# Names you think are cool that you would never name your kids **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 12, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291 "2003-04-12T17:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![MrBoy1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@MrBoy1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBoy1967)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/101 "2003-04-15T05:43:50Z")
BraheSilver, forgive me, but I don’t recognize the Andrea Anna Jones ref. If we wanted to go classical, I also always liked Xerxes. Especially since everyone would see the X. and think Xavier, and the kid could go “Nope, not even close.” and then conquer the known world until he meets some kid named Alexander. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/102 "2003-04-19T23:51:40Z")
Tycho. > [@](#): > > Althea Oh, that reminds me: Anthea or Anthe. Both Greek for flower, plus I had a teacher a long time ago called Anthea. ---
**Author:** ![austen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@austen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/austen)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/103 "2003-04-20T00:28:14Z")
Or Ajax. It’d be cool, but everyone would think of bathroom cleaner. **avabeth** and **Happy Lendervedder** I LOVE the name Cordelia, Delia for short. I told my mom that, and she was very unimpressed. I still love Claire, both of my grandmother’s middle names. My nickname in college was “Mick”. Same as my grandfather, which was sort of cool, even though I’m a girl. I knew a Bill Dollar in high school, as well as a Ka Pang. Seriously. For a boy, I like Ananda - I knew one in high school (should I say lusted after in high school) - I think it’s Sanskrit fo “happy”. The playground would I think still be merciless. How about Nails for a boy, as in “Tough As”? ---
**Author:** ![FairyDust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@FairyDust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyDust)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/104 "2003-04-20T00:47:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BrotherCadfael \* > \*\*Stilton Cheesworth. \*\* Either that or Gussie Finknottle. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/105 "2003-04-20T00:53:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyDust \* > \*\*Either that or Gussie Finknottle. > > 😃 \*\* I’m very partial to the name **Rockmetteller Todd**. ---
**Author:** ![ecugrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@ecugrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecugrad)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/106 "2003-04-20T20:00:48Z")
Most of these are because they don’t fit my married surname: Boys: Keaton (I’m a BIG Buster Keaton fan), Broughton, Aristotle, Bodge, Ramseur, Talmadge, Brockton Girls: Raven, Bronwyn (the daughter of actress Maureen O’Hara), Hannalore, Hollis, Maria, Hodges, Natalie Which somehow got me thinking about Marilyn Quayle. I seem to remember that her mother didn’t give her daughters middle names so they wouldn’t lose them when they took their husband’s name (hence she is Marilyn Tucker Quayle). I believe their son is Tucker Quayle. But I digress… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/107 "2003-04-21T02:16:58Z")
I think THOR would be a super name for a boy but I am afraid he would end up on American Gladiators. ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/108 "2003-04-21T02:29:50Z")
I love the names Lestat and Tarquin but I don’t think Patrick would ever agree to naming our kids after Anne Rice characters. I am also so fond of Everclear I would love to name a son Alexakis or at least just Art. I think Art Alexakis has the coolest name ever. I also though Caden/Cadence would be a good name combo for twins (boy/girl). I’m also fond of Ophelia, Arwen (before I even saw/read LOTR) and Blythe for girls. I’ve gone through phases where I collect unusual names for babies, none of which I’d ever actually give to a kid. I think I have around 30 some odd pages on my computer full of names. Name are just fun. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/109 "2003-04-21T03:12:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gonzoron \* > \*\*On the way up to Ithaca, NY, there’s a sign showing the exit toward the towns of “Dunmoore” and “Throop” and ever since seeing that sign, I’ve decided I must name _something_ or _someone_ Dunmoore Throop. \*\* You know, the weird thing about the internet is that every time you think there’s something about you that’s completely unique, it turns out you can find someone else on the internet with the same fixation. I’m completely obsessed by that sign (it’s in Scranton, btw) and every time I pass it I think it would be a great name for something. Mr. Del and I always liked the name “Cowboy” for a boy (obviously, it would be silly for a girl). I’m also partial to the name “King,” as in King Vidor. The obvious conclusion is that we should skip the kids entirely and get a pair of German Shepherds. ---
**Author:** ![UWmite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UWmite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UWmite)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/110 "2003-04-21T05:33:51Z")
Three pages and nobody’s mentioned naming their boy Sue? I like Ashoka for a boy. Historic pacifist/Buddhist references, and he’d get the nickname Ash. How freakin’ cool is that? A bit too hippie-ish for me though, since I _so_ can’t pass for Buddhist or Indian. For girls I really like old-fashioned names. Fran is my personal favorite, although I like Nora a lot as well (bonus points for _A Doll’s House_). Nora is doable, but Fran? I just don’t know. A friend of mine has a great story about how his Dad responded to the umpteenth “What are you gonna name it?” question before he was born. His father, a rather imposing man btw, decreed his son’s name would be Zoot Ngorski. I think that shut people up. I know another guy who named his kid Comso. His middle name wasn’t any better, either. ---
