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93. Crwth, cwm, cwtch.

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Sun Dec 2, 2018, 01:49 PM

Dec 2018

Derived from Welsh and Old English, but listed in modern English dictionaries.

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If anyone likes the name Abcde that much, [View all] guillaumeb Nov 2018 OP

It's not a name Charlotte Little Nov 2018 #1

It is a name Niagara Nov 2018 #5

Absidy Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #6

That is merely your opinion... tonedevil Dec 2018 #83

Post removed Post removed Dec 2018 #88

Whatever.. that spelling is asanine Adrahil Dec 2018 #127

My apologies Niagara Dec 2018 #129

Gun humpers agree wtih you. Kaleva Dec 2018 #136

Thank you for comparing me to a gun humping repuke Niagara Dec 2018 #140

Well, they are all for "personal freedom" without having to face consequences. Kaleva Dec 2018 #141

Isn't the "E" silent? PJMcK Dec 2018 #26

If we're going to go with strict English orthography, the "c" would be Poiuyt Dec 2018 #43

Abkdee? Kaleva Dec 2018 #137

An "e" at the end of a word is almost silent Poiuyt Dec 2018 #150

That girl may change her name to Abby at age 18 SoCalDem Nov 2018 #2

She should change her last name to Fghij. Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #84

Love it Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #90

You win the internet today! moose65 Dec 2018 #116

I LOL'd! True Dough Dec 2018 #128

Or Lmno, pronounced MineralMan Dec 2018 #135

Absidy Fighidge Politicub Dec 2018 #142

It does! Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #151

why not vwxyz jcgoldie Dec 2018 #144

Absidy Fig-Hidge trc Dec 2018 #152

No originality at all In It to Win It Nov 2018 #3

They also should not act like their favored pronunciation is obvious and/or perfectly reasonable RockRaven Nov 2018 #4

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet... KatyMan Dec 2018 #92

lol OriginalGeek Dec 2018 #155

Unusual amount of judgement going on here lately MrGrieves Dec 2018 #7

I've noticed that, too, and liberalhistorian Dec 2018 #9

And by nature of your response Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #11

How so? MrGrieves Dec 2018 #56

"Unusual amount of judgement going on here lately" Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #57

Big time Name Shaming epidemic! delisen Dec 2018 #14

Bullshit. Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #20

Colorful. delisen Dec 2018 #22

Correct. Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #30

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #121

Some people have more empathy than others pnwmom Dec 2018 #16

Very True. Snackshack Dec 2018 #52

judgment? among strangers? on the Internets? Mr. Quackers Dec 2018 #65

It doesn't matter what someone's name is. liberalhistorian Dec 2018 #8

I got the "weird" name in the family ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #12

Actually they ABSOLUTELY have that right. Codeine Dec 2018 #13

I don't blame the person for spontaneously chuckling when s/he first saw the name. pnwmom Dec 2018 #17

Many Americans still can't pronounce "Nguyen"-maybe it is best to ask delisen Dec 2018 #25

You really don't see a distinction Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #31

ABCDE looked like a fake name. Like 12345. That's the problem. pnwmom Dec 2018 #36

If the parent likes the name, the parent should change their own name. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #38

Nope. Can't completely agree. Adrahil Dec 2018 #49

Lot of "stupid" names out there. Who cares? Liberal In Texas Dec 2018 #10

Moonbeam, Blue, Sunshine, Wolf, Echo radical noodle Dec 2018 #123

It's unpronounceable using the usual rules of phonics. pnwmom Dec 2018 #15

Yes, and I imagine this kid is going to be constantly asked how to pronounce her name. LisaL Dec 2018 #24

And in my opinion, it borders on psychological abuse. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #39

Abcde goes back to at least 1990. It is an established name. delisen Dec 2018 #18

I am not name shaming. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #40

With an average of 11 unfortunate babies a year -- out of 4 million. pnwmom Dec 2018 #42

I've found it in regular reports. It is rare but so are many other names. delisen Dec 2018 #74

These aren't just rare names. They are JOKE names. pnwmom Dec 2018 #75

No one on here is name shaming the child Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #63

I reject your accusation of dishonesty and I consider the delisen Dec 2018 #64

You literally wrote Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #66

Sorry I don't understand your post. delisen Dec 2018 #71

That doesn't surprise me Charlotte Little Dec 2018 #89

I don't understand the Jump from child to Trump. delisen Dec 2018 #147

Unsurprisingly ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #130

That is funny! When in denial, patronize? delisen Dec 2018 #146

My name is very unusual but not gimmicky renate Dec 2018 #19

Immigrant names are often unpronounceable to Americans delisen Dec 2018 #21

This is a white family from Texas. LisaL Dec 2018 #23

It is a matter of treating people equally. Even in the US delisen Dec 2018 #28

I do treat everyone equal on this issue. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #34

Ijust don't understand why one makes that judgement without knowing more delisen Dec 2018 #50

We know the name they picked. That's enough to know pnwmom Dec 2018 #61

Your argument fits the definition of prejudice. delisen Dec 2018 #62

I am only prejudiced against parents who deliberately hurt their kids. pnwmom Dec 2018 #67

