# But he's got a stupid name... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2000, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857 "2000-03-12T16:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/21 "2000-03-14T06:47:00Z")
Green Bean – Here newbie, gimme your hand… Do an archive search for “heather”, “heatherlee”, or “that fuckin’ cunt”. All will become apparent. * * * Voted **Best Sport** And narrowly averted the despised moniker **Smiley Master** Forward deployed until 18AUG00 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/22 "2000-03-14T06:50:00Z")
Let me just say that I have a cousin whose name is Claude, and he’s a wonderful person. So knock it off! ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/23 "2000-03-13T20:46:00Z")
Chief, you wouldn’t date a Sarah? The other names I tend to agree with, but I have known more than a few very attractive Sarahs. Somehow it’s different without the “h” though. And I could go for a Margaret, as long as she went by “Meg”. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/24 "2000-03-14T02:29:00Z")
Mildred isn’t bad. You could call her Millie. Anyway Ms. Thang talked to Claude so we are all waiting to see what he looked like. Note to Arnold, does your cousin live in Chicago. Maybe we can get some insider info. ---
**Author:** ![crackwise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crackwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackwise)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/25 "2000-03-14T07:05:00Z")
I know a Margaret. She’s rather attractive. I used to not really like the name Gretchen. Until I met a woman, an absolutely beautiful woman named Gretchen. Changed my perspective. I have a plain name and so does my wife. So we named our son Miles. I think it’s cool. It didn’t seem very popular at the time, but supposedly it’s gaining. Oh well. * * * ~handcrafted signatures since 1975~ ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/26 "2000-03-14T07:43:00Z")
I knew a girl who broke up with a guy because of his name. She said ‘Give it to me, Myron’ sounded weird. ---
**Author:** ![renaissanceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@renaissanceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renaissanceman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/27 "2000-03-14T13:45:00Z")
After reading this thread this morming, I was looking up an address and ran across a listing for Jeff Beanblossom. Talk about yer unfortunate moniker! I guess potential spouses could always consider retaining their maiden names. It might make for some interesting hyphenations, too: Mrs. Withers-Beanblossom? A former g/f had a boss named Richard Holder. No shit: he told her one time, with a straight face, that he preferred to go by ‘Dick’. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2000, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/28 "2000-03-15T08:04:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by ChiefScott: > \*\* Here newbie, gimme your hand…Do an archive search for “heather”…All will become apparent. > \*\* Hmmm. I see. Thank you, ChiefScott. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2000, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/29 "2000-03-15T09:49:00Z")
Assuming for the moment that I am in the dating pool, I’d have a really hard time accepting “Bubba” as a potential date. He might be a fine guy, but that has to be one of the most horrid names of all. I’d probably meet the guy for a blind date, but he’d have to work hard to prove to me that he isn’t just interested in huntin’ and fishin’ and tailgatin’ (holding tailgate parties before a football game). Claude is not especially appealing, but it does not inspire distaste either. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/30 "2000-03-16T03:32:00Z")
I, for one, couldn’t date a woman with a really bad name. Once I was at a party with some friends and introduced to this cute girl who, unfortunately, was named Adena. My comment to my friends later was: “The name alone is a dealbreaker.” My friends thought this was crazy, and have abused me about it ever since, but really, could you imagine dating a woman where every time you thought of her name it reminded you of a medical condition. Another time one of my parents friends was trying to set me up with this woman she worked with. They told me all of the “she’s a nice girl” things, and I was going to call her when I asked what her name was. When they said Myra, that was it. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/31 "2000-03-18T01:53:00Z")
Just to close the thread a bit Claude lied about his age, his ethniticity, his weight, hair (lack of it) and it wasn’t good. I guess maybe we should bewhere of people with _funny_ names ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/32 "2000-03-18T04:08:00Z")
ROFL! This was a great thread to read. Perspectives that I never would have thought of, some of you. Interesting points made. On, the other hand, my Mom always wondered why I refused to name my son after my Dad. In this day and age, would any of YOU name your son after a 6ft invisible rabbit??? (Harvey, for those who aren’t Jimmy Stewart fans) I think not. 'Nuff said. * * * Don’t make me come down there. God ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/33 "2000-03-18T07:05:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Green Bean: > BTW–My cousin named her kitty cat Claude. Claude=Clawed. Get it? You know, I am not sure if she intended to make the pun, but I think it’s a cool name for a cat. ## I have a cat named Claude too, but we often call him Clod. His brother was Antoine. Sweet kitties. – From an actual catalog: “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion” _the Abrams’ bris was certainly memorable_ O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/34 "2000-03-18T09:02:00Z")
Markxxx, no I don’t think so. I think I would give anyone a chance based off the name. Personality, appearance, religion, and other factors would be more likely triggers for me to pass on a date. I might not have been quite so openminded in the past, but I’ve met a number of attractive women with odd sounding names. You know what? Often those names make the person stand out. That’s also a good opportunity to invent a nickname or pet name if they don’t have one already. Kellibelli - there are ways around the name during sex thing. Nu Vo Da Da - I’m assuming there was a subtle and easily overlooked point that you’re a straight male? Slithy - I’m sure the Anti-Cupid is out there, and following me around. Evilbeth - I knew a guy in college who went by Dicky. Not only is it a common euphamism for penis, but it’s childish at that. He got defensive once in a conversation that referenced his name jokingly. I pointed out it was hardly my fault his name meant penis. ChiefScott - Beulah and Mildred maybe, but Sarah, Margaret, Holly, and Dorothy seem perfectly fine to me. Hell, I’ve met a dozen Holly’s in the last ten years - apparently it was a common name about 25 years ago, so lose that stereotype right there. For funny names, try Johnette. Or Michaela (how would you pronounce that one?) Diane - “Cat Dink”? Diane said: [/quote] However, I could probably be talked into, sight unseen, a blind date with a “Tiny”, “Cash”, “Tongue”, or “Ferrari”. [/quote] Okay, I get the rest, but “Tiny”? Or is that because “Tiny” is often an ironic nickname? > [@](#): > > Let me just say that I have a cousin whose name is Claude, and he’s a wonderful > person. So knock it off! This from a guy named "Arnold Winkelreid. 😉 Lynn, I’m with you on the “Bubba”. I’m from the south and I still don’t get it. > [@](#): > > I, for one, couldn’t date a woman with a really bad name. This from a guy going by “Billdo”. : :rolleyes:: (FYI I had a high school teacher I thought of as Billdo - that is NOT a compliment. Not saying I think that of you, but it’s what comes to mind when I see your name.) And you’ve got a problem with “Myra”? I think it sounds lovely. Markxxx said: > [@](#): > > Claude lied about his age, his ethniticity, his weight, hair (lack of it) and it wasn’t good. I guess maybe we should bewhere of people with _funny_ names Yeah, it’s obvious that since this one guy has a funny name and he lied, all funny-named people are liars too. By the way, what’s the triple x in your name for? You a porn star or something? I’m not saying I don’t make assumptions off hearing people’s names, and don’t consider some names old-fashioned or odd, but I wouldn’t let that keep me from _meeting_ the person. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857/35 "2000-03-18T09:05:00Z")
Oh, I meant to say… I’d date a Michelle sight unseen. 😉 (just had to squeeze that one in) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-hes-got-a-stupid-name/14857.md?page=1)