great names no one is called any more

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the explorer mungo park was mentioned on telly last night

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:38 (twenty-three years ago)

(i have a vague memory a quite similar thread happened b4)

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Yootha!

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Titty

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:40 (twenty-three years ago)

ISAMBARD.

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

IKB's second name was pretty good also

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Offspring

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Chastity.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Lettice. Except I know someone called Lettice (and she is ten.)

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Capability

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Corky

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Crieky

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Vivian Fuchs!

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Bohemond

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Gaylord

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Everything about IKB was ace. I wonder if we still have that bizarre cartoon about him that I used to watch years ago on video.

(I can think of no actual answers as yet. I never did type in that top 20 names of the 1920s list from my parents' encyclopedia, either. I might still do so, because it amuses me, if nobody else.)

― Rebecca (reb), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Adolf.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:50 (twenty-three years ago)

the IKB cartoon is called GREAT!!

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Berlington Bertie

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Chastity - oh dang, N. got that one first.

Reginald.

― toraneko (toraneko), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Buttfuck

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Oscar

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Petri Dish

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:07 (twenty-three years ago)

rasputin.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Nobody is called Eustace any more but this is probably just as well; when I watched the televised Narnia Chronicles as a kid it took me the whole series to realise that Eustace wasn't called Useless. So I think it is not a great name.

I was, however, a big fan of Jeremiah Obadiah after the weird nonsense poem. Also not enough people are called Theophilus (a great name if you ignore the meaning, but that never bothers any Tims, right?), and I was pleased to see Tad on these boards because Thaddaeus is a great name and taking out all the clumsy letters and putting a Z on the end makes it even more so.

― Rebecca (reb), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Googie

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Graham!

― Graham (graham), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

here's the earlier thread

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:18 (twenty-three years ago)

KITT

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Jocelyn.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Cordelia

― arantxa, Monday, 21 October 2002 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

ulysses.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Primus, Secundus, Tertius

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:53 (twenty-three years ago)

When were people named Buttfuck (and why wasn't I born during this halcyon age)?

(Um, I don't want to be named Buttfuck, I want to laugh at people named Buttfuck. Oh Christ, that joke's backfired in the WORST WAY... yet still I hit "Submit".)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Inigo. Lemuel. Tyrone. Bathsheba.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Patience and Prudence.

One of the cashiers at the local Shop Rite is named Tyrone.

― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

paging mr. easton and his list of names

― ron (ron), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Ignatius

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Vera

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Ethelred

― michael (michael), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Hercule

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Romeo

D'OH!

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:21 (twenty-three years ago)

My great-grandmother was called Myrtle. My grandmother had a friend at school called Grizzle Ng.

― Mark C (Mark C), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:23 (twenty-three years ago)

My cousin's grandmother is also called Grizzle.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

My granny was called Gobnait but, unsurprisingly, preferred to be known by a different name.

― angela (angela), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

My mum had a great auntie Nettie, which was short for Mignonette. My Grandad's middle name is Ethelbert - I can't imagine that rivalling Jack or Chloe.

― Madchen, Monday, 21 October 2002 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Romeo Dun's called Romeo.

Archibald. Or just Archie.

― Graham (graham), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a great aunt named Mignon. Her mother was Henrietta.

― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:39 (twenty-three years ago)

My grandparents' names: Alf, Len, Ethel and Joyce, none of which seem very remarkable to me but all of which I think are great and now unfashionable.

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:42 (twenty-three years ago)

(If Tim sees a cat, there is a 25% chance he will try to eat it.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:45 (twenty-three years ago)

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Nook Logan

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

http://media.theinsiders.com/Media/MLB/589740_NookLogan.JPG

(that's Nook)

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Smitty

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Eziekial
Hepzibah
Habukuk
Jehosephat

All fine biblical names.

― Wooden (Wooden), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Jovanka
Nyssa
Turlough
Dodo
Polly
Leela
Romandvoratrelundar
Adric
Peri

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Persi

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Or Perseus, even.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Monday, 30 August 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Horatio
Germanicus
Apollonia
Sapphira
Shadrach
There was a vet called "Phaedra" at the clinic I went to this weekend.
My great-grandfather was named Blaz.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 30 August 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Spinning Star Kick

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 August 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

More of a title, but I haven't heard anyone called 'internouille' since I came back to upper canada.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 30 August 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Will people donate money for my hospital bills if I name one of my eventual kids Kamchatka?

