# What your name really means... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 26, 2000, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812 "2000-08-26T07:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/41 "2000-08-27T01:15:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > **But you did promise instant death…fire when ready! > ::ducking out of the way::** ::sigh:: I couldn’t bring myself to do it, anyway, sweetie. Tickle torture awaits you, however. 😃 > [@](#): > > \*\*On an even worse note, my former roomate was also named Ian. Combining his last name (Ally-Seals) with mine–in a slightly inventive manner–produces Ally McBeal. I think I personally shot the first person to point this out, well, I should have anyway… 🙂 \*\* Oh jeez. Yes, you should have!! Okay, let’s see… my middle name, Michele, is on the list, although spelled incorrectly. Bratty but cute, huh? :: pout:: I sooooooooo don’t think so!! ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/42 "2000-08-27T01:24:52Z")
Osip is linked to the name Joseph. Not listed. Osip ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/43 "2000-08-27T01:43:04Z")
> [@](#): > > ::sigh:: I couldn’t bring myself to do it, anyway, sweetie. Tickle torture awaits you, however. :eek: It wasn’t me, remember? > [@](#): > > Okay, let’s see… my middle name, Michele, is on the list, although spelled incorrectly. Bratty but cute, huh? :: pout:: I sooooooooo don’t think so!! It’s the extra “l” that’s screwing that one up; you can never trust those wily little letters–they get into your name personality thing and add in “bratty”… from OP: > [@](#): > > Joses - are hot boys with a love of hermaphrodites 1. That made me laugh 2. Geez, most of the other generalizations were fairly broad, in much the same way as a horoscope. All I can say is, some Jose pissed off the author something fierce… ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/44 "2000-08-27T02:07:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > **:eek: It wasn’t me, remember?** Huh? Oh, yeah… darn… heh heh… > [@](#): > > It’s the extra “l” that’s screwing that one up; you can never trust those wily little letters–they get into your name personality thing and add in “bratty”… That’s just what I was thinking, too! 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*\* > All I can say is, some Jose pissed off the author something fierce… \*\* And so is his hermaphrodite lover! ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/45 "2000-08-27T02:13:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Elizabeth- a nice girl but a little strange Whoever put that together musta used me as a model for that statement. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/46 "2000-08-27T02:20:52Z")
Well, if you insist… 😉 ::tickle:: (preemptive strike, you see?) > [@](#): > > Rons - dress like AFL Footballers and like to prance Wait, this thing was written when there was still an AFL? Geez, no wonder it’s so out of date. ---
**Author:** ![OESGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/47 "2000-08-27T02:36:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Louie \* > **Daniels - extremely funny and will to anything for a shag, will tell you about it if you shout.** Well, this is my boyfriend’s name…fairly good description actually. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Louie \* > \*\*Amanda- pretty, but sometimes slutty > \*\* Well, I agree that I’m pretty, but the rest…:mad: Oh well, I like the traditional meaning of my name: “must be loved” Latin command, actually 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zebbmx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/958977/32.png) [@zebbmx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zebbmx)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/48 "2000-08-27T02:38:02Z")
dont see mine in there ☹ but then again i have a weird biblical name and my full name is zebedee thats right zebedee not zebedee do da or zebedee aye or zebodia zebedee and i even here one recreation of that… ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/49 "2000-08-27T02:41:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > **Well, if you insist… 😉 > ::tickle:: (preemptive strike, you see?)** Tickle shield’s on! Ha! 😃 > [@](#): > > \*\* Rons - dress like AFL Footballers and like to prance\*\* I don’t think BratMan will appreciate this very much. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/50 "2000-08-27T02:50:42Z")
> [@](#): > > dont see mine in there but then again i have a weird biblical name and my full name is zebedee thats right zebedee not zebedee do da or zebedee aye or zebodia zebedee and i even here one recreation of that… Woohoo, _The Magic Roundabout!_ ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/51 "2000-08-27T02:57:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Tickle shield’s on! Ha! Curses! (Tin-)foiled again! 🙂 [QUOTEBrians - are mean and only think of themselves, no he’s not Messiah-he’s just a naughty boy. [/QUOTE] Wha? ---
**Author:** ![Emilee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cab0a1/32.png) [@Emilee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilee)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/52 "2000-08-27T03:05:29Z")
What Guys Names Mean Kevins - can never get a girlfriend \*\* [/QUOTE] Umm… I’ve been going out with Kevin for 16 months. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/53 "2000-08-27T03:12:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Tickle shield’s on! Ha! > > Curses! (Tin-)foiled again! :)\*\* Heh heh heh!! I cheated, I know… Next time, you can have the shield… > [@](#): > > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Brians - are mean and only think of themselves, no he’s not Messiah-he’s just a naughty boy. > > Wha? \*\* I didn’t see the movie, but is it a Monty Python reference? And yeah, Kevins can never get a girlfriend? My ex is a Kevin. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/54 "2000-08-27T08:05:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Louie \* > \*\*Beth- usually bratty > > \*\* Am not! Am not! Am not! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/55 "2000-08-27T08:22:09Z")
::sighs:: Anyone want to come up with meanings for those of us whose names are not on this list, or really any other list? Us poor kids who never got magnets with our names, or little license plates for our bikes? No one ever pronounces our names right, and god forbid they spell it right. Does some brave soul want to help us unfortunates with weird names? ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/56 "2000-08-27T08:30:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kyla \* > **::sighs:: > Anyone want to come up with meanings for those of us whose names are not on this list, or really any other list?** **Kyla** : Practically perfect in every way. 🙂 And **Audrey** , the same goes for you. Oh, and yes, it is a Monty Python reference. And as for Kevin’s, I think that description would be better suited to Rob’s, in my case. Of course, we are “tall and ugly, and nobody likes” us. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/57 "2000-08-27T10:32:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > \*\*And my dad doesn’t match that description at all, again FWIW. > > Nor does Michi. \*\* I disagree, Michi’s very cute. But then, there’s no accounting for taste. ::fleeing:: ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/58 "2000-08-27T10:49:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MysterEcks \* > \*\ ***TroubleAgain** said: > > > [@](#): > > > > As usual, Rhonda didn’t make the list… > > But you did have the classic Beach Boys’ song \*Help Me, Rhonda,\*which is better than nothing. \*\* Well, yes, MysterEcks, but really…a song about a girl who was second-choice? That is not my idea of what I want to be… ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/59 "2000-08-27T10:50:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bear\_Nenno \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by TroubleAgain \* > > **As usual, Rhonda didn’t make the list…** > > Yeah, like “Bear” ever makes it on any list. I could find several with Rhonda before I find one with Bear. > Oh well… stupid list… :sniff: :sniff: \*\* Bear, don’t sweat it. I think it’s cool that you have such an unusual name. It conjures up all KINDS of interesting images… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Tisme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tisme)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-name-really-means/30812/60 "2000-08-27T11:26:35Z")
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