tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post8988151342066833321..comments2024-02-17T05:13:24.552-05:00Comments on Tommy's Table: What's in a (Southern) name?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-79867505812654022462011-04-24T11:46:22.277-04:002011-04-24T11:46:22.277-04:00to the poster that says she pushes back on being a...to the poster that says she pushes back on being a southerner...why? ..Nothing better then being from the south...anyway..heres some of my family names.<br /> Estelle, Meda, Thamer, Ethel, MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-75040075416860785432011-04-17T12:21:28.581-04:002011-04-17T12:21:28.581-04:00Those names will NEVER go away as long as there as...Those names will NEVER go away as long as there as white trailer trash around and it looks like they are reproducing like rabbits or in words you can under stand Tommy: "Watermelons over to Cordele". God help us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-85466381536317092672011-04-11T07:22:39.400-04:002011-04-11T07:22:39.400-04:00Being the grown-up isn’t about relinquishing paren...Being the grown-up isn’t about relinquishing parental control. It’s about self-awareness and honesty. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, tired and stressed – remember: the kids didn’t choose this. Sure, maybe you didn’t either, but the point is: it’s not their fault that you’re feeling this way.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.singledadfinancialhelp.com/" rel="nofollow">help for single Dads</a>Dan.Eliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887100495665141345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-14530916812827189982011-04-10T22:44:20.970-04:002011-04-10T22:44:20.970-04:00You're so right about names coming and going. ...You're so right about names coming and going. Someday the nursing homes will be filled with Tiffanys and Kaylas. And babies will once again be named Mildred and Wilbur (and Little Tommy).VirginiaMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-72065814502731587022011-04-10T16:17:41.000-04:002011-04-10T16:17:41.000-04:00My paternal side of the family has names such as: ...My paternal side of the family has names such as: Myrtis, Virgerie, and Una Mae. My paternal grandmother's name was Eula Magnolia! I am so glad I do not have her name. <br />Also, your blog reminds me that my mother also learn how to cook at 12 this was in 1933. She was the oldest daughter and she helped raised her brothers and sister. Her mother (my grandma) had to go to work because her daddy (my grandaddy) died from a cotton mill accident. Your blog reminds us that we all fall on tough times and the government has not always been there to pick us up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-51472840692515578562011-04-08T15:21:32.950-04:002011-04-08T15:21:32.950-04:00Tommy,
My maternal grandmother's name was Rosa...Tommy,<br />My maternal grandmother's name was Rosalie, somewhere in the family tree there was an "Azilee", although I am not at all sure about the spelling of that one, and my maternal grandaddy was Yancey. But growing up in Rock Hill, a church friend's dad was named Ottis. Ironically, I saw his obit in the Rock Hill paper the day before your column ran ...<br />http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldonline/obituary.aspx?n=ottis-auten&pid=150029512&fhid=6358Kathi Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-75014806679392405052011-04-08T12:09:22.261-04:002011-04-08T12:09:22.261-04:00I've got one of those first names that just le...I've got one of those first names that just leads to trouble. It's "Bolyn." If it were "Jim" and someone went looking for the "Jim" that caused a problem, there would likely be four or five of the fellows he'd have to go through before he got to the real "Jim." With "Bolyn" I'm guilty immediately. I can't escape anything.<br /><br />So, moms, name the new baby something common like "Sue." So when the neighbor comes up to your door and says "Sue" did so-and-so, you can say "that must be some other "Sue."<br /><br />Bolyn McClung<br />PinevilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-64582224034930828872011-04-08T10:47:59.399-04:002011-04-08T10:47:59.399-04:00Tommy, you and I have spoken before. My mother'...Tommy, you and I have spoken before. My mother's family had a farm/sawmill between Odom and Surrency. Her oldest brother was Ottis Reddish born around 1896. My grandfather's name was James Ishom. There were so many James Ishom Reddishs in the area that I have been unable to discern which one I'm related to!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242745919076845386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-3314894228945935142011-04-08T09:55:46.332-04:002011-04-08T09:55:46.332-04:00Some of the names in my family are/have been - Har...Some of the names in my family are/have been - Harry Tolbert, Marion Wilson, Mildred Ida, Orin Martin, Edna Dixon, Willadeen Patricia, Willard Perry, Virginia Alma, Malcolm Chastain, Annie Sue, Lila Mae. My mother was Rebecca Dixon, and her twin was named Roberta Nixon.Lynne Stevensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-18096916572326510172011-04-07T12:52:58.183-04:002011-04-07T12:52:58.183-04:00Several generations back, in my mom's family t...Several generations back, in my mom's family there is an Ettrice and Uttrice. I never figured out the difference!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-60659392814420643582011-04-06T19:51:57.807-04:002011-04-06T19:51:57.807-04:00My maternal grandfather was an L.M. too... Labe Mo...My maternal grandfather was an L.M. too... Labe Monroe. Everybody called him Bub. I loved him dearly.JennAMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146956892832174530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-41650102474506012502011-04-06T18:36:45.857-04:002011-04-06T18:36:45.857-04:00My grandfather was Olin. My brother's middle ...My grandfather was Olin. My brother's middle name is Carroll and I know a Karol (also male) I've known of an older gentleman named Kermit. And I have an Uncle Hubert. These Southern names go on and on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-28387753330897149682011-04-06T17:54:38.566-04:002011-04-06T17:54:38.566-04:00There's another Ottis - an infamous one: Ottis...There's another Ottis - an infamous one: Ottis Toole, the horrible excuse for humanity who, among other things, may well have murdered young Adam Walsh.<br />This Ottis has gone to meet his maker and is likely in the opposite locale than your uncle...lkmnewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-79701798857512518322011-04-06T17:54:09.084-04:002011-04-06T17:54:09.084-04:00My wife's family has some winners: Judson, Cla...My wife's family has some winners: Judson, Claxton and Euzelle. <br />I'm working on a piece for hubpages about the only cop killed in the line of duty in Lancaster, SC: Benjamin Franklin Sowell. Died July 4, 1937.Ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003494480010458977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-34692931796216313132011-04-06T17:53:56.274-04:002011-04-06T17:53:56.274-04:00I push back on being labeled a southerner, but at ...I push back on being labeled a southerner, but at the same time love our family names: Jiggy, Buddy (nickname for my uncle and a female cousin 2x removed), Melvin Clifford, Myron, Orville, and a great aunt named "Wild Woman!"Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056069585149012200noreply@blogger.com