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Topic: Mormonize Your Name!
Lady Jane
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posted January 24, 2005 10:08 AM
Kalie Joe Lexington Very, very plausible. I even like it. Allegra, my extremely Utah-Mormon high school boyfriend was a Hadley.
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digging_holes
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posted January 24, 2005 10:26 AM
My real name ---> Davenport Shore Antrim Zeezrom digging_holes ---> Knight Train Chevrollette I selected "male" in both instances, but those name sound a bit... effeminate, don't you think? [ January 24, 2005, 10:27 AM: Message edited by: digging_holes ]
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beverly
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posted January 24, 2005 10:38 AM
Oh man, where did they dig these names up? I am wondering if someone looked through the church records and found all the wacky names that showed up--that these are actual names people have had!
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Megan
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posted January 24, 2005 10:40 AM
quote: Knight Train Chevrollette This sounds like a Monty Python skit waiting to happen.
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Farmgirl
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posted January 24, 2005 10:59 AM
Tancy Merrienoel
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 24, 2005 10:59 AM
beverly, some of these sound surprisingly real. For instance, "Antrim" is a county in Ireland, you know how big "place" names are. I know a little girl named "Heaven". "Trinity" is kinda weird, but I can just see some clueless, not-so-bright mother being taught that there is no Trinity and thinking "gee... that's a pretty word..." [ January 24, 2005, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
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Chris Kidd
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posted January 24, 2005 12:28 PM
Chris Kidd came out as Chavis Kaiden Chipper Christopher Kidd came out as Kaiden Chipper Kaiden Chipper.
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Intelligence3
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posted January 24, 2005 12:32 PM
Given name: Nashaun Brockston Usuall name of address: Avante Brockston
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TheHumanTarget
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posted January 24, 2005 12:36 PM
That's great!!! My wifes name turned out to be D'Shara Bimberly
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TheHumanTarget
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posted January 24, 2005 12:37 PM
It turned my daughter "Trinity Kimberly into Serenity Fawn Bimberly
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BannaOj
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posted January 24, 2005 12:37 PM
Banna (first name)Oj(last name) female: Brookanna AndiOdette male: Kanona Ara-Om
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Lady Jane
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posted January 24, 2005 12:43 PM
quote: Brookanna *giggles* I knew a girl my freshman year named Krisanna.
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beverly
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posted January 24, 2005 01:02 PM
KQ, I can believe that some of them might end up as names, but others just sound so... unlikely?
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 24, 2005 01:18 PM
I think some of them are also the creator putting in words that he thought would be funny as names. But unfortunately, many are close to the names of kids I know...
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Annie
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posted January 24, 2005 01:24 PM
quote: I know a little girl named "Heaven". I can trump that - I know a little girl named Neveah (neh-VAY-ah). Her mom told me proudly, "It's heaven spelled backwards."
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Uhleeuh
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posted January 24, 2005 01:38 PM
My youngest niece, about a week shy of her first birthday, is named Nevaeh. Her mom also likes to point out it's heaven spelled backwards. That comes in handy because I can never seem to remember how her name is spelled. Edit: Only my niece's name actually is heaven spelled backwards. Just saw that. [ January 24, 2005, 01:40 PM: Message edited by: Uhleeuh ]
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 24, 2005 01:51 PM
Oh, I know a Nevaeh, too. I was at Neveah. I'm irritated by people who would do that to their kids. [ January 24, 2005, 01:54 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
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Teshi
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posted January 24, 2005 01:57 PM
It's better than being called "Lleh".
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TheHumanTarget
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posted January 24, 2005 02:51 PM
Annie, I can trump that. When I was working in Puerto Rico doing hurricane recovery I met a woman named Legna (Angel spelled backwards).
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lem
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posted January 24, 2005 03:11 PM
Changing the caps of any part of your name seems to change it.
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MidnightBlue
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posted January 24, 2005 03:35 PM
Julina Vyquetoriya Walkasheaqua or Jubeltine Vyquetoriya Walkasheaqua
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Da_Goat
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posted January 24, 2005 04:12 PM
My real name is DaMonite Friends Forsaken. I'm Da-Mo-Nite!
