The Amarillo Globe-Times from Amarillo, Texas • Page 9

What's in a Name? Maybe a Problem- If the Moniker's Bolivar Shagnasty By BOBBIE UITZ Still Writer What's in a name? Almost anything ranging from geographical and historical 'Influences to the of a parent as any name reader can tell after a random study of names on birth and names in news. More important, a child's name may affect his opinion of himself. This, in turn, may affect his happiness and his ad justment to life, according tc a study made at West Virginia; Wesleyan College. The study found that persons who dislike their first names 1 tend to dislike themselves, and children with freakish first names may be persecuted by other children. generation or two ago, a great many girls got boyish names.

to Z. It this isn't enough cause for confusion, his last name Occasionally a ordinary name may turn into a bad joke when coupled with a last name. A classic example is that of former Texas Gov. imes Hogg'a daughter, Ima. Geography seems to have some influence on names.

In the North, names with the solidity of Plymouth Rock abound. Whereas in the South, girls are to likely to get names as sweet and sirupy as pecan pie and boys continue to be named after Confederate heroes. Here in the Southwest a This" can lead to all aorta of (Germanic in origin) contains confusion including receiving letters. draft notices. The man uses his second and The earliest proper name to eighth first names and his come down from antiquity may be Kn-lil-ti, a name found enscribed oa a Sumerian tablet dating from 3300 B.C.

which was his parents had against an in recovered from Jamdat Nasr, 40 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Other authorities say N'Armer is the oldest name. N'Armer was the father of Menes, the first Egyptian pharoah. The longest name is that of a man in Philadelphia, who has a string of 26 first and middle names ranging literally from A signature is "Hubert Blaine Wolfe 590, Sr." Makes you wonder what kind of a grudge NOW YOU CAN fl CULLIGAH CONDITIONED WATER IN YOUR HOME I MONTH TKIAL PER MONTH (RENTAL PURCHASE PLAN) Pick up your phone and lay CULLIGAN SOFT 355-4438 3801 Wclflin Amarillo, Texas WNMTJUSMESS nocent child. The most common name in the world is Muhammid.

So far no babies bom at Northwest Texas Hospital have been named Muhammad. But so far in May, four Jasons" have been born a Northwest Texas Hospital. Mrs. Boonyea Anderson, offl- recorder of birth certifi cates at the hospital said "there really is no discernible trend in boys' names; however, the name Sean seems to be increas ing in popularity." As for the distaff side, the in first names is great, (but Mrs. Anderson says, "Lynn, Renee and Ann are the most popular middle names." Such standard names as John and Mary are not currently popular.

Mrs. Anderson pointed out another odd bit of name information. "A large majority of the new mothers have Ann as a middle name." Strangely, nine months often is not long enough to choose a name. Many mothers take several days after the birth to select a name. Mrs.

Shirley Brock, registered nurse, supervisor in the labor and delivery rooms a Northwest Texas Hospital, said sometimes the mothers discuss names even at this stage of events." When the name delay drags on, the hospital may offer its selection of books of 'Sometimei the changes her mind after seeing the child, because the baby just doesn't fit the name she had in mind," said Mrs. Brock. Some people tag the child with only one name, while others insist on three or more middle names, Mrs. Anderson said The old Indian custom oi naming a child after the first thing the mother saw following the birth resulted in some mellifluous monnikers; but this, too, had its drawbacks if mother happened to glance out of the teepee and see a mangy buffalo or a dirty old man. The current trend seems to be name your child what you please, but if you dub him Bolivar Shagnasty, hope be comes well equipped with muscles.

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