The last, and now the first
By Fleur
@Fleura (31560)
United Kingdom
April 5, 2025 1:26am CST
A little while ago I discovered that one of our neighbours, a few houses down the road (a quite reclusive older lady who I have only ever seen once) is named Omega.
I thought this was unique, I had never come across anyone named after a letter (Greek or otherwise) before.
But then yesterday at an event I was introduced to a young man whose name was Alpha! (I refrained from making any quips about the alpha male, I’m sure they’ve all been done before).
So now I have met the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last.
It was also somewhat gratifying to me that one is older, female and ‘white’, while the other is young, male and ‘black’ (in this case actually black, not just ‘black’ in the sense of being slightly more coffee-coloured then your average Caucasian). A pleasing juxtaposition.
Do you know anyone named after a letter of the alphabet?
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@JudyEv (351953)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Apr
@Fleura And with celebrities in particular they're often given their full name rather than just a first name. It makes sense of course but sometimes it catches you out. when we had concerts on our place and had the musicians stay overnight, someone would say Eric this, Eric that and I'd be wondering who this 'Eric' was. I only ever knew him as Eric Bogle!
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@DaddyEvil (146705)
• United States
5 Apr
No, I've never met anyone named after a letter in any alphabet... I've heard of odd parents that named their kid something strange like that, though.
I think all the jokes would get old really fast but people would keep making them.
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@DaddyEvil (146705)
• United States
5 Apr
@Fleura He's exactly who I was thinking about.
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@LindaOHio (187411)
• United States
5 Apr
How unusual. No, I've never met anyone named after a letter of the alphabet.
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