# What is one name.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058 "2002-09-29T02:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lab2490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Lab2490](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lab2490)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/1 "2002-09-29T02:46:42Z")
lets say that you could name your child any outrageous name you wanted without any judgement or ridicule. What would it be? boy or girl. I would name a girl Adelaide or Ramona. But i really couldnt because then they would call her mona and i hate that. My basic qusetion is this: what incredibly outlandish name do you love, but could never really name a child. You could never name the child this because it weird or you would get a horrible nicname or your SO would leave because the name was so weird.For example, My sister is named Alison ( thats right only 1 L) the day she was born my mom vowed that noone would ever call her Al , guess what we call her. Wow ! good guess, we call her Al:D šŸ˜› :mad: ;j ;j ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/2 "2002-09-29T02:49:19Z")
Iā€™ve always loved Spanish names, in particular Guillermo (William), Javier (Xavier) and Magdalena. However, my surname is very obviously Irish and that just wouldnā€™t be a nice thing to do to a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Lab2490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Lab2490](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lab2490)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/3 "2002-09-29T02:54:03Z")
I know what you mean. I always liked those kinda names too , but they just wouldnt match the last name ---
**Author:** ![Lab2490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Lab2490](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lab2490)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/4 "2002-09-29T03:00:25Z")
i would just like to add one more name to mine. Vincenzo Yeah Baby! ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/5 "2002-09-29T03:09:06Z")
Iā€™ve always been fond of Gideon, although its not really wierd, just more uncommon I guess. ---
**Author:** ![BadAzzBec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@BadAzzBec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadAzzBec)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/6 "2002-09-29T03:13:12Z")
Avril Delaney and Brandi Elaine. Those will be my girls. Austin Rayne and Colin Drayco. Boy names. But I want 6 kids, so Iā€™ll have to think of the rest later. ---
**Author:** ![Lab2490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Lab2490](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lab2490)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/7 "2002-09-29T03:18:08Z")
I forgot all about Gideon! I love that name. ikmagine my little twins, one boy and one girlā€¦ Adelaide and Gideon. That could possibly never happen ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/8 "2002-09-29T03:20:15Z")
Osama. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/9 "2002-09-29T03:20:50Z")
I love the girlsā€™ names Villanelle and Maighread. I think they are poetic and beautiful. However, combining them with my boring, gravelly last name would just degrade them. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/10 "2002-09-29T03:23:51Z")
Iā€™ve always liked Violet for a girl, I think Vi makes a great nickname, but it always makes me think of the girl from Charlie Brown. ---
**Author:** ![BadAzzBec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@BadAzzBec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadAzzBec)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/11 "2002-09-29T03:29:29Z")
Call me crazy but I also love the name Tucker Lewis. Could call him Tuck for short šŸ™‚ Another girl name? Lizzie (NOT Elizabeth) ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/12 "2002-09-29T03:29:44Z")
I know a guy who is hispanic and wants to name his child Sussio (I think that is the right spelling), but while the name sounds very nice the translation of Sussio is literally ā€œdirty.ā€ Dirty. Dirty, as in not clean. And to us non-spanish speakers we would never know. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/13 "2002-09-29T03:30:01Z")
Amaryllis Donatella Annabella Joaquin Cairo Radha Sekhmet Aidian Jareth Ophelia ---
**Author:** ![Lab2490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Lab2490](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lab2490)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/14 "2002-09-29T04:34:58Z")
Okay Iā€™m gonna steal one from indigo. Ophelia , And I want Alexandria. ( not Alexandra ---
**Author:** ![benson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@benson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benson)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/15 "2002-09-29T04:54:16Z")
Iā€™ve loved the names Anjelica and Angelique forever. I suppose theyā€™re not incredibly outlandish but theyā€™re not very common either. I despise being called ā€œAlā€. My dad called me that for years until I finally told him to quit it. He didnā€™t realize it bugged me so much. Everyone knows not to call me that now. With any new people I meet, the first time they call me Al is the last! ---
**Author:** ![Lab2490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Lab2490](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lab2490)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/16 "2002-09-29T05:10:53Z")
You should feel lucky. My sister got stuck with more nicnames then i can remember. Care to see if i can? There wasā€¦ Ali Al Alidoo Muffy Sissy And so onā€¦ Please dont ask about the muffy thing ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/17 "2002-09-29T05:55:03Z")
[Rinkworks Fantasy Name Generator](http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/) You can use that to automatically pick names. More fun than it is useful. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/18 "2002-09-29T05:59:48Z")
Raoul ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/19 "2002-09-29T07:46:20Z")
For a boy: Thor For a girl: Rio Needless to say neither my boy or girl got these names, but I tried. šŸ˜ƒ I also like the name Legion. ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058/20 "2002-09-29T08:09:18Z")
I am kind of fond of some of the stranger Brazilian names. If these names werenā€™t completely unpronouncable for most Europeans, Iā€™d go with some of these names: _Boys:_ Odivaldo (pronounced oh-gee-VOW-doo) Erivelton (pronounced eh-ree-VEL-toh, with kind of a nasal ending) Thiago (pronounced chee-AH-goo) Reinaldo (pronounced hey-NOW-doo) _Girls:_ Aparecida (pronounced ah-pah-ray-SEE-dah) Giselle (pronunced she-SEL-ee) Iracema (prononced ee-rah-SEE-mah) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-one-name/130058.md?page=2)