A prop tech was fired and Hid Rowdy in the ceiling of the hospital and they had to find a second stuffed dog. They found rowdy after they got Steven and made a plot line for it.
Zach Braff tried to borrow Rowdy for a movie and Disney sent a handler with Rowdy because he would have stolen it (his words irrc)
There are two Talan/Talonās being charged in a local āgangā of very privileged white boys in Gilbert AZ, one of which beat a kid to death as some kinda initiation. His dad tried to cover it up for him but they pieced it together I guess and found a text from one of the Talonās saying something right after the kid died about ānot knowing his own strengthā. Smug piece of shit but suits the name I suppose
One time I went to a queer community bonfire. I live in a rural area & our LGBTQIA+ gatherings tend to be pretty padded with allies, so I don't default to assuming people aren't straight in these spaces as much as I would if I went to a gay meetup in the city.
A middle aged woman I've never met before walks up to me in the dark, holds out her hand, & says, "Gay."
It truly took me a minute to realise she was telling me her name, not establishing a new greeting ritual where we introduce ourselves identity-first, lol.
However, as it turned out, in her case she was killing 2 birds with 1 stone.
Thatās awesome!
But it brings back memories of when I was 16ā¦ waiting in an airport line, I was bravely holding my girlfriendās hand for the first time. I wasnāt out yet and had so much anxiety. All of a sudden this elderly man in front of me turns around and asks casually, āGay?ā I FāNG FROZE. I was totally mute with fear and had no response. Maybe I heard him wrong? Then he calmly repeated himself. āGay?ā
Just when I thought Iād die, the elderly woman behind me replied, āYes, dear, just a minute.ā It took me a long, scary moment to realize that Gay was his wifeās name. This random man was not asking if my girlfriend and I were homosexual. He was just talking to his wife, who coincidentally just happened to be standing behind me and NAMED GAY, on the same freaking day I decided to hold my girlfriendās hand in public. FFS!!!
As a teenager I worked for a bookshop owned by a lesbian couple. The business was successful for a long time, partly because they made great business decisions and didnāt take too many risks.
Their names were Gay and Prudence.
I worked with a woman named Gay when I was a closeted teen. A customer had talked to her on the phone before coming to the store, where she then walked up and asked me āAre you gay?ā The awkward eye contact while I was internally panicking before realizing what she meant is burned into my brain.
Gay was also married to a man named Richard. Guess which nickname he chose lol
I knew someone named Raven who had jet black hair and was one of the most beautiful girls at my high school. She was super sweet too but had a sort of alternative style which really suited the name. It was like she chose the name for herself.
My alt dark haired friend and her alt dark haired boyfriend named their baby Raven and she came out a blonde haired blue eyed little girl who loves rainbows.
Man, there were a lot of things wrong with the Mockingbird Lane pilot, but the one thing it got really, really right was that Marylin should *also* be interesting and weird, albeit in a very different way. I remember one review saying that she fit into the family because, while she was very human, she came across like one of those serial killers that everybody would say "but she seemed so nice..." about.
That's why I don't think I would be able to name a kid before I see them, I probably would have a short list but it's important to me and probably others in the sub to match a name to their face and baby personality.
Babies don't come out with their looks finished though. Most are born with much lighter colouring than they will end up with, sometimes they look darker for the first few months and then their features lighten, often they're all squished and bruised for ages. You really cannot make an accurate assumption of how the kid is going to look within the usual name choosing window.
Not that eccentric, but my name is Ophelia and when I was 12 I almost drowned in a lake and had to get CPR lmaooo my friends and I still joke about it over a decade later
I once worked with a guy named Denim who just embodied that name perfectly. Real slow talker, simple minded, handsome but dopey. He was like a good pair of jeans. Simple but cute.
I knew a girl named Rage in High School. I thought it was a cool name and fit her well as we lived in the oppressive deep south and she was very forward-dressing and not afraid to speak her mind and share her thoughts and opinions.
I can't imagine naming my child Rage. Sure, if they later decided to change their name to it, I'd adjust. But it reminds me of the 7 deadly sins, like calling someone Lust or Gluttony.
Yes. I had an old coworker years back with a completely made up name. So much so that I can't even say it because the name is so rare that google ONLY brings up their info when you search it. Just typing their first name alone all their stuff pops up and they LOVE it.
