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tacodaemon: Nov 27, 2006

sweeperbravo posted:

This stuff is fascinating to me Whereabouts are you from? I'm in NJ, and I have the opposite situation- I can pronounce all of those the same but I feel like I'm pretending to be this lady.

There's a huge swath of the center of the US where people seem to only have about one and a half vowel sounds they use in every word

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PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

Treasa.

Yeah, I know that's a valid Irish name but it was pronounced "Theresa" and the person in question isn't Irish.

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Rough Lobster: May 27, 2009; Don't be such a squid, bro

CommanderApaul posted:

Velveta Golightly

Real person, not joking.

Velveta Golightly-Howell

I'm not sure what you have to do to your parents to get the double whammy of being named for processed cheese and a prescription grade bowel cleanser.

Hah I met a Velveeta once, she was a ticket salesperson at a Greyhound bus terminal.

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pookel: Oct 27, 2011; Ultra Carp

Ran across this couple in a company newsletter:

Husband, Carrol
Wife, Zackarae

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Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

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venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

Say Nothing posted:

Drop one G and that's Russian for "book" :v:

# ? May 2, 2015 20:09

Fur20: Nov 14, 2007; すご▞い！
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね！

Say Nothing posted:

It's okay, the n is mostly silent.

# ? May 2, 2015 20:32

Doctor Bishop: Oct 22, 2013; To understand what happened at the diner, we use Mr. Papaya. This is upsetting because he is the friendliest of fruits.

Say Nothing posted:

I blow my nose at you and all your silly Kuh-niggas!

# ? May 2, 2015 20:42

All on Black: Dec 14, 2007; She's not "that Mexican", Mom, she's MY Mexican. And she's...Colombian or something.

This semester I have a new crop of students with ridiculous names. Some highlights:

Jaxin
Ryzoh
Jayden
Ezra (yes, a real name, but still very unusual)
Jocko
Rainbow (a boy)
Griffin
Two different kids named Aslan

Bonus name-related hilarity: we have a Korean student named Ju, and she struggles quite a bit with English. One of the other teachers asked what I think we should do about "the Ju problem."

# ? May 2, 2015 20:56

Lady Disdain: Jan 14, 2013; are you yet living?

All on Black posted:

Griffin

I went to school with a boy called Griffin Lion. Lion being his surname.
It's a rad name, but the kid was a loving dick.

# ? May 2, 2015 23:21

princecoo: Sep 3, 2009

We had a Japanese exchange student stay with us when I was a kid, he was pretty cool. His name was Yu, which isn't unusual but it did result in multiple unintentional comedy routines.

I need to speak to Yu.
Me? What's up?
No, not you, Yu.
You?
Not me, Yu.
Me? What?
Yu! Where is Yu?
I'm right here!
No, not you, Yu!

# ? May 3, 2015 13:44

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

Just bumped into this gem:

Bryxston

Pronounced "Bryson" because of course it is.

# ? May 3, 2015 15:23

sweeperbravo: May 18, 2012; AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)

PoptartsNinja posted:

Just bumped into this gem:

Bryxston

Pronounced "Bryson" because of course it is.

Why even include an x in such a name

# ? May 3, 2015 16:42

Lady Disdain: Jan 14, 2013; are you yet living?

sweeperbravo posted:

Why even include an x in such a name

I can see how the X would be silent, but what the hell is the T doing in there ?

# ? May 4, 2015 00:16

Antivehicular: Dec 30, 2011; I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving And something has got to give

princecoo posted:

We had a Japanese exchange student stay with us when I was a kid, he was pretty cool. His name was Yu, which isn't unusual but it did result in multiple unintentional comedy routines.

When I was in fourth grade, my class had a visiting teaching student from Japan named Mami (not a weird name), which is pronounced close enough to "mommy" for us to get a lengthy lecture before she arrived about how we shouldn't make any jokes about her name. To our credit, I don't think any jokes actually were made, but it was still memorable.

Seen in passing as a nametag on a cubby in a community-college classroom: Kearnsley. For someone who's presumably an adult. Okay?

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Bobby Digital: Sep 4, 2009

sweeperbravo posted:

Why even include an x in such a name

It's probably not the only place he has an extra x.

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Phlegmish: Jul 2, 2011

All on Black posted:

One of the other teachers asked what I think we should do about "the Ju problem."

