What's In A Name?
Sep 28, 2013 20:08:36 #
I would never intentionally for anything in the world ever poke fun at someones namethat would be totally rudebut yesterday while browsing through a cemetery looking a long lost relative I happened upon a stone with a name that I simply couldnt keep a straight face about; the fellows first name was Secretes. I mean, how could this poor fellow, as a young boy, answer when asked what his name was? My names Secretes. What do you mean you names a secret? Etc., etc., etc. That poor boy must have had to put up with a lot or ribbing.
And then not far away I ran upon another name that made me scratch my head: Reemt. I dont even know how youd pronounce Reemt.
And then of all things in a couple of more minutes I came across yet another stone (pardon me, I honestly dont mean to be rude) that totally cracked me up. Can you imagine what people must have thought when this poor fellow had to introduce himself? Hi, Golden Guy.
And then not far away I ran upon another name that made me scratch my head: Reemt. I dont even know how youd pronounce Reemt.
And then of all things in a couple of more minutes I came across yet another stone (pardon me, I honestly dont mean to be rude) that totally cracked me up. Can you imagine what people must have thought when this poor fellow had to introduce himself? Hi, Golden Guy.
Sep 28, 2013 20:29:53 #
Granddad on dads side of family middle name was Alcorn, his mother gave him that as it was a preachers name back in 1890 when he was born.
Nobody ever called him Alcorn either, his first name was Henry.
Nobody ever called him Alcorn either, his first name was Henry.
Sep 28, 2013 20:37:34 #
My Grandfather was named Farmer and my Dad was Farmer Jr. neither had a middle name. I have no idea of how or why the name. TNmike
Sep 28, 2013 20:51:44 #
dooragdragon wrote:
Granddad on dads side of family middle name was Alcorn, his mother gave him that as it was a preachers name back in 1890 when he was born.
Nobody ever called him Alcorn either, his first name was Henry.
Nobody ever called him Alcorn either, his first name was Henry.
The first neighborhood kid that called him "Alcorn" probably got the stuffing beat out of him, the word spread quickly, and from that day on "Henry" had NO problems.
Sep 28, 2013 20:53:23 #
TNmike wrote:
My Grandfather was named Farmer and my Dad was Farmer Jr. neither had a middle name. I have no idea of how or why the name. TNmike
"Farmer" was their first names, or their last names?
Sep 28, 2013 20:55:16 #
j.erwin.brown wrote:
"Farmer" was their first names, or their last names?
First names as strange as it seems. TNmike
Sep 28, 2013 21:02:23 #
Sep 28, 2013 21:27:09 #
The first two names are most likely names of European origin but I couldn't guess what countries. Germany and The Netherlands, perhaps. You will find many names that make little sense to our "English" ears.
As to the third, is this name any more bizarre than "Moon-unit Zappa"?
As to the third, is this name any more bizarre than "Moon-unit Zappa"?
Sep 28, 2013 21:56:46 #
birdpix wrote:
The first two names are most likely names of European origin but I couldn't guess what countries. Germany and The Netherlands, perhaps. You will find many names that make little sense to our "English" ears.
As to the third, is this name any more bizarre than "Moon-unit Zappa"?
As to the third, is this name any more bizarre than "Moon-unit Zappa"?
I'm either too young... or too old, but I've never heard of "Moon-unit Zappa". I've heard of Lead(s) Zappa... any relation?
Sep 28, 2013 22:09:21 #
j.erwin.brown wrote:
I'm either too young... or too old, but I've never heard of "Moon-unit Zappa". I've heard of Lead(s) Zappa... any relation?
Frank Zappa was a rock musician with the band "Mothers of Invention". His career was from the mid '60's to early "90's. He named his first Daughter Moon Unit and she had three siblings named: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva Muffin.
And you still think Golden Boy is strange?
Sep 28, 2013 22:17:18 #
birdpix wrote:
Frank Zappa was a rock musician with the band "Mothers of Invention". His career was from the mid '60's to early "90's. He named his first Daughter Moon Unit and she had three siblings named: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva Muffin.
And you still think Golden Boy is strange?
And you still think Golden Boy is strange?
Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva Muffin ??? Good Grief!!! Oh, and by the way, it's "Golden Guy"... not "Golden Boy". Please do have at least SOME respect for the poor fellow who's been dead since 1938...
Oh, and another thing... I've heard of musicians playing a lot of weird things, but a rock?
Sep 28, 2013 22:23:57 #
dooragdragon wrote:
Back in 1890 prob wasn't lots of neighbor hood kids.
In this part of the country (Cumberland County, Illinois) the year 1878 was the most heavily populated. There were over 5,600 kids enrolled in 102 little one-room country schools scattered all around the county that's only 14 miles by 25 miles in size. Today there are less than 2,000 kids in only two schools.
Sep 28, 2013 22:24:02 #
Johnny Cash had a boy named "SUE" and I went to grade school with a young lady who's name was "Ima Pigg"....but as I recall she was definitely a cutie
Sep 28, 2013 23:26:37 #
I always enjoy unusual names and for awhile had a list of names I'd collected: Sterling Silver, Lily White, Nancy Ann Cianci, and Harley Clapsaddle, to name a few favorites.
Sep 28, 2013 23:45:26 #
How about the famous world comedian Red Skeleton's "Clem Kadiddlehopper" or "Cauliflower McPugg"...and then there was Charlie McCarthy's
"Mortimer Snerd"...those were the days my friend (oh, sorry that was a song I do recall)
"Mortimer Snerd"...those were the days my friend (oh, sorry that was a song I do recall)
vicksart wrote:
I always enjoy unusual names and for awhile had a list of names I'd collected: Sterling Silver, Lily White, Nancy Ann Cianci, and Harley Clapsaddle, to name a few favorites.
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