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Aphrodite: Jun 27, 2006

Alaois posted:

sorry, i love D'Brickishaw Ferguson but even that can't beat Raekwon McMillan

He's just named after the Wu Tang member though.

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Bertrand Hustle posted:

This is amazing. I know a guy from Guangdong named Andy, and I know his Chinese name, but I swear I've heard people address him as Andy in both Cantonese and Mandarin. .

Does he live in Macau?

# ? Oct 11, 2015 15:30

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

Aphrodite posted:

He's just named after the Wu Tang member though.

Exactly

# ? Oct 11, 2015 16:54

tacodaemon: Nov 27, 2006

D'Brickashaw Ferguson is named after some dude from "The Thorn Birds"

# ? Oct 12, 2015 10:11

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Tallulah-jane

When I asked her to spell it she said something to the effect that she was going to kill her mother for naming her that. She also had a Double-barreled surname.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 11:49

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

Bertrand Hustle posted:

This is amazing. I know a guy from Guangdong named Andy, and I know his Chinese name, but I swear I've heard people address him as Andy in both Cantonese and Mandarin. .

I teach in an international program at a Chinese high school, and my students call each other by their English names even when they're speaking Chinese.

EDIT: Vancely changed her name to Dancely before, inexplicably, becoming Jacqueline. Same for another student of mine named Vanilla- she, too, is now a Jacqueline. And she gave me some real fuckin' attitude when she couldn't pronounce it and then spelled it J-A-Q-E-L-E-N-E.

Fleta Mcgurn has a new favorite as of 12:28 on Oct 12, 2015

# ? Oct 12, 2015 12:26

Male Tiers: Dec 27, 2012; Why don't you just lay down your weapons now?

From an NYT article, 2 Californian kids: Fyo and Lyv.

# ? Oct 13, 2015 03:51

Aphrodite: Jun 27, 2006

tacodaemon posted:

D'Brickashaw Ferguson is named after some dude from "The Thorn Birds"

The character is named Ralph de Bricassart. That's why it's the best football name.

# ? Oct 14, 2015 16:16

Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

Tarantula (pronounced exactly how you think it is) and her sister, who pronounces her name "d-air-e-uh", however it is spelled Diarrhea.

I know these two ladies personally because of my job, and despite their, uh, *unique* names, they're actually both really cool.

# ? Oct 14, 2015 19:28

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Oct 17, 2015 01:22

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

EZipperelli posted:

Tarantula (pronounced exactly how you think it is) and her sister, who pronounces her name "d-air-e-uh", however it is spelled Diarrhea.

I know these two ladies personally because of my job, and despite their, uh, *unique* names, they're actually both really cool.

Thread favorite Marijuana Pepsi Jackson apparently has her poo poo together too, but if my name was Diarrhea I'm pretty sure I'd have to change it.

# ? Oct 17, 2015 01:33

DemonDarkhorse: Nov 5, 2011; It's probably not tobacco. You just need to start wiping front-to-back from now on.

New names I've come across: Vilisity, Tomorrow, and Phoeron.

# ? Oct 17, 2015 03:06

Celery Face: Feb 18, 2012

Saw a lawyer on an episode of Forensic Files called Gayland G. Gieger.

# ? Oct 17, 2015 04:48

Elohssa Gib: Aug 30, 2006; Easily Amused

Met a guy at a work meeting the other day named Starlin, and today I was out at lunch and ESPN was on and apparently there is a player somewhere named Knile.

# ? Oct 17, 2015 08:43

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

From the local news: Triceten.

# ? Oct 19, 2015 22:16

Not My Leg: Nov 6, 2002; AYN RAND AKBAR!

fullroundaction posted:

Here is a no effort, unedited dump from this year just based on who has an apostrophe in their first name:
code:
SELECT first_name FROM camper WHERE first_name LIKE  '%\'%'

De'Christopher De'Marlow

Elohssa Gib posted:

Met a guy at a work meeting the other day named Starlin, and today I was out at lunch and ESPN was on and apparently there is a player somewhere named Knile.

Knile Davis, Kansas City running back. Not to be confused with Niles Paul, Washington tight end.

Oddly enough, there's also a baseball player named Starlin.