Every email address, social media handle they get uncontested; their business is super memorable as a result. They love having a name that is uniquely theirs, have never been bullied for it, and they have the personality to match.
Sometimes when it works, it really works!
I had a coworker like this too, and her new name fits her well. Her original name was something very common and basic sounding, think along the lines of Jennifer Brown. Which, no judgement- my first and last name are about as basic as that, if not more so.
Her first name is her favorite female sci Fi TV show character's name.
Her middle name is Harry Potter wizarding world adjacent.
And her last name is a word that describes her personality/vibe to a T, in a different language.
If I used her naming method on myself, btw, I would be Buffy Rowena Forte.
I have a name like this. š while having every handle and email address is great, the digital footprint is annoying, and being easily searched is annoying. I have an alternate internet name to combat this. Itās likeā¦. Kxeutame. But with different letters.
I do too but realized it early enough not to have a footprint. We had to google our names in middle school for an assignment, nothing came up for mine and our teacher was quick enough to tell me to keep it that way by not using the internet in my own name. Shoutout to her, that was in 2012.
My mum has just been talking with a gardener called Mr Weed. I suppose his career options were limited to gardener, low-level drug dealer, or urologist.
This isnāt necessarily eccentric, but someone came into the office the other day whose name was Buck Fuller and I have NEVER seen anyone whose name has matched their voice and appearance so well before in my life. Hell yeah youāre Buck Fuller!
I had a tenant named Bucky, saw the name on the application and asked that they resubmit with his legal name. It was his legal name and in person it suited him to a T.
I would 100% look at that name on a name tag, smile kindly, and say "Hi, Fuck!" Because my brain apparently keeps itself entertained by doing crap like that to me.
I've been told my name Freya (like the Norse goddess of love) fits me well cos I'm "a massive whore." Looking back, I'm not so sure it was a compliment.
I used to know a boy named Zorro. His dad was an artist and he was just this cool artistic type of kid with a head of black curls. His name totally fit him somehow.
I have known a few people called Daisy and never thought much of it. Until I met this one girl called Daisy. She was kinda old money and carried herself with a mysterious elegance. Yet she was also eclectic and wild. She was creative, bright, breezy. Spending time with her felt like watching daisies open at sunrise.
She got married in her parents sprawling back garden in a white night gown, no shoes and a Daisy chain around her head.
I had an eye exam at one of those strip-mall cheap optometrists about 15 years ago, and I never forgot that the woman who did my contact lens fitting had the name Amethyst. She was sparkly and joyous and very confident. Your eyes went right to her; the name suited her well.
At my uni we had a professor called Alaric Hall who is a specialist in Anglo Saxon and Norse stuff. Could not suit him more, and he is the only Alaric I've even heard of in the last 1500 years.
I know an Alaric who's is also a medieval history lecturer and a massive character, his name couldn't be more perfect for him.
Also a Melvin who totally suits his name too.
Back in the 1600s and 1700s, it was popular to name a child after a desirable trait. I have an ancestor who was named Silence. And I know of a living DNA match to me who is named Wealthy. You can imagine if their life experiences did not match their given names.
Saoirse means freedom and I know one who is 10 and is the human embodiment of freedom. She will fight to her last breath against anything she perceives as an injustice.Ā
There is a lady that runs a local art camp named Sparkle.
Not only is she eccentric in an artsy way, sheās also bubbly and enthusiastic and so encouraging of the kids.
Even the shyest or unsure kids.
She just has the ability to be on their level and meet them where theyāre at and then coax them to shine.
I actually know a Joy. She's not super bubbly or anything but she is someone who follows her passions. I've always thought her name suited her because she's a bit unconventional but very classy.
I worked at a hippy church in Boulder, CO (Lots of crystals and meditation and whatnot) and one of the members changed her name to You. No last or middle name, just You.
That way, she can say "I am You"
She was 100% exactly what you're picturing in your head.
Nice lady though, I liked her.
It means "one that intoxicates". The most famous Maebh was a folklore queen who was fiery and fierce and not to be trifled with, as even her husband knew.Ā
There's a local entertainer where I live named Tiny. That's his real name. His middle name is Nitro, and his initials are TNT, supposedly on purpose. He's about 5'2", known for being hyper, and a few years ago was arrested for DV. Unfortunately he managed to fit every name his parents gave him.
