tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post6722450483106736198..comments2024-03-29T07:51:40.085+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: NamesYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9908768391786611332016-04-16T07:35:06.465+01:002016-04-16T07:35:06.465+01:00I don't know many young people named Barry but...I don't know many young people named Barry but I do know quite a few in their 30s and 40s named Graham/Graeme but, as you say, I can think of no youngsters.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6255365050927898242016-04-15T14:41:57.620+01:002016-04-15T14:41:57.620+01:00Actually her first name is Lady (named after her f...Actually her first name is Lady (named after her father's first dog) while Justice commemorates her maternal grandfather, James Robertson Justice.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63903770884855056662016-04-15T11:40:04.154+01:002016-04-15T11:40:04.154+01:00Thanks for that Bazza. Not many babies are registe...Thanks for that Bazza. Not many babies are registered as either Barry or Graham these days. Graham sounds rather sophisticated but Barry sounds like a used car salesman from Crosby.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62122865287928173622016-04-14T22:27:40.361+01:002016-04-14T22:27:40.361+01:00I commented on your last post about names given wi...I commented on your last post about names given without thought but this is different. My full name is Graham Barry Edwards and my parents called me Barry partly because they liked it and partly because it couldn't be shortened (except that it was Bas and Ba being the more common and polite things I was called). Neither my brother nor I like the name by which we were called as children. At 16 people started caling me Graham because it was my first name and I've been known as that ever since except by people who knew my parents who called me Barry. So I've always been ambinambrous (just thought that one up). Now I'm generally called Graham or GB and my brother is also generally known by his initials CJ.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80282774394511349192016-04-14T18:30:28.579+01:002016-04-14T18:30:28.579+01:00Thanks for that. By the way I think that Justice i...Thanks for that. By the way I think that Justice is an odd first name for a woman as in Lady Justice King.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15808347216719759122016-04-14T18:19:42.095+01:002016-04-14T18:19:42.095+01:00Mmmmmm...nope the resemblance isn't there..lol...Mmmmmm...nope the resemblance isn't there..lolkate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44480117398947399412016-04-14T17:13:10.178+01:002016-04-14T17:13:10.178+01:00The last "e" is sounded. The way I can b...The last "e" is sounded. The way I can best describe how my name sounds is: The first part, "Mei", is like "my". The last "e" sounds like the "e" in the word "best". So, not "Mykah" or "Mykee".<br /><br />Meike is not so common in the south but a lot more in the north of Germany. It is an ancient Nordic form of Maria, believe it or not. I know only a handful of Meikes. Sometimes the name is spelled Maike.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21302903963771732942016-04-14T17:02:38.494+01:002016-04-14T17:02:38.494+01:00Noooooo, I've just had my hair done !Noooooo, I've just had my hair done !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30719327001081267142016-04-14T16:01:54.099+01:002016-04-14T16:01:54.099+01:00I saw this article and thought of this post.I saw <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-36045987" rel="nofollow">this article</a> and thought of this post.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62668096505224384912016-04-14T10:00:36.664+01:002016-04-14T10:00:36.664+01:00Looking at your fashion shoots now, it is hard to ...Looking at your fashion shoots now, it is hard to think of you being un-girlish Mike... sorry, I mean Meike. Is Meike almost unique in Germany or have you met other Meikes? Is the last "e" in Meike sounded or not?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53334442132880550932016-04-14T07:51:06.826+01:002016-04-14T07:51:06.826+01:00When you wrote your post about names in 2014, in m...When you wrote your post about names in 2014, in my comment I linked to a post about names I wrote some years back. This time, I am not going to link to that one yet again, but I do think names are an endlessly fascinating topic, no matter whether they concern people or places.<br /><br />Meike is often mistaken for Mike, and I am adressed in emails as "Herr Riley". The two names have nothing to do with each other, though, and it bugs me every time someone makes that mistake, because it shows that they do not even pause for a second to verify they got my name right.<br /><br />As a child, I was the most un-girlish girl I knew, but would have so much liked to be more princess-like with long, curly hair and pretty dresses. I wanted a name to match, something like Felicitas or Graziella, but I was stuck with "Meike" (and no middle name).<br />These days, I am very comfortable in my own skin, my life and my name. Had I been a boy, my parents would have named me Kai.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64423280388584353902016-04-14T02:25:47.150+01:002016-04-14T02:25:47.150+01:00I'm glad you acknowledge the last one, Yorkie!...I'm glad you acknowledge the last one, Yorkie! lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70184904317361914482016-04-14T00:40:02.718+01:002016-04-14T00:40:02.718+01:00That is an unusual combination of names. And the f...That is an unusual combination of names. And the fact that they can be switched around. Let me introduce you to:-<br />George Lee<br />Lee Frances<br />Frances George<br />Frances Lee<br />George Frances<br />and of course the captain of the team...Lee George!