# Name Stereotypes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2000, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764 "2000-12-02T23:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [December 3, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/41 "2000-12-03T16:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Serendipity \* > **Bills are the somewhat dorky, but still lovable, older brother types.** Well, you got _that_ right! And **Elvira**? I think of: _Boom bapa oom bapa oom bapa mow mow, Giddyap! A-oom bapa oom bapa mow mow, Hiiii ho Silver, awayayay!_ ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/42 "2000-12-03T18:54:54Z")
> [@](#): > > SaraHs cause me grief. Aren’t you a Sara? Nope, I’m a **Sarah**. This name dates back to ninth grade, when I first got AOL, and my boyfriend Steven picked the name Taco4Barry, so I picked Nacho4Sara to be cute (blech!). I couldn’t fit the “h” in that (10 letters only), and now it just seems too busy with it added in. ~Sarah (in whose good graces iampunha currently resides). ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/43 "2000-12-03T19:06:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > \*\*[ > “By the way, Patrick conjures up images of someone dashing and devastatingly handsome.” > > My [picture](http://geocities.com/sdpeoplepages/iampunha.html) on the SDPP might disagree with you there. > > My [homepage](http://www.angelfire.com/va2/iampunha1/mypage.html) might as well. > > There went your stereotype:) \*\* Crazy boy. . . I think you are a devastatingly handsome man. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/44 "2000-12-03T19:25:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BornDodgy \* > **Mike: they are quiet and mostly on psycho meds but very nice.** Well, she’s got ME nailed! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/45 "2000-12-03T19:52:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lumpy \* > \*\*Gertrude is a tall, skinny gawky woman with knobby knees. > Richard is ok, but Dick is evil. > \*\* Gertrude is both my grandmother and my ex-mother-in-law. They’re both five feet tall or under and weigh at least three bills apiece. The only Dick I knew was my a-hole ex-neighbor who got into a property-rights dispute with my parents. Yes, he was evil. I haven’t decided about my own name tho (Robin.) Robin ---
**Author:** ![MaoMao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MaoMao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaoMao)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/46 "2000-12-03T20:28:03Z")
Every Mike I know has been a stereotypical, joke/Frat boy. The Jennifers I know are all a little strange, like they rebelled, there names were so common that there attitudes seemed to be anything but. I don’t think anyone has said anything about Ryans. Every Ryan i have ever known, has pretty much been gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/47 "2000-12-03T21:07:36Z")
Wow, am I: A, B or C? A: > [@](#): > > Mike: they are quiet and mostly on psycho meds but very nice B: > [@](#): > > I picture Mike’s as sporty, physical, handsome guys with lots of chest hair. C: > [@](#): > > Every Mike I know has been a stereotypical, joke/Frat boy. Answer: I’m all three! ok, well I’m not crazy (YOU DO TRUST ME DON’T YOU!!! I’M NOT CRAZY!!! NEVER!! NEVER!!! BWAHAHAHA!!!) 😉 sorry, I’m feeling a bit eccentric today ::exiting:: ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/48 "2000-12-03T21:11:42Z")
Here’s a Tonya checking in, tater. I’ve never liked any other Tonya I’ve ever met, so I’m single-handedly upholding the name. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/49 "2000-12-03T21:17:25Z")
> [@](#): > > My picture on the SDPP might disagree with you there. > > My homepage might as well. > > There went your stereotype Silly **iampunha** , fishing for compliments like that! 😉 **ThisYearsGirl** is right, though, you are devastatingly handsome. > [@](#): > > Luckily I was able to figure out you are not BFH. What a great sig that would make! “ **iampunha** doesn’t think I’m the Bitch from Hell.” Of course, you could still think I’m _a_ bitch from hell. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/50 "2000-12-04T01:50:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* > \*\*Nope, I’m a **Sarah**.\~Sarah (in whose good graces iampunha currently resides). \*\* Well, you’ve not caused me grief, though it was welcome as I now know your name and have a question for you, which will have to wait until Sunday. Serendipity and ThisYearsGirl, I’m glad you think so. Others have disagreed and will disagree, which I suppose is good for you as that narrows down the competition (though there is none, as I’m not currently looking). And I don’t fish for compliments. And you’re neither BFH nor, from what I can tell, a bitch. Feel free to use “iampunha doesn’t think I’m the Bitch from Hell” as your sig, though I think there are those who might object to it. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/51 "2000-12-04T02:02:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > \*\*I’m always up for taking suggestions. 🙂 My name doesn’t match. Sarah Elizabeth. Yuck. Okay, I’m done now. > \*\* My oldest daughter is Sarah Elizabeth! Just sharing. Try going though life with a name like Kinsey. Yes, I’ve heard all the Kinsey Report jokes. It’s a family name. It’s English. It was someone’s last name. Whatever. I would have loved a simple name like Mary. TaterTot…Tracy is your best friend, that one person you can always talk to, honest, funny…at least in my experience. 🙂 Jessicas are the ones to watch out for. They will stab you in the back and steal your boyfriend the minute your back is turned. Mike is the class clown, the one who is never serious. Someone mentioned Ryan. I agree, Ryans are ALWAYS drop-dead gorgeous. AndYrAStar, Rachel is your friend, very trustworthy. Allison is a slut. Sorry if I offend. 🙂 And I agree with the creative spelling issue, too. I am a teacher and I have seen 'em all. Jordyne, MisTee, Alyx, Emmilee, Krystynah (Christina), Mikel (Michael), etc. Do your kids a favor and spell their name right! Also the gender-neutral names…is it a boy or a girl? Morgan, Tyler, Carson, Devon, Taylor, Stratton, Bailey, Brook, Tucker, Mason, Riley, Saunders, etc. I have seen both boys and girls with these names. Ditto for the Hooker names…Brandi, Bambi, Desiree…what are they thinking? ---
