question about names...

[Urban Ranger]

I know a Theodore, who was called Theo by a mutual friend. The rest of us just call him Ted.

[laurentius]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Elizabeth can be:

-- Beth
-- Liza
-- Eliza
-- Eliz
-- Liz
-- Fish
-- Trish
-- Tish

And those are just the ones that I know

What are the "z" for? Ghetto english?


Elisabeth

Lisa, Elisa...

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Boshko
I always like Alexander -> Sasha

I once worked in a lab with some Russians. I just couldn't convince them that it was a girl's name.

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Surely you meant Alexandra?

No, I meant Alexender. My grandfather is definately is definately not named Alexandra

[-Jrabbit]

Jack, semi-explained

In the Catholic church, parents name their kids after saints. When there's no saint with the name you would like for your child, you give them the formal name of the saint most approximating what you plan on calling your new rugrat.

My parents wanted to name me Jack, but were "advised" by their priest that a child could not be baptized Catholic with that name, and that I should therefore be named John. As my father told me many times, "There ain't no Saint Jack, Jack."

So I went through my youth being called "John" at school and "Jack" at home and in the neighborhood...

(Sidebar: This also adds an air of irony to the title character of a Ben Gazzara movie a few years back.)

Now, -- why "John"? Just convention, I think. There are at least 6 St. Johns recognized by the church, so plenty to go around... I think if you'd check, you'd find a large proportion of John/Jacks are from a Catholic background.

[JohnT]

In the Catholic church, parents name their kids after saints. When there's no saint with the name you would like for your child, you give them the formal name of the saint most approximating what you plan on calling your new rugrat.

We do? There's a Saint Sophia (I think), but I don't remember a St. Tiffany, which was the child baptised after Sophie.

[Meticulous Man]

Other weird Russian nicknames include Volodya (Vladimir) and Seryozha (Sergei).

[aaglo]

Originally posted by JohnT
The insult was in the use of "dyslexia". Or did you just gloss over that?

Man, are you serious?
If so, then I apologize for being an ignorant fvcktard...

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by JohnT

In the Catholic church, parents name their kids after saints. When there's no saint with the name you would like for your child, you give them the formal name of the saint most approximating what you plan on calling your new rugrat.

We do? There's a Saint Sophia (I think), but I don't remember a St. Tiffany, which was the child baptised after Sophie.

I don't think it's church doogma, just tradition AFAIK.
I was baptized in the 50s, so much could have changed, too...

[SpencerH]

I know an Edward thats called NED and a Voitchec thats called Voyta.

[Dis]

What I want to know is where all the good masculine names have gone. Women give boys these pansy names now days. I don't like any of the new boys names.

[Az]

Vladmir is actually shortened to Vova.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by laurentius


What are the "z" for? Ghetto english?


Elisabeth

Lisa, Elisa...

Elizabeth is the standard form.

"The Queen was born in London on 21 April 1926, the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, subsequently King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Five weeks later she was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the chapel at Buckingham Palace. "

From the official web site of the British Monarchy.