# What would be your "Dances with Wolves" style name? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731 "2017-02-01T05:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/1 "2017-02-01T05:41:01Z")
I think mine would be “Nitpicks Annoyingly”. Either that, or “Eats Hummus”. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/2 "2017-02-01T07:34:07Z")
Back when “Dances With Wolves” was in the theater, my wife and I gave each other such names. Due to alleged flatulence (it was the dog, I swear!), my wife dubbed me “Clears The Room.” Due to the fact that going to a museum or zoo with my wife is a very very slow experience (as she must fully read every sign, fully examine every exhibit), I dubbed her “Looks At Things.” ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/3 "2017-02-01T09:04:21Z")
Talks Good Game. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/4 "2017-02-01T12:52:04Z")
“Fumbles with strippers”? ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/5 "2017-02-01T13:08:50Z")
“Can’t Find Glasses” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/6 "2017-02-01T13:18:32Z")
I observed recently that if you almost literally translate people’s names back to their original meanings (generally from multiple languages) you end up with things not very different from the sorts of translated names that you find among American Indians (and other groups that geneally get names translate, rather than simply rendered phonetically). To me it shows the universality of name types. It’s just kinda fortuitous that the two unrelated halves of our names – which weren’t picked for their meaning relative to the other half – just work out pretty well. So if you translate my first and last names into English, you get _Crowned Wolf_. My wife becomes _Forest Girl_ Our daughter is _Free-born, Re-born Forest Wolf_ ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/7 "2017-02-01T13:21:06Z")
Eats Shoots And Leaves (with or without commas). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/8 "2017-02-01T13:40:35Z")
Summer Flowers. That’s what my Mohawk grandmother-in-law named me, so I’d stick with it. Given that own choice, the name on all my posts here. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/9 "2017-02-01T13:43:07Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I observed recently that if you almost literally translate people’s names back to their original meanings (generally from multiple languages) you end up with things not very different from the sorts of translated names that you find among American Indians… In my case it’s something like Lightbringer Wolf from (littleplace). Because of the lastname, the Bros and I consider that tacky stuff with wolves on it is a perfect “I was traveling and thought of you” gift 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/10 "2017-02-01T13:53:20Z")
Hangs Out With Dogs ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/11 "2017-02-01T14:11:10Z")
Runs with scissors ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/12 "2017-02-01T14:15:45Z")
Names do not necessarily have to start with a verb in the third person singular. Here are some of the names on the HS football team roster in Browning, Montana: Harold Tailfeathers Johnny Glenn Still Smoking Ryan Long time sleeping Dieon Madplume Virgil Taken Alive Gabe Young Running Crane Sonny Heavy runner Clint Not Afraid ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/13 "2017-02-01T14:49:50Z")
Speaks in C++ ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/14 "2017-02-01T14:55:45Z")
Stares at Screen ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/15 "2017-02-01T15:10:50Z")
For years I have joked that my wife’s DWW name would be “Only Eats Half”, because she has this odd habit of only eating half of something when she is snacking. Like she’ll cut a banana in half and only eat one half, or take a slice of bread and tear it in half, eat one half and put the other back in the bread bag. Mine would probably be Yells At Traffic Lights. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/16 "2017-02-01T15:56:56Z")
My IRL name, per **CalMeacham** , roughly translates to “ **Clan Scribe** ” ::stops and thinks:: ::looks at SDMB username:: ::stops and thinks:: Hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/17 "2017-02-01T16:16:07Z")
_Woman With Sharp Tongue._ Using the **CalMeacham** translating technique: _Golden Song of Joy._ The Hebrew name bestowed upon my in an attempt to make nice with that side of the family translates as _Beautiful Life_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/18 "2017-02-01T16:24:24Z")
Nobleman Uglyhead Thanks, **CalMeacham** ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/19 "2017-02-01T16:29:07Z")
One Bite Left ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/20 "2017-02-01T16:32:46Z")
Refuses to Dust It suits me. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731.md?page=2)