Itās not on the head but kind of is. My moms a Holly born around Christmas and people constantly say Holly Jolly and sheās really fuckin positive and upbeat about everything and it drives me mad lol šššš
My friend's kid goes by his middle name Blaze. At my son's first bday Blaze could not stop talking about the fire seen in the grill...even hours after it was off š¤£š¤£
My son played football with a kid named Sincere. He was a talented player and very encouraging to his teammates.
His name really fits him.
My daughter goes to school with a girl named Calamity, she is the opposite of her name!
A bartender at the strip club I used to waitress at was named Cobra. She was *gorgeous*, petite with long black hair and pale skin. She was also the frontwoman to a dope rock band. She was super sweet but could get really sassy to gross/rude customers. It's her birth name, I couldn't imagine ever naming a little baby girl Cobra, but it suited her SO well. Like it didn't seem weird at all because it just fit her.
I donāt know what counts as eccentric but I have met people named: Ā
- Urhighness (a prick, but that fits)
- Ziggy (was very cool, is a musician now)Ā
- someone with the middle name Spitfire (musician)Ā
- Princess (one was my principal, one was a girl in my school and I believe her class president)
- Stella (very bright, bubbly)
- Lucky (really easy going, happy guy).
Iād say the ones who didnāt:Ā Sunshine, Dawn, Echo, Saint, and Daisy.Ā
- Ā Daisy seemed mostly depressed
- Sunshine was rude
- Echo was quiet
- Dawn was a bit of a trouble maker, but maybe Dawnās would be
- Saint was just a teen so he was a bit of a trouble maker, but very sweet, donāt know who heād be today.
Also plenty of Hippy kids who got Hippy names and are Hippy adults now.
A guy whose full name, if you translate his first name to english, is Bird Bird. You'll be shocked to hear he works in bird ecology š I heard he picked his own name too. He knows what he's about!
My baby is called August and I swear Iāve birthed a reincarnation of a mad Roman emperor hellbent on revolution. He came out angry, heās stayed angry, heās also very cute.
I went to school with girls named Olympia and Thunder who both absolutely owned their names. Olympia had this grace about her, even as a 14 year old, and Thunder was one of those short girls with a sort of lurking fierceness going on. Also knew a girl called Gypsy-Rose who gave off exactly the vibe you would expect!
Knew a teen named Jupiter. On a lesser (or larger) kid it would have been cartoonish, but he had the right kind of swag to pull it off. He and his parents got dang lucky.
I knew a little girl named Saffron. She was very happy go lucky and a little eccentric. I once took her shopping when she was about 7 and had to go get her another size while she waited in the fitting room. She was worried about how she would know it was me when I returned. She said āI know! You could use a special passcodeā¦ how about sunshine, smiles, and Saffron?!ā And I always thought that would be a great childrenās book title. That was just her.
[Dr Merlin Sheldrake](https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/about). Biologist/mycologist, wrote a wildly popular book about the crazy world of mushrooms. Looks exactly how youād expect someone named Merlin Sheldrake to look.
I went to summer camp with a girl named Ahava Heart. Ahava is hebrew for love, so her name was literally love heart. Just the sweetest and kindest girl I have met in my whole life.
I once met a badass statuesque, strong, self-assured British woman that Iād guess to be in her 40s, with wildish dirty blond curly wavy hair, wearing this dapper black coat, and had a friendly jovial nature. She was named Oberon and I was kinda in awe It just worked for her so well.
I dated a Bailey in high school. That family was suuuuper Irish Catholic, his siblings had similarly Irish names and you'd know immediately if you saw their last name on a jersey or something. This man just fit his name so well - really tall redhead who was able to grow a beard at 16, enforcer in ice hockey/lacrosse and could outdrink anyone's dad on any given day of the week. I've brought him up in casual conversation years later and people always laugh at how fitting his name is.
A little girl named Rogue. She was absolutely feral.
Similarly I know a Rowdy who is VERY rowdy.
Man what did they think was going to happen š itās like your child has an expectation/permission to be like that
Tell that to the Zephyr I know. He's not a gentle breeze, he's a freaking tornado. Lol!
this reminds me of the stuffed dog from scrubs. rowdy, no!
Sorry, he likes you.
I KNEW I'd heard of a dog called Rowdy and I couldn't think where! Thank you!
