tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post6247781641582045564..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: What's In a Name:What's Your Bet?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-31971257697875501642007-02-10T11:22:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:22:00.000-05:00nikki~ Does your cat Braylon have a little 'tude n...nikki~ Does your cat Braylon have a little 'tude now and talks back a lot? HAHA My toddler son has a Braylon Browns' jersey and I swear he gets a little attitude on Sundays.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-27001329495087440542007-02-09T09:52:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:52:00.000-05:00Having the last name of Lemieux, every time I meet...Having the last name of Lemieux, every time I meet someone new, the guaranteed first question is always:<BR/><BR/>Any relation to Mario?<BR/><BR/>Depending on how sarcastic I feel like being that day, my answers range from:<BR/><BR/>1. Nope, and I hate hockey<BR/>2. He's my uncle, and Christmas's are fantastic<BR/>3. He's my biological father, but I haven't seen him since I was three.<BR/><BR/>That being said, my kid will Mario. So when I'm asked for any relation, I can say:<BR/><BR/>Yes, he's my son.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-50144022122263891412007-02-09T09:39:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:39:00.000-05:00My cats are named Braylon and Jalen, after Braylon...My cats are named Braylon and Jalen, after Braylon Edwards and Jalen Rose, two of my favorite Michigan stars. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure I'll consider naming my child after an athlete, that is, if I ever have children!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322397113259009721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-3188372241333007232007-02-09T09:16:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:16:00.000-05:00I was going to go with a GREAT scandinavian HOCKEY...I was going to go with a GREAT scandinavian HOCKEY name:<BR/><BR/>Ulf.<BR/><BR/>Just say that out loud. It's a short, masculine, monosyllabic barbaric name. What a name - after Ulf Samuelsson, of course.<BR/><BR/>But my wife has vetoed it every step of the way, so when the first dog comes, I've got a name picked out. It will have to be a German dog, though.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<BR/>Ulf_Samuelsson<BR/><BR/>quote:"He was known as one of NHL's most hated players, specialising in heavy body checks and agitating opponents, who largely considered him a pest."<BR/><BR/>Ah, I miss Ulf. ~sniff~solomonrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422035530978145136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-42725514752661854172007-02-09T02:22:00.000-05:002007-02-09T02:22:00.000-05:00I have the good fortune of having the name james l...I have the good fortune of having the name james lamarr douglas which is also the name of james buster douglas. My freshman year of high school all the guys on our baseball team took to calling me buster. I am stuck by family tradition to naming my son James L Douglas since all the men in my family have the first name of james and a middle name beginning with L. I was thinking leroy after leroy selmon or james lswrence after lawrence wright.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-82794021632604563472007-02-09T02:00:00.001-05:002007-02-09T02:00:00.001-05:00kids aside, i remember reading about some town in ...kids aside, i remember reading about some town in montana that changed the name of the town to joe....thus joe, montana.theFoodDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368906872774408132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-70242627123567791842007-02-08T21:50:00.000-05:002007-02-08T21:50:00.000-05:00Hibachi, My kid is going to be named Hibachi.Hibachi, My kid is going to be named Hibachi.washeed neutwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214938789690045711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49914818611719898652007-02-08T21:24:00.000-05:002007-02-08T21:24:00.000-05:00mike t. schrank or terrell schrank both have nice ...mike t. schrank or terrell schrank both have nice rings to them...Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627442213394165498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30074711790445023822007-02-08T20:36:00.000-05:002007-02-08T20:36:00.000-05:00Not likely I would ever do it, but a friend of min...Not likely I would ever do it, but a friend of mine named his son Tucker Bradshaw. Couldn't get the Mrs to go allow Terry so he settled for just Bradshaw and the initials TB.dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350878242630040563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-14957444952265271772007-02-08T19:34:00.000-05:002007-02-08T19:34:00.000-05:00I dont know why...but I thought of Ted Theodore Lo...I dont know why...but I thought of Ted Theodore Logan<BR/><BR/>or <BR/><BR/>Bill S. Preston, Esquire<BR/><BR/><BR/>No athletes for me. I'd actually name my kids for mythology. I totally had Castor and Polydeuces first..then the move Face/Off made that impossible. Damnit.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11793649551853249422007-02-08T19:26:00.000-05:002007-02-08T19:26:00.000-05:00Hey Boston fans, how about Reggie?If I were ever t...Hey Boston fans, how about Reggie?<BR/><BR/>If I were ever to name a child after a sports player some names that stand out immiediatky are..<BR/><BR/>Reggie for Reggie Lewis<BR/><BR/>Cam or Cameron for Cam Neely<BR/><BR/>Tim or Timothy for Tim Wakefield (whos prolly the last unselfish player to ever play professional sports.)Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676482582616039215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80485946841107577482007-02-08T19:18:00.000-05:002007-02-08T19:18:00.000-05:00I'd like to be the first set a trend with the firs...I'd like to be the first set a trend with the first name of Durant.WuzUpGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432324921980566815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13065864485264446772007-02-08T19:08:00.000-05:002007-02-08T19:08:00.000-05:00Since my middle name is Clifford I wouldn't mind n...Since my middle name is Clifford I wouldn't mind naming my son Joseph Clifford, which would be like naming him after Joe Montana. <BR/><BR/>Again, Why do I know these things?