**Author:** ![MrBoy1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@MrBoy1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBoy1967)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/111 "2003-04-21T06:06:33Z")
I know a guy named Thor. He’s an average Joe, too-no gladiator or anything like that. Actually, I wish my buddy was on this string. He knows guys named Homey and Lurko. And I know for a fact that Lurko is the man’s given name, not a nickname. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/112 "2003-04-21T16:45:33Z")
Cthulhu. it means You have a natural interest in the welfare of your fellow man, and a desire to help and serve others in a humanitarian way. You are responsible and generous, although somewhat scattering and disorganized at times. Any jobs requiring systematic and conscientious effort, or involving any form of drudgery, dismay you. In your work, you would seek a position offering self-expression through contact with people, such as sales or teaching, or a position giving scope to your creative, artistic talents. You are good-natured and likeable, and people tend to confide in you and seek your advice in personal problems. Others sense your sincere interest and desire to help, and you can always be counted on to see the bright side of any problem. You enjoy making others happy and you never let your own problems “get you down” for any length of time, even though you do tend to worry too much at times. Your optimism can be a source of inspiration to others as well as yourself. In close personal relationships you are usually thoughtful and considerate. However, your natural interest in others, coupled with your sympathetic reaction to problems, could draw you into emotional situations which may be difficult to get out of. Health weakness would appear as skin conditions or ailments relative to the liver. A tendency to overeat quick-energy foods aggravates any health problems. But who’s ggoing to name their kid after a giant squidman of death? ---
**Author:** ![MrBoy1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@MrBoy1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBoy1967)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/113 "2003-04-21T17:58:21Z")
Where’d you find THAT definition of Cthulhu? As a related aside, there IS an American Senator, Dennis Hasturt… I think he just added the “t”. He may be, in fact, unspeakable. ---
**Author:** ![Moeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@Moeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moeman)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/114 "2003-04-21T19:03:56Z")
I have a friend who named his first son Richard Edward. It was not until years later that the horror of the name was truely realized. Dick is a common nick name for Richard and Ed for Edward. Thus the childs nick name at school was Dick Ed. Poor child I figure he will pratice patracide for that later in life. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/115 "2003-04-22T00:42:56Z")
> [@](#): > > We only got her to stop making suggestions when we told her we were going to name the child Mother Superior. This is simply hysterical. [queuing the 45] They don’t make nun names, like that no more. No more cool nun names… like Sister Bob and Sister Ray… Sister Mary Herman Goehring They don’t make nun names Yeah, I remember my shop teacher, Sister Mary Black and Decker Like that no more And our principal, Sister Mary Attila. no more cool nun names Ooooh ohhhh OHhhhhhhh ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/117 "2003-04-22T05:13:44Z")
I have, at times, wanted to name a son Beowulf. He’d go by Bay most of the time, I’m sure. Wanted to name a son George Lucifer, but my wife wouldn’t let me. She also vetoed ‘Superfly’, which I thought would have sounded KICK-ASS with my last name. (Un)Luckily enough, she got tired of me before I knocked her up, so marrying a Christian was only a temporary setback for that plan. ---
**Author:** ![MrBoy1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@MrBoy1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBoy1967)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/118 "2003-04-22T06:10:18Z")
Badtz, I becha a kid named Beowulf would go by Wulf as a nickname. At least that’s a classic heroic name that is still usable. Imagine what would happen to Charlemagne (Charlie), Samson (Sam), Agammemnon (Aggie), Achilles (Gimp?), Paris (Wimp?) in an American grade school. After all, look at David. ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/119 "2003-04-22T17:49:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OxyMoron \* > **Beefy Johnson.** My wife knew an Asian guy named Strong Wong. ---
**Author:** ![MrBoy1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@MrBoy1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBoy1967)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/120 "2003-04-23T04:55:55Z")
There is a video store in Irving, Tx, at the intersection of Beltline and Pioneer called Dong Wang video. ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291/121 "2003-04-23T10:05:28Z")
Colombo 🆒 - for a boy I also like Theodore (but I hate Ted) and Amadé (French form of Amadeus) would be nice too for a boy but everyone laughs at me when I say it. I kind of think Peggy would be cute for a little girl but it’s too associated with old women now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-think-are-cool-that-you-would-never-name-your-kids/168291.md?page=7)