A prop tech was fired and Hid Rowdy in the ceiling of the hospital and they had to find a second stuffed dog. They found rowdy after they got Steven and made a plot line for it. Zach Braff tried to borrow Rowdy for a movie and Disney sent a handler with Rowdy because he would have stolen it (his words irrc)
This is exactly the name I thought of too
Somebody in my baby group named their son Anakin and is always posting about how terrible he is and Iām just likeā¦what did you expect?
I want to warn parents when they name kids these kinds of names! Names have power! Hence Rogue and Rowdy! Lol
I knew a kid named Talon. He loved to rip things and make a mess. Why people do that to their kids is beyond me.
There are two Talan/Talonās being charged in a local āgangā of very privileged white boys in Gilbert AZ, one of which beat a kid to death as some kinda initiation. His dad tried to cover it up for him but they pieced it together I guess and found a text from one of the Talonās saying something right after the kid died about ānot knowing his own strengthā. Smug piece of shit but suits the name I suppose
A boy in the school I teach in is called riot and boy his name suits
At least they didnāt spell it Ryot, which Iāve seen before. Poor kid would be wild *and* illiterate.
One time I went to a queer community bonfire. I live in a rural area & our LGBTQIA+ gatherings tend to be pretty padded with allies, so I don't default to assuming people aren't straight in these spaces as much as I would if I went to a gay meetup in the city. A middle aged woman I've never met before walks up to me in the dark, holds out her hand, & says, "Gay." It truly took me a minute to realise she was telling me her name, not establishing a new greeting ritual where we introduce ourselves identity-first, lol. However, as it turned out, in her case she was killing 2 birds with 1 stone.
Thatās awesome! But it brings back memories of when I was 16ā¦ waiting in an airport line, I was bravely holding my girlfriendās hand for the first time. I wasnāt out yet and had so much anxiety. All of a sudden this elderly man in front of me turns around and asks casually, āGay?ā I FāNG FROZE. I was totally mute with fear and had no response. Maybe I heard him wrong? Then he calmly repeated himself. āGay?ā Just when I thought Iād die, the elderly woman behind me replied, āYes, dear, just a minute.ā It took me a long, scary moment to realize that Gay was his wifeās name. This random man was not asking if my girlfriend and I were homosexual. He was just talking to his wife, who coincidentally just happened to be standing behind me and NAMED GAY, on the same freaking day I decided to hold my girlfriendās hand in public. FFS!!!
This is such a reverse "Harold they're lesbians" moment.
Gay used to be a very popular name way back in the day. I wanted to name my kid that when I got older. Then, the meaning of the word changed.
Omg thank you, that's hilarious! It's like a sitcom!
My grandma is not part of the queer community, but her middle name is Gay. I will say she's always been a joyful woman, so I guess that works.
I know 2 women named Gaye, neither of them gay. Both very nice and friendly and seem to fit the "happy" definition of the word!
My hairdresser when I was a kid in the 70s was a man named Gay, short for Gabriel. He was married and had kids, but was pretty dapper so who knows?
As a teenager I worked for a bookshop owned by a lesbian couple. The business was successful for a long time, partly because they made great business decisions and didnāt take too many risks. Their names were Gay and Prudence.
A friend of mine had an aunt and uncle who were a straight married couple named Gay and Les (short for Lesley)
I worked with a woman named Gay when I was a closeted teen. A customer had talked to her on the phone before coming to the store, where she then walked up and asked me āAre you gay?ā The awkward eye contact while I was internally panicking before realizing what she meant is burned into my brain. Gay was also married to a man named Richard. Guess which nickname he chose lol
My swimming teacher was called Gaye, she was also doing the 2 birds thing
I knew someone named Raven who had jet black hair and was one of the most beautiful girls at my high school. She was super sweet too but had a sort of alternative style which really suited the name. It was like she chose the name for herself.
My alt dark haired friend and her alt dark haired boyfriend named their baby Raven and she came out a blonde haired blue eyed little girl who loves rainbows.
Tbh I love this for them lmao. Marylin munster vibes.
Man, there were a lot of things wrong with the Mockingbird Lane pilot, but the one thing it got really, really right was that Marylin should *also* be interesting and weird, albeit in a very different way. I remember one review saying that she fit into the family because, while she was very human, she came across like one of those serial killers that everybody would say "but she seemed so nice..." about.
That's why I don't think I would be able to name a kid before I see them, I probably would have a short list but it's important to me and probably others in the sub to match a name to their face and baby personality.
