosing a saint’s name you acknowledge this fact and ask a particular saint to assist you in bringing up the child; the saint becomes the child’s patron and a role model for the child.
Dear pennyfarmer, I copied you to this response to demonstrate the absurdity and selfishness in naming children according to whim. There is nothing wrong with having a unique name but, at least, make is something meaningful! How meaningful is it for a boy to grow into adulthood with the name ESPN ... especially, if he doesn't like sports! And what about newborn girl named "Hashtag"! What is the meaning of that name? I have even heard of children named "artichoke" and "cappuccino".
Compare these to names like: John - God is gracious, or Daniel - God is my judge. There are thousands of such names that carry strong significance. Why inflict such arbitrary names, based on elements or nothing, on a newborn child. Who are their role models? Parental selfishness ... is the only explanation.
There was also a minor movie actress by that name, who was the wife of a Mesa, Arizona car dealer.
And Chlamydia, and the lovely and popular Candida Albicans.
Well, I can see the name “Madison.”
And for some, I suppose a fitting name would be “Devil’s Lake.”
My co-workers’ baby names this year seem to be unisex: Briley, Brailey, Layton, Braylon. All the moms are in their 20s.
You left out the infamous “G.G.” of Unintended Consequences.
Isn't that the truth! Imagine the problem it poses for school teachers trying to figure out, not only how to pronounce the name, but be 'sensitive' to the child's gender for fear of being denounced by an offended parent. Ooops ... does that still apply in our unisex world?
God help this society that has run, full speed, into secularism and individualism.
You'll know we've met up with Europe when the most popular boy's name becomes Mohammed (or any of its variant spellings).
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