**Author:** ![MaoMao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MaoMao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaoMao)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/52 "2000-12-04T03:22:57Z")
I know a Jennifer, only it’s Genipher. Why? ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/53 "2000-12-04T04:00:17Z")
Every **Karen** I’ve ever met has had dark hair and glasses, so that’s how I picture Karens. Most Karens I know are very organized and are high-achievers. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Birdie \* > **Amandas are self-absorbed and very inconsiderate** What about Amys? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/54 "2000-12-04T07:25:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tubagirl \* > \*\*The name Colin always reminds me of a scrawny blond guy with glasses. > \*\* Okay, this is a little scary. I take comfort in the fact that a) I didn’t get glasses until after I was old enough to drink, b) my hair has darkened and is now better described as sandy than blond, and c) my steady diet of pizza is beginning to pad me out. Colin (aka bagkitty) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/55 "2000-12-04T12:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fairy Princess Kitty \* > \*\*Trendy names are evil, they always make me think of self centered valley girls. My cousin is a spoiled, pampered brat name Cindi. Tracis and Saras and anything not spelled quite right bugs me a little. The people may be perfectly alright but the names I can’t stand. Sorry if I offend anyone. > \*\* It seemed like a good idea at the time. I started spelling my name “Cindi with and i” when I was 13. At any rate it was better than Cynthia Jayne. For the record I’m not trendy, self-centered,spoiled or pampered. Evil? Maybe 😃 _blowing air kisses_ Cio baby, Cindi ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/56 "2000-12-04T13:15:41Z")
Michelle here, tho for the first 19 years of my life I was Mickie (Started as Mickey, but I hated the mouse jokes, so I changed the spelling) I hated my name for ages - especially when the Beatles sang it and EVERYONE thought it was funny to sing it to me. But I’ve gotten over it and I’ve used it for the last 28 years. As far as name associations for me: Dave is a big cuddly kinda guy - always sweet and friendly Tony is goofy but dependable Men who use a first initial and middle name are either self-important or stuck with a really stupid first name. Any girl whose name ends with an “i” which is dotted with a little heart or happy face - well, that spells DITZ!! Girls with cutesy spelled names are either airheads or sluts. And people who give their kids trendy names should be flogged. That goes double for ANYONE who names their son Chad in the upcoming year!!! ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/57 "2000-12-04T13:33:44Z")
Isn’t it funny how one form of a name can sound perfectly fine to you and another form makes you think of slack-jawed yokels? For example my Father and Brother are named Ronald, Ron for short. And that’s an okay name to me; I’d never name my kids Ronald but it doesn’t scream loser to me, either. Now my FIL’s name is Ronnie. Not Ronald, Ronnie. For some reason it irks the bejeezus out of me when parents name their child a diminutive of a name, give them the full name ferchristsakes, you always have the option to shorten! Anyhoo Ronnie just seems like a white-trash sort of redneck name to me, and sure enough FIL is the trashiest redneck I’ve ever met. Uh-uh, this is veering towards why I hate my In-laws…would somebody give this thread a push back in the right direction? Thanks! PS. Every Tracy I’ve ever met has always been cheerful & upbeat. Dammit, I can’t help myself, but _I_ am cheerful & upbeat. I always wanted to be the moody, brooding type… ---
**Author:** ![Pandora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Pandora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandora)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/58 "2000-12-04T14:56:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > > I’m always up for taking suggestions. 🙂 My name doesn’t match. Sarah Elizabeth. Yuck. Okay, I’m done now. > \*\* Could be worse. Mine is Sarai Elisabethe ---
**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:** [December 4, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/59 "2000-12-04T16:39:06Z")
Eric is usually devastatingly handsome, but seems slightly vapid, whether or not he really is. I agree on Jason. Jason is a bitch. James had a really difficult childhood. Peter is bespectacled, earnest, and intense, but Pete is too macho. Jen indeed wears comfortable shoes. Vicky is a tomboy and hates being called “Victoria”. And Stockwell is a closeted gay homophobe. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/60 "2000-12-04T17:10:12Z")
Since the reverse was mentioned in one of the earliest posts, I wanted to mention that I named my oldest daughter Alexandra Katherine. I like it. And what about my name, Kora? It’s an unusual spelling, since I’ve never met another one, but you have to admit it’s not as bad as Genipher! As for names I’ve never had luck with, they include Heather, Rhonda, and Todd. Not surprisingly, I went to school with at least one of each. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764.md?page=4)