What's your name? You promise you won't laugh? Of course! I know lots of girls with, you know. Made-up sounding African names? Um, yeah. So what do they call you? Ingrid. You set me up for that, right? Works every time.
Name Origins Pillows
Add a personal touch to any space with pillows featuring amusing or enlightening name origin tales—comfort and curiosity in one.
"For the girls—Kimberly, Caitlin, Lauren, Cindy, and Tracy. For the boys—Cameron, Christopher, Adam, Jeffrey, and Gregory."
Doglike man to vampire: 'Call me an apprentice werewolf, or even a beginner werewolf, but don't call me an under werewolf!'
"She likes to be included, so I told her the tea is called 'Squirrel Grey.'"
"I'm not sure if we're named after passwords or vice versa."
'Hi, my name is Bruce Wayne, but not THE Bruce Wayne!'
"Come on, we've thought of 492 names surely we can get one more"
'Those are my triplets. Com, Net and Org Barnes.'
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"If you really loved me you wouldn't have called me Euthanasia!"
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'I'll never understand parents. They name you Patrick O'Kelly O'Grady and then punish you for shenanigans.'
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What really became of the boy named Sue.
"The definitions in this dictionary seem at odds with the words they're describing?"
Dear Sadie, I'm just an aging Baby-Boomer who still believes in America, and sees all the good around me, but I don't understand why we've become so mean. How can I feel good about us again? Signed, Marlemarion. Great question. There's an easy answer as to how you can feel better about the world. Change your name to something normal! I just don't agree with the @#$% premise that we've gotten mean.
'My other baby is Mercedes'
"Sinead?!"
"We're callin' 'im Bill, coz he came at the end of the month"
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"We named him XB32116 so we never forget the Wi-Fi password."
'We have GOT to find a new squadron name!'
"Seriously? You guys couldn't do any better than Frank?"
"We're having a problem naming him. All the domain names we like are already taken!"
"Just a moment, please. I would like my mother's maiden name included."
Captain Eddie's New Boat: 'Don't over-think it, just go with the moment...ok, maybe a little thinking...'
'I'm a guy and my name is Vixen! Of course I'm going to have issues!'
'I got my grant to study why the word 'COOL' persists generation after generation'
Changing house name.
'I'd like to have my name legally changed to 'Dot Com.''
'Mike, all I'm saying is, 'Fred' is fine, but 'David' has a nicer ring to it!'
"My parents named me Bill because I was past due when I was born."
I'm going to have a baby girl soon. What's a good name for a baby girl, Randy? Wait … you're going to have a what? Tell me you didn't just say what I think you said, little buddy. I'm going to have a baby girl. Met a lady, we fell in love, got married, and now we're going to have a baby girl. Wait ... you're talking about some video game, aren't you? I'm thinking of naming her SIMantha, but that might bee too obvious.
'Therefore I do christen this child 'Isyouis Oris You Ain't.''
'I'm not Sandy. I thought you were Sandy.'
Name Origins Pillows Collection
Name Origins Mugs
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Name Origins Prints
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Name Origins T-Shirts
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