RWilson wrote:Nitpicking is good....and you are right.....but I just couldn't help wondering what kind of names got passed over:10. Darth9. Adolf8. Attila7. Vlad6. Kevin5. Tiamat4. Rumpy MacPumpy3. Juiblex2. Asberdies1. Flumph (missed by a coin toss)
AdderMcOne wrote:I had a client years ago who had called her children "Steel" and "Blade"...had another by the surname of "Ramsbottom"
Deadlord36 wrote:That's the kind of girl you date.
MShipley88 wrote:The sad part about the Indonesian girl named Houri is that her parents probably meant to name her Houri because they knew the meaning of the word.
In Islam, the houri (ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ), Ḥour-ul-`Ein or ḥawra' in Arabic, are described as "fair women of Paradise" awaiting devout Muslims. According to the Qur'an (55.56), the houri are pure, having never been touched by man or jinn and so they are virgins who marry the devout in the Jannah, the paradise, of afterlife.The word 'virgin' in Arabic does not translate perfectly into English. A closer translation is 'pure being'. The use of the word is not always sexual.The usual etymology derives houri from the word ḥawira, to be black-eyed, like a gazelle (but see the alternative etymology below).
Badmike wrote:I was close friends with two girls in college...their names were Gay and Houri (It was pronounced Whorey, I think she was Indonesian). And yes, I was witness to several times to introductions when they had to say "Hi, I'm Gay and she's Houri" or "I'm Houri and she's Gay" and when someone was looking for them the person saying "Are you Gay?" or "Are you Houri?" in crowds of people and the girls having to sheepishly answer. Luckily both girls had good senses of humor, and no they weren't. What do parents think sometimes when they name kids?Mike B.
GamersRest[FNG] wrote:Don't forget (and I shit you not, my co-workers have called these folks) Orangejello ("Ore-awng-ja-low") Lemonjello ("Lay-mon-ja-low")and my personal favoriteShithead ("Shy-theed")~jeff
Badmike wrote:MShipley88 wrote:The sad part about the Indonesian girl named Houri is that her parents probably meant to name her Houri because they knew the meaning of the word. Cool, I just looked it up, I don't remember if Houri was a Muslim or not or if her parents were, they were from Indonesia, so perhaps. Too bad such a nice name has such an unfortunate pronunciation. Which reminds me at a college mixer one time I was witness to a drunken frat boy upon finding out her name say "So, are you whorey, Houri?" To which she replied "Well, after that question, even if you were the last man on earth you'd never find out..."In Islam, the houri (ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ), Ḥour-ul-`Ein or ḥawra' in Arabic, are described as "fair women of Paradise" awaiting devout Muslims. According to the Qur'an (55.56), the houri are pure, having never been touched by man or jinn and so they are virgins who marry the devout in the Jannah, the paradise, of afterlife.The word 'virgin' in Arabic does not translate perfectly into English. A closer translation is 'pure being'. The use of the word is not always sexual.The usual etymology derives houri from the word ḥawira, to be black-eyed, like a gazelle (but see the alternative etymology below).
MShipley88 wrote:"Whore" is a deliberate corruption of "Houri'...dates back to the crusades. The guys who rammed jets into the World Trade Center were expecting to spend that night with "the women of Paradise"..."Houris."
Winterwords wrote:GamersRest[FNG] wrote:Don't forget (and I shit you not, my co-workers have called these folks) Orangejello ("Ore-awng-ja-low") Lemonjello ("Lay-mon-ja-low")and my personal favoriteShithead ("Shy-theed")~jeffThose 3 were in a book recently about American society that I glanced at. It listed things like the most stupid names people int he States had called their children, and how these parents had spent little or no thought on their childs' name & wellbeing. Can't remember the name of the book. >_<