# ? Oct 19, 2015 23:20

m2pt5: May 18, 2005; THAT GOD DAMN MOSQUITO JUST KEEPS COMING BACK

DemonDarkhorse posted:

New names I've come across: Vilisity, Tomorrow, and Phoeron.

How far off are from being able to field the baseball team from "Who's on First" with people who genuinely have all of those names?

# ? Oct 20, 2015 08:49

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

m2pt5 posted:

How far off are from being able to field the baseball team from "Who's on First" with people who genuinely have all of those names?

Why?

# ? Oct 20, 2015 09:15

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

As I was looking at movies and such on Netflix the name Honeysuckle Weeks jumped out at me. Apparently her full name is Honeysuckle Hero Susan Weeks. At first I thought it was bad but now it's really growing on me!

# ? Oct 20, 2015 13:28

Junius: May 14, 2006; Thank you, entertainment committee.

I work with a kid whose surname is Van Swole.

He is not swole. Except around his midsection.

# ? Oct 20, 2015 13:34

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

As you may know, Canada held its federal election yesterday. Two of the candidates for the New Democratic Party were women named Pixie Hobby and Fritz Bitz.

# ? Oct 20, 2015 15:11

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

Elohssa Gib posted:

Met a guy at a work meeting the other day named Starlin, and today I was out at lunch and ESPN was on and apparently there is a player somewhere named Knile.

if Knile Davis is where you draw the line, I'm really curious what you think of his teammate Charcandrick West

# ? Oct 20, 2015 16:10

cyberia: Jun 24, 2011; Do not call me that!
Snuffles was my slave name.
You shall now call me Snowball; because my fur is pretty and white.

I just processed a referral form for a baby named Zaydd.

# ? Oct 21, 2015 01:43

Yo, imma blob: Apr 29, 2007; have you any wool

Shithouse Dave posted:

Got a new acquaintance baby born this week: Andromeda. Here's hoping she doesn't get stripped naked and chained to a rock when she grows up.

I was almost named this! Another runner-up was Yuri, which is weirder to me because we're not eastern european at all. Luckily my parents decided not to go with that one because they thought kids would call me "Urine" on the playground. I got lucky but my brother got Fitzgerald.

# ? Oct 21, 2015 03:27

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

Yo, imma blob posted:

I was almost named this! Another runner-up was Yuri, which is weirder to me because we're not eastern european at all. Luckily my parents decided not to go with that one because they thought kids would call me "Urine" on the playground. I got lucky but my brother got Fitzgerald.

is your brother Fitzgerald Toussiant because his name is loving amazing

# ? Oct 21, 2015 16:16

Bonster: Mar 3, 2007; Keep rolling, rolling

Flagrant Abuse posted:

From the local news: Triceten.

He's a peach of a man who got smashing drunk and tried to strangle a woman who was sitting in front of her cafe with her 9 year old daughter. He was shouting "white power!" as he approached.

And he's a psychology major.

Was a psychology major.

# ? Oct 21, 2015 16:36

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Oct 22, 2015 03:04

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Laurren and Nathalie

I would blow Dane Cook has a new favorite as of 04:19 on Oct 22, 2015

# ? Oct 22, 2015 03:05

someone awful.: Sep 7, 2007

cyberia posted:

I just processed a referral form for a baby named Zaydd.

Zayd (Zaid) is a perfectly acceptable Arabic name, never seen it with two d's though

# ? Oct 22, 2015 05:19

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Nathalie

Nathalie is an extremely common spelling of Natalie in Francophone regions.

# ? Oct 22, 2015 09:56

Choco1980: Feb 22, 2013; I fell in love with a Video Nasty

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Nathalie is an extremely common spelling of Natalie in Francophone regions.

I always hear it in my head with all the syllables empathized when spelled that way. NAT-HAL-IE instead of NAT-a-lie

# ? Oct 22, 2015 13:57

Ice To Meet You: Mar 5, 2007

m2pt5 posted:

How far off are from being able to field the baseball team from "Who's on First" with people who genuinely have all of those names?

# ? Oct 22, 2015 15:01

poptart_fairy: Apr 8, 2009; by R. Guyovich

I work with someone who has the surname "Makepeace". She's a very friendly woman who wouldn't hurt a fly, but that name is so sugary and schmaltzy I want to smack her parents by proxy. :argh: