chomp my root Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I'm still not getting this and it's annoying me. Anybody kind enough to explain? Wee Indian Boy "Chief, how do you choose um names for um children of tribe when they um born ?" Chief "When I come out of um teepee, I name child after the first thing I see, like Running Horse or Mountain Eagle, why do you ask Two Dogs Fucking ?" For some reason it tickles me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 My favourite urban legend is that there's at least one Geronimo living in Ayrshire. No surprise perhaps. What does make me wonder, though, is the lack of Elvises/Elvii on the landscape. You'da thunk, wouldn't you? I believe that there is a guy in Glasgow called Gelvis Pressley, and I haven't misspelt either name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 One of my ancestors was Archibald, and his wife was Archibella. It was / is a Highland thing to bang "ina" onto a male name to make it feminine. I've heard of a Hughina, which is probably the worst example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I don't think I've laughed so hard and for so long as the time one of my pals told me he had a uni lecturer called Wenky Pan. The further detail that he had a bucket for grogging in beside his lectern did not help matters. I've found that the green side of Belfast is good for names. I had never met a real, live Barry until a few months ago; then another one moved into the same hostel a wee while later. Incredible scenes. Aohdon, Aoife, Eamonn, Nuala and Aine are also some good/ perplexing ones. ^Tarquin who went to Kelvinside! Seriously though, Barry?? It's a pretty common name........everywhere except Strathaven obviously! I've met loads of Barrys, there's even a Barry Sr and a Barry Jr a couple of doors away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 My favourite urban legend is that there's at least one Geronimo living in Ayrshire. No surprise perhaps. What does make me wonder, though, is the lack of Elvises/Elvii on the landscape. You'da thunk, wouldn't you? There was, a whole f*ckin family of them. Drongen if I recall correctly. One was being buried when the bottom fell out his coffin tipping him out onto the ground! Cue " Geronimos last stand " type headline in the local paper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I remember a newspaper article a few years ago and some half-wits had called their wee girl Porsche Carrera. The female part of the half-wits (that would make her a quarter-wit) was asked why they had called the unfortunate wee thing this and she was quoted as saying, "Some people don't even realise that it's the name of a car!" Apparently the registrar does his / her best to dissuade parents from giving their offspring stupid names, but can only refuse to register what are considered "offensive" names. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I think sticking to the old spellings that make absolutely no sense to a child trying to understand English is daft. The vast majority of names have derived from different spellings/languages and have been anglicised because we speak English. My daughter has an anglicisation of an Irish name (Niamh) because I liked the name not the way it was spelt.... and f**k trying to explain h=v etc to a 5 year old learning how to read using phonetics. Incidentally I've never seen Siobhan spelt any other way. Chyvonne, Chevon, Shevonn are all variations I've seen in the recent past. No doubt there are others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Chyvonne, Chevon, Shevonn are all variations I've seen in the recent past. No doubt there are others. Jeezo, never seen any of those spellings before. Do you live South Central LA? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullywee Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 ^Tarquin who went to Kelvinside! Seriously though, Barry?? It's a pretty common name........everywhere except Strathaven obviously! I've met loads of Barrys, there's even a Barry Sr and a Barry Jr a couple of doors away. Must be an old person thing. I'm sure I remember there being a segment on some show years ago urging parents-to-be to start calling kids Barry again. They even went so far as to find a couple who had called their new born Barry and got the three of them to appear in it one week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Played football with a guy called Nat but was christened Ignacio. His surname was Welch and he was Welsh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Jeezo, never seen any of those spellings before. Do you live South Central LA? Nah man, Perth. Letham is a bit like Compton, mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I know a Douglas Douglas. Seriously.Once taught an Alexander Alexander. A family tradition for the first born male, apparently.He preferred to be called Sandy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) I worked with a guy years back when I lived in Greenock, his name was Alexander Alexander, as was his dad and grandad. We called him echo. Once taught an Alexander Alexander. A family tradition for the first born male, apparently. He preferred to be called Sandy. Was he from the Port? I'm assuming it must be the same guy. ETA It was actually his sister I worked with, but he was regularly in the pub when she was working. Edited October 7, 2014 by Ross. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Was he from the Port? I'm assuming it must be the same guy. ETA It was actually his sister I worked with, but he was regularly in the pub when she was working. Yep - he was from the Port.I quoted the post on page 1 without reading the rest, hadn't seen yours on the same guy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I don't think I've laughed so hard and for so long as the time one of my pals told me he had a uni lecturer called Wenky Pan. The further detail that he had a bucket for grogging in beside his lectern did not help matters. I've found that the green side of Belfast is good for names. I had never met a real, live Barry until a few months ago; then another one moved into the same hostel a wee while later. Incredible scenes. Aohdon, Aoife, Eamonn, Nuala and Aine are also some good/ perplexing ones. I don't think I have ever met a girl called Aoife who wasn't at least 8/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Saint Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Let me add to the plethora of Siobhans with a Shivaughn that I know through work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Nah man, Perth. Letham is a bit like Compton, mind. Lethams not so bad, it's hunters you need to watch for 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I was scanning the death notices this afternoon (as is my wont) when I came across George Wylie. F**k me, I thought, George Wylie's dead. Then I realised this chap was actually called Wylie George (no relation).. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I was scanning the death notices this afternoon (as is my wont) when I came across George Wylie. F**k me, I thought, George Wylie's dead. Then I realised this chap was actually called Wylie George (no relation).. Again? http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/george-wyllie-legendary-scottish-artist-dies-at-90.2012056661 Selfish b*****d, dying twice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 How? Work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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