Comments on: What’s In a Name?

By: Bernardo

Bernardo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:49:09 +0000

As an undergrad at Penn I always wondered whether the Penn Police chief had been picked just for his name: Chief Rambo. I mean, who´d want to mess with him?

Well, it turns out more than a few local thugs, including a 14 year old girl who held up a student on campus… ah well.

By: Bob Cheeks

Bob Cheeks — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:33:57 +0000

When my first child was born, I asked my wife, who was laying in bed recovering if we might name the little baby-girl, Ophelia. We named her Amy.

By: Michael Baruzzini

Michael Baruzzini — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:12:57 +0000

An obscure one: The Greek general Nikias’ name was from the word for “victory”. His record was flawless until he led the expedition to Sicily in 415. He was killed and his forces annihilated in the worst disaster the Athenian forces ever suffered.

By: Kathleen Prantner

Kathleen Prantner — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:43:07 +0000

During the 1890s, on my father’s side, a Lawless married a Crook. Really!!

By: G.R. Mead

G.R. Mead — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:09:53 +0000

Boyd Skinner, M.D. — Dermatologist, Pensacola, Fla.

Dennis H. Peters, Urologist, also Pensacola, Fla.

We also had a Dr. Payne at one point, but he died…

Ya can’t make this stuff up…

By: Gene

Gene — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Sir Henry Head, British neuroanatomist

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:35:55 +0000

I’m a medical student in Philadelphia (Jefferson Medical College), and the director of the first year neuroscience block here is named Dr. George Brainerd. “Brain-nerd”. Really.

(I should also mention he’s a fantastic teacher and a warm, thoughtful man.)

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:33:04 +0000

Dr. Payne, dentist. Google reveals more than one of these. But I once met someone who told me that a Dr. Payne had an office in the same building as an oral surgeon, Dr. Dalbert Fear. Even better, when there was empty space in the building, the real estate agent to contact was Mr. Jeff Harshe.

Hopefully none of these names are actually descriptive!

By: Timothy Bauman

Timothy Bauman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:55:30 +0000

Judge John Wisdom (5th Cir.)

Dr. David J. Mitten (hand doctor, Roch. NY)

Dr. Harold Stopp (noted for vasectomies, Roch. NY)

By: Mike Kriskey

Mike Kriskey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:46:57 +0000

The pitcher Early Wynn.