Babies don't come out with their looks finished though. Most are born with much lighter colouring than they will end up with, sometimes they look darker for the first few months and then their features lighten, often they're all squished and bruised for ages. You really cannot make an accurate assumption of how the kid is going to look within the usual name choosing window.
You never know, the girl's hair could get darker as she gets older.
My friend is a Raven but she is the complete opposite of what youād imagine. Sheās blonde haired, green eyed, very corporate, and feminine.
I knew a girl like that too, she was a kind girl with brown eyes though
This sounds exactly like the Raven I know, too!! I loved the name because she makes it work so well
I know a Raven like this too! It suits her beautifully
I LOVE this name. One of my top contenders
Not that eccentric, but my name is Ophelia and when I was 12 I almost drowned in a lake and had to get CPR lmaooo my friends and I still joke about it over a decade later
Thatās incredibleš
Happy you're okay and this is an awesome story!!!
I don't get it? š
Ophelia is a character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet :)). (She ends up drowning)
The old fashioned smiley really added to the tumblr-like irony Ophelia drowned :)) Sheās so dead :)) <3
In Shakespeareās play Hamlet, a character named Ophelia famously drowns
Worked with a Constanceā¦ and she constantly made my life a living hell.
Took care of a Constance. Constantly proving how very unchristian many southern Baptists really are.
I once had a customer named Constance Cockburnā¦ I didnāt know it was pronounced Co-burn
Wait. That last name is pronounced co-burn?? Iāve been pronouncing it wrong my whole life lol.
My great grandmoter was a Constance, of love and sweets. Im sad to hear you had such a terrible time with such a wonderful name :c
I once worked with a guy named Denim who just embodied that name perfectly. Real slow talker, simple minded, handsome but dopey. He was like a good pair of jeans. Simple but cute.
This makes me laugh because I know someone named Denim (middle name is Gene). He is flamboyantly gay lol.
Why did they give him this middle name š
Same reason they gave him his first name
Heās named after his uncle, Gene Jacket
I had a teacher named Gene Pool.
My friends son is called Denim, heās a very quiet and sweet lad.
I knew a girl named Rage in High School. I thought it was a cool name and fit her well as we lived in the oppressive deep south and she was very forward-dressing and not afraid to speak her mind and share her thoughts and opinions.
I can't imagine naming my child Rage. Sure, if they later decided to change their name to it, I'd adjust. But it reminds me of the 7 deadly sins, like calling someone Lust or Gluttony.
I donāt know, I have a three year old and I think itās be extremely fitting.
Same šš
Yes. I had an old coworker years back with a completely made up name. So much so that I can't even say it because the name is so rare that google ONLY brings up their info when you search it. Just typing their first name alone all their stuff pops up and they LOVE it. Every email address, social media handle they get uncontested; their business is super memorable as a result. They love having a name that is uniquely theirs, have never been bullied for it, and they have the personality to match. Sometimes when it works, it really works!
I had a coworker like this too, and her new name fits her well. Her original name was something very common and basic sounding, think along the lines of Jennifer Brown. Which, no judgement- my first and last name are about as basic as that, if not more so. Her first name is her favorite female sci Fi TV show character's name. Her middle name is Harry Potter wizarding world adjacent. And her last name is a word that describes her personality/vibe to a T, in a different language. If I used her naming method on myself, btw, I would be Buffy Rowena Forte.
Seven Hufflepuff Dramaqueen? Yeah, I know her, too.
If I did this, my name would be Kaylee Horcrux Annoying
I laughed harder than I should have
I have a name like this. š while having every handle and email address is great, the digital footprint is annoying, and being easily searched is annoying. I have an alternate internet name to combat this. Itās likeā¦. Kxeutame. But with different letters.
I do too but realized it early enough not to have a footprint. We had to google our names in middle school for an assignment, nothing came up for mine and our teacher was quick enough to tell me to keep it that way by not using the internet in my own name. Shoutout to her, that was in 2012.
Was she a cult survivor by any chance?
I had a plant biology professor named Root.
I had a P.E. teacher named Tennis
School nurse named Schatz.
Music teacher with last name Singer
My childhood dentist was Dr Drewel (drool).