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 August 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Pol Pot.

― Ally C (Ally C), Monday, 30 August 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Agnes

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 30 August 2004 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Alma

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 30 August 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Sasquatch

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 30 August 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Horace

― Huck, Monday, 30 August 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Aubrey Beardsley

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 30 August 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Yahweh

― Huck, Monday, 30 August 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Cy (Sy as in Sy Sperling doesn't count)
Satchel
Honus
Grover
Odibie
Harmon

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Tris
Rogers
Mel
Pie
Hoyt
Nap
Buck
Cool Papa
Kirby
Goose
Rollie
Early

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

HOSS
RUBE (c'mon luna, i know you like that one)

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:20 (twenty-one years ago)

motherfucking Mordecai!

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:22 (twenty-one years ago)

that's my hebrew name motherfucker!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Mordecai? That's a fucking cool name. There should be a Jewish superhero called Mordecai. I mean, besides you.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:28 (twenty-one years ago)

My friend is called Gay. Well, Sally-Gay actually.

Arthur is a good name.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 23:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never met an American named Katarina. We need to get more in touch with our German roots, 'cuz that's a sexy sexy name.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"Buck" has a few problems.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 00:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a client who'd filled in an order today with herself as the tech contact and her name is Eunice. I have a vision of an 80 year old pensioner putting a new hard drive into someone's Dell.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 00:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh and speaking of Jeds friend Gay - once at a Rotary meeting with my grandad, a lady came up to do a talk and her name was Gay Priest.

!!!!!

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 00:24 (twenty-one years ago)

fyodor

― amateur!!!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 01:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never met an American named Katarina. We need to get more in touch with our German roots, 'cuz that's a sexy sexy name.

The problem being that when you're naming your kids, you're not trying to come up with sexy sexy names.

There should be a thread about great stripper names that have never been used.

― wetmink (wetmink), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 01:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i know a katarina but she goes by "katie."

― amateur!!!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

clyde. myles also seems uncommon nowadays.

― youn, Wednesday, 8 September 2004 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Xavier

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 01:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Ethelred, and Ethelwulf

(also Oswest - I believe the town of Oswestry was named after an ancient King Oswest)

― caitlin (at work), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Eziekial
Hepzibah
Habukuk
Jehosephat
All fine biblical names.

-- Wooden (josephgoode...), August 30th, 2004.

There's a journalist in one of the broadsheets who is called Hephzibah. The reason I mention it is because the meaning of the name Hephzibah is really really beautiful:

Hephzibah = "in her is my delight"

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, sweet!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Wasn't Hephzibah also a character in Carrie's War?

― caitlin (at work), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 10:31 (twenty-one years ago)

fucktard.

― splooge (thesplooge), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 10:32 (twenty-one years ago)

osama
adolf
jess

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to work with a woman called Joy Gay. She was was one of the most good-natured people I've ever known.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Water
Ugly

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

there is a guy at work here named Xavier, but he's french. there is a woman here name Katrina, she's midwestern.

― AaronK (AaronK), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

My grandparents all have rather quaint, old-timey names: Chester, Gertrude, Harold and Iva. I also have two aunts, on opposite sides of the family, named Leola, and a great-aunt Rolfcan. Not to mention uncle Leslie and aunt Odes (pronounced like "Otis").

I wanted to continue this tradition with my own children, but their mother was like nothin' doing.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Lemuel. Mehitabel. Hepsibah.

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

deidre, alfred, arthur, rupert

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Aloysius, St. John (Sinjun), Lucrezia, Samson

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Napoleon

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i remember my granny and aunties gossiping, when i was little, about a woman who lived in the street who seemed to be called 'Famie Sanderson' (pronounced as 'Fay-May' but with the 2nd syllable shortened, almost to 'fay-mi' type length)

found out yrs later her full name was 'Euphamia'

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

My pal N's family: a grandfather, Ovid, a cousin, Tertius.

My mom is called Claudia. She will inflict pain on anyone who calls her Claude. Our cleaner was called Una (pronounced you-na).

French friends: Laurence (female), Florence, Emmanuelle

School: Buffy, Augusta, India, Arabella, Raimy, Royce, Ivy, Illaria, Genevra, Prudence, Galaxy, Galadrielle.

Note that Irish people haven't explained: the name Mary is often pronounced 'maah-ri' there, as is Marie; Karen tends to be like Kaaren.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

mahalia. that's my current out-of-favor favorite.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

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