Subject: Unusual First Names
Posted by: Greatguggly
Date: Jul 28 12
Recently, my brother, a friend, and I were watching a local news broadcast. The female reporter in the field was named Chicagi. Pronounced just like the city but with an 'e' sound at the end. We chuckled a little about that but I got them really laughing when I said..."That's all from the county courthouse. Now back to you, Cincinnato."
Posted by: Greatguggly
Date: Jul 28 12
Recently, my brother, a friend, and I were watching a local news broadcast. The female reporter in the field was named Chicagi. Pronounced just like the city but with an 'e' sound at the end. We chuckled a little about that but I got them really laughing when I said..."That's all from the county courthouse. Now back to you, Cincinnato."
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george48 
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When i was younger, i had a neighbor whose first name was Dado. He was Serbian. Reply #1. Jul 28 12, 4:07 PM |
REDVIKING57
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Chelsea F.C. Have a youth academy player named Nortei Nortey,pronounced Naughty Naughty. :)) Reply #2. Jul 28 12, 4:32 PM |
tezza1551
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There is a Rugby player in one of the Sydney teams whose full name is Fui Fui Moy Moy ! Reply #3. Jul 28 12, 5:40 PM |
honeybee4
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I went to school with twin sisters Silverleen and Everleen and brother Flenoil. Reply #4. Jul 28 12, 6:46 PM |
BOB501
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There is an epitapth written of a doctor in the Virgin Islands named Ivin John Lettsum. He wrote, "I. John Lettsum blisters, bleeds and sweat 'em. After that if they wish to die, I. John Lettsum... Reply #5. Jul 28 12, 7:17 PM |
Mommakat
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Well beat this. My husband's name is Lievinus Lievense. It causes some hilarity when people ask you to spell his Christian name and you begin L I E V only to be interrupted with " No! No! That's his surname, I want his Christian name" And it usually takes a few comments before they realise I am spelling his Christian name if they would only let me finish ROFL Reply #6. Jul 28 12, 8:28 PM |
Greatguggly
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I guess that family with the twins thought Alkaline and Flaxseedoil were overused names. Reply #7. Jul 29 12, 7:14 AM |
| Greatguggly
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Which should have made me realize quicker (still early for a Sunday) that there's a Hall of Fame baseball player from the Detroit Tigers named Al Kaline. Reply #8. Jul 29 12, 7:19 AM |
mountaingoat
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This is something that amazes me about American TV and movies: Husband Kimmel (Admiral at Pearl Harbour during attack) Wolf Blitzer, Claire Chinault (General during WW2) Mitt Romney, Fox Mulder (Fictional I know). I will add more as I remember. Reply #9. Jul 29 12, 5:21 PM |
| tezza1551
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Mommakat, I had a similar problem before I was married, as the district I lived in was named for my great grandfather..so I would spell my surname, then they'd ask for my address, so I'd give the farm name, then tell them the district.. no, I've got your surname.. I need the town where you live..so then you'd have to explain... Maybe that's why I got married at 19 !! Reply #10. Jul 29 12, 8:25 PM |
| Mommakat
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I can relate to that Tezza as you know. But the most hilarious incident was when I was explaining the name to a young girl behind the counter at the local Traffic Office, she stopped, stared at me for a second and said "You're kidding" LOL Reply #11. Jul 30 12, 4:34 AM |
sportsherald
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The Olympics have provided intersying names, like Nigeria's Blessing Odagbare. In checking her name, I discovered her mother's name is Glory Udoh. Reply #12. Aug 05 12, 4:55 PM |
kaddarsgirl
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There was a baseball player I went to college with named Beach Brooks. He was the third or fourth Beach Brooks in his family. I swear it's not his nickname. Reply #13. Aug 07 12, 11:59 AM |
| kaddarsgirl
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Mountaingoat, "Mitt" is Romney's nickname. His real first name is "Willard", which isn't much better actually :) Reply #14. Aug 07 12, 12:03 PM |
| kaddarsgirl
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Oh, and I also lived in an apartment complex the past two years with a guy named "Cashmere", like the sweater. Reply #15. Aug 07 12, 12:10 PM |
daver852
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When I worked for the Social Security Administration, I used to keep a list of horrible names people would give their children. Spelling is not one of the strong points for most people in southern Illinois; I remember a little girl named Duhkodah; I eventually figured out that the parents were trying to spell "Dakota." But the very worst name I can recall belonged to a little boy whose parents named him - drumroll - Vermin. We also had a Nuclear Green, but he doesn't count because his parents moved to Little Egypt from Chicago. We had another immigrant from California who went to court and had his named legally changed to Weiner Nobody. And a woman, I swear I am not making this up, named Fonda Cox. Reply #16. Aug 07 12, 12:24 PM |
| alexis722
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Girl in high school, Myrna Loy. Former employer, Wing. Reply #17. Aug 07 12, 12:32 PM |
Melissa1053
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I had an uncle who was named Llewelyn Ethelbert Dunham. He went by "Bert" Reply #18. Aug 07 12, 12:47 PM |
| mountaingoat
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The previous generation in my family all use their middle names and not their first names. Not hard to understand when you see my mum and dads real names: Basil and Elsie, but they preferred Frank and Pat. Butros butros Gali always got me. Reply #19. Aug 11 12, 8:17 PM |
| kaddarsgirl
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I work with an Elsie. I think it's a great name. Reply #20. Aug 11 12, 8:44 PM |
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