What is your first name?

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I found much amusement reading the rest of this thread.


Concerning matters nominal, I very recently was astonished to be "accosted" about my last name, when I went to Blackwell's to pick up a book I'd ordered. "Lover of truth!", announced the Blackwell employee, almost frowning, and looking at the book I'd ordered before adding: "Of course, what else could one with such a name be possibly occupied with, than philosophy?"

So someone (very) apparently knew his Greek.

Philaletheia?!

[Renfield]

Philaletheia?!

Very close! Philalithis, as my family spells it, although Philalethes would be closer to the Greek (Φιλαλήθης).

Edit: Technically, it's "lover of the true". But "lover of truth" does not otherwise exist as an epithet, and so this doubles as both.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Very close! Philalithis, as my family spells it, although Philalethes would be closer to the Greek (Φιλαλήθης).

Beautiful.

[Dr. Dread]

Newcomers? 

[Wanderer]

Just saw this.

Full first name's Anastasios (Αναστάσιος), Tasos (Τάσος) for short.

If you also keep your forum names confidential, your privacy will be further enhanced.

Alas, it's rather late for that. We're all exposed. 

[mahler10th]

Anyone got an updated list of first names or even name changes?  For example, "The Gay Cuban Communist"  -  he changed his name somewhere along the line and I'm obviously familiar with him from a previous name (5,000+ posts), but I don't know who the heck he is.

[Dr. Dread]

Anyone got an updated list of first names or even name changes?  For example, "The Gay Cuban Communist"  -  he changed his name somewhere along the line and I'm obviously familiar with him from a previous name (5,000+ posts), but I don't know who the heck he is.

Greg

[ChamberNut]

Greg

Wrong.

It's GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGreggggggggggggggggggg

[Dr. Dread]

Wrong.

It's GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGreggggggggggggggggggg

You calling me "wrong", Canada-boy? 

[Opus106]

Also, more recently, G Forever.

[mahler10th]

Thanks you fellows.

[The new erato]

Odd

[Dr. Dread]

Odd

I keep forgetting. Odd name though.

[Dundonnell]

From long ago I remember a Norwegian conductor called Odd Gruner-Hegge(1899-1973). He was the Principal Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra until 1962 and of the Norwegian Opera from 1961 until 1969.

[The new erato]

It's a traditional (as in totally out of fashion these days) Norwegian name meaning Edge (as on a knife). No relation to the U2 guitarist though.

[Dr. Dread]

It's a traditional (as in totally out of fashion these days) Norwegian name meaning Edge (as on a knife). No relation to the U2 guitarist though.

Cool name, actually.

[The new erato]

If I mention that Stranger is a reasonably accepted family name here (it's not mine though and you don't pronounce it as you would in English) you might just think what it would feel like to have Odd Stranger on your business cards.

[Dr. Dread]

If I mention that Stranger is a reasonably accepted family name here (it's not mine though and you don't pronounce it as you would in English) you might just think what it would feel like to have Odd Stranger on your business cards.

No one would believe you. 

[mahler10th]

It's a traditional (as in totally out of fashion these days) Norwegian name meaning Edge (as on a knife). No relation to the U2 guitarist though.

Frightening.  Isn't just plain Grieg enough?

When I was younger and working in a tourist bar, the Norwegians were always the most straightforward no nonsense types, but with a confident peace around their beings.  They were nearly as tall as the Dutch.
Hmm...
While I'm at it, The Dutch were always the tallest.  The Danes were always trying to give us money with holes in it and looking for other ways not to pay.  The Canadians were raucious and seemed to always want to steal beermats and ashtrays.  The Americans were always talking about the Clan they came from.  The Irish behaved is if they knew you all their life (great!).  The Germans...erm...well...for some reason they didn't really say much at all, but were always immaculately dressed and polite.  The Italians were always talking about Italy.  The Japanses were always fiddling with their cameras.  The English were the the most polite (like the Germans)but knowledgeable to the extent that a Scot could be put to shame.  The French were strong minded and irascible.  Eastern Europeans, I felt, had an indescribable humble toughness about them, a trait which I thought was admirable (and fearful for their enemies.).  The South Africans spoke like they would be taking the place over any minuite, and you with it.  The Australians were usually 'just passing through'.  The Swedes were always laughing.
My potted overviews of 'meetings with other nations in 1984' may be cliche ridden, but some cliche's are there because that's what they are!

Anyway Odd, I like Norwegian people, even if they do have dangerous implications to their name.

ERATO:   If I mention that Stranger is a reasonably accepted family name here (it's not mine though and you don't pronounce it as you would in English) you might just think what it would feel like to have Odd Stranger on your business cards.

I laughed so hard that the people upstairs must be wondering what's wrong with me.

[The new erato]

The Mayor of Oslo in the 6o-ies was Rolf Stranger. Now if he'd only had an Odd son....