The name game
My very dear friend Nat and I have often marvelled at the array of wierd, wonderful and outright dangerously stupid names people are often called, or call their children. A name is the most personal and identifying thing we have, and how names are used and what we do with them is the backdrop to today's witty little musing.
Nat(loi) and I started laughing about silly names at a party once; it was oh, perhaps just a little snicker at what the people who cant afford Gucci are usually named, names like Kimmy (look at moi) Sharon, Chantel'le. Most of them are attached to AFL footballers girlfriends/wives/moles (in the UK we call them WAG's).
We then started musing on the different names around the world that are peculiar, and sometimes culturally unique, but still sounded funny, like Shaune'sha, Ishnabevellene and Brandy Terrelene. Whenever we came accross a new funny name, a text or an email would quickly ensure and fits of laughter would follow.
And then the little game took a life of its own and we had populated the whole world with cheap, fake Burberry wearing ASBO's. Particularly funny and captivating, is the concept that it is acceptable to name your child after a country, city or state. I mean, we all suffer Paris, and I guess we're all used to that* but really, when did India become a name for a child huh? And whats with Dakota? (For years our favourite has been Brianna Dakota). And then there's Ireland Baldwin. please
What I want to know is if anyone knows anyone called Rhode Island, Burkina Faso, or maybe even St Kitts and Nevis...that would be a mouthful for mum calling them inside for the evening.
MUM: " St Kitts and Nevis, come on St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Quin medicine woman is on..."
Happy new year Sharelle.
xx
* Actually, Paris was a warrier from the Iliad, Homer's 3000 year old epic on the fall of Troy
Nat(loi) and I started laughing about silly names at a party once; it was oh, perhaps just a little snicker at what the people who cant afford Gucci are usually named, names like Kimmy (look at moi) Sharon, Chantel'le. Most of them are attached to AFL footballers girlfriends/wives/moles (in the UK we call them WAG's).
We then started musing on the different names around the world that are peculiar, and sometimes culturally unique, but still sounded funny, like Shaune'sha, Ishnabevellene and Brandy Terrelene. Whenever we came accross a new funny name, a text or an email would quickly ensure and fits of laughter would follow.
And then the little game took a life of its own and we had populated the whole world with cheap, fake Burberry wearing ASBO's. Particularly funny and captivating, is the concept that it is acceptable to name your child after a country, city or state. I mean, we all suffer Paris, and I guess we're all used to that* but really, when did India become a name for a child huh? And whats with Dakota? (For years our favourite has been Brianna Dakota). And then there's Ireland Baldwin. please
What I want to know is if anyone knows anyone called Rhode Island, Burkina Faso, or maybe even St Kitts and Nevis...that would be a mouthful for mum calling them inside for the evening.
MUM: " St Kitts and Nevis, come on St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Quin medicine woman is on..."
Happy new year Sharelle.
xx
* Actually, Paris was a warrier from the Iliad, Homer's 3000 year old epic on the fall of Troy
Labels: Meaningless musings
posted by Eddie Knittster at 9:33 am
1 Comments:
I work in financing and we run credit checkups on everyone who seek financing and there are names (at least in Denmark) that are almost guaranteed to be registrered as bad credits. Names like Johnny, Brian, Connie and the list goes on.
It turns out from a little digging around that names reflect the social and economic environment you are around. Like people from lower layers of society will name their kids something a little more exotic than Jane. Maybe they'd name her Janelle or something like that. It's very interesting!
Happy new years!
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