First names like “Patience,” “Hope,” and “Charity” are inspired by worthy qualities. But how about “Be-courteous” or “Hate-evil”? The Puritans sometimes gave children such names hoping that...
Poet Marianne Moore was once asked by the Ford Motor Company to help name a new car coming out in 1955. She suggested Resilient Bullet, Ford Silversword, Varsity Stroke, Pastelogram, and Utopian Turtletop. Ford settled on Edsel, leaving the other...