In an earlier episode, we talked about regretting what you name your child, and we got a call from a mother who named her son Bodie and found that the name didn’t travel so well. In France, people thought his name was “Body.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “A Child Named Bodie”
Remember when we talked a few weeks ago about name regret? You name your child something and then you’re thinking, well maybe I shouldn’t have done that. Leah Sugar from Madison, Wisconsin wrote us to say that she had that experience with their son who is now two years old. His name is Bodie, which makes sense in this country.
But she said the issue came when we took Bodie to France to visit some friends. Unfortunately, it soon became clear that to French speakers, the name Bodie sounds exactly like the word body. So when we would tell people his name, they would give us a strange look and say something like bodyguard or bodybuilder.
And she said, since then we have asked many foreign friends and they all say it’s one of the most bizarre names they’ve ever heard. Of course, we say, why didn’t you tell us before? And she said he’s two now and just goes by Bo when he’s traveling.
Oh, there we go. That’s actually his traveling name. He’s already working on the incognito. Right. You know, since we aired that segment, I talked to my son about it. He actually heard a little bit over the radio, and he wanted to know if anybody actually named their children God, because he thought that that would be really funny.
And I told him that in some cultures, people name their children the equivalent of Jesus, and he just thinks that’s the most unusual thing. It’s all about what you’re used to, right?
Yeah, good point.
