Weird or ridiculous names.

[ranchlandsselling]

Table, I went to Jr. High with a Mr. Hunt and it was a feeder school for SWC. I wonder if he changed his name too.

[PaperBagger'14]

Not a persons name, but the new CFL expansion team, the Ottawa Red Blacks? Really that's the best name some marketing punk could come up with? I can see the headlines already "Red Blacks left Black and Blue" after a tough loss.

[Arsenal14]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Not a persons name, but the new CFL expansion team, the Ottawa Red Blacks? Really that's the best name some marketing punk could come up with? I can see the headlines already "Red Blacks left Black and Blue" after a tough loss.

I think it's supposed to be based on Italian soccer teams. It just sounds less stupid in Italian. AC Milan is actually known as the red blacks (rossoneri).

[SportsJunky]

Back in the day I knew a guy named Harry Clapper.

[#-3]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Not a persons name, but the new CFL expansion team, the Ottawa Red Blacks? Really that's the best name some marketing punk could come up with? I can see the headlines already "Red Blacks left Black and Blue" after a tough loss.

It actually the RedBlacks. one word.

I think it is based on the Tartan of a Kilt wearing branch of the RCMP, that is basically the equivalent of the US Secret Service.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Originally Posted by #-3

It actually the RedBlacks. one word.

I think it is based on the Tartan of a Kilt wearing branch of the RCMP, that is basically the equivalent of the US Secret Service.

It's actually the REDBLACKS, one word, all caps.

[PIMking]

A lot of rednecks are trying to name their kids Jase and duck dynasty names...

My fiance is half swedish and half German, I'm 100% German and we agreed that the children, like their cousins will have Swede/Germanic/Nordic names

Boys

Heinrich
Johann (Johannes [Hannus])
Sven
Franz
Hans
Otto (her Great Gpa's name)

Girls
Karolin
Sonja
Sophia
Ingrid
Hannah (Her great grandma's name)

We haven't decided but that is our list, I love Heinrich but she's not really sold on it.

We're currently working on our first child now and I'm excited and it's a lot of fun!

At my hotel we have some funky names

Inices - pronounced Niece eees
LaQuandrai goes by shay
Shalishia

It's amazing since a lot of people have "christian" names and some of these folks are hard core bible thumpers but they look like they came up with a name from alphabet soup.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by PIMking

A lot of rednecks are trying to name their kids Jase and duck dynasty names...

My fiance is half swedish and half German, I'm 100% German and we agreed that the children, like their cousins will have Swede/Germanic/Nordic names

Boys

Heinrich
Johann (Johannes [Hannus])
Sven
Franz
Hans
Otto (her Great Gpa's name)

Girls
Karolin
Sonja
Sophia
Ingrid
Hannah (Her great grandma's name)

We haven't decided but that is our list, I love Heinrich but she's not really sold on it.

We're currently working on our first child now and I'm excited and it's a lot of fun!

At my hotel we have some funky names

Inices - pronounced Niece eees
LaQuandrai goes by shay
Shalishia

It's amazing since a lot of people have "christian" names and some of these folks are hard core bible thumpers but they look like they came up with a name from alphabet soup.

I thought you were American.

[PIMking]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I thought you were American.

I guess, kinda sorta, I was born in Bad-Cannstatt Germany ('85) from a Bavarian mother and a first generation american father (german)

we moved to the states in '89 and I no longer have my german citizenship or speak German like I should (which pisses my mom off)

Hope that explains it

[PIMking]

BTW

http://www.dickwitham.net/

Dick Witham Ford and VW!

[getbak]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

There's still a sign in that plaza on the east side of Crowchild between 17 and 33 ave that has the word Dyck on it...

Yeah, I think that's where their office is. There's a bus stop just south of there along northbound Crowchild, and that's where the "Anita Dyck" bench ad was. The last time I was past there, it was a different ad on the bench.

[Dion]

[station]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

There's still a sign in that plaza on the east side of Crowchild between 17 and 33 ave that has the word Dyck on it...

Yup that's Dyck Insurance. You can find it right next to the 'Fung Loy Kok' Taoist temple.

[johnnyluv]

Met a couple of kids while working at a camp with strange names - two girls named Ireland and Tetris, and a boy named String, which was short for Stringfellow. Also once knew a guy by the name of Forrest Sterr.

[tvp2003]

I've always thought Siobhan was a bit of a head scratcher (at least in North America; apparently it's an Irish name). It's pronounced "Shiv-awn".

[Muffins]

Met a dude one time named Patience.

Could have easily gone by Pat but didn't......very strange guy.

[Coys1882]

Having the last name Dyck myself, I knew it was a matter of time before it came up.

Everyone growing up always asked if I had an uncle named Harry which sadly I did not. I did however have an Aunt Ioana.

[edslunch]

I'm a huge fan of Harry Hole

(Norwegian detective novels you perverts)

[Minnie]

There's a realtor out here whose name is Cave Starling. Alrighty then.

[Trailer Fire]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

I've always thought Siobhan was a bit of a head scratcher (at least in North America; apparently it's an Irish name). It's pronounced "Shiv-awn".

Ethnic names are fine. That would be like saying all Chinese names are head scratchers. Lashawniqua is not an ethnic name. Siobhan is.