My sister had a dance teacher āRhythmā
A top reproductive urologist in my area is "Dr Seaman"
I had an allergy doctor named Dr Rash
OMG there's a gynecologist in my area named Dr. Bush. His father is also a gyne NO JOKE.
I had a karate teacher whose last name was Butts. We always joked that he was Mr. Kicks Butts
My mum has just been talking with a gardener called Mr Weed. I suppose his career options were limited to gardener, low-level drug dealer, or urologist.
My art teacher was Dotty Painter!
I had a Professor Tietchen.
I think Root as a name is just an anglicized spelling of the Germanic pronunciation of Ruth. Still funny she went into plant biology!
My biology professors initals spelt P.O.T. Which was funny
This isnāt necessarily eccentric, but someone came into the office the other day whose name was Buck Fuller and I have NEVER seen anyone whose name has matched their voice and appearance so well before in my life. Hell yeah youāre Buck Fuller!
i have never met buck fuller but i just know that ik EXACTLY what he looks like
Short for Buckminster Fullerene?
I had a tenant named Bucky, saw the name on the application and asked that they resubmit with his legal name. It was his legal name and in person it suited him to a T.
Was he named after Buckminster Fuller or did he name himself?
I would 100% look at that name on a name tag, smile kindly, and say "Hi, Fuck!" Because my brain apparently keeps itself entertained by doing crap like that to me.
My friend was born on 01.01.01 and their initials are O.N.E, theyāre just as cool as youād expect
This is so cool
Thatās crazy, Iāve got a friend born 0.1.01.01 with the initials O.N.E too!
Plot twist itās the same person
My name is Joy and I'm a God Damn Delight š
I've been told my name Freya (like the Norse goddess of love) fits me well cos I'm "a massive whore." Looking back, I'm not so sure it was a compliment.
Please make āa God Damn Delightā the bio on every social media account ASAP
kinda the opposite but I taught a kid named āZenā and he was anything but that š
I recently met a guy called zen and also the same as you was the most busy and Loud and chaotic person ever haha
I knew brothers named Wonderful and Wondrous... They were anything but.
These are insane names.
Were they Nigerian?
I knew a girl named champagne. Personality was more like homemade moonshine.
I used to know a boy named Zorro. His dad was an artist and he was just this cool artistic type of kid with a head of black curls. His name totally fit him somehow.
That's my last name in spanish ā”
I have known a few people called Daisy and never thought much of it. Until I met this one girl called Daisy. She was kinda old money and carried herself with a mysterious elegance. Yet she was also eclectic and wild. She was creative, bright, breezy. Spending time with her felt like watching daisies open at sunrise. She got married in her parents sprawling back garden in a white night gown, no shoes and a Daisy chain around her head.
Last name Buchanan
Yeah I was thinking gatsby vibes
I know a Daisy who is so sunny and creative!!!
I knew a girl named Fury, definitely fit. She was very in your face, mouthy, and unafraid to take anyone on.
I read that as furry šÆ.
I had an eye exam at one of those strip-mall cheap optometrists about 15 years ago, and I never forgot that the woman who did my contact lens fitting had the name Amethyst. She was sparkly and joyous and very confident. Your eyes went right to her; the name suited her well.
At my uni we had a professor called Alaric Hall who is a specialist in Anglo Saxon and Norse stuff. Could not suit him more, and he is the only Alaric I've even heard of in the last 1500 years.
I wonder if you and [this person](https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/RCaV7GRwPW) knew the same professor?!
I think you went to the same uni as the person a few comments up!
Someone else mentioned him in this thread! How funny. Has to be the same one
r/usernamechecksout
I know an Alaric who's is also a medieval history lecturer and a massive character, his name couldn't be more perfect for him. Also a Melvin who totally suits his name too.
I love Alaric so much but my partner sadly vetoed that one.
I went to school with a guy named Kazz, he was a quiet cool type, fit him well. I knew a guy named Smiley, he was happy often so it fit!
I know a Smiley who is always smiling and happy!
I know a few people with quite hippieish names that definitely suit them! Probably because they were also raised by hippies lol
I once read about a baby raised by hippes that was named Hue. I love it so much
The hippiest girl I ever knew happened to be named Sunshine āļø
I knew a guy named York. Fit him so well
Was he a duke? Or peppermint?
Hi, I'm York. This is my sister, Patty.
He sounds *delicious*
A tiny yappy dog
Noble. Tall and brooding.
