[PLUG-TALK] Preposterosity nominorum
Michael M. Moore
michael at writemoore.net
Mon Apr 27 18:40:33 UTC 2009
John Jason Jordan wrote:
> I am seeking opinions/votes on the following names:
>
> Men:
> King Bottomsworth
"Bottomsworth" is bad enough, but naming a child "King"?
>
> Women:
> Petulance Spellingwell
> Giselle von Backslicker
"Petulance" is asking for trouble, I don't care what the last name is.
But in combination with "Spellingwell" it sounds like a copyeditor from
hell. "von Backslicker" just sounds incredibly improbable. Though
there's nothing wrong with "Giselle." Still, to pick one, I'd go with
Petulance.
A friend of mine worked at London Records with a woman named Aida
Berger. I loved that name. And I went to college with a Joe Glass, who
had a sister named Tiffany. That's more groan-worthy than amusing or
preposterous.
Michael M.
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