Misc A poll on names

**Rain Man** · 05-15-2008, 05:20 PM

What type of name would you most prefer, assuming that the poll choices were the only choices?

You may assume that all names are your preference of being either reflective of your own cultural heritage or generic "American" names that are racially and culturally neutral, to the extent that is possible. (I realize that my very assumption is somewhat racist since I defaulted to "white European" names. I'm not sure how to phrase it in a non-Eurocentrist way, though, so you'll just have to deal with it.)

Wait for the poll. Wait for it. Waaaaaaait for it. Waaaaaaaait...

teedubya · 05-15-2008, 05:30 PM

Asdrubal would be a great first name if my last name was Cabrera

kstater · 05-15-2008, 05:31 PM

I get the feeling based on creation time, that this poll is well over 100 choices.

**Rain Man** · 05-15-2008, 05:33 PM

The new polling system won't let you go over 100 characters in a poll option, which caused some editing and delays. It's up and polling now.

el borracho · 05-15-2008, 05:36 PM

Hmm... I like uncommon names but I do not like newly invented names.

**Rain Man** · 05-15-2008, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

Hmm... I like uncommon names but I do not like newly invented names.

Ooh. I should have split uncommon names into real names and manufactured names. That was a serious polling error.

**bogey** · 05-15-2008, 05:37 PM

I chose common 1st and last. If you have an odd 1st name, you'll get laughed at, and if you have an odd last name, nobody will spell it or pronounce it properly. Common names will help you to excel in life.

el borracho · 05-15-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bogey

I chose common 1st and last. If you have an odd 1st name, you'll get laughed at, and if you have an odd last name, nobody will spell it or pronounce it properly. Common names will help you to excel in life.

I have an uncommon first and an uncommon last name. For some reason, most people will mis-spell my first name but spell the last correctly and this is true even when I spell it out for them and, even more surprisingly, true even when they copy directly from my driver's license.

acesn8s · 05-16-2008, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by el borracho

I have an uncommon first and an uncommon last name. For some reason, most people will mis-spell my first name but spell the last correctly and this is true even when I spell it out for them and, even more surprisingly, true even when they copy directly from my driver's license.

So they call you le borracho?

el borracho · 05-16-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by acesn8s

So they call you le borracho?

Ed Zachary

**bogey** · 05-15-2008, 05:41 PM

James Stewart, John Wayne, Jim Garner, Bart Simpson. Need I say more?

**bogey** · 05-15-2008, 05:55 PM

I have a common 1st name, my last name is hard for people to hear. It's spelled like times but the first letter is different. So when I tell someone my last name, I have to say "it's spelled like times, but starts with a _."

**Rain Man** · 05-15-2008, 06:01 PM

Slightly off topic, but I think it's hard sometimes when the last letter of the first name is the same as the first letter of the last name. It's hard for people to hear the break.

Michael Lane
Pam Maroney
Roger Rhino
Jack Kemp

In high school, there was a girl who I didn't know very well, and her name was Mary Sehall. For the first two years, I thought her name was Marissa Hall. (Name is slightly changed to protect the innocent.)

el borracho · 05-15-2008, 06:03 PM

More tought combos:

Mike Hock
Mike Hunt

Sanka · 05-16-2008, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

More tought combos:

Mike Hock
Mike Hunt

I had a denist who's name was Mike Hunt.

View Poll Results: Which of the following types of names would you most prefer?
Extremely common first name & extremely rare last name, e.g., John Legomteranian or Jim Werxyz	10	26.32%
Extremely common first name & extremely common last name, e.g., Tom Smith or James Williams.	7	18.42%
Extremely rare first name & extremely rare last name, e.g., Zebo Boostaquer or Harmentious Storg	7	18.42%
Extremely rare first name & extremely common last name, e.g., Arglemion Smith or Fum Johnson.	5	13.16%
I would prefer to not have a name at all. It's a privacy thing.	1	2.63%
We should be allowed to change our names whenever we want.	2	5.26%
I don't think Arglemion is a rare name.	6	15.79%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

05-15-2008, 05:20 PM	Topic Starter
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05-15-2008, 05:30 PM	#2
teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9003042	Asdrubal would be a great first name if my last name was Cabrera
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05-15-2008, 05:31 PM	#3
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $-1563437	I get the feeling based on creation time, that this poll is well over 100 choices. __________________
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05-15-2008, 05:33 PM	#4
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-462449 VARSITY	The new polling system won't let you go over 100 characters in a poll option, which caused some editing and delays. It's up and polling now. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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05-15-2008, 05:36 PM	#5
el borracho In Pat We Trust Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albuquerque, NM Casino cash: $2729148	Hmm... I like uncommon names but I do not like newly invented names.
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05-15-2008, 05:37 PM	#7
bogey Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Casino cash: $10005290	I chose common 1st and last. If you have an odd 1st name, you'll get laughed at, and if you have an odd last name, nobody will spell it or pronounce it properly. Common names will help you to excel in life.
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05-15-2008, 05:41 PM	#11
bogey Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Casino cash: $10005290	James Stewart, John Wayne, Jim Garner, Bart Simpson. Need I say more?
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05-15-2008, 05:55 PM	#12
bogey Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Casino cash: $10005290	I have a common 1st name, my last name is hard for people to hear. It's spelled like times but the first letter is different. So when I tell someone my last name, I have to say "it's spelled like times, but starts with a _."
Posts: 2,264

05-15-2008, 06:01 PM	#13
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-462449 VARSITY	Slightly off topic, but I think it's hard sometimes when the last letter of the first name is the same as the first letter of the last name. It's hard for people to hear the break. Michael Lane Pam Maroney Roger Rhino Jack Kemp In high school, there was a girl who I didn't know very well, and her name was Mary Sehall. For the first two years, I thought her name was Marissa Hall. (Name is slightly changed to protect the innocent.) __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,260

05-15-2008, 06:03 PM	#14
el borracho In Pat We Trust Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albuquerque, NM Casino cash: $2729148	More tought combos: Mike Hock Mike Hunt
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