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52936517976585696722016-04-14T00:24:19.584+01:002016-04-14T00:24:19.584+01:00Gabriel would a suitable new name for Gregg as he ...Gabriel would a suitable new name for Gregg as he is your angel!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53035466290855360622016-04-13T23:45:01.276+01:002016-04-13T23:45:01.276+01:00I've always been happy with my name and the sp...I've always been happy with my name and the spelling thereof.<br /><br />My middle name is Frances...and my surname is George. My names can be placed either and still be viable, as it were. When I visited Singapore back in the mid-80s I was a bit concerned my name might cause some confusion!<br /><br />My full name can be male or female each way around. I'm not confused, as far as this is concerned, anyway, ....I know who and what I am Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75938652120086148042016-04-13T23:18:39.494+01:002016-04-13T23:18:39.494+01:00Ian Philip and Emily Frances are beautiful names--...Ian Philip and Emily Frances are beautiful names--well done YP! I love classic names like that. I was surprised to hear about the lack of biblical names among young children that you mentioned, but when I think about it, the same thing is going on here. I live in the "bible belt" of the country, and I know a lot of (mostly men) my age and slightly younger named Matthew, John, Jacob, Joshua, Daniel, etc. But I oversee the children's department at my bookstore and help with school events, so I meet classrooms full of young children these days. And almost none of them ever have names from the bible anymore.<br /><br />I did the modern name generator thing over at Steve's blog, and based on the popularity of our names in the years we were born, I discovered that Gregg and I would be named Emma and Gabriel if we were born this year. I like it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25669606952283069892016-04-13T21:40:43.399+01:002016-04-13T21:40:43.399+01:00I am thinking of having my name changed to Clint o...I am thinking of having my name changed to Clint or Knuckles by deed poll. Such a name will go nicely with my rough red-blooded character. No gold star for you CG but how about a ride across the moors in my open-topped jeep? Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78187362793166715622016-04-13T21:34:03.649+01:002016-04-13T21:34:03.649+01:00I didn't realise your school was so multi-cult...I didn't realise your school was so multi-cultural Carol. Our local primary school and indeed my last Sheffield secondary are what you might call "monocultural" and after all, in percentage terms, Britain remains very largely a Western Anglo Saxon country so that explains my perspective.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69918498418030184972016-04-13T21:18:42.627+01:002016-04-13T21:18:42.627+01:00"Kay Kendall was beautiful and funny. She was..."Kay Kendall was beautiful and funny. She was a true comedienne, unafraid to compromise her ladylike appearance with pratfalls, pop eyes and comic drunk scenes. Kendall could get away with such antics without looking vulgar."<br /><br />Does she sound eerily familiar Kate?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1168259955987247992016-04-13T21:16:06.362+01:002016-04-13T21:16:06.362+01:00I hope you are right Mrs Weaver... or may I use yo...I hope you are right Mrs Weaver... or may I use your first name, Chardonnay?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88670596440367454572016-04-13T21:14:30.344+01:002016-04-13T21:14:30.344+01:00Ella Grace is a lovely name...Princess. But poor o...Ella Grace is a lovely name...Princess. But poor old Loveless... what a bizarre choice.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82899967008309168602016-04-13T21:11:32.397+01:002016-04-13T21:11:32.397+01:00I would call you Cherry Tomato because cherry toma...I would call you Cherry Tomato because cherry tomatoes are Red!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27333463537535957692016-04-13T19:56:08.244+01:002016-04-13T19:56:08.244+01:00Sadly named after my fathers favourite actress Kay...Sadly named after my fathers favourite actress Kay KEndel , my grandmother always called me Kate, so Kate I've been for as long as I could make the choice. I feel for the generation of Kylie's and the poor little Kaleesi's in the nurserys now .kate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52047423561352356272016-04-13T19:17:04.342+01:002016-04-13T19:17:04.342+01:00I think the old names are beginning to come back Y...I think the old names are beginning to come back YP - at least up here in North Yorkshire. I have heard of a Josephine, a Jacob and a Mary recently. The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74521733548735693722016-04-13T18:32:11.705+01:002016-04-13T18:32:11.705+01:00Just this morning, Big Bear and I were talking abo...Just this morning, Big Bear and I were talking about something or other while still lying in bed and I told him that I had never really liked my name and he wondered if I would really want to change it at this late date and what would I change it to and I said yes and Princess!<br /><br />I agree with the spelling of Matthew. With one "t", it seems to me you would pronounce it Mat-U. Weird.<br /><br />My son's good friend is finally having a baby next month and she will be called Ella Grace. I like that. A little new and a little vintage. <br /><br />When I worked at the School Board in Louisiana years ago there was a bus driver named Loveless Porche. I thought he must have been the saddest child ever. Who could look at a newborn babe and name him Loveless? Even if it was a family name. Just not right!Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.com