Kevin's Watch

My mum knows an old lady whose middle name, given to the first born daughter of each generation, is Pilbeam.

Now THAT, is different. My sister however, has given each one of her children, and she has 4, 3-4 names, not including their surname. Granted, the names are beautiful, and one is even named after me, but I still find it an unusual custom.

Contrary to Tom I have an almost obsessive love of fishing.

My neighbour's name is Frances.....or is that Francis? He's a 76 year old man though

My 8th grade brother has a classmate (girl) whose first name is Frances.

One of my grandmothers had the middle name Mary, and the other one's middle name was Marie, so if I ever have a daughter I will give her some form of that name. If I have more than one daughter, I would give her the middle name I share with my mother.

I feel the pain of thefirst's middle name as my middle name is the same.

*shudder*

There was a guy in my class in high school who's middle name was Dahlhauser (pronounced like Doll-house-er), and another guy whose first name was Thaddeus. Thaddeus's middle name was Peter, so he called himself Tip (to avoid being called TP). "Weird" names are probably more common than "normal" ones.

I have a friend whose given name was Daniels Holderby Cortese. She hated it, and uses Daria Cortese as her stage name (she is a professional harpist and vocalist). I believe she may be having her name legally changed as well. I think Daniels is actually charming, and suits an opera singer!

Wyldewode wrote:I have a friend whose given name was Daniels Holderby Cortese.

To me, that sounds like the name of an aristocrat. A male one.

I haven't got any middle names at all, for which I'm profoundly grateful.

--A

CovenantJr wrote:

Wyldewode wrote:I have a friend whose given name was Daniels Holderby Cortese.

To me, that sounds like the name of an aristocrat. A male one.

I'm so tired, I read that as 'astronaut' and moved on thinking it was the lamest joke you've ever made.

Wyldewode wrote:I have a friend whose given name was Daniels Holderby Cortese.

To me, that's just cruel and unusual punishment for anyone, male or female.

Loremaster wrote:

CovenantJr wrote:

Wyldewode wrote:I have a friend whose given name was Daniels Holderby Cortese.

To me, that sounds like the name of an aristocrat. A male one.

I'm so tired, I read that as 'astronaut' and moved on thinking it was the lamest joke you've ever made.

I failed to make my lamest ever joke? I'm in search of two things: the lamest joke, and the most comprehensive pun.

I think I have shared Beorn's full name, and the names I would have given a second boy-child and a girl-child, before. But...mayhaps I best refrain...

Menolly wrote:I feel the pain of thefirst's middle name as my middle name is the same.

*shudder*

I don't remember you telling me that Ah well, I know a guy named River, who had a brother named Able, another named Further, and sisters named Kendall and Furrow. Thinking back, we could have all had it a lot worse.

thefirst wrote:

Menolly wrote:I feel the pain of thefirst's middle name as my middle name is the same.

*shudder*

I don't remember you telling me that

ha!

It's what got us started on the topic.

See title change above my avatar.

...awww...



Motherhood will do that to you...

There's a lot of contributing factors I think, but I can't really remember what they are.