tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post4243761434720650818..comments2023-10-31T11:33:55.521-05:00Comments on The Prude Disapproves: What's YOUR Name?The Prudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984719614039419561noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-57444408886426540042010-11-09T12:18:40.084-06:002010-11-09T12:18:40.084-06:00Aside for a brief period when I wanted to be calle...Aside for a brief period when I wanted to be called Dana (I blame the X-Files) I have always loved my name. It sounds so pretty to me. And my mom picked it because it was in a dream of hers while she was pregnant with me.... how could I not love it?! :)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884184120019787033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-14885605011731074372010-10-23T07:45:20.558-05:002010-10-23T07:45:20.558-05:00You have brought us a post fraught with emotion--u...You have brought us a post fraught with emotion--undercurrents, riptides, even tsunamis, for some. I like and always did like my name. But other kids being what they are, it offered Opportunities to them.<br /> <br />Bird/Birdlegs/Twig (what birds perch upon)/Grubworm (what birds eat)/Bluejay/...<br /><br />It also inspired the original "Hey Robin, where's Batman?" which caused my eyes to roll and twitch until I thought of the comeback, "In the Batroom" which unfortunately many of the askers didn't get.<br /><br />Robin being a form of Robert, a favorite nickname with relatives was Bobby, usually coupled with my aunt's first name (my middle name), Bobbi-June. This fit well with my sister Vicky-Jo, except we are not from a Confederate state. We are, like the Prude, from WISconsin. <br /><br />I liked being the only Robin in my grade. It eliminated the problems that all the Susans, Sues and Suzannes had. These days the main grief is that no one readily believes my name could possibly be spelled simply like the bird. It must have two Bs, or a Y, or two Bs and a Y. However, I enjoy being Robin on Meadowlark Lane. It suits. I like birds.<br /><br />Prude, you would be a beautiful lady with any name.Robin Steinweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02662644516995119419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-37956061874361659402010-10-23T03:50:45.914-05:002010-10-23T03:50:45.914-05:00You actually look like a friend of mine named Debb...You actually look like a friend of mine named Debbie in your "non-Debbie" picture. But, alas, Debbie doesn't begin with a "P" therefore it is unacceptable. - Purple GirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-83835339940638060722010-10-22T19:00:55.688-05:002010-10-22T19:00:55.688-05:00Dear Prude(nce),
My cousin Anita likes her name a...Dear Prude(nce),<br /><br />My cousin Anita likes her name as far as I know; I've always liked it fine. What's the problem?<br /><br />Now as for my name: Mark,<br />1) The unwitting target of a scam.<br />2) A foreign currency.<br />3) What used to be called a point (in pre-pc days) on a student's paper; e.g., "This question is worth four marks."<br />4) What appears on a student's paper when it is corrected.<br /><br />Need I go on? At least I'm not named Hosea, Hosey affectionately, after my grandfather.Mark F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-49130386519162214552010-10-22T16:11:23.663-05:002010-10-22T16:11:23.663-05:00Yup- Klumpers means something shoeish.We couldn...Yup- Klumpers means something shoeish.We couldn't name our boys anything light and airy with a last name like that!<br /><br />See, Tammy/Tami is a cute, spiffy name. Very happy-sounding. Palm tree, huh? No kidding!The Prudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984719614039419561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-26265102217407957342010-10-22T10:44:46.972-05:002010-10-22T10:44:46.972-05:00What great pictures! (And you're using a scan...What great pictures! (And you're using a scanner. I'm impressed.)<br /><br />I am a terribly unimaginative being so (aside from a brief period in which I tried to change the spelling of my name to Tami... an obviously much cooler variation), I have never even considered another option. But what would one expect from a person named "palm tree".Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623913436571068154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-7843723590778518192010-10-22T09:54:34.154-05:002010-10-22T09:54:34.154-05:00Let me first say that I LOVE your name... and I lo...Let me first say that I LOVE your name... and I love what it means in all the languages that were listed in the baby name book:<br /><br />Origin:Hebrew<br />Meaning:Grace; favour<br /><br />Origin:Spanish<br />Meaning:Grace; favour<br /><br />Origin:Finnish<br />Meaning:Grace; favour<br /><br />Origin:Sanskrit<br />Meaning:Without guile; leader<br /><br />Now, you may be thinking because you weren't (notice past tense) graceful as a child, you aren't graceful now. I disagree... in Christ, you are filled to overflowing with His grace and it hits lots of us on a regular basis as it runs out of your life into ours. And then, that "without guile; leader" part is why we are able to experience the grace in your life. You don't hide it as you lead by example and in word. So, I am grateful that you live up to your name's meaning, which is so much more significant than how it "sounds" in terms of matching you! <br /><br />As to my own... I also love my name. I went through phases of trying different spellings: Sandie, Sandi, etc. But I have been quite content with Sandy/Sandra for many years, especially when Rick says it! And again, I appreciate meanings of names and mine comes from Alexander: helper of mankind. I hope that I live up to what my parents blessed me with in a name. When I'm trusting in Christ's strength, I am able; and I'm trusting in Christ's grace to cover me when I fail.ScheltyDebatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746683775500487099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-41629916134445161672010-10-22T09:46:59.583-05:002010-10-22T09:46:59.583-05:00Apparently you nita shoes. (Isn't Klumper Dut...Apparently you nita shoes. (Isn't Klumper Dutch or German for shoe?)katstrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570028359639876055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-44248287402740247422010-10-22T09:19:04.138-05:002010-10-22T09:19:04.138-05:00AHAHA! Anita Nichol!
I sometimes feel like 'An...AHAHA! Anita Nichol!<br />I sometimes feel like 'Anita Life'<br />or <br />'Anita Million'The Prudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984719614039419561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-42218514973359947882010-10-22T09:14:21.581-05:002010-10-22T09:14:21.581-05:00My husband went to school with a girl named Anita ...My husband went to school with a girl named Anita Nichol. No kidding.katstrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570028359639876055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-29206184968099543622010-10-22T09:09:13.987-05:002010-10-22T09:09:13.987-05:00Kathy, good point. Name changes are fraught with d...Kathy, good point. Name changes are fraught with dangers. I could never remember my sons' names and they grew up believing their given names were 'Honey', 'Sweetie', 'Love', 'Poopsie' or 'Buddy'.<br />(Cathy was one of my choices if we'd had a girl)<br /><br />I think Naomi is an absolutely lovely name. Not only non-rhyming, but no weird associations. 'Anita' sounds like 'I need a' Horrors.The Prudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984719614039419561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-81693762961663799072010-10-22T09:01:56.360-05:002010-10-22T09:01:56.360-05:00You were adorable!
The only Debbies I know are no...You were adorable!<br /><br />The only Debbies I know are nothing like you, so I'm having trouble seeing it. Maybe... Christine. Yes, that fits.<br /><br />My name is Naomi. I used to hate it. I always wanted to be something more common, like Jessica or Jennifer. And then my name grew on me. Now I like it again. I should have liked it all along. I got picked on in elementary school a lot, and Naomi is one of those names that's almost impossible to rhyme with. That, my friend, is a gift to a nerd child like me.Wallydraiglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788768038088748437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871244375969900344.post-890968131888002092010-10-22T08:56:36.091-05:002010-10-22T08:56:36.091-05:00Okay, Debbie, here's the deal. I'm Kathy,...Okay, Debbie, here's the deal. I'm Kathy, as you know, and my only problem with my name is that there are too many of us. However, the problem of changing it to something more exotic is that I would never remember I'd changed it and people would still have to call me Kathy to get my attention. So what's the point? Chances are pretty soon I'll even forget that I'm Kathy and people will have to resort to poking to draw my attention.katstrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570028359639876055noreply@blogger.com