Were you able to come up with a final solution?

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Boob Dylan: Jan 3, 2013

I saw a baby announcement in the local paper welcoming the birth of She-ra Adora [Lastname]. I know 80's cartoons were cool but that's a bit ridiculous.

# ? May 4, 2015 09:55

Rollersnake: May 9, 2005; Please, please don't let me end up in a threesome with the lunch lady and a gay pirate. That would hit a little too close to home.; Unlockable Ben

Today I encountered a woman named Narcissus Bowling.

# ? May 4, 2015 10:49

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Rollersnake posted:

Today I encountered a woman named Narcissus Bowling.

That almost sounds like a captcha phrase.

# ? May 4, 2015 11:05

pookel: Oct 27, 2011; Ultra Carp

princecoo posted:

We had a Japanese exchange student stay with us when I was a kid, he was pretty cool. His name was Yu, which isn't unusual but it did result in multiple unintentional comedy routines.

I knew a Japanese girl in high school with the same name; we had similar comedy results. Even better, her sister was named Ai. They weren't exchange students, either - their parents were immigrants.

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Reibis: Oct 10, 2008; so jealous...

Adream

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Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

pookel posted:

I knew a Japanese girl in high school with the same name; we had similar comedy results. Even better, her sister was named Ai. They weren't exchange students, either - their parents were immigrants.

I had a class once with a "Yuu" and a "Noh."

"What do you say?"
"huh?"
"no, not you."
"huh?"
"no, not Noh."
"teacher, what?!"

Also fraternal twins Yuuya and Yuya.

God dammit, Japan.

# ? May 5, 2015 14:11

pookel: Oct 27, 2011; Ultra Carp

bringmyfishback posted:

Also fraternal twins Yuuya and Yuya.

Is this like the Japanese equivalent of naming your twins Eric and Erica, or Bryan and Ryan?

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Rude Dude With Tude: Apr 19, 2007; Your President approves this text.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Just bumped into this gem:

Bryxston

Pronounced "Bryson" because of course it is.

# ? May 5, 2015 15:03

Nostradingus: Jul 13, 2009

I work for a newspaper and we publish the names of all the graduating seniors every year. Nothing incredibly crazy, but we've got Aryzona, Kaeli, twin sisters Meghana and Jessanna, Malachi, Darralle, Dual, Blayne, Aingelina and Koop.

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Gloryhold It!: Sep 22, 2008; Fucking
Adorable

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:

Brb, changing my name to electric brixton

# ? May 5, 2015 19:42

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

pookel posted:

Is this like the Japanese equivalent of naming your twins Eric and Erica, or Bryan and Ryan?

Unfortunately, it is not. :japan:

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Ramc: May 4, 2008; Bringing your thread to a screeching halt, guaranteed.

Ahkillyz.

# ? May 6, 2015 13:14

razorrozar: Feb 21, 2012; by Cyrano4747

Ramc posted:

Ahkillyz.

In French it's pronounced "Ah-sheel" so call him that if it's someone you know

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sout: Apr 24, 2014

Ramc posted:

Ahkillyz.

not the worst Gamertag I've ever seen

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Yermaw Zahoor: Feb 24, 2009

pussy riot police posted:

Brb, changing my name to electric brixton

Think that's actually Electric Avenue. Also p cool Edddie Grant tune

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Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

RIP Electric Buttram.

http://death-records.mooseroots.com/d/n/Electric-Buttram

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Cmdr Tomalak: Aug 13, 2007; How long shall we stare at each other across the Neutral Zone?

There was an obituary in the paper for a woman named Dorcas Hore. Double whammy!

# ? May 8, 2015 05:30

tacodaemon: Nov 27, 2006

Cmdr Tomalak posted:

There was an obituary in the paper for a woman named Dorcas Hore. Double whammy!

Weirdly enough, "Dorcas" is related to the name "Tabitha". No foolin'.

# ? May 8, 2015 06:46

Bobby Digital: Sep 4, 2009

http://deadspin.com/the-future-of-hockey-is-a-bunch-of-kids-with-irritating-1702933861

Particular highlights: Loeden, Paycen, Brevin, Keltie, Brecon, Coleton, Rin, Lach

# ? May 8, 2015 06:55

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

The 2015 Name of the Year bracket is out and it's got some real doozies. Personal favorites are Infinite Grover, Handsome Monica, and Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

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