# The Feud: Stereotypical names by AuntiePam \[Game Over\]

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 10, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973 "2009-08-10T20:22:10Z")\
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1. Brandy
2. Edgar
3. Pearl
4. Rex
5. Tom
6. Constance
7. Cyrus
8. William
9. Ace
10. Eleanor

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1. Amber
2. Carl
3. Bertha
4. Spot
5. Fluffy
6. Kate
7. Jake
8. Michael
9. Butch
10. Lily

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/43 "2009-08-11T04:17:36Z")

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1. Honey
2. Roy
3. Myrtle
4. Spot
5. Felix
6. Catherine
7. Matt
8. Francis Xavier
9. Jake
10. Millicent

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Stereotypical names (first name only)

1. Tallulah
2. Elmer
3. Ethel
4. Spot
5. Fluffy
6. Caitlyn
7. Tripp
8. Francis X
9. Butch
10. Doris

(Doubt I will match anyone, but this was fun!)

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1. Stormy
2. Elmer
3. Myrtle
4. Fido
5. Puss
6. Lady Fill-in-the-blank
7. Rod
8. Fr. O’Malley
9. Biff
10. Grace

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/46 "2009-08-11T05:40:38Z")

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1. Candy
2. Walter
3. Esther
4. Spot
5. Fluffy
6. Isabelle
7. Jack
8. Mike
9. Billy
10. Sarah

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/47 "2009-08-11T06:15:48Z")

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> [@gonzomax](#):
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> That’s Hedley.

No, it’s not. Heddy is a nickname for Hedwin/Heddwyn.

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/48 "2009-08-11T07:02:07Z")

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Whoosh

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/49 "2009-08-11T12:13:32Z")

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1. Stripper

2. Old man

3. Old woman

4. Dog

5. Cat

6. Female character in a romance novel

7. Male character in an adventure novel

8. Catholic priest

9. Schoolyard bully

10. Old maid schoolteacher

11. Gypsy

12. Bub

13. Ma’am

14. Spot

15. Puff

16. Emma

17. Dash

18. Peter

19. Buster

20. Joan

Good grief … I wasn’t sure what was wanted here. And I’m sure now that this probably totally dates me as a child of the 50s (spot and puff… oh yeah LOL) Ah well…

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/50 "2009-08-11T12:16:01Z")

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[Hedley Lamarr](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0010021/)

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/51 "2009-08-11T12:56:22Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
>
> 1. Barbie

:smack:

That was supposed to be “Bambi”, by the way. Have no idea why I wrote Barbie.

Not that Bambi is going to win, anyway.

:smack:

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/52 "2009-08-11T13:30:32Z")

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1. Tiffany
2. Walter
3. Agnes
4. Spot
5. Fluffy
6. Emma
7. Lance
8. Francis
9. Butch
10. Jane

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/53 "2009-08-11T13:32:07Z")

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1. Tiffany

2. Walter

3. Mildred

4. Rover

5. Fluffy

6. Amber

7. John

8. Francis

9. Spike

10. Gertrude

11. Second choice was Bambi

12. Influenced by [Jeff Dunham’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Dunham#Walter) act

13. Agnes, Myrtle also considered

14. Fittingly, the popularity of the name can largely be traced to [this novel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_Amber_(novel))

15. Just going with a common name here

16. Actually a nickname, but I’m confident of at least a few matches

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1. Crystal
2. Joe
3. Henrietta
4. Spot
5. Morris
6. Lana
7. Jack
8. Robert
9. Butch
10. Helga

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1. Candy
2. Gerald
3. Edna
4. Spot
5. Morris
6. Ashleigh
7. Connor
8. Father Flannagan
9. Bubba
10. Miss Crabapple

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/56 "2009-08-11T15:19:36Z")

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Ooo if “waitress” was one of the questions, I totally would have put Mavis. I think it’s an awesome name.

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1. Bambi
2. Sam
3. Ruth
4. Spot
5. Fluffy
6. Catherine
7. Lance
8. Patrick
9. Spike
10. Emily

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1. Bambi
2. Walter
3. Ethel
4. Max
5. Fluffy
6. Juliette
7. Sterling
8. John
9. Edgar
10. Jane

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/59 "2009-08-11T17:29:18Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
>
> :smack:
> 
> That was supposed to be “Bambi”, by the way. Have no idea why I wrote Barbie.
> 
> Not that Bambi is going to win, anyway.
> 
> :smack:

it seems to be running a close second to Candi/Candy

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973/60 "2009-08-11T17:39:55Z")

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Dunno if I’m in time, but here goes

1. Candi
2. Ebenezer
3. Gertrude
4. Fido
5. Morris
6. Elizabeth
7. Hank
8. Patrick
9. Biff
10. Gertrude

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