Don't make fun of a person's name
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382115)
Rockingham, Australia
December 29, 2017 9:09pm CST
I wrote recently about my true name being Judith as opposed to Judy. @Morleyhunt mentioned that her first name has ten letters so she doesn’t often use it. I was reminded of a story about a young man who worked in a bank.
A lady came in to change the signatures for an organisation. When asked for the name of the new treasurer, the woman said ‘Barbara O’Shaughnessy’ to which the bank clerk replied ‘Gee, that’s a mouthful isn’t it?’ You can probably guess the rest. When the lady signed the form she carefully wrote ‘Barbara O’Shaughnessy’. It’s best never to make fun of people’s names!
And did I ever happen to mention that Vince’s first ‘real’ job was in a bank? 
And a photo of me with my rabbit.
And a photo of me with my rabbit.34 people like this
39 responses
@xFiacre (14789)
• Ireland
30 Dec 17
@judyev I feel for people who have a name normal for where they live but then move to a country where that name sounds just outrageous in the new context. For example the Indian surname Dickshit doesn't fare well in Ireland, Oz, NZ etc.Bearers of that name seem to change it to Dixit.
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@xFiacre (14789)
• Ireland
30 Dec 17
@JudyEv I'm quite shocked that that name passed the Mylot censor. Someone's sleeping. When I was a child in Malawi it was the custom for people to randomly take upon themselves Western names without applying thought. One young man my father taught announced he had changed his name to Hitler and my father had to stop teaching engineering and start teaching history in an effort to prevent this.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
@xFiacre The back-packers sometimes adopt a western name too. If I've never heard a name before it can be really hard to remember. One young man who helped us once was called Catcha which sounded more like Gotcha and I didn't have so much trouble with that one for some reason. 
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Dec 17
That is quite a mouthful though. I knew a kid when I was growing up who's first name was short, but his middle name was McKitterick and his last name was McDonald. I always thought it mustve been horrible when he was learning how to write his name when he was a wee one.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
30 Dec 17
My name was often made fun even by my father in law, not just friends
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
i'm glad your husband didn't mind @peachpurple, but i hope he asked his father not to.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
30 Dec 17
It is always wise not to say flippant things to strangers, you may seriously embarrass yourself.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Dec 17
That's very true. Sometimes you need a few years under your belt before you really absorb that lesson.
@toniganzon (77183)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
That name isn't bad sounding at all. Sounds pretty normal.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
It is normal but perhaps a bit longer than some. He should have just kept his thoughts to himself.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
there are filipino surnames that are probably hard to pronounce or spell for other nationalities. conversely, i also get stumped when i see names that are mostly consonants.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
@JudyEv it's also hard to tell from the first name if male or female.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
I find first names of those from other countries can be unknown to me and therefore really hard to remember. It's bad enough remembering Sally or Ivan or Tom or Enid but when the names are ones I've never heard of they seem twice as difficult to recall. We have trouble when we have back-packers out and often have to ask them their names. .
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
@hereandthere Yes, that's very true. No doubt they had trouble with our names too.
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@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
30 Dec 17
When I hear a last name like that; I often ask them if they know what part of the world it came from. I like to see if they know some of their family tree.
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
31 Dec 17
I never comment on a name , unless saying that I like it .
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
31 Dec 17
@JudyEv I never liked my name, ever, so I just try and be careful. I know someone that named her girls after cars, Mercedes, Lexus
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jan 18
@CookieMonster46 I think Mercedes is the name of a saint too isn't it?
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Dec 17
You were a cute little girl. I have a bigger problem I always kept my maiden name after my first marriage. The second time around I made no change at all. My parents gave me three names. So to solve signature problems I only use my first name Rasma and my maiden name Raisters. But in my passports my official name is
Rasma Sandra Zane Raisters-Adamsons. How's that for a mouthful?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Jan 18
What a cute kid you were! I was sitting here at 11 PM, New Year's Eve, trying to think of the strangest name I recall hearing, but all I can come up with is Vestal Hicks, a man who lived in the town in west Texas where my father lived as well. Vestal had a son named Skippy. I don't recall anyone making fun of either.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Jan 18
@JudyEv Now those are some unusual names!
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jan 18
@JamesHxstatic I think their parents must have been hippies! I met two children the other day named Eclipse (girl) and Orion (boy). I think their parents must have quite 'high' when they named them.
I met two children the other day named Eclipse (girl) and Orion (boy). I think their parents must have quite 'high' when they named them.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jan 18
you look a beautiful young girl in that picture.
all of us siblings have 2 names but my sister has three. my kid brother has just one name and even the shortest at 4 letters only.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 18
@ridingbet Some people are given three first names aren't they? I quite often see criminals who have three first names.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Jan 18
@JudyEv really? maybe they use their first names one at a time if they try to evade capture by the police authorities.
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@teamfreak16 (43602)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Jan 18
I'll take that over my last name!
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan 18
@teamfreak16 I could indeed. 
What a shame it is too late for him to be able to say he is distantly related to me. 
What a shame it is too late for him to be able to say he is distantly related to me. 1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43602)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jan 18
@JudyEv - Ah, but you can tell people that you are distantly related to the late John Candy!
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@josie_ (10033)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
Rabbits and children go together . Parents should carefully consider what name they give their children. Nothing much to be done about our family name though. Someone I once had as a neighbor name her daughter after an ancient Egyptian princess. The only problem was it consisted of more than 50 characters. (can't recall it for obvious reason) However she did grow up to be a very beautiful girl (We had a chance encounter)
. Parents should carefully consider what name they give their children. Nothing much to be done about our family name though. Someone I once had as a neighbor name her daughter after an ancient Egyptian princess. The only problem was it consisted of more than 50 characters. (can't recall it for obvious reason) However she did grow up to be a very beautiful girl (We had a chance encounter)1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Dec 17
@JudyEv i thought dixie and sunshine would be female names. sunny would have been a bit better.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
@hereandthere That's true but honestly, Sunshine? I bet he got teased at school.
I bet he got teased at school.1 person likes this
