ABCDE - What's in a Name?
 

I just heard a news story about a woman, Traci Redford, whose daughter's name, Abcde (pronounced as 'ab-city') was ridiculed by a Southwest Airlines agent.

I remember a story years ago about a woman who had named her little girl Chlamydia. That too, caused a stir.

I want to be understanding by weighing the mothers' desire to have different and creative names for their daughters but I can not help wondering about the lifetime of potential ridicule that these children may bear.

What's in a name
 

I had a young man apply for a job several years ago whose name was Delmonte Zucchini Jones. His friends called him Zuki.

What were they thinkin'? I wonder if the Southwest Airlines agent ridiculed or just noted or commented? There are so many clickbait titles anymore, even on what were always trusted news sources.

With all that fruit and veg, I would have called him Deli

You may be right but it was reported by Huffington Post and a few others.

Southwest Apologizes To Girl Named Abcde After Gate Agent Made Fun Of Her

They better not say anything to you about your name, BK001! I'll come after them.:boxing2:

Thanks for having my back -- because of that I will refrain from singing that infamous childhood ditty:

"I see London, I CFrance,
I see [name] underpants
Not too big and not too small
Just right for a cannonball

"I see London, I CFrance,
I see [name] underpants
They're not blue and they're not pink
All I know is that they stink!"

In the words of a great man "God is great, beer is good and people are crazy"…

I always wondered what the second verse was...

I once worked for a man who had a client, whose name was Harold Finger. He actually went by - this is the truth; Harry Finger. Why he would do that to himself I have no idea. :shocked:
That mother is subjecting her daughter to a lifetime of harassment. Maybe she just can't spell?

I think, at some point in the future, an HR person is going to see the Abcde name on a resume and would have to interview her just for the heck of it.

What's in a name
 

I recall a sports columnist for the Baltimore Sun named Peter Schmuck. In Yiddish, his first name is the same as his last name. And then there is the story of a Morris Lipschitz. People told him he should change his name. He did. To Michael.

When I was house shopping many years ago I looked at a home owned by a Donald Duckles...and he may have been an MD.

I know a fellow named Richard Less. He insists people address him as Richard, not Dick.

I think it was a dumb choice for a name, Abcde. I think the Hollywood celebrities are short sighted too giving their children extremely unusual names. Their celebrity may not last the child's life and he or she will naturally garner negative attention.

It was wrong to share this on social media, but who would know the child has a medical condition? There is always DRAMA anymore and someone wants to argue about just about everything. And others want people to feel sorry for them after using poor judgment.

Love,
Pickles Gantner

P.S. I heard that Kanye West an 'em are going to name their next one, Key.

What would Abcde's next sibling be named? Abcdef?

How many variations of Nucky do you think I heard as a kid? To thin-skinned now a day's? I Dunno!

I see London! I printed that one! Whoo-Hoo!

I worked for Social Services and we had the brothers Broccoli and Zucchini, Winter Spring Summer and Fall , female and many others. Gave us a chuckle but never would you ridicule or post both a first and last name on social media.

:1rotfl:

I'm just happy that my brother, not me, got stuck with Bartholomew.

I know some people that named their baby JKMN Pronounced NOEL.

I'm a Libertarian but I actually think this is abuse and should be illegal. Some people are straight up DUMB. But don't saddle your kid with it.

Oh. It took me awhile, but groannnnn. In a very positive and appreciative way. ;)

Have you heard of the urologist named is I.P. Little, the proctologist named Roid Hemmer, and the law firm named Dewey Cheatem and Howe?

I was at a Dr's office years ago and the receptionist struggled with calling the next patient....but she finally pronounced it just as it looks, Lemonjello! The boys mother corrected her and said it's pronounced LaMonn-Zhah-Lo. Poor kid!

When I worked in Ohio, we had a urologist in town by the name of Richard Tapper.....you figure it out.

The next one would be FGHIJ pronounced Fighi rhymes with Nucky. The j is silent.

If you google it there are nearly 400 people in the USA named Abcde. REALLY?

When my son had surgery the anesthesiologist's name was Dr. Moneymaker, no joke.

For my two cents worth
 

Did you hire him? I would assume that anyone using that name on a job application was just wasting my time or his.

When we lived in Texas, we took our pets to a vet office, the two vets were named Dr. Lively and Dr. Die. I always wondered if Dr. Die got any of the business. And there used to be a surgeon named Dr. Karve in Ocala.

There is a regular radio ad
 

The add is for TOOLS ACE HARDWARE.

As to an anesthesiologist-Before any surgery you investigate the Dr. You do not usually know who the anesthesiologist is until the bill comes. The fact is that the anesthesiologist is more likely to kill you that the doctor you chose.

Ha Ha Ha -- you're a smart lady! I just got it now, after all these hours!

If anyone wants an explanation, just ask Graciegirl.

Possibly because my son was about seven years old at the time, Dr. Moneymaker came in and introduced himself to us prior to the surgery. He was quite affable.

What, no L?

BINGO! -- It sometimes takes a little longer for me

Once had a Dentist named Dr. Hurtz and a Urologist named Dr. Payne .

How about the outdoor type---Jason---July-August-September-October-November:coolsmiley:

Wow, my nephew's name is Jason -- I wonder if he ever heard the above. I know I never have. Thanks so much for giving me something I can use as a note in his birthday card. He'll so appreciate my customary check and maybe, even maybe he'll like Auntie B's anecdote about his name.

A friend of mine is a police officer in a city where the uniform nametags display last names. Pilkington, McNaughten, Nguyen, etc. Unfortunately, hers is Dick.

The chief finally relented and changed hers to read "Melanie," but that still kind of juvenilizes her.

I just remembered my favorite "name" story; When my daughter was in the Coast Guard serving on the USS Washington, when a visiting captain from another ship came on board, he was announced by the name of his ship. For example, her captain was announced as; "Washington on board." She said one of the cutters was named the USS Midget for some reason, and when her captain visited, they had to announce "Midget on board" with a straight face.