I guess we just don't see it the same way. Vive la difference. delisen Dec 2018 #72

We make that judgement because they jumbled random fucking Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #76

"ABCDE is the first fucking five letters of the alphabet and is NOT the spelling of any name." NYC Liberal Dec 2018 #81

Show me another proper noun that has no vowels Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #87

Crwth, cwm, cwtch. MineralMan Dec 2018 #93

Not a proper noun Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #94

Well Zyzyxx is a real place name. MineralMan Dec 2018 #95

Y is used as a vowel Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #96

But, there is a vowel in ABCDE. MineralMan Dec 2018 #99

Italian names sure seem to bother you .. Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #103

You seem to have run out of relevant things to say. MineralMan Dec 2018 #124

Well first, Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #125

Dude, you replied directly to me. MineralMan Dec 2018 #126

You interjected above to a conversation I had with another poster Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #133

It is an open public forum. MineralMan Dec 2018 #134

Then by all means let's show everyone where you call italians "goombas" Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #143

Cool. I explain why in that post just fine. MineralMan Dec 2018 #149

my chiropractor used to be krsko. slovenian. at least it isn't cyrilic. pansypoo53219 Dec 2018 #138

Yup. MineralMan Dec 2018 #139

I'm not sure if they still teach this Mariana Dec 2018 #145

That's true, of course. MineralMan Dec 2018 #148

No. According to govt. records, since 1990 only 328 have had the name pnwmom Dec 2018 #53

The SSA excludes a name occcurence if there is less than 5 in a given year delisen Dec 2018 #58

Parents can name their children any stupid name they want pnwmom Dec 2018 #59

This isn't a cultural or religious or ethnic name. EllieBC Dec 2018 #35

I am an immigrant. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #41

Abcde, Lmnop, Qrstuv are all used as jokey fake names online, pnwmom Dec 2018 #44

My great grandmother changed her name when she immigrated from Hungary Jake Stern Dec 2018 #109

Abcde's sibling is named 12345 (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2018 #27

Context? oberliner Dec 2018 #29

Here: BlueStater Dec 2018 #68

I always thought crazycatlady Dec 2018 #32

In the 1950s people said Tammy was a ridiculous name, and could delisen Dec 2018 #60

That should then apply to all names. LanternWaste Dec 2018 #33

No, it shouldn't. But if your parents named you Lmnop, pnwmom Dec 2018 #37

XYZ has a nice ring to it. LisaL Dec 2018 #45

Or XY&Z. pnwmom Dec 2018 #47

In forty years of dental practice with over 45000 patients my favorite name is and was: PCIntern Dec 2018 #46

A terrible substitute for cheese, and a terrible name. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #48

I once had a girl tell me her name Female was her first name Historic NY Dec 2018 #51

Yes, that's how I would guess some of the Abcde's occurred -- pnwmom Dec 2018 #54

One of my relatives is a nurse, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #55

Nurses see all kinds of fun baby names. Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #85

Hahaha moose65 Dec 2018 #120

I once processed an application for someone named Thank God Marrah_Goodman Dec 2018 #69

Sad that any parent would do such a thing. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #70

Boo to you! Separation Dec 2018 #73

The name is moronic and will be a source of annoyance for the rest of her life. BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #77

I don't get the people here defending the name and the parents... cbdo2007 Dec 2018 #78

What should we have a list of 'allowed' names. It was the parent's decision and really is none Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #79

Bullshit. Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #80

It is not yours or my decision and a parent names a child...nothing to do with crowded theater... Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #98

Nobody is trying to interfere in people naming their cbdo2007 Dec 2018 #108

Airline people can't make fun nor can other profressionals or those involve with the public or fire Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #157

I am glad I am living in a community that leans toward freedom delisen Dec 2018 #82

My friends are having twins. She is now considering Abcde & Dbace. delisen Dec 2018 #86

My cousin was named DV...and I had a great uncle named Arsby Durrell. Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #100

I like those names and prize freedom too. delisen Dec 2018 #106

It falls under personal freedom...and I think we already have to much infringement on this. Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #107

I think it is exactly that. Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #97

+1 violetpastille Dec 2018 #102

How authoritarian of you. MineralMan Dec 2018 #91

What do you think of naming the kids treestar Dec 2018 #101

Also foolish. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #112

It could be tough to draw the line treestar Dec 2018 #122

Oh, this is SO IMPORTANT DiverDave Dec 2018 #104

I'm not sure what DU is more upset about lol. cwydro Dec 2018 #110

There are at least 373 kids Named ABCDE in the US underpants Dec 2018 #105

And....? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #113

I'm just saying it's not THAT rare underpants Dec 2018 #114

373 out of 325 million. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #115

Yes I evaluated all name possibilities when we had our gurl underpants Dec 2018 #119

Would that name require a larger ID card? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #132

Louis CK video You can name your kids anything you want Quixote1818 Dec 2018 #111

I can't imagine anyone getting worked up over this JonLP24 Dec 2018 #117

My partner and I had a simple rule when it came to picking a name for our son Jake Stern Dec 2018 #118

Another rule might be that if you would not take than name yourself, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #131

Best name I heard was ACDC for a