tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7207545695600344809..comments2024-03-29T01:17:04.775-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Why Susan's and Carol's best friend can't be OliviaJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64703305174817059542017-04-22T17:29:34.014-04:002017-04-22T17:29:34.014-04:00Nancy, I love that! Nancy, I love that! Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14238159319561394392017-04-20T10:23:54.055-04:002017-04-20T10:23:54.055-04:00My dad joined the navy before WWII started and, du...My dad joined the navy before WWII started and, during the war, was sent back to the States for ROTC training. His buddies there called him Whit. When he married, his shipmates jokingly called my mother Half Whit. When I got older my dad said, that if we followed the pattern, my nickname should be Nit Whit, a nickname I still treasure because it reminds me of him.Nancy Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360364386393967621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16875029595157163382017-04-19T06:52:23.932-04:002017-04-19T06:52:23.932-04:00Goodness, Nancy - Essie would have been a disaster...Goodness, Nancy - Essie would have been a disaster. These days it ounds like a brand of gasoline... wondering if it was short for... what? And your comment about your son-in-law's name is making me realize Basil Rathbone was named after an herb! Never made the connection between the name and the plant. Opens the possibility of all sorts of other herby-names. I went to school with a girl named Pepper Salter. It was Beverly Hills.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20589335752625620192017-04-19T00:00:16.651-04:002017-04-19T00:00:16.651-04:00I will try this again. The first time I tried, it ...I will try this again. The first time I tried, it did not post. Bummer. My birth name is Nancy Farral Whittaker. Nancy is not all that common these days (although I did have a coupe of students named Nancy in my 40-year career teaching high school English). And Farral is even rarer. It is the middle name of paternal great aunt - Essie Farral (I'm glad my parents never chose Essie) who died in her late teens (possibly the flu epidemic at the end of WWI). All I know about her is that she had a teacher who valued her intelligence that he gave her an inscribed book, which is now mine, and, in her only surviving picture, she seems to be a self-assured young woman. My husband's name is Stephen Christopher so our two boys are Christopher Lawrence (the origin of Lawrence would take a page to explain) and Stephen Andrew (aka Andy since e we didn't want duplicate Steves in the home and I've always loved the name Andrew). Our daughter is Elizabeth Farral. My parents were Harriet Ann and Gordon Scott. Mom didn't really care for Harriet but hated "Hattie." My dad preferred Scott and that's what every one called him from college on. Our grandchildren are Owen Edward (Edward being his maternal grandfather), Cole Gordon (my father was thrilled), Avery Gray (her name has no family connection but we are learning it is not as unique as we thought) (this is one family) and Rehane Nazeli (my son-in-law is Armemian - Rehane means sweet or fragrant and Nazeli means basil, according to my son-in-law).Nancy Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360364386393967621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23136019583859295832017-04-18T20:11:05.378-04:002017-04-18T20:11:05.378-04:00Michelle here born in 1972. There were a few othe...Michelle here born in 1972. There were a few other Michelles in school. Not too many. There were lots of Jennifers and most of them had last names that started with a D. Carrie was popular with different spellings: Kerri and Kerrie were girls I went to school with. My mother wanted to name me Rebecca Ann but I guess my dad came up with Michelle.<br /><br />I did go to school with a Nancy, Donna, and Barbara (Barbie). Helen was my grandmother's name (born in 1902) and each of my parents had a sister named Dorothy. My mother's name is Sharon. That was popular back in the 40's and I knew one girl in high school named Sharon. The World Almanac lists the top ten baby names for each decade. Lots of my family's names are in there.<br /><br />I went to college with a Michelle. She'd say "Hi, Michelle" and I'd say the same back to her. <br /><br />I think it's weird if people don't go by a shorter nickname: Matt for Matthew or Andy for Andrew. The regular names are more formal and I don't like them. I think Jaden is a weird name. I don't even know the origin of it. Sounds more like an African-American name, if you ask me. I'm not into modern names like that but I do like Ashley. But not names for girls that sound like last names or boys names - no Madison.Michelle F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12177153343842684190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8682304899997725302017-04-18T15:49:43.506-04:002017-04-18T15:49:43.506-04:00I was one of 4 Cindys in my 4th grade class! Not C...I was one of 4 Cindys in my 4th grade class! Not Cynthia, just Cindy. The Brady Bunch was popular around that time, so I am guessing it influenced many a mother. I had a friend named Molly and we even agreed to switch names for a few weeks! She wanted something normal while I wanted something different! Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448399272288896142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89901270930325490532017-04-18T15:45:40.649-04:002017-04-18T15:45:40.649-04:00I should have said: Present company excludedI should have said: Present company excludedHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21868960534796383282017-04-18T15:18:33.717-04:002017-04-18T15:18:33.717-04:00My mother loved the name Nerisa from The Merchant ...My mother loved the name Nerisa from The Merchant of Venice but she didn't like the way Shakespeare spelled it. So they named me Naressa, nickname Ressa. It was apparently that or Tammy. Ressa (ressamac on Twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02047466191534154675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46081778131915603542017-04-18T11:07:27.662-04:002017-04-18T11:07:27.662-04:00My name is Susan, I was born in 1967, and there we...My name is Susan, I was born in 1967, and there were 5 other Susan's in my fifth grade class. But one of my very best friends was my Aunt Carol (she should still be with us if it weren't for an untimely death) and my baby niece is named Olivia. So although I do understand, what you're saying here, I'm not sure about your title :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834594198009856431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41756820852845176662017-04-18T10:14:15.970-04:002017-04-18T10:14:15.970-04:00There's a girl in my daughter's school nam...There's a girl in my daughter's school named L-A (La-dash-a). The mind boggles.staceidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310549266735714709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71449361035861464962017-04-18T08:37:49.017-04:002017-04-18T08:37:49.017-04:00Is your fellow gentry or is he more working class?...Is your fellow gentry or is he more working class? That will determine the name he's given. I'm partial to Josiah and Colin, but those would be a bit more posh than, say, Willie or Alf.Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26217429671138119532017-04-18T08:18:01.023-04:002017-04-18T08:18:01.023-04:00Well...I am a 1971 Jennifer, thank you very much E...Well...I am a 1971 Jennifer, thank you very much Erich Segal. OTOH, I know a teenaged Harriet! (She's Hattie, for the record, and not named after elderly relatives. Her parents are solidly hipster, so you may become trendy yet, Hank.)<br /><br />I think geography is a big factor in names, too though- my daughter (now in high school) was in preschool with boys named Heyward and States. She had four friends named Anna-something: Anna Beth, Anna Lee, Anna Claire, and Annabel. We've since moved and I don't know of any of her contemporaries with names remotely similar. (Now her friends include Francesca, the aforementioned Hattie, and Salomé.)Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28391875915716518462017-04-18T08:15:13.960-04:002017-04-18T08:15:13.960-04:00I had a book as a child, CORALEE CARRUTHERS, which...I had a book as a child, CORALEE CARRUTHERS, which I remember for the alliterations.<br />Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22857083747478185792017-04-18T08:10:24.153-04:002017-04-18T08:10:24.153-04:00And triplets, Shirley, Goodness and MercyAnd triplets, Shirley, Goodness and MercyFintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48047102548312609062017-04-17T23:24:39.947-04:002017-04-17T23:24:39.947-04:00I was a Katie in a world of Kathys in the early 60...I was a Katie in a world of Kathys in the early 60s. It sounded so "country." I swore to change my name when I was old enough. Katie made a comeback in the 80s so now I'm not so odd. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874569395326894165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58859953824937224182017-04-17T23:09:56.752-04:002017-04-17T23:09:56.752-04:00That was me, Hank. The one with the husbands.That was me, Hank. The one with the husbands.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25289654481072486462017-04-17T23:09:05.328-04:002017-04-17T23:09:05.328-04:00Bronx, though. Tough guy. Bronx, though. Tough guy. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19880121935250765382017-04-17T23:08:22.009-04:002017-04-17T23:08:22.009-04:00Thyme and Tyde. Thyme and Tyde. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34966700538288692842017-04-17T23:05:23.958-04:002017-04-17T23:05:23.958-04:00Oh, well. Two ex-husbands. xooxOh, well. Two ex-husbands. xooxJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82284976277522972672017-04-17T22:32:44.352-04:002017-04-17T22:32:44.352-04:00Well, HA! I got my name from my mother's readi...Well, HA! I got my name from my mother's reading material at the end of her pregnancy. But really, what good New Englander would name her child after a character from Gone With the Wind? My mom, apparently. EVEN WORSE--she swore she would have named me Scarlett if she had known I would have red hair. So glad to have been born bald.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47403280484909155572017-04-17T22:04:07.967-04:002017-04-17T22:04:07.967-04:00I need to chime in again on the people I work with...I need to chime in again on the people I work with. Not a huge company--slightly more than 100 people. We have a married couple/employees named (really and truly) Chris and Christa. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6831488081009204082017-04-17T22:01:43.790-04:002017-04-17T22:01:43.790-04:00I have a friend named Mary Susan that I've kno...I have a friend named Mary Susan that I've known since kindergarten. As an adult, she uses just the Susan part of the name, but she doesn't mind me calling her Mary Susan. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5801592513459088772017-04-17T21:59:27.885-04:002017-04-17T21:59:27.885-04:00And, Ashley is an easy name for the crazy lady tha...And, Ashley is an easy name for the crazy lady that takes my phone commands on my car to understand. When I say my son's name, Kevin, the lady comes up with Calvin and several other names. Hank, I love the name Ashlyn.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5803599459191575942017-04-17T21:58:26.547-04:002017-04-17T21:58:26.547-04:00Karen, My boss is named James--and NO ONE would ev...Karen, My boss is named James--and NO ONE would ever call him Jim or Jimmie--certainly not me, who is twelve years older than he is. I do however refer to him and the only other person in our small sub-department as "the boys." Both being so much younger than me and, well, boyish. I personally don't like shortening names--Mel does not suit me, but Melanie does. I also work with a Pamela, who hates being called Pam.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18193141632492008002017-04-17T21:41:42.802-04:002017-04-17T21:41:42.802-04:00Deb, I dated a guy named Wendell in high school!Deb, I dated a guy named Wendell in high school!Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.com