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Modulous
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Message 6 of 47 (670431)
08-14-2012 6:33 PM
Reply to: Message 4 by ringo
08-14-2012 2:15 PM


I'm just waiting for somebody to name their kid Busdriver.
Regan Farquhar is as close as I can find. I suppose someone might name their child after him.

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Message 14 of 47 (670442)
08-15-2012 6:54 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Jon
08-14-2012 9:59 PM


we have the name Guy for men.
Though 'guy' meaning 'man' comes from the name I think, not the other way around (a bit like the way Joe is sometimes used especially in the US). Guy, the name, comes from Guido - meaning 'guide'.
We also have people named after every single capitalized word in the English Bible.
There's a lot of place names in there. And depending on your translation some other random words get capitalised too. Desert, in Genesis 21 along with Beersheba - neither of which I've seen being used. Nor have I seen Kibroth Hattaavah (Numbers 11). So I imagine this was hyperbole?

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Message 31 of 47 (670529)
08-16-2012 7:27 AM
Reply to: Message 30 by vimesey
08-16-2012 6:20 AM


Re: Almost forgot...
I'm guessing you're thinking of this?
quote:
The couple, from Bedford, are now concerned Drew’s name will cause him problems in later life.
...
"But we don’t want to change his name. It is on his birth certificate and other documents.”
Because its bureaucratically awkward, they're going to keep it? I'm sure their son will thank them profusely once he goes to high school. "Sorry son, we realized the mistake 12 years ago - but someone had typed it onto a piece of paper by that point so...."

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Message 34 of 47 (670532)
08-16-2012 7:50 AM
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08-16-2012 7:39 AM


Re: Docs
And I kid you not, her father was a doctor... Doctor TheTerror or Doctor Terror if you prefer !
Hehe, along those same lines I knew a Dr. Mort, which could be translated to Dr Death (though I think more accurately as Dr. Dead, but that's less fun), it makes it less fun too to note he wasn't a medical doctor.

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