I found someone with 'Pink' as a surname
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
Rockingham, Australia
March 27, 2026 1:29am CST
While trying to ensure that I wasn’t doubling up on my discussions, I came across a post from 2016 talking about a botanist named Olive Pink. Recently the topic of ‘surnames of colour’ came up but I think Pink was one of those that didn’t seem to exist. However, it does but fancy calling a child ‘Olive’ when the surname is ‘Pink’. 
If you’re interested, you can search for ‘Olive Pink’ and the post will come up. Olive Pink was a fierce campaigner for aboriginal rights and also established a botanical garden of sorts near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. She planted a great many plants and named them after prominent people. If she fell out with those people, she would cease to water ‘their’ plant. Not a lady to be messed with it seems. 
The photo is mine taken in the area around Alice Springs
If you’re interested, you can search for ‘Olive Pink’ and the post will come up. Olive Pink was a fierce campaigner for aboriginal rights and also established a botanical garden of sorts near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. She planted a great many plants and named them after prominent people. If she fell out with those people, she would cease to water ‘their’ plant. Not a lady to be messed with it seems.
The photo is mine taken in the area around Alice Springs18 people like this
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@Ineeddentures (34281)
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28 Mar
I had Pink chocolate mice the other night.
Is that good or what?
Pink ball in snooker.
Yay for Pink
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
@Ineeddentures Edible ones? Edible by humans?
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@Ineeddentures (34281)
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29 Mar
@JudyEv
No
Real mice
Dark grey
Bigger buggers than normal mice
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@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Mar
Awhile ago, I was listening to a preacher online. That preacher made a reference to another preacher named Arthur C Pink. I am pretty sure I got the middle initial right.
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Mar
I worked with a guy years ago whose first name was Red. His last name was blue but spelled Bleu. Parents sometimes give their children some pretty crazy names.
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Apr
@JudyEv I also knew a guy years ago whose last name was Skye. He named his daughter Summer.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Apr
@moffittjc I hope she didn't marry someone called Winter. 
I wonder if people ever thing about the impact these names might have on their children. The Taylor Mayde lady didn't want to give me her full name but I needed it for a certificate. That was her married name so just a bit unfortunate I guess if you didn't happen to like it. Nowadays people might be more inclined to keep their own name when they married but it didn't happen very often back then.
I wonder if people ever thing about the impact these names might have on their children. The Taylor Mayde lady didn't want to give me her full name but I needed it for a certificate. That was her married name so just a bit unfortunate I guess if you didn't happen to like it. Nowadays people might be more inclined to keep their own name when they married but it didn't happen very often back then.1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (59193)
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27 Mar
I’ve not ever known of anyone with the last name of Pink. I did know a girl in school with the last name of orange, I have not ever known of any with that name other than her.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar
@MarieCoyle Perhaps they changed it!! 
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@MarieCoyle (59193)
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28 Mar
@JudyEv
I’ve never met anyone else with that last name.
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@snowy22315 (208846)
• United States
27 Mar
Tracy Jane had one too. Wal Pink. Now all we need is to find a Yellow. I am going to ask Chat GPT if that is actually used as a surname.
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@snowy22315 (208846)
• United States
28 Mar
@JudyEv Yellow us sometimes a surname with native tribes, UT mire likely Yellow horse or Yellowtail. Come to think of it, there was a Yellow horse at my school..
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@toniganzon (77139)
• Philippines
27 Mar
That's quite a unique name and imagine it's olive and pink!
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
27 Mar
Was Pink A bad name. American Manly men, hate pink. There is old sayings like yellow, but what if you pink? Yellow being cowardly and pink meaning gay I guess, unless you a women. What happens when a lady calls herself Pink?
And a punk rock manly dude comes in and helps her win a Grammy? These my favorite stories. His only two Grammies, helping Pink and Jimmie Cliff a Reggae Dude,. never his music, but they saw how neat he was in helping others.
That has to be one of the neatest stories in all of the world, but because he is punk rock no one wants to tell it.
I hope I did not kill what you were trying to do, but its what it made me think about.
My point is we need to find someone who can bring the coolest things to light.
That has to be one of the neatest stories in all of the world, but because he is punk rock no one wants to tell it.
I hope I did not kill what you were trying to do, but its what it made me think about.
My point is we need to find someone who can bring the coolest things to light.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
27 Mar
@JudyEv That is interesting, sorry I was so off, but adds to the story.
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@wolfgirl569 (135690)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Mar
I never knew anyone with that name. Nice to know of one. That is a great way to get even with people
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
29 Mar
Interesting. It seems like there are more Pinks than we thought.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Mar
It seems there are a few Pinks around after all. Ever seen any Blues?
@sathviksouvik (23240)
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27 Mar
In India many people have names with colours like Aasmani meaning sky blue or sonali meaning golden
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Mar
That's interesting. Surnames can be very intriguing.
@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
27 Mar
Hmmm Olive Pink does sound like a botanist
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