tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post7798030764923856290..comments2023-10-29T20:33:40.544+11:00Comments on stepford dreams: Fast Friday Funny- Names!stepforddreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06788506263665291243noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-15938127086395826742009-07-24T03:24:56.103+10:002009-07-24T03:24:56.103+10:00I once knew someone called Tina Rice heheI once knew someone called Tina Rice heheBombshellicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124844127694286778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-64987672082616645932009-07-13T11:51:37.716+10:002009-07-13T11:51:37.716+10:00Amy, that's quite funny about Emmerson. I'...Amy, that's quite funny about Emmerson. I've never considered it a boy or a girl's name as its my surname (maiden name)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-2614627867332298672009-07-07T12:45:26.107+10:002009-07-07T12:45:26.107+10:00my friend is a midwife and delivered twins called ...my friend is a midwife and delivered twins called Bundy (boy - after Ted Bundy apparently!!!!!!!!), and Nicola- but they pronounced it Nee-Cola, as the grandmother put her foot down at her grandchildren being called Bundy & Cola! They were from QLD......woodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776079422974691140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-85497707868482801812009-07-05T03:45:41.488+10:002009-07-05T03:45:41.488+10:00omg! I have a friend named Priti Manek!!!omg! I have a friend named Priti Manek!!!Priyankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436279357159231715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-34787278540306871332009-07-04T22:11:08.792+10:002009-07-04T22:11:08.792+10:00I once knew a Hazel Nutt - fortunately it was not ...I once knew a Hazel Nutt - fortunately it was not her parents fault, she married the 'Nutt'.<br /><br />Another person I knew was called 'Brie Cooney' - how's that? Can you imagine all the jokes in the playground as a child? Yes, that’s right, it was her parents who named her Brie fully aware of their surname being Cooney! Thankfully her married name is in no way related to the topic of cheese! (For international readers, 'Cooney' is a brand of cheese in Australia)<br /><br />Onto bogan spelling…my husband’s niece is called Zara...only its spelt Tzara. I am not joking. <br /><br />Oh gosh. Maybe I belong in the bogan basket 2 fold! I not only called my daughter a boy’s name, I added an extra ‘m’ to it! Let me explain, we named her Emmerson. It is traditionally a boy’s name (Old English)…but I have to say I feel sorry for any boy who was named Emmerson – I find it to be extremely feminine, and just to be sure I added the extra M! She is called Emmie for short.Amy Sheaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379672706360019161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-12901519553652718282009-07-04T13:25:53.788+10:002009-07-04T13:25:53.788+10:00There are lots of parenting sites out there with &...There are lots of parenting sites out there with 'naming baby' forums on them that are FILLED with questions about bogan names. I love a good chuckle, so it's often these places I go to for a bit of a laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-47550834835245558562009-07-04T02:15:26.371+10:002009-07-04T02:15:26.371+10:00Bogan names are one of my pet peeves! You can have...Bogan names are one of my pet peeves! You can have an unusual name that is still a name without having to make it up. Great post and thanks for the laugh this morning!rxBambihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334316477460537688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-2378580051156346062009-07-03T22:26:47.883+10:002009-07-03T22:26:47.883+10:00It always amazed me at how much influence a person...It always amazed me at how much influence a persons name can exert on their life - some parents just open their children to ridicule in school. Then you have other cultures that give names to their children as "good omens" such as Princess or Sunshine. I love that idea and think it should be more widely used.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862456555843381366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-9339218497316292002009-07-03T15:47:31.345+10:002009-07-03T15:47:31.345+10:00Oh Carolyn ... I am completely bogan lmao.Oh Carolyn ... I am completely bogan lmao.Busymum01https://www.blogger.com/profile/02875164640094985338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-77196608553108277752009-07-03T15:44:26.872+10:002009-07-03T15:44:26.872+10:00Totally agree. I work in foster care and have spen...Totally agree. I work in foster care and have spent a good deal of time in the Children's Court and working with recipients of such bogan names. Hideous and cruel! This career also gave me about 2,6783 names I could never use for my own babies, even if I wanted to.<br /><br />My grandmother went to school with a Pearl Button. <br /><br />Two of my high school maths teachers were Mr Memory and Mr Inchley - no joke!K for Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714263735509285309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-30299954833110604182009-07-03T15:33:30.187+10:002009-07-03T15:33:30.187+10:00I ran into a guy who's name is Rusty Nail. He ...I ran into a guy who's name is Rusty Nail. He showed me his driver's license to prove it!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04791334814429430775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-54338757543360138302009-07-03T14:29:20.177+10:002009-07-03T14:29:20.177+10:00That is so funny. I back you up on this one.That is so funny. I back you up on this one.Full Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362521817120813876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-82004540347212468512009-07-03T14:21:00.749+10:002009-07-03T14:21:00.749+10:00Totally agree, people will never be able to spell ...Totally agree, people will never be able to spell a childs name correctly with all the weird and wonderful spellings.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798113319884937529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-54947562081113559412009-07-03T13:26:23.032+10:002009-07-03T13:26:23.032+10:00Totally agree. So many different spellings of nam...Totally agree. So many different spellings of names like Tahliah... no one will ever be able to get it right. We have one very strange baby name in our mothers group, not bad out of a group of 14 mums and bubs.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798113319884937529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-91444047317552753952009-07-03T12:33:06.516+10:002009-07-03T12:33:06.516+10:00Hahaha! I am similarly passionately anti those con...Hahaha! I am similarly passionately anti those contrived misspellings! And bogan names.<br /><br />Have you read Freakonomics? It has a whole chapter on whether certain 'types' of names have an impact on the person you become, or whether it's just that parents from certain socio-economic groups choose similar types of names. It also talks about how names make their way down the socio-economic ladder... I guess demonstrated by the way celebrity baby names become popular (apart from Pilot Inspektor Lee)!Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010875794950739059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-53020303889256038242009-07-03T12:18:01.469+10:002009-07-03T12:18:01.469+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Widgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699707227049240330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-8923617350105400332009-07-03T11:45:04.300+10:002009-07-03T11:45:04.300+10:00What about Ben Dover?What about Ben Dover?KHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673666217224096529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401199010823227072.post-82999992779853726022009-07-03T11:14:33.853+10:002009-07-03T11:14:33.853+10:00I could not agree more. People give their childre...I could not agree more. People give their children starange names just to attract attention, but I can guarantee that at when all is said, and done, their children will resent them on some level for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com