# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/41 "2017-02-02T04:05:38Z")
Gracious for the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Methyl_Ethyl_Death)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/42 "2017-02-02T04:21:09Z")
Spanks Monkey Too Much Hey, I’m a bachelor. Don’t judge me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/43 "2017-02-02T05:38:04Z")
Tired White Eye Beaver Breath ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/44 "2017-02-02T05:57:40Z")
> [@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 (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. Neat! I’ll use this method to determine my name: \*\* Contributing Adventurer \*\* NICE! 😃 ---
**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 2, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/45 "2017-02-02T13:00:50Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I dunno. My name literally means “Strong ruler who is John’s son.” That doesn’t really work like Dances With Wolves. Patrynomic names are really common. Not to mention _theophorus_ names. Lots of names translate as “Son/Daughter of [God]” or “Gift of [God]” or “Love of [God]” Godiva ( = “God Gifu” = “Gift of God”) Deodata (literally “Gift of God”) Apollodorus ("Gift of Apollo) Theodore (Gift of God) Ramses (Child of Ra) Thutmose (Chaild of Thoth) Amadeus (God’s Love) Gottlieb (“God’s Love”) ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/46 "2017-02-02T13:11:51Z")
Believe it or not, _Dark Warrior of God._ ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/47 "2017-02-02T13:12:49Z")
Windows 10 Crasher ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/48 "2017-02-02T13:21:47Z")
According to my daughter, it’s “Big Snooze”. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/49 "2017-02-02T13:30:47Z")
Sits on Foot Too Long (ouch!) ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/50 "2017-02-02T13:58:01Z")
Stinks a Bit (paraphrasing what my wife said to me when I woke up this morning) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/51 "2017-02-02T14:08:11Z")
Goes Fishing ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/52 "2017-02-02T16:35:53Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > Believe it or not, _Dark Warrior of God._ For some reason, the quote that would have provided context for this answer got eaten. I was responding to **CalMeacham** ’s post about the literal translation of names. The Dark Warrior bit is a literal translation of my first name; the of God bit is one translation of my last name, although it isn’t clear that it is the right one - there are a number of possible derivations. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/53 "2017-02-02T21:18:08Z")
My name origins-based name would be something like Gathering Place, which isn’t representative of me at all. So I will just grab one that does represent me: Jogs with Dogs ������������������������ ---
**Author:** ![ripply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f4b2a3/32.png) [@ripply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ripply)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/54 "2017-02-02T21:48:00Z")
My dad used to call me ‘Little screaming hawk’. I think this had something to do with my reluctance to get up for school in the mornings, and his difficulties in trying to encourage me. ---
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Running Bare. But tell me- Why do you ask, Two Dogs Fucking? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/56 "2017-02-02T22:07:39Z")
Eats Too Much ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/57 "2017-02-02T22:21:56Z")
In certain circles I am known as Falls-From-Lift. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/58 "2017-02-02T23:43:21Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I observed recently that if you almost literally translate people’s names back to their original meanings (generally from multiple languages) Hmm. White Goosekeeper. I’d have to go with what’s on one of my bumperstickers: Plays Well With Fabric (hand quilter) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/59 "2017-02-03T02:18:52Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > Stares at Screen That would fit. So would Sits with Books. The meaning of my actual names (order changed) is Brave Spring Warrior (or man, but that’s not appropriate). Sounds like someone who really needs to get out of the cabin after winter. Slow Beaver would also work. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731/60 "2017-02-03T03:42:41Z")
Using **CalMeacham** ’s method, my name is a sentence: Little king from the meadow bought land. My “Dances with Wolves” style name? I dunno, really. Probably “Speaks Inappropriately” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731.md?page=4)