D’Brickashaw…Really?
I remember it like it was a few years ago, because it was. The NFL Draft was a few months away and the mock drafts were mocking. That’s when I heard it. D’Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle from the University of Virginia. Say what? Come again?
Ferguson is named after Father Ralph de Bricassart, a fictional character in the 1977 novel (and on the 1983 television mini-series) The Thorn Birds, played by Richard Chamberlain.(From Wikipedia)
You girls should LOVE that!
Okay, at least that makes a little sense. Sort of. I actually like unusual names, heck, I have an unusual name. How many Rex’s do you know, personally? My full name is even better or worse, depending on how you look at it. Noble from my paternal grandfather and Rexford from my Father. The first day of school every year was an adventure, with each teacher getting to the R’s and hesitating but eventually saying, “Noble Robinson”? I would wait for the giggles to subside and I would sheepishly say, “just call me Rex”.
Some parents just go off the deep end in their attempts to make their children “stand out in a crowd”. Instead of allowing them to create their own identities, they do it for them by naming them like cartoon characters. Celebrities are the worst. Apple? Audio Science? Pilot Inspektor? Sage Moonblood? Bronx Mowgli?
The reason this subject came to mind is one of our commits(as of today anyway), Da’Rick Rogers. Do you know how to pronounce it? If you are a die-hard you might, but I bet many of you do not. You might think it’s Duh-Rick or Dah-Rick, but you would be wrong. It’s Day-Rick with the apostrophe taking the place of the “Y”, what’s wrong with you? I have talked with many teachers over the years and have heard some great names.
See if you can figure this one out. This is a real name.
Le-a.
I’ll even give you a hint. It’s a girl’s name.
My name isn’t as odd as Orangejello or Le-a, but I have had to put up with having my name corrected for me my whole life. My name is Jefferson Bryan, and as most of you can see everyone’s first reaction is that my name has been put in the wrong order. where as Bryan should be my first name and Jefferson my last. I have gotten used to it, but as a kid I was treated like an idiot by adults until they figured out they were the dumb asses and I would just smile contently
August 27, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Read a story about the girl with the longest name in the world. Her parents named her Tula-Does-The-Hula-From-Hawaii (or something close to that). She sued to have it legally changed.
January 27, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Rex, I feel your pain man. Growing up with the name “Kit Kitchens” isn’t all that easy, especially since “Kit” isn’t short for anything.
Plus, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been referenced as the car from Knight Rider, or the girl from “A League of Their Own.” And let’s not even talk about the American Girl (or Doll or something like that) series where one of the dolls is named Kitt Kittridge.
Thank God I have a sense of humor or I’d have gone postal years ago.
January 25, 2010 at 6:01 AM
I knew a girl named Candy Lust. Tell me her parents didn’t want her to grow up to be a stripper!
January 24, 2010 at 11:40 AM
okay, the worst one I’ve ever seen (and as a NICU nurse I’ve seen a few) is Serenity Divine. Wouldn’t be that awful, but the baby was a BOY! Either the mom wanted him to grow up to be a drag queen or really wanted him to get lots of beatings as a little kid.
January 22, 2010 at 9:10 PM
Hey, I have a friend name Cat and a Dog named Steve…. Does that count for anything?
January 22, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Uhh..No.
January 22, 2010 at 5:15 PM
I knew a real estate agent by the name of Ben Dover. He could have done something about that though…I am kind of partial to Duh-Rick but that is only because my husband’s name is Rik and it reminds me of conversations I have with him.
January 22, 2010 at 4:30 PM
My first name alternates between Duh and Dammit, so I feel Rik’s pain.
January 22, 2010 at 5:15 PM
Let’s not forget Saran Stacy…..
I’ll never forget watching Alabama play and Keith Jackson trying to explain that his momma named him after Saran Wrap.
January 22, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Named my two sons Thomas Jefferson and Jon-Paul respectively. With a last name like Cojones(Spanish pronunciation: Kuh hone ness) I remind them as adults that I could have named them Apaira(Uh pear uh) and Harry.
January 22, 2010 at 2:18 PM
I would say cajones is on a roll, but that might leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth.
January 22, 2010 at 2:36 PM
(moved)
The meanest one I’ve ever seen was Shithead
(pronounced Sha theed) Parents need to be slaped for that
January 22, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Of course you have heard of Ahbeeseadee, spelled Abcd.
January 22, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Shithead has an arabic pronunciation, dummy: She Eat He Aah Duh. Some of you don’t know “Shit” because he is hiding in a cave in Afghanistan/Pakistan.
January 22, 2010 at 2:06 PM
True story -when my son JW was born …. while standing at the viewing glass there was a little girl child named “Meconium”. Now I being a first time Dad had studied well…I turned to a nurse and started to affirm my suspicions when she interruped and told me to “just hush..we’ll fix that later”.
January 22, 2010 at 11:17 AM
Frank Zappa named his daughter “Moonunit”.
Being Scott King, I have a group of friends who call me “Coretta”.
January 22, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Well, everyone knows that the dash isn’t silent. And one would think that the entire Georgia nation could pronounce Da’Rick correctly. After all we spent 4 years with Tra Battle.
January 22, 2010 at 10:21 AM
My mom was a elementary school counselor for a time in south Georgia. She had a set of twins in her school whose names were Lemonjello and Orangejello….yes that’s right. Lemon Jello and Orange Jello.
January 22, 2010 at 10:16 AM
It’s Leedasha. The dash don’t be silent.
January 22, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I had actually heard Da’Rick’s proper pronunciation before, but until I was told how to say it correctly I would have gone with what most would have…as far as the girl’s name, I do believe that one is pronounced Le-dash-a.
It’ll be interesting to see how many announcers get Da’Rick’s name right.
January 22, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Wow…a lot of folks beat me to the punch while I was typing my reply!
January 22, 2010 at 9:38 AM
That’s Ledasha (the dash ain’t silent)
January 22, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Hey Noble T-Rex.. While it’s good to know the Da’Rick is not “duh” Rick, I’ll just be glad when he signs that LOI!
And the girl’s name…. La-Dash-uh. Beautiful, huh?
January 22, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Incorrect as it may be, I prefer to pronounce Rogers’ name like Da Bears (in my best George Wendt/Chris Farley voice of course). I have a feeling a chant of some sort may be in our future if he indeed signs Feb. 3rd.
Also, as a teacher, some of the best names I’ve seen came from a whole group of brothers named Jhericus, Jhanarious, and Jhemarcus. Apparently mom was into the “Jh” consonant combination.
January 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM
LeDasha! I got it! See ya in Tifton…..
January 22, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Wow. That’s amazing. Le-Dasha it is. Two of you got it pretty quickly but you responded first. Thanks for playing!
January 22, 2010 at 9:35 AM
The meanest one I’ve ever seen was Shithead
(pronounced Sha theed) Parents need to be slaped for that.
January 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM