Made up names...

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun May 25, 2014 8:16 am

Do you know any ?

Seriously, I am fully expecting someone to call their baby ' hmmmm Danone' after a probiotic drink next.

A year ago my revolting neighbour ( yes her again, her of the rotten teeth ), named her baby something I can't even spell let alone pronounce. Gorgeous baby, love him to bits but we just can't wrap our heads around the name which Is spelt entirely different to the way It's pronounced. She's miffed now that after a year, we have spelt his birthday card wrong.

When I was at school, teachers had It easy... 10 Johns, 6 Michael's, 7 George's and so on.... now, I really feel for them especially at the way some of these Mums get when they don't get It right.

Even my own great niece has just named her baby boy something and on asking where she got It from, I'm told ' oh I made It up'... now I can't for the life of me spell It...

We have some teachers on FG... do you get this ?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sun May 25, 2014 8:49 am

A name is just a series of letters by which to identify an individual. I like Moon Unit and $haniqua. They have a uniqueness to them.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun May 25, 2014 8:54 am

Snowfire;1455433 wrote: A name is just a series of letters by which to identify an individual. I like Moon Unit and $haniqua. They have a uniqueness to them.

I like them and would be able to remember them and possibly spell them but my neighbours baby starts with an M. ends with SZ and has a C and a U In It and It's pronounced with a silent SZ.... what chance have I got ?

Don't get me wrong... every baby Is unique and It's not so much the uniqueness of the name but the wacky spelling so the child goes through life saying ' No, It's M blah blah.. Then they get hissy with folk who forget how to spell It.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sun May 25, 2014 9:02 am

You must remember that $haniqua is spelled with a dollar sign and not an "S"

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun May 25, 2014 9:54 am

If you want good made up names look no further than the afro caribbean community.

My other favourite site has a very long thread about them, how about Le-a pronounced Leadasha ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun May 25, 2014 10:02 am

Bruv;1455438 wrote: If you want good made up names look no further than the afro caribbean community.

My other favourite site has a very long thread about them, how about Le-a pronounced Leadasha ? But I like that also...

When I'm In the company of my neighbour and the baby, I call him Baba... now she's had a hissy fit because I didn't spell his name correctly on birthday card.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sun May 25, 2014 10:11 am

People like to think their offspring or special and unique and like to think their names are too. If they cant think of a made up name they add a letter or two to conventional ones.

Like Joolie or Duly

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Sun May 25, 2014 1:23 pm

I always felt sorry for the kids in school whose parents had decided to give them some cute name that was difficult to pronounce. I could see them wince when the profs would call the roll and they would have to correct the pronunciation and then repeat the correction every time they were called on throughout the semester.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Sun May 25, 2014 1:25 pm

well I compromised. I didn't like Keegan and the ex didn't like Kieran.........So I split it and came up with Keehan. .......................Just to find out months later it's a centuries old surname. And here I was thinking I was being creative pfft!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:37 am

fuzzywuzzy;1455452 wrote: well I compromised. I didn't like Keegan and the ex didn't like Kieran.........So I split it and came up with Keehan. .......................Just to find out months later it's a centuries old surname. And here I was thinking I was being creative pfft!
But you see, there's a rhyme and reason to that and the choice being something you are your husband put thought In to. It's when there's some stupid name deliberately spelt different to the way It's pronounced just so the parent can show off their ' wackiness' that Irks me. The baby of my neighbour also has the middle names of Thor and Odin..

911 · Post by **911** » Mon May 26, 2014 10:44 pm

My husband worked in the medical field for years and told me about a lady who had a baby and she named it--I will try to spell it phonetically here--As-swo-le, with a thingy over the 'e'. But it was spelled,. . . . wait for it,. . . . . . A**h**e. The nurse refused to write it down and told her to pick another name or spell it differently.

Good grief!

OK. I see that word is not allowed so I had to go back in and try to get my point across

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 27, 2014 5:54 am

911;1455575 wrote: My husband worked in the medical field for years and told me about a lady who had a baby and she named it--I will try to spell it phonetically here--As-swo-le, with a thingy over the 'e'. But it was spelled,. . . . wait for it,. . . . . . A**h**e. The nurse refused to write it down and told her to pick another name or spell it differently.

Good grief!

OK. I see that word is not allowed so I had to go back in and try to get my point across

I bet half of the names don't get accepted by authorities.

I heard a story some years ago and I was told apparently It was a true story.

At a Baptism of their baby, the parents are at the Font. The Vicar comes to that moment where he asks the Mother what this child Is named. She says ' Anne' and stresses Anne with an E meaning It wasn't spelt Ann.

Apparently the Vicar then said, ' I bless this child Ann Withaney'...

And did you hear about Mr and Mrs Tupp who named their daughter Belle ?

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue May 27, 2014 8:24 am

Or Mr and Mrs Kerr........named their son Wayne

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 27, 2014 8:55 am

Bruv;1455582 wrote: Or Mr and Mrs Kerr........named their son Wayne Mr and Mrs Tittoff calling their daughter Nora.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:35 am

Bruv;1455582 wrote: Or Mr and Mrs Kerr........named their son Wayne

Mr and Mrs King did the same

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:48 am

Mr and Mrs Ingalong

and their son Bob

We used to play this game at school

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:33 pm

Mike Hunt ????

Ben Dover

Shag nee Tremble

Willie Hungwell

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue May 27, 2014 1:03 pm

You are just being silly now.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 27, 2014 1:38 pm

Bruv;1455607 wrote: You are just being silly now. Phill McCrakkin

Phill McCrevice

Mike Rotch

Les Bean

D.ick Trickle

Justin Case

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue May 27, 2014 1:55 pm

Why am I standing in Mo's Bar?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:09 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1455615 wrote: Why am I standing in Mo's Bar?

