# Celebrities whose names give you a warm, tingly feeling? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 19, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647 "2001-09-19T18:56:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/1 "2001-09-19T18:56:11Z")
Who do you like soley because of his/her name? I got the idea from the freak thread…do you have a celebrity (or, I guess, any person) who just gives you a tingly feeling when you hear their name? For me it’s definitely River Phoenix. I haven’t seen one of his movies, unless seeing parts of “Stand By Me” counts. I just like hearing his name. It sounds so good. Your opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/2 "2001-09-19T19:07:36Z")
No, but I get tears in my eyes whenever I see Jimmy Carter or Mr. Rogers - for real. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/3 "2001-09-19T19:44:15Z")
Maya Angelou. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio And pretty much anyone who has an ethnic train wreck of a name but obviously decided to eschew hollywood tradition and keep their own name. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/4 "2001-09-19T19:44:26Z")
Yasmine Bleeth. But it’s not so much about her name. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/5 "2001-09-19T21:04:37Z")
I always liked Mario Puzo’s name. Poooozo! Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/6 "2001-09-19T21:12:46Z")
Sir Alec Guinness. Sounds so… regal. ---
**Author:** ![Beltane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Beltane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beltane)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/7 "2001-09-19T22:04:16Z")
I have said it before and will say it again (cause it’s just so fun to say) Lolita Davidovitch ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/8 "2001-09-20T07:08:42Z")
[Wink Martindale.](http://www.winkmartindale.com/) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/9 "2001-09-20T09:44:54Z")
Johann Sebastian Bach Nadia Comanechi Duke Ellington Marilu Henner (especially strange, since I usually don’t enjoy those portmanteau first names) Cole Porter Dawn Wells ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/10 "2001-09-20T12:40:17Z")
Vivian Vance Olivia DeHaviland Omar Sharif ---
**Author:** ![Ariadne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@Ariadne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ariadne)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/11 "2001-09-20T15:02:10Z")
Kyra Sedgwick I have never seen any of her movies/tv shows/whatever she does, but that’s a great name. I also like the last name McLeod, which I saw in TV guide once, but can’t remember the actor’s first name. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/12 "2001-09-20T15:14:12Z")
Wink Martindale? Ha, I didn’t know anybody else remembered Mr. Plastic Face. Frank Zappa (plus Dweezil & Moon Unit) Henauder Titzoff (celebrity cuz of his name) Boutros Boutros Gali (sp?) Dusty Rhodes ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/13 "2001-09-20T15:20:38Z")
Seeing as how someone put in Boutros Boutros Gali, I’m going to add another political figure. And apologies if I’ve gotten this wrong. Megawati Sukarnaputri (mostly for the first name, given the power crisis we’ve been in, it’s easy to remember) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/14 "2001-09-20T17:23:09Z")
More politicians with really cool names: Tansu Çiller, Vigdis Finbogadottir, and Canada’s own Svend Robinson and Judy Wascylycia-Leis. (I can’t believe I can spell that!) ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/15 "2001-09-20T18:26:59Z")
Vin Diesel gets my vote for Ultimate Toughguy Name. I mean, would you mess around with a guy named _Vin Diesel_? I thought not. My favorite name of a real person of all time, though, is Zelda Lagrange. She’s a spokeswoman for Nelson Mandela. Doesn’t that just sound like a character from a pulp novel? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/16 "2001-09-20T19:28:36Z")
Quarterback for the texas Longhorns **Major Applewhite** is simply destined for greatness due to his name alone. I also think **Leelee Sobieski** is a cool name as well. I just love saying it. ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/17 "2001-09-20T20:29:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*Frank Zappa (plus Dweezil & Moon Unit) > \*\* What, Ahmet is boring? Christy Canyons. ---
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/18 "2001-09-20T20:50:11Z")
When my best friend and I were middle-schoolers and eagerly awaiting the day when we would be old enough to boink Keanu Reeves, we used to sit around and think of different ways to say his first name: \*Keeeeeee-anu! KeAHnu! Kee! Ah! Noo! Keanooooooooooooooo… \* Still love that name. \*\* Barry White \*\* makes me feel tingly as well, but only because of all the wonders his music has wrought for my sex life. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/19 "2001-09-20T21:11:08Z")
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Leon Trotsky _et al_ I grew up believing Lenin was basically the pinnacle of all that was right and proper. I’ve since learned, of course, that he was as human as anyone else, and probably as misguided… to me, though, his name still represents true vision, crushed by hideous reality. And that NAME… just the right series of syllables. Eastern European names are great. Kafka. Karrrl Marrrx. Michail Gorrrbachev… Borrris Yellltsinnn. I swear the names are responsible for at LEAST 1.5% of their support! I think I mainly like Trotsky because of the Stranglers’ song _No More Heroes_. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647/20 "2001-09-20T21:15:44Z")
Most of mine have been named already (Keanu Reeves, Boutros-Boutros Gali, River Phoenix). I also like: Jack Klugman Sir John Gielgud Milla Jovovitch [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-give-you-a-warm-tingly-feeling/82647.md?page=2)