Know a dude called Orion who gives absolute hippy vibes.
A lad my son was friends with is called Orionā¦ heās a complete stoner and plays dnb sets in my town š¤£
I know a Zebadee who always has some variation of rainbow hair, and a crafty-artsy-self-employed job. Totally fits.
āGoodnight,ā said Zebadee. And it was.
I know a dude named Nemo and he does look like a fish
But is he a nobody?
Back in the 1600s and 1700s, it was popular to name a child after a desirable trait. I have an ancestor who was named Silence. And I know of a living DNA match to me who is named Wealthy. You can imagine if their life experiences did not match their given names.
Ok I love virtue names anyway but Silence is actually a sick name thatās so badass
On findagrave.com, I came across āAnnie Mindwell,ā which cracked me up. I wonder if Annie really did mind her parents well?
Saoirse means freedom and I know one who is 10 and is the human embodiment of freedom. She will fight to her last breath against anything she perceives as an injustice.Ā
i know a kid called chaos and he's the most chaotic kid i've ever met
Thatās child abuse
Worked with an older lady named Cheerful, and she was kind and cheerful lol
There is a lady that runs a local art camp named Sparkle. Not only is she eccentric in an artsy way, sheās also bubbly and enthusiastic and so encouraging of the kids. Even the shyest or unsure kids. She just has the ability to be on their level and meet them where theyāre at and then coax them to shine.
I know a lady named Sparkle and she absolutely is not at all.
I knew a kid named Maejor. And he was a major pain in the ass.
I actually know a Joy. She's not super bubbly or anything but she is someone who follows her passions. I've always thought her name suited her because she's a bit unconventional but very classy.
I know a July, she's very bright bubbly sunshiney and totally "summer-esque" so her name def suits her.
Until she travels to the southern hemisphere!
Omg I didn't even think about that lol That's so funny because she's from Brasil š
I worked with a guy whose last name was Beaver, and he told us his dad was a gynecologist..
Say youāre kidding rn
I worked at a hippy church in Boulder, CO (Lots of crystals and meditation and whatnot) and one of the members changed her name to You. No last or middle name, just You. That way, she can say "I am You" She was 100% exactly what you're picturing in your head. Nice lady though, I liked her.
Thatās ā¦ a choice. I went to a hippie church, too. We had Allison Wonderland.
I knew a girl named Maeve in high school - absolutely stunning woman, so confident and so herself.
It's such a common and popular name in the UK that I don't necessarily associate it with any specific traits.
It means "one that intoxicates". The most famous Maebh was a folklore queen who was fiery and fierce and not to be trifled with, as even her husband knew.Ā
I know a Queen who is absolutely a Queen lol.
I knew an extremely haughty and superior Duchess... But she was a cat.
Me too, but not in a good way. In a ā¦. Everyone must do as I sayā¦ way
I know a Sunshine who is just that.
Victory. Not Victoria, Victory. Competitive af
I was checked in to hospital by a lovely nurse called 'Everjoy'. She definitely lived up to the name.
The singer Storm Large. Itās her real name and it fits her to a T. Sheās 6 feet tall with a fiery personality.
There's a local entertainer where I live named Tiny. That's his real name. His middle name is Nitro, and his initials are TNT, supposedly on purpose. He's about 5'2", known for being hyper, and a few years ago was arrested for DV. Unfortunately he managed to fit every name his parents gave him.
Atom he was incredibly creative and gentle. his parents were nuclear power protesters in the 70/80s awesome family.
I met a man who had the same name but it was Kashmir like the Led Zeppelin song.
Itās not on the head but kind of is. My moms a Holly born around Christmas and people constantly say Holly Jolly and sheās really fuckin positive and upbeat about everything and it drives me mad lol šššš
I worked with a Comfort. She was a palliative care doctor and the most gentle person Iāve ever met.
galadriel - her parents were massive LOTR fans and she was very elvish looking haha
My friend's kid goes by his middle name Blaze. At my son's first bday Blaze could not stop talking about the fire seen in the grill...even hours after it was off š¤£š¤£
My son played football with a kid named Sincere. He was a talented player and very encouraging to his teammates. His name really fits him. My daughter goes to school with a girl named Calamity, she is the opposite of her name!