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010718258539748519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30595910506840686022007-02-08T18:51:00.000-05:002007-02-08T18:51:00.000-05:00AMR -Maybe Joey could get a job on one of the base...AMR -<BR/>Maybe Joey could get a job on one of the baselines. <BR/>And you could never go wrong with JamesOn. Well played, Zach.<BR/>The other choice I've had if I have a son is to name him El Duque and then, after I've tied his right arm behind his back and taught him to pitch, somehow smuggle him into Cuba and pay for him to take a retrofitted 50's Packard on a sea cruise, end up in Nicaragua or wherever and land a multimillion contract to pitch for the Yankees.The Feedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335558465238842263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21251272179911118422007-02-08T18:05:00.000-05:002007-02-08T18:05:00.000-05:00I always thought Darren McCarty would be a cool na...I always thought Darren McCarty would be a cool name. He was always a bad-ass. Plus there's something about the "Mc" in the middle name that I like.<BR/><BR/>Then he went bankrupt, and I've decided to reconsider.Grimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998388555519843013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-56193562004870473512007-02-08T17:41:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:41:00.000-05:00I plan on naming a child Thomas Brady. I'm thinkin...I plan on naming a child Thomas Brady. I'm thinking i can sneak it past the woman long enough that it'll be too late to change.<BR/><BR/>It works out ok because both me and my dad are Thomas' so it will seem as if i'm just trying to keep the name goingnep1293https://www.blogger.com/profile/12375055890377383689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28320901800010782502007-02-08T17:38:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:38:00.000-05:00Derek Sanderson Jeter....there in and of itself is...Derek Sanderson Jeter....there in and of itself is an example of what we're talking about.<BR/><BR/>(for those who know hockey, at least...)Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-64548274420436589942007-02-08T17:25:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:25:00.000-05:00I have a friend who was born in late 1986, right a...I have a friend who was born in late 1986, right after the Mets beat the Sox in the Buckner series. His parents were big Mets fans.<BR/><BR/>His middle name is Mookie.<BR/><BR/>He grew up to be a Yankees fan.<BR/><BR/>Go figure.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-32818971474154612422007-02-08T17:19:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:19:00.000-05:00I'm a life long Yankees fan and being 24, I've wat...I'm a life long Yankees fan and being 24, I've watched Derek Jeter since his first game in 1995 against Seattle, filling in for Tony Fernandez. Derek Jeter is, without question, my favorite athlete of all-time and that won't change.<BR/><BR/>I've considered naming my first son Jeter, but I'm still not sure if I'd do it. I can tell you that my dog's name is Jeter....mupoke04https://www.blogger.com/profile/06945095183067927116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23477134253046037522007-02-08T17:15:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:15:00.000-05:00CJ, "Morgan Rose" is fantastic.Maybe a future daug...CJ, "Morgan Rose" is fantastic.<BR/>Maybe a future daughter of mine could be "Oliva Killebrew."<BR/><BR/>I named my daughter "Cora" for non-baseball reasons, but keep hoping that someone with that for a surname will be traded to the Twins.amrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883935309681305078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23264311470985459522007-02-08T17:09:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:09:00.000-05:00"Morgan Rose" sounds better than"Borbon Bench"or"G..."Morgan Rose" sounds better than<BR/>"Borbon Bench"<BR/>or<BR/>"Geronimo Armbrister"Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-90922831306529146382007-02-08T17:04:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:04:00.000-05:00After my boyhood idol, (NOT the current day WWE wr...After my boyhood idol, (NOT the current day WWE wrestler), I would consider Bradshaw as a middle name. Jordan is so over-used, but what a great name to have as a kid.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078573150142957094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-4821466474004015492007-02-08T17:01:00.001-05:002007-02-08T17:01:00.001-05:00My friend named his daughter Morgan Rose. He's a ...My friend named his daughter Morgan Rose. He's a big Cincinnati Reds fan.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332618572275553171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-22091745629080833762007-02-08T17:01:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:01:00.000-05:00"Seven."
"Seven Costanza... You're serious?"
"Ye..."Seven." <br />"Seven Costanza... You're serious?" <br />"Yeah. It's a beautiful name for a boy or a girl. Especially a girl... Or a boy." <br />"I don't think so." <br />"What, you don't like the name?" <br />"It's not a name. It's a number." <br />"I know. It's Mickey Mantle's number. So not only is it an all-around beautiful name, it is also a living tribute."Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935256754631056169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28990904400719057982007-02-08T16:54:00.000-05:002007-02-08T16:54:00.000-05:00Theodore Samuel Williams!!!!!I had a daughter so i...Theodore Samuel Williams!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I had a daughter so it was a no go!<BR/><BR/>However later in life I now have a dog name Teddy Ballgame!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144645585774098126noreply@blogger.com