I heard on yesterday's (10-22) show about a guy with a strange spelling to his name, and he also had given his son a weird spelling (poor kid). I thought someone would have started a thread about it now, but I can't find one, so I guess I'm the first.
Have you ever heard of someone naming a dog "Fido"? Everyone knows that it refers to a dog, but I've never heard of a dog actually named that. (And neither has anyone I've ever heard of.)
So, I named my dog "Fido". Except that I gave it a French spelling, "Phideaux". You should see the expression on the faces of vet's office managers when I write that name down on the waiting list. And any other time I have an occasion to write it down.
At least, she never can complain about her name's spelling!
heathbug said:
Have you ever heard of someone naming a dog "Fido"? Everyone knows that it refers to a dog, but I've never heard of a dog actually named that. (And neither has anyone I've ever heard of.)
Long before my time, and probably before the time of anyone still around to listen to "A Way With Words", there were two very popular names for dogs: Fido, from the Latin word for "faithful", for dogs who stayed by your side, and Rover for dogs who did anything but.
Really!! I never heard of that, or knew it (obviously).
Strange spellings of names can be very interesting. I like unusual names or names that are kind of funny or humorous - though I feel a bit sorry for those who have been saddled with them. Here are a few that I know of that are real -
my husband worked with a guy named Dick Payne (I would have gone by Richard if I was him, just saying...)
a good friend of mine grew up with a girl named Vagina (honest to God - and it wasn't really Virginia)
a child who used to visit the library where I worked was named Shithead - pronounced "Shi-tay" (obviously parents with a particularly cruel streak)
a lady I work with knew two girls who were twins whose names were Ima and Yura whose last name was Pigh (pronounced "pig")
Do you have any funny or weird names to add?
I worked with a lady named Gay Paris, who was loudly and repeatedly happy to get married so she could ditch that name.