२९ जानेवारी, २०२१

Hello, my "today name" is Addison.

In the comments to the previous post — which is about naming schools — I was just wondering: "Hey, what about all the little girls who've been named Madison in the last couple decades when it's been one of the most popular names? It's like calling your baby Slaveowner? What were you thinking?!!" 

Here's a place where you can type in your name and year of birth and find out what your name you would have today if you were given the name that is as popular now as your name was the year you were born. I get to be Addison. Not Madison. Screw that guy, lop off the M, and there you have it: Addison. There once was a girl named Addison/Who happened to live in Madison....

Actually, Madison seems to have become a girl's name as a consequence of a joke in the 1984 movie "Splash!" The mermaid-turned-human character suddenly needs a name for herself, looks up at the nearest street sign — this is in NYC — and says "Madison." Check the name calculator I linked to and you'll see. It's not a girl's name at all in 1983, appears for the first time in in 1984, and climbs year by year after that. 


Bonus fact: Mitch McConnell's full name is Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.

५६ टिप्पण्या:

Chris of Rights म्हणाले...

The origin of the name "Wendy" is from Peter Pan.

Marcus Bressler म्हणाले...

Imagine being named "Hillary" or "Karen", for that matter.

THEOLDMAN

Or "Dick".

Jaq म्हणाले...

Call me Ishmael.

stevew म्हणाले...

Joseph. Biblical. Another saint name. So I've got that going for me, which is nice.

tim maguire म्हणाले...

Alexander. 11th most popular.

David Begley म्हणाले...

Ann:

You’ve opened the door with the first two lines of a proposed limerick. Start composing Althousians!

tim maguire म्हणाले...

Marcus said...Imagine being named "Hillary" or "Karen", for that matter...Or "Dick".

Richard is a family name. My father and oldest brother both go by (went by, in my father's case) Dick even though Richard offers other options. You'd be surprised at how little significance that seemingly obvious association actually has in daily use.

That said, my nephew, Richard III, goes by Trip.

Temujin म्हणाले...

I just put in 'Temujin' and stumped the machine. Racists.

I win.

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

Less than five girls in 2019 named "Peg".

Word gets around.

I am Laslo.

The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...

"It's like calling your baby Slaveowner?"

I never thought of doing that - but I LIKE it.

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

Nobody is named "Mermaid". I checked.

Curious George म्हणाले...

"I get to be Addison. Not Madison. Screw that guy, lop off the M, and there you have it: Addison. "

You forgot the additional D.

"Actually, Madison seems to have become a girl's name as a consequence of a joke in the 1984 movie "Splash!" The mermaid-turned-human character suddenly needs a name for herself, looks up at the nearest street sign — this is in NYC — and says "Madison."

In the movie Zombieland, all the main characters take the names of the cities they're from. Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock. In the sequel "Zombieland: Double Tap" there is a character from Madison, named Madison.

Curious George म्हणाले...

"I get to be Addison. Not Madison. Screw that guy, lop off the M, and there you have it: Addison. "

A lot of Addisons in Chicago. And Clarks. For kids names. And pets.

Why? Cubs. Wrigley Field is at the intersection of Clark and Addison.

Mikey NTH म्हणाले...

Perhaps it would be easier to just give people numbers? Or maybe pictographs such as Prince used?

Curious George म्हणाले...

"Bonus fact: Mitch McConnell's full name is Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr."

Bonus bonus fact: Arizona Diamondback pitcher Madison Bumgarner went to prom with a girl named Madison Bumgarner.

Beat that!

Josephbleau म्हणाले...

There once was a girl named Addison/Who happened to live in Madison / She tried to survive / In that progressive hive/ And succeeded by keeping her pantyson.

gilbar म्हणाले...

Imagine being named "Hillary" or "Karen",

my best friend's mom is Named Karen.
The whole "Karen" thing makes her Very unhappy. She Constantly complains about the whole "Karen" thing, and demands to see people's managers about it

Darkisland म्हणाले...

In Puerto Rico we have a baseball stadium named after a convicted drug smuggler.

OTOH, he was smuggling weed which is now legal in PR so maybe give him a pass?

I also do not want to diss Cepeda. Great baseball player, in 17 Baseball halls of fame really nice guy apparently.

Just dissing naming govt financed stadiums after people, especially living people.

John Henry

Deb म्हणाले...

My husband's name was 492nd in popularity in 1949. I'm surprised it even registered.

Leland म्हणाले...

Actually, Madison seems to have become a girl's name as a consequence of a joke in the 1984 movie "Splash!"

Um...
From Madde, a medieval girls' name short for Madeleine or Maud.

Anyway, it reminds me of Maddie Hayes and David Addison.

gspencer म्हणाले...

Mid-1980s, NYC - well, more realistically that mermaid could have had the name Crack Whore.

rehajm म्हणाले...

I recall a Caitlin spike in the early 90s. Grade schools had five Caitlins per classroom. It was a bit of a problem...

Curious George म्हणाले...

LeBron James name would be Blaise James.

Jake from State Farm would be Brandon from State Farm.

tim maguire म्हणाले...

My daughter's today name is Cameryn, which shouldn't count because it's just a dumb spelling of a much less rare name.

Curious George म्हणाले...

Barack Obama would just be Obama.

narciso म्हणाले...

Like bruce willis in moonlighting?

tcrosse म्हणाले...