Bruv started It with his Wang Kerr

It's a bit of fun on a rainy night In Britain

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:31 pm

Oscar Sellotape;1455619 wrote: Bruv started It with his Wang Kerr

It's a bit of fun on a rainy night In Britain
It was Wayne........I am more subtle than you

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:34 pm

lol as a brick

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:36 pm

Brick with a b ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:45 pm

Bruv;1455625 wrote: It was Wayne........I am more subtle than you My guy's Chinese.... he's a mate of ' Yu Suk

Chinese hide and seek winner.... Mee Li Lo Lon Tyme

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed May 28, 2014 1:55 pm

My job involves processing new-hires for our Company. I see many, many "made-up" names on applications mostly young African-Americans. It is a challenge to make sure the names are spelled..........correctly?...in my computer at work.

That said, my real name is Diana, but I have been called Diane many times.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed May 28, 2014 2:09 pm

along-for-the-ride;1455741 wrote:

That said, my real name is Diana, but I have been called Diane many times. How many do you want me to say sorry ? :wah::wah::wah:

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:58 am

Back in Rhodesia there was some African politician whose wife's name was Precious Treasure and I met a guy named Twopenny. I'm sure there are Africans still today with some beauties!

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu May 29, 2014 2:00 am

Zimbabwean people I know.....Beauty....Nomore.....Caution.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 2:10 am

Bruv;1455756 wrote: Zimbabwean people I know.....Beauty....Nomore.....Caution.

There you are. There's a Nigerian woman here in town named Comfort.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 5:01 am

I've always thought I ought to have been named Bigus Dickus but I'm often told that I don't have the right qualifications.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 7:40 am

High Threshold;1455764 wrote: I've always thought I ought to have been named Bigus Dickus but I'm often told that I don't have the right qualifications.

Bruv's real name Is actually ' Titus Aducksarse'

We used to have a member here called Hugh Janus

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 7:55 am

Oscar Sellotape;1455769 wrote: Bruv's real name Is actually ' Titus Aducksarse'

Oh! I thought that was strictly in reference to his coiffure. :-3

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:02 am

High Threshold;1455774 wrote: Oh! I thought that was strictly in reference to his coiffure. :-3 Probably...

gmc goes by the name Pleasent *****er

eta... that bleeped out... It was p.hucker

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:04 am

Oscar Sellotape;1455776 wrote: Probably...

gmc goes by the name Pleasent *****er

eta... that bleeped out... It was p.hucker

What language! Are you certain you're not from Essex?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:24 am

Bruv;1455756 wrote: Zimbabwean people I know.....Beauty....Nomore.....Caution.

They are quite fond of the biblical names too.

While working on site in Harare, I needed to borrow one of those hand drills and asked if there were any chippies on site. "Yes", I was told, "Ask their foreman, Hitler"

I had to have him confirm several times that I'd heard the name right. What was his mother and father thinking ??

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:40 am

High Threshold;1455777 wrote: What language! Are you certain you're not from Essex? I was born In Brighton... quite close to Essex... We built a wall between the two when Essexness crept In... young girls started wearing white shoe's with black tights so we had to stop the Invasion. However, I was raised In the Sussex Downs which was far posher.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:41 am

Snowfire;1455781 wrote: They are quite fond of the biblical names too.

While working on site in Harare, I needed to borrow one of those hand drills and asked if there were any chippies on site. "Yes", I was told, "Ask their foreman, Hitler"

I had to have him confirm several times that I'd heard the name right. What was his mother and father thinking ?? I wish I could find the youtube clip for a comic I saw one night. An American taking the piss out of American girls names, like ' Anaconda'.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Thu May 29, 2014 9:06 am

Oscar Sellotape;1455787 wrote: I was born In Brighton... quite close to Essex... We built a wall between the two when Essexness crept In... young girls started wearing white shoe's with black tights so we had to stop the Invasion. However, I was raised In the Sussex Downs which was far posher.

Did you go to Romford finishing school, just to polish up the finer points ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 9:10 am

Snowfire;1455792 wrote: Did you go to Romford finishing school, just to polish up the finer points ? No my borstal was bombed...

Believe It not, I went to Grammar School :yh_rotfl

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 9:36 am

Oscar Sellotape;1455787 wrote: I was born In Brighton... quite close to Essex... We built a wall between the two when Essexness crept In... young girls started wearing white shoe's with black tights so we had to stop the Invasion. However, I was raised In the Sussex Downs which was far posher.

No tattoo above your ankle then, eh?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:28 am

High Threshold;1455794 wrote: No tattoo above your ankle then, eh? Ankle ? God no, mines elsewhere and relates to a man who once said ' yeah get down' :guitarist

Along for the ride knows exactly who I mean. :wah:

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:46 am

Oscar doesn't have ankles. She has fetlocks

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:01 pm

Oscar Farage;1455815 wrote: Ankle ? God no, mines elsewhere and relates to a man who once said ' yeah get down'

Gene Wilder?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:03 pm

High Threshold;1455825 wrote: Gene Wilder?

Wrong haha... another clue... He's got a mate called Jack

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:11 pm

Oscar Farage;1455826 wrote: Wrong haha... another clue... He's got a mate called Jack

"Riding that train, high on cocain"

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:32 pm

High Threshold;1455827 wrote: "Riding that train, high on cocain" Nope... His mate Jack Jumps a lot.... was born In a cross fire hurricane.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:39 pm

Better known as Lips?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:44 pm

Bruv;1455832 wrote: Better known as Lips? Yes, Mr Liptabulous.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:46 pm

Oscar Farage;1455835 wrote: Yes, Mr Liptabulous.

Mr IshouldagiveupyearsagowhenIstillhadit.......do you mean?