What's in a Name ?

oftenreading

Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
Has-descendents
Wrestling
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
Fly-fornication
Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
Thanks
What-God-will
Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
Remember
Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
Experience
Anger
Abuse-not
Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

(and now I get my own rapper name )

brianlux

oftenreading said:

Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
Has-descendents
Wrestling
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
Fly-fornication
Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
Thanks
What-God-will
Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
Remember
Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
Experience
Anger
Abuse-not
Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

(and now I get my own rapper name )

You got it!
Lil' Reedz O'Lot

oftenreading

brianlux said:

oftenreading said:

Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
Has-descendents
Wrestling
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
Fly-fornication
Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
Thanks
What-God-will
Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
Remember
Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
Experience
Anger
Abuse-not
Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

(and now I get my own rapper name )

You got it!
Lil' Reedz O'Lot

Thanks brian. Be on the lookout for my debut single, Baby Got Book.

hedonist

Well done, often!

rr165892

oftenreading said:

brianlux said:

oftenreading said:

Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
Has-descendents
Wrestling
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
Fly-fornication
Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
Thanks
What-God-will
Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
Remember
Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
Experience
Anger
Abuse-not
Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

(and now I get my own rapper name )

You got it!
Lil' Reedz O'Lot

Thanks brian. Be on the lookout for my debut single, Baby Got Book.

Boom!!! That just happened.
Very well done Often.

HughFreakingDillon

a girl I work with has a friend name Ashley Hole.

Ash Hole for short.

Godfather.

HughFreakingDillon said:

a girl I work with has a friend name Ashley Hole.

Ash Hole for short.

HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH !
A close friend of mine has a funny last name "nicewonger" in German it's pronounced NiceVonger
so we called him "RottonPeter" back in the 80's....but never to his face LOL !!

Godfather.

CH156378

I always thought Conquering Bull was a nice name.

CH156378

I always thought Stone was a great name. I always told my wife, if we had had a son, I would have named him Stone.

ldent42

hedonist said:

Eddie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxqCGTkV5wg

Did anyone else get the feeling he was using that rhythm of naming the reindeer when he rattled off that list of 'acceptable' names?
I gotta say I usually agree with Carlin's crap or can at least laugh at it but I'm not feelin this. I think maybe he didn't realize all the names he likes are names of saints? Or whatever biblical type names?
I mean I've got the most common name so I can't speak from experience but I would imagine having a weird name or an unusually spelled name is just a shitty thing to deal with.


And fwiw, names are used for discrimination in things like resumes. I read a thing a while ago where they sent in resumes with the same qualifications and the names that are more typically black or any kind of ethnic or minority were less likely to get called back than "white" names.

hedonist

Morning, Ident.

Now that you mention the rhythm, I can see it. Had no idea of the saints thing (was there a St. Eddie?!). As someone with an unusual / uncommon name (first, middle and last), I can say it's far from shitty but occasionally a pain in the ass when others fuck it up

I also read that article; if I recall correctly, it also applied to those with gender-neutral names...? Interesting stuff for sure.

ldent42

hedonist said:

Morning, Ident.

Now that you mention the rhythm, I can see it. Had no idea of the saints thing (was there a St. Eddie?!). As someone with an unusual / uncommon name (first, middle and last), I can say it's far from shitty but occasionally a pain in the ass when others fuck it up

I also read that article; if I recall correctly, it also applied to those with gender-neutral names...? Interesting stuff for sure.

Yea they did they same thing with male/female/gender neutral names to demonstrate gender bias. Male names were most likely to get called back for supervisory or management positions, while black female names were least likely to get called back at all

There were two saint Edwards according to Wikipedia.
Going off of him saying like "Tony, Nick and Vinnie could kick Tyler Taylor and Todd's ass" (or whatever) there's definitely St Anthony, St Vincent, & of course St Nick is everyone's favorite (the fat dude with the reindeer and presents).

rgambs

I have watched all the commercially available material that Carlin has done, and this is the one monologue with which I truly and wholeheartedly disagree...the names he lists as "tough" sound like pansy names to me. They almost all end in a Y with a hard E sound, which is perfectly suited to a whiny, pansy, Nancy, sissy.
Nick is tougher than Todd? Todd is a more agressive sound.
He was just off base on this one.

rgambs

Vinny is a tough guy name? It is one letter off from being ninny...

ldent42

Carlin's from Brooklyn though right?

hedonist

I thought so too, but he was from the Bronx. I can totally see the tough Vinny thing.

to gambo!

ldent42

Back in the days of his youth though it's almost like same difference. Like I'm hearing old school Italian tough guys "Nicky Vinny & Tony"

HesCalledDyer

Anyone remember that point guard from Providence in the mid-90's, God Shammgod?

dankind

CH156378 said:

I always thought Stone was a great name. I always told my wife, if we had had a son, I would have named him Stone.

That's my son's name.

rollings

brianlux said:

I was almost named "David" but that would have made me D-Lux. Thank heavens for my thoughtful parents!

or drian lux a bit too hard