My today name would be Xavier. Does one pronounce it Zavier or Ex-avier or Hah-vi-ay? I'll stick with my porn name.

ceowens म्हणाले...

Just call me Maximilanio.

daskol म्हणाले...

Good thing they weren't on 5th avenue.

Dust Bunny Queen म्हणाले...

Sophia. Would be my name today.

? Ok I guess.

Joe Smith म्हणाले...

Maybe the worst resolution I've ever seen on a Youtube clip.

Now I know what Stevie Wonder sees when he watches a movie.

Meade म्हणाले...

My today name is Li’l Meade.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Good thing they weren't on 5th Avenue

149th Street...If you happen to tune in to the LPGA one name on the leaderboard might be Lee6. Seems the Korean LPGA has so many of them they are numbered in the player registry. This one stuck.

Meade म्हणाले...

My tomorrow name will be Li’l Meadie Wonder.

CStanley म्हणाले...

We named our female cat “Madison” after the movie character.

Curious George म्हणाले...

"Li’l Meade said...
My tomorrow name will be Li’l Meadie Wonder."

Reminds me of Little Jerry Seinfeld.

rcocean म्हणाले...

All about Eve's Addison De Witt. The Spectator with Addison and Steele. Any others? Nope.

I was shocked when a young woman at my Company had the first name "Ryan" as in "Ryan O'Neill". when did that become acceptable? And then there's "Ashely" a man's name till mothers decided to name their daughters after him.

rcocean म्हणाले...

the English used to have men's names that American thought were feminine. Like Evelyn and Robin. i wonder if they've stopped or kept on naming their boys after a cute bird.

rcocean म्हणाले...

I wanted to name our daughter Kumquat - but I lost that one. My wife said everyone would call her "Kum".

LA_Bob म्हणाले...

Leland beat me to it. I'm a bit surprised they didn't name the Cybil Shepard character "Madison Hayes". Too soon after "Splash", maybe? I wonder if it was even discussed.

mikee म्हणाले...

My son's middle name is Matthew, Hebrew for "Gift from God." Yes, he was a surprise. Yes, he figured that out in his teen years. Yes, he got over it, when told that although his conception was a surprise, his birth was not.

My redneck older brother thinks this middle name references Matthews, NC, the town in which we grew up.

What a funny old world it would be were we all the same.

Baffled in Buffalo म्हणाले...

Speaking of "Madison" as female name and movies, there's an exchange in "Juno", the 2007 indy film about a pregnant teenager, wherein the guy from the couple who have agreed to adopt the child mentions to Juno, the teenager, that the name "Madison" if it's a girl has been proposed; and Juno says isn't that "a little gay"? E. Page, who played Juno, has said sorry, sorry in interviews.


DanTheMan म्हणाले...

Hmmmm.... LoganTheMan just doesn't have the same ring to it...

Two-eyed Jack म्हणाले...

It turns out my "today name" is Messiah.

I wonder how many Messiahs will there be in 2081.

Too many or not enough?

Clyde म्हणाले...

My name was #204 the year I was born. My results:
2019: Patrick
2018: Mark
2017: Kaden
2010s: Zayden
2000s: Roberto
1990s: Trenton
1980s: Dominic
1970s: Angel
1960s: Mario
1950s: Maurice
1940s: Ben
1930s: Wendell
1920s: Ted
1910s: Mark
1900s: Moses
1890s: Fredrick
1880s: Dock

Some people call me Maurice...

Jaq म्हणाले...

Here is my submission for the “Cringies” award. I know I have a lot of competition from press this year and it’s going to be tough, but here goes.

It’s said a grown girl, eke name Addison
Doth blog her redoubt, name of Maddison
The sum of her labors
A few pissed off neighbors
And espousal of Indiana’s gladdest son.

Meade म्हणाले...

“Indiana’s gladdest son.”

LOL. That might be my day after tomorrow name.

gbarto म्हणाले...

Kellen? What the hell is Kellen? Maybe if my father had written Catch-22...

Steven म्हणाले...

Leland, are you under the impression that those baby name sites are other than totally full of nonsense?

RigelDog म्हणाले...

My cousin had a baby girl last year and named her Addison. None of my business but it irks me a little that they named a girl "Adam's son". Why??

Our daughter and her husband may be trying for a baby soon---if it's a girl there are so many lovely names. She's partial to Annabel and Evelyn right now. If I'd had another chance to name a girl, I'd chose Anthea---haven't sold her on that one yet.

Two-eyed Jack म्हणाले...

I looked up my future names:

2022: Addison
2023: Baddison
2024: Marco
2025: McGee
2026: Lorenzo
2027: Albert
2028: Muhammed
2029: Sushi
2030: Norbert
2021: Herbert
2032: Dogobert
2033: Tree
2034: Bobby
2035: Robby
2036: Schnitzelbank
2037: Rover
2038: B'Free

Jaq म्हणाले...

I really thought I had rhymed myself into a corner that time.

Meade म्हणाले...

Yes,welll, whatever you do, just don’t name all your babies “Dave.” I think we all know what happened to Mrs. McCave. And now it’s too late.

Two-eyed Jack म्हणाले...

Meade,

Everyone should be familiar with the great Jim Copp and Ed Brown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxWwPBjWesA

Bart Hall म्हणाले...

When my mother was named Beverly in 1918 it was predominantly a man's name.

David A. Carlson म्हणाले...

Wait, I thought his real name was Cocaine Mitch