What's In a Name?

Wow, those are good, in a bad way, I guess, because they mean such negative things. I forgot that our Head Librarian in town is Mr. Read. I also know a couple who have the last name of Loving. I would like that, I think.

We had a patient called Mr Wong Qui (pronounced won-ky) who was admitted after frequent falls (True.. and I know it was soooo wrong to find it amusing but... luckily, he wasnt hurt)

Hello, Wizzywig. 'Crumblehome?' That sounds like the builder who built some of the apartments here in Spain. Love Dr De'ath as well, and Butcher - and as for Mr wonky - Gerty, I like Mr Read. I thought this would throw up some good responses. Trouble is, what if Mr and Mrs Loving hated each other's guts - could they get a divorce citing wrongful Trade Descriptions, do you think?

Hello, and welcome to MyLot. No, that's fine as well. Perhaps other users would like to include people's surnames that suited them? As long as we're discussing, that's the main thing.

Krause is from German language and it doesn't pronounce "cross" by German language. It means "with curly hair". In German you can actually hear E in the end....

Most people who spell their name Krause in my area say "Krowse" but this family, whom I know, do pronounce their name Cross. It is not necessarily proper, but it is how they have always done it. I know three or four generations of the family. They are the only ones I know who say "cross". I have not met anyone who says the "e" at the end, though. I think it depends on where you live here in the US. I also know many people with the name Koehn. A lot of them say Cane, some say Cohen, some say Cone. I know people who have the name Stucky or Stuckey. Some say Stucky like the word yukky, others say Stucky like cookie. I always ask what they prefer.

Hello Gerty. Remind me never to visit the dentist in your town - I think I'd rather suffer with toothache. Do you think the Superintendent got the job because somebody in the education department had a sense of humour? As you say, names are very interesting.

who could believe he is to one we should believe, lawless solicitor? by the way, i remember the other cop's name, gahi, this time, he is tough.

Oh well, at least somebody got it right.

Hello, Neil. Nice ones there. It must be really difficult to remain professional in the face of such temptations. I knew a solicitor once whose surname was Lawless - not the image you want to project, is it?

Hello, Vandana. That's a bit like the old English custom of surnames coming from professions - for instance, barrel makers are called coopers, and that's where the English surname Cooper is said to come from. I don't think I'd like a surname which means liar, though.

Hello, Pandaeyes. Like Mr English. Talking of Slaughter, have you ever read any of the novels of Karin Slaughter? There's an appropriate name, if ever there was one. The body count just keeps rising. I was intrigued about the derivation of Slaughter as a surname as well, and I came up with this: : http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Slaughter :

Hello, Pandaeyes. The word you're looking for is etymology.

I laughed at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe! It sounds just like something from Narnia doesn't it? That is interesting about the derivation. I think there is also the word slaister from Scotland meaning a mess. That might have come from the boggy area word too. My daughter is interested in the root of words,I know it has a proper name but I cant think what it is.

Oh my, that is just as bad as the other word..Why can't they just stop the name tagging and get on with life..how I see it anyhow..

Hello again. You're right, of course. I've just remembered an uncle of mine who was called Tiny. He was about 6' 6" in his stockinged feet, so we assumed that Tiny was an ironic nickname. However, one day when Aunty had had too many gins, she confided that Tiny had nothing to do with his height at all ...

Hello, Becca. I'd love to have seen Bill Little. It's a bit like Little John in the Robin Hood legend, who was also a big man. Years ago, there was a practice in England of calling black people Chalky. Thankfully, that no longer happens, as I think that's very insulting - I did then as well.

...I may know but I don't want to name it....he may read this post. He knows what I think about baby name, but I don't want to say too much...

Hello, Pola. Safety First? Brilliant! As you say, poor baby Eureka. Makes you wonder what substances they were abusing when they chose the names, doesn't it?

I even forgot to mention the one named Penner (which I hear as pin her), meaning to put a post in my tooth and pin it back together.

Hello, Barbara. There seem to be a lot of them about.

Hello, Dawn. That's a good one, thanks.

Hello, Ladym. As you say, she's probably a very nice lady, and nobody can help their surname. It just tickled me, though. And I'm really enjoying the editing - only problem is, it cuts down the time I can spend here.

Hello, Baz, and welcome to MyLot. You're probably right - it isn't fair if it affects their business. I'd never make fun of anyone's name in front of them, but this really made me smile.

Hello, Bounce. That's a good one - I bet he puts the fear of the Devil into the opposition. Sorry - couldn't resist that. As you say, it probably means something different in their language. The name Killer strikes me as being Germanic in origin, and that probably means something different as well.