What's In A Name?

[vaggmk1938]

I suppose one of the most famous American "horror names" is that of Ima Hogg, Texan Governor's daughter who was named after the heroine of one of her uncle's poems. See:

All about Ima Hogg's Life

Parents should also be very careful about initials and how they shape up. My own initials are "ggmk" which resulted in my being called Horsey all through school. As I was devoted to them, I was pleased rather than upset by this moniker. I had a friend whose forenames were Barbara and Anne, her last name was Garrick, and Baggy she became, and still is to her classmates.

[Shelleyfl]

Pivia Peep

[vaggmk1938]

Originally Posted by Nick Dando Does anyone remember Rumer Godden? There's a good precedent there.

From her obituary in the Telegraph:

"Margaret Rumer (the family name of her maternal grandmother) Godden was born at Eastbourne."

That explains that one!

[Cypher]

Originally Posted by hankoler It's a good job they don't name them after the place they were conceived, like aunty winnies carpet, bmw back seat, red lion car park, park bench, but who knows, the way it's going we may see something like it soon.

... or where they were born; one of my friends would have had to call her son Bus Stop!

[vaggmk1938]

Originally Posted by christoph404 I wonder what possesed Mr and Mrs Torn to call their son Rip?.... ah well, at least he went on to become a well known succesfull actor, I wonder what Rip Torn called his kids?......

From IMDb: "Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas. 'Rip' is a family name, taken by generations of Torn men and bestowed on Elmore by his father, who was also called 'Rip.'"

Again, gleaned from IMDb: his three children with Geraldine Page were: twins, John and Tony, and daughter Angelica.

His daughter with Ann Wedgeworth is Danae Torn.

[David Brent]

Some parents have no imagination.

A well known ex-Rugby League player over here has the name Peter Peters.

Dave.