Unique Names

[Raul]

slightly off topic.

I keep getting letters for the previous tenant of the house I am in - a Mr F. Slocombe.

I am pretty sure it is a Francis.

fancy that! Franck ....... you know who i mean

[Mini Mac]

I once heard of a bloke called Frank who insisted on spelling it Franqzx, I mean Frankfqx, or was it Franzgk?

thats just weird lol How on earth can someone pronounce that?

[Gav]

I have a relative who decided it would be nice to name one of her sons Keegan. Haven't heard of many of those (and no connection with the footballer, they don't live in the UK)?

I once coached a Keegan at athletics. If only they knew that they'd named their child after a paedophile!

[Daisy Chain]

My real name is Keith. My Mum wanted a boy. I had blue blankets and everything...

Daisy

(An Unwanted Little Female Flower)

[Aleks]

I had blue blankets and everything...

In virtually all photos of me as a baby I'm wearing blue. The only pink things I ever wore (once only probably) were presents from someone that mum dressed me in to go visit them. She detests pink. She wanted a girl though.

[Double Trouble]

My real name is Keith.

My real name is Derek.

Thank you God for making me a girl.

[Mac]

I Gotta New Name for Utopia Dancers! UTOPIANS! and its mine! I said it first!! Down to me !!! I got it !!!!and its way coool (I think anyway!)

I also came up with
Cerocomania, Cerocomainians, Cerocamaniacs and Cerocamanicas
(Ok Tte last one was a spelling mistake but I think its still good)

[CJ]

slightly off topic.

I keep getting letters for the previous tenant of the house I am in - a Mr F. Slocombe.

I am pretty sure it is a Francis.

fancy that! Franck ....... you know who i mean

That's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!!

He wasn't late for the Ceroc Ball, was he?!?

[Dance Demon]

But on Norwegian telly one of the weather ladies is called 'Vår Staude', which translates as 'Spring Perennial'. Apparently all her sister have flower names....

There's a newsreader on radio 2 called Fenella Fudge, and a reporter for ITN called Nina Narnar.........I also used to work beside a guy called Tommy Gunn.....but he got fired...

[Gav]

There's a newsreader on radio 2 called Fenella Fudge, and a reporter for ITN called Nina Narnar.........I also used to work beside a guy called Tommy Gunn.....but he got fired...

There was a Debby Tubby on BBC East (or whatever the local Norfolk one is?).

[Stuart M]

a reporter for ITN called Nina Narnar....

Funny how they keep giving her the police/fire brigade/NHS stories to cover...

[pmjd]

I've met a Luke Warmbath. I kid ye not! He was paying by cheque at the shop I used to work in so I saw his name on something official, you really thought his parents would have chosen better

Back home in the highlands there was also a Dr Donald Duck, though he was born before Disney was doing animations, so not too bad

[Chef]

Our departments secretary is named Miss Pratt. I also noticed a while ago that one of the admin staff at our Harlow labs is called Debbie Discipline. I honestly kid you not. With such a big organisation and an electronic global internal phone book you are bound to encounter some odd names like Mr and Mrs Ironmonger. My favourite is a gentleman that we employ in the U.S. called Chuck Longenecker.

[ShinyWeeStar]

Its interesting that in our 'Western' culture we tend to pick names for children that we like, or like the sound of, or think goes well with the surname. In many other cultures the name is significant because of what it means.

I chose my children's names in honour of close family and friends but also for what they meant

My name isn't particularly unusual, but to me it feels unique because my parents chose a version of it that incorporates parts of their own names.... plus an "r" in the middle for "regina", according to my Grampa. Born to be a lady, that's me.

How do you know what's the 'correct' spelling of a name, though? Every name will have numerous variations (in different countries etc). My name always gets spelled wrong, as there's just so many ways of spelling it. Oh, and it means 'pure', is originally Greek, and can also be a boy's name.

Mine is also from the Greek "Katheros" meaning pure. Quite apt, don't you think? It's always getting spelt wrongly though - between that and my surname, I'm always pleasantly surprised if anyone manages to get my name right first time!

[Mezzosoprano]

1.YOUR SPY NAME (middle name and current street name):
Fraser Culduthel (that can't be right that's a boys name!!

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME (grandfather/mother on your dad's side and your favourite candy):
Agnes Anything!

3. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, and street you were brought up in)
Ross(a) (in order to feminse it!) Saltburn

4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME (first three letters of your last name, last three letters of mother's maiden name, first three letters of your pet's name)
Abuosssoo (okay that's hard to say - bet I sang blues in the Cantina)

5. PORN STAR NAME (first pet's name, the place you were born in):
Mandy Raigmore

6. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favourite colour and the automobile your mum drives)

The Red Peugot - that's awful!!


7. YOUR ACTION HERO NAME (first name of the main character in the last film you watched, last food you ate)
Shrek Macaroni - that's even worse



That's hopeless if you have surnames for middlenames!!

[CJ]

1.YOUR SPY NAME (middle name and current street name):
James Middlebank

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME (grandfather/mother on your dad's side and your favourite candy):
Vic Texan

3. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, and street you were brought up in)
James Dean

4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME (first three letters of your last name, last three letters of mother's maiden name, first three letters of your pet's name)
MitMur Tim

5. PORN STAR NAME (first pet's name, the place you were born in):
Norman Simpsons

6. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favourite colour and the automobile your mum drives)

The Black CRV


7. YOUR ACTION HERO NAME (first name of the main character in the last film you watched, last food you ate)
Mowgli Toast

[Mezzosoprano]

I've met a Luke Warmbath. I kid ye not! He was paying by cheque at the shop I used to work in so I saw his name on something official, you really thought his parents would have chosen better

Back home in the highlands there was also a Dr Donald Duck, though he was born before Disney was doing animations, so not too bad

Dr Duck either died or retired last year or so... can't remember which it was but there was a big bit in the press up here!

[JoC]

I had a neighbour called Cadence, which without checking, I understand to mean a pause. I think some people maybe don't even realise the 'name' they like and choose for their child is a regular word that happens to sound a bit nice.

[SnowWhite]

I used to work with a guy called Ivor Kinghorn.

His parents sure gave him a name to live up to...

[killingtime]

Geraldine means Spear Ruler in German

Hey, my name means Spear... I'm not your b1tch !

I think If I ever have kids I'll name them after entities from the Cthulhu Mythos

"This is Yog-Sothoth Little, and his little brother and sister Nyarlathotep and Shub-Niggurath"

"And what's this little one's name?"

"He is he that shall not be named" (Hastur, who is named see).

Surely they are just shortened names? "That's Shub-Niggurath The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young to you" .

My I suggest checking out Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing for checking up on some crazy parents.