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CaySedai
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posted January 24, 2005 04:16 PM
I must be related to whiskeysunrise: Caroldean DeFonda Virtue and I just went back and saw the post where it says that Napolean Dynamite as a girl's name is the same as mine ... [ January 24, 2005, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: CaySedai ]
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CaySedai
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posted January 24, 2005 04:21 PM
I did my kids' names, and my daughter Cayla becomes Cayla DeFonda Virtue.
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Narnia
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posted January 24, 2005 05:06 PM
DaFonda? That reminds me of Lafawnduh.
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Dead_Horse
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posted January 24, 2005 07:06 PM
Mine came out blank! I guess that's what happens when your real name is already mormonized. Rain Marie
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Corwin
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posted January 24, 2005 07:07 PM
Nope, that's what happens when you forget to pick a gender! Try again.
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Audeo
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posted January 24, 2005 10:13 PM
I kind of like mine, just first and last 'Chancitee Dennette' if I add the second part of my first name it comes out as 'Danagail Dennette.' If I try it as male it comes out 'DeLance Benner'. The Chancitee reminds me of a girl in my HS class named Shaunnacy, I always thought it was a pretty name too.
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Verily the Younger
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posted January 24, 2005 10:29 PM
I wasn't aware Mormons were famous for giving their children weird names. All the Mormons I've known have had pretty standard American names. Anyway, I got really bored, and plugged in a bunch of Orson Scott Card characters. Here's what came out: Alvin Miller = Alexavier Arville Alvin Maker = Alexavier Draker Margaret Larner = Parkarette LaFarne Verily Cooper = Verneil Kaiden Chipper William Blake = Arville Blaze Napoleon Bonaparte = Noldon Bartell Honoré de Balzac = Helamans Warrior Azer Baloo Ender Wiggin = Elner Knight Train Peter Wiggin = Clester Knight Train Valentine Wiggin = MeleKatherine Virgilene Jason Worthing = Jamieson Tithing Abner Doon = Amber Boyson* Jamie Teague = Jamieson Messiah Angel Deaver Teague = Alexavier Messiah Angel Royal Aal = DeLoyal Aceal *For a man? Crazy.
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Verily the Younger
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posted January 24, 2005 10:51 PM
Okay, so I got even more bored. Here are some that have nothing to do with OSC. Isaac Asimov = Arsace Antrim Zeezrom David Bowie = DavidO Boise Mark Knopfler = Markay Kaiden Chipper Justin Hayward = Justian Waynard Jessica Alba = Jessmina Adelina Linda Cardellini = DaLinda LaDale Bardella Patrick Stewart = Karrick Deward Theodore Roosevelt = Friends Forsaken Revvel Brigham Young = Bridger Caldoun Jesus Christ = Jessik Carrington Alton Brown = Belton Bowden Michelangelo Buonarotti = Messiah Angel Mick BonScott Lucrezia Borgia = Busbyberkly Jukebox-Jezabel Barina Jules Verne = Cleese DeLaVerne Marcus Aurelius = Archilus Archilus Rudyard Kipling = Byard Stripling Lisa Loeb = LaTisha Corneliabell My favorite of all of them so far was when I put in Utada Hikaru 's name, albeit in Western order (first name Hikaru, last name Utada). Hikaru Utada = Hereditary Christmas Holiday This is so stupid. Why is it also so fun?
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Dazzling Kira
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posted January 27, 2005 02:55 PM
My kid's names are already mormonized so I don't need to input them but when I did... Zaragrunudgeyon Stirling. And yes I know someone who just named their newborn daughter Trinity. I like it. Makes me think of Matrix more than anything. [ January 27, 2005, 03:04 PM: Message edited by: Dazzling Kira ]
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 27, 2005 03:03 PM
Verily, it's specifically the Utah Mormons (and some non-Mormon Utahns) who are known for this kind of madness.
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Belle
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posted January 27, 2005 03:54 PM
Well, my screen name becomes "Braquelle" My real name becomes Candri-Anne My kids are, in age order: Seantaclaire Uwarda Vadna-Janmarie poor Natalie! Celestial Glory Uwarda Vadna-Janmarie (Emily) Jordan River Deward (Daniel is almost normal!) Danagail Uwarda Vadna-Janmarie (Abigail)
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GaalD
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posted January 27, 2005 04:28 PM
Jamen Benner I like it. And my real name would be Chaffin Benner Even better
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