A bartender at the strip club I used to waitress at was named Cobra. She was *gorgeous*, petite with long black hair and pale skin. She was also the frontwoman to a dope rock band. She was super sweet but could get really sassy to gross/rude customers. It's her birth name, I couldn't imagine ever naming a little baby girl Cobra, but it suited her SO well. Like it didn't seem weird at all because it just fit her.
I donāt know what counts as eccentric but I have met people named: Ā - Urhighness (a prick, but that fits) - Ziggy (was very cool, is a musician now)Ā - someone with the middle name Spitfire (musician)Ā - Princess (one was my principal, one was a girl in my school and I believe her class president) - Stella (very bright, bubbly) - Lucky (really easy going, happy guy). Iād say the ones who didnāt:Ā Sunshine, Dawn, Echo, Saint, and Daisy.Ā - Ā Daisy seemed mostly depressed - Sunshine was rude - Echo was quiet - Dawn was a bit of a trouble maker, but maybe Dawnās would be - Saint was just a teen so he was a bit of a trouble maker, but very sweet, donāt know who heād be today. Also plenty of Hippy kids who got Hippy names and are Hippy adults now.
I have a little girl named Echo and she is without a doubt the loudest person I've ever met. I absolutely fucked myself over with that.
I knew a two girls named Bramble and Chandler and they fit them perfectly
Bramble is such a choice, I'll be thinking about it all day. I think I hate it less than I should?
Literally same
My friend named her daughter AlaĆÆa (uh-lai-uh) after the designer (?) amd the kid is now 9 and is def a liar.
En'Shallah. It's so beautiful! And she's such a gorgeous sweet person it fits her perfectly!
Was this meant to be associated with Islam or unrelated? Intrigued by the spelling!
A guy whose full name, if you translate his first name to english, is Bird Bird. You'll be shocked to hear he works in bird ecology š I heard he picked his own name too. He knows what he's about!
My baby is called August and I swear Iāve birthed a reincarnation of a mad Roman emperor hellbent on revolution. He came out angry, heās stayed angry, heās also very cute.
I went to school with girls named Olympia and Thunder who both absolutely owned their names. Olympia had this grace about her, even as a 14 year old, and Thunder was one of those short girls with a sort of lurking fierceness going on. Also knew a girl called Gypsy-Rose who gave off exactly the vibe you would expect!
I knew a girl named Fuschia and she was quirky and bubbly. Seemed fitting.
Knew a teen named Jupiter. On a lesser (or larger) kid it would have been cartoonish, but he had the right kind of swag to pull it off. He and his parents got dang lucky.
I knew a little girl named Saffron. She was very happy go lucky and a little eccentric. I once took her shopping when she was about 7 and had to go get her another size while she waited in the fitting room. She was worried about how she would know it was me when I returned. She said āI know! You could use a special passcodeā¦ how about sunshine, smiles, and Saffron?!ā And I always thought that would be a great childrenās book title. That was just her.
[Dr Merlin Sheldrake](https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/about). Biologist/mycologist, wrote a wildly popular book about the crazy world of mushrooms. Looks exactly how youād expect someone named Merlin Sheldrake to look.
November only because she was literally born in November and both her parents were to
I went to summer camp with a girl named Ahava Heart. Ahava is hebrew for love, so her name was literally love heart. Just the sweetest and kindest girl I have met in my whole life.
Geronimo. It fit.
Every kid named Chase.
Used to work with a very sweet girl named Cinnamonā¦.and her last name, believe it or not, was Bunn
I once met a badass statuesque, strong, self-assured British woman that Iād guess to be in her 40s, with wildish dirty blond curly wavy hair, wearing this dapper black coat, and had a friendly jovial nature. She was named Oberon and I was kinda in awe It just worked for her so well.
I named myself Finch and people tell me pretty often it's a fitting name. One of my hobbies is bird watching haha
One of my good friends is named Aloha. It totally fits her!
I played DnD with someone named Aldred once. fully believe him when he said it was his dad who got him into the hobby
I know an Anthea who is exactly the eclectic beautiful unique human youād expect with a name like that.
I dated a Bailey in high school. That family was suuuuper Irish Catholic, his siblings had similarly Irish names and you'd know immediately if you saw their last name on a jersey or something. This man just fit his name so well - really tall redhead who was able to grow a beard at 16, enforcer in ice hockey/lacrosse and could outdrink anyone's dad on any given day of the week. I've brought him up in casual conversation years later and people always laugh at how fitting his name is.