That is terrible.ccsuperchris said:I also know a man named Thomas Thomas
You and your friends are better men than me and mine.ccsuperchris said:but we just call him Tom.
Understood, naughty. I remember seeing a documentary several years back... I don't remember the location or the group being studied, but it had to be one of the African countries. Part of the show centered around courtship, marriage, and family. When a new child was born, they believed that it brought a brand-new soul/spirit, and had to be given a brand-new, unique name. To re-use a name would be an insult to the spirit, or even worse, rob the child of that spirit.naughty said:DC,
I think many of the monstrosities we hear today are adaptations of Swahili names adopted during the late 60's and early 70's .
Or "Number 5".mercurialbliss said:While living in Chicago, I met several 20-something women who were named after 70's era perfumes and colognes like "Enjoli", "Jontue", "Chanel" and "Emeraude". Surprised I didn't find someone named "Shalimar" (although there was an 80's group with that name). All are better than "Opium", I suppose.
DC_DEEP said:I personally want to see a return to names like Eloise, Agnes, Agatha, Gertrude, Erma, Eunice, Ethel, Gladys, Helga, Imogene, Mable, Madge, Selma, Thelma and Wilma. For they guys, maybe a trend back to Amos, Cecil, Dudley, Earl, Elmo, Gilbert, Grover, Homer (d'oh!), Horace, Irving, Kermit, Leroy, Maynard, Otis, Percy, Rudy, Virgil, Waldo, and Wilmer. Nothing wrong with them... in fact, some fine names here, but seem to have fallen out of "trendiness."
HickBoy said:BTW, I was born on Ashley Avenue. This shit started early for me...
D C Deep said:Then there was the "Jason", "Justin", and "Brittany/Britney" phase prior to the aforementioned.... equally annoying.
I personally want to see a return to names like Eloise, Agnes, Agatha, Gertrude, Erma, Eunice, Ethel, Gladys, Helga, Imogene, Mable, Madge, Selma, Thelma and Wilma. For they guys, maybe a trend back to Amos, Cecil, Dudley, Earl, Elmo, Gilbert, Grover, Homer (d'oh!), Horace, Irving, Kermit, Leroy, Maynard, Otis, Percy, Rudy, Virgil, Waldo, and Wilmer. Nothing wrong with them... in fact, some fine names here, but seem to have fallen out of "trendiness."
You will have to be trendy, if you use Edith, and spell it instead: Edythe. One reason I like Percy on this list is because of Percy Aldridge Grainger, the fantastically talented Australian composer/musician. He lived a most interesting life, and was quite the sexual adventurer. For many years, he kept a diary of his sexual experimentation, complete with photos, but left stipulations that it be sealed for a number of years after his death. It has since been opened, and details can be found.Stronzo said:.Of the aforementioned I like: Otis, Agatha, Imogene (prounounced "im' a gin", Cecil, Dudley, Horace, Leroy (pronounced "li ROY'' emphasis on LAST syllable).
But you left out Edith which I love as in Dame Edith Sitwell. Also like "Byron".
DC_DEEP said:You will have to be trendy, if you use Edith, and spell it instead: Edythe. One reason I like Percy on this list is because of Percy Aldridge Grainger, the fantastically talented Australian composer/musician. He lived a most interesting life, and was quite the sexual adventurer. For many years, he kept a diary of his sexual experimentation, complete with photos, but left stipulations that it be sealed for a number of years after his death. It has since been opened, and details can be found.
I also want to see a resurgence of the apostrophed names. D'neese is good, but I like S'phyllis better.
madame_zora said:I'm also partial to some older names.
Claire has always been a favorite of mine, as well as Chloe. For men, I like Victor and Maurice, sadly I never meet men with these names, and they'd probably think I was weird if I just started calling them by a different name.
Legal name changes are fairly easy and inexpensive, WHY would anyone get stuck with something like Ima Hunkapillar*?
*actually name of a very large girl with whom I went to high school.
madame_zora said:I'm also partial to some older names.
Claire has always been a favorite of mine, as well as Chloe. For men, I like Victor and Maurice, sadly I never meet men with these names, and they'd probably think I was weird if I just started calling them by a different name.
Legal name changes are fairly easy and inexpensive, WHY would anyone get stuck with something like Ima Hunkapillar*?
*actually name of a very large girl with whom I went to high school.