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[Class III]

One of my favorite names was on the name tag of a clerk that worked at one of the convenience stores in the "hood" around the corner from my office about ten years ago. The young ladies name was TaKilya, an african distillate produced from the blue agave cactus.

 

[Amici]

Originally posted by David LaPell:
When she got married, she got hyphenated. If we ever get divorced for some unknown reason, she will get dehyphenated.

An IV drip will cure that, you know.

 

[Texas Star]

Originally posted by Class III:
One of my favorite names was on the name tag of a clerk that worked at one of the convenience stores in the "hood" around the corner from my office about ten years ago. The young ladies name was TaKilya, an african distillate produced from the blue agave cactus.

Do it have a worm in the bottle?

I don't think real Africans produce actual distillates. They usually just make a thick beer called pombe in some countries. Frankly, distillation is probably over their heads.

What scares me is that many of the people who have these ethnic names are in the health professions, grocery stores, restaurants, and other places where I'd rather not encounter them. Their hygiene standards and cultural knowledge are very often quite limited, as is their dedication to doing their jobs safely and well.

White people also sometimes severely limit their childrens' potentials by giving them names like Billy Bob. I know one man who became a distinguished writer, educator, and a college dean. He has a similar name, but was wise enough to just use his initials wherever he could. Had he not, he would probably have been passed over for some jobs. Parents should think how their child's name will look on a resume.

Poor Seaman Swallow... I bet she hated that! But it is rather funny.

T-Star

 

[Class III]

No worms in the bottle. But, she did have worms growing out of her scalp. NO, Wait, Those were her dredlocks.

 

[therevjay]

My dads name J. H. Richardson. Our family came from the south, and I was told that was common. (just initials)

When he went in the Army his dogtags said J. (I.O.) H. (I.O.)

 

[biggs357]

My aunt had 3 daughters,the first two had full names like every other girl.When she got to the third daughter she was stumped.She is named Tristin,thats it nothing else,no middle or last name.Tristin is now in college and her screen name is tristinnoname.

 

[Stevens]

What can beat the Hogg sisters, I believe from a wealthy Houston family, they were Ima Hogg and sister Ura Hogg.
No b.S.
Steve

 

[Mike W.]

I saw an episode of 60 Minutes which featured a blind boy who had learned to get around by using echo location, much like a bat. His mothers name was Aquanetta. That had me cracking up for a while.

 

[Muley Gil]

I took a report from the manager of K-Mart and of course I had to get her name.

Officer Muley: "Last name, please."

Manager: "Hickey."

Officer Muley: "First name, please."

Manager: "(Pause) Iva."

I tried not to smirk, but couldn't. She told me that she almost didn't marry her husband because of the name combination.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Originally posted by lcdrdanr:
Probably no worse than R J Jones, a fellow with no name, just initials.
Went in the military and was very careful to write everything as R(only), J(only), Jones.

Ever since then, he has had to answer official correspondance as Ronly Jonly Jones. Even has to list it as an alias.

Dan R

Dan is not making this up. A fellow I worked for was in this situation. Some years after I knew him, I actually saw a picture of him in a training manual, and it was captioned with his name listed as Ronly Bonly Doe (I substituted the name Doe for privacy, but many Navy photographers know who I'm writing about).

 

[KeithCarter]

If I may presume to speak for my African-American fellows, when I was teaching school in Chicago's inner city, I was told that some parents didn't have much to give their children, but they could give them classy names, which were based on the names of African royalty.

 

[Guest]

I worked with a fine Southern Gentleman named A D York and with a number of other "Initials Only" types while on Active duty. They aren't too common up here in the North Country and I think they get to be fewer and further between the further North you go.

 

[enfield]

I suggested Urethra for my new granddaughter, but my daughter wouldn't buy it.

 

[Texas Star]

KeithCarter-

One African king whose name I know was Kabarega, a tyrant in Uganda. Another was Ceteshwayo, a Zulu. One of his predeccesors was Shaka.I don't see these or any other recognizable African names among the ethnic names being used here.

If someone can show me where real Africans, let alone Royal ones, had names like Latonya, I'd be interested.

I am, by the way, named for a British monarch. That, and about three dollars, will get me a cup of coffee in almost any restaurant in the US!

T-Star
P.S. I mentioned this thread on another forum, and a Romanian girl there said that gypsies in her country often have similar "weird" names.
Of the names that she listed, my favorite was "Mercedesia". Some of the others reminded me of certain Californians who give their kids names like, "Moonglow Sunflower."

 

[glypnir]

Hey, I know a LaDawn who is a white Mormon lady.

I knew a woman whose name was Dolores Fortuna (Sad Fortune). Worked with two guys named Harry Cox and Carter Horney.

I'm distantly related to a tea packaging innovator named Horniman. His son did lots of collecting, and the museum web site has trouble with some web blockers. Apparently the South American spelling of the company is Hornyman.

My first wife knew a woman called Ardis Grace. They wanted a boy, apparently.

The one good rule is - don't make fun of someone's name, they've heard it already.

 

[tom turner]

I know an MD who interned at Grady Memorial in metro Atlanta while doing his residency years ago.

He said lots of the welfare mommas at that time would ask the doctor to name the baby for them.

This doctor has a great, but wicked sense of humor. So . . .

Probably walking around Atlanta today is a fully-grown woman with a bad attitude named PlaCenta . . . and sho-nuff . . . another named Urethera.

T.