Bold Rover Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Reminds me of a child I met: Nevaeh. Pronounced as the cosmetic range, Nivea, I was advised. "It's heaven backwards," mother explained. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'm hoping it's apocryphal but supposedly there's a child in the Greenock area called La-a. It's pronounced Ladasha according to the mother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: I'm hoping it's apocryphal but supposedly there's a child in the Greenock area called La-a. It's pronounced Ladasha according to the mother. Is she a relation of Pocahontas McGinty? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 8 hours ago, coprolite said: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46393501 this has to be made up Her wee brother Fghij will have a worse time of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Is she a relation of Pocahontas McGinty? Pocahontas is real. She's now about 22 and lived in Kilwinning. (Not McGinty.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Vocativ, a news and data website, published a piece in 2014 saying there were at that time 328 children in the US named "Abcde", according to the Social Security Administration. FFS. (Not a suggestion) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'm hoping it's apocryphal but supposedly there's a child in the Greenock area called La-a. It's pronounced Ladasha according to the mother. There categorically is a child in the Glasgow area with that name, my better half has met them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 07/04/2018 at 00:02, bob the tank said: My name is my dad's middle name, my great grandmother on my dad's sides maiden name, her second husband's surname and my mother's mother's maiden name too Bob? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, welshbairn said: Her wee brother Fghij will have a worse time of it. pronounced "taramasalata" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 minute ago, coprolite said: pronounced "taramasalata" I can only think people give their children unspellable and unpronounceable names to get revenge at teachers. At least that kid should be ahead of the curve in infant school. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'm hoping it's apocryphal but supposedly there's a child in the Greenock area called La-a. It's pronounced Ladasha according to the mother. There categorically is a child in the Glasgow area with that name, my better half has met them. Was going to say that it was almost certainly apocryphal since the same name came up at my school as a pupil who was at a local primary and would be joining us in the next session. But then Inanimate Carbon Rod dropped that bombshell... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 The first time I saw Ladasha was several years ago and she's American, so it's safe to say it's bullshit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I heard it via my wife's friend's husband. No reason to doubt it (apart from it being ridiculous) but I don't know him personally and I accept it sounds like a friend of a friend of a friend type story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 It's as old as 2008 ffs! https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/le-a/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweaty Morph Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 8 hours ago, welshbairn said: Her wee brother Fghij will have a worse time of it. 4 hours ago, coprolite said: pronounced "taramasalata" Pronounced Eff-toojay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: There categorically is a child in the Glasgow area with that name, my better half has met them. Hope you haven't given her your card details. Edited November 30, 2018 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nightfly Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 When I was working in China I realised that the locals liked to give themselves Western names so that the expats could remember them and pronounce them easier. I met Stone, Jobs and Yahoo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 When I was working in China I realised that the locals liked to give themselves Western names so that the expats could remember them and pronounce them easier. I met Stone, Jobs and Yahoo.I have also met a Stone, Pan, Eric and Mikey...all from China/Thailand. Quite an eclectic mix. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 7 hours ago, The Nightfly said: When I was working in China I realised that the locals liked to give themselves Western names so that the expats could remember them and pronounce them easier. I met Stone, Jobs and Yahoo. My Chinese neighbours explained they'd given their kids western names. Katie was lucky but I'm not so sure Ting was, especially as their surname was Tang. All the kids sang Ting Tang wolla woolla bing bang at him. Although I started that to be honest. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Why would someone give their kid a bizarre name other than to get attention - and then complain when that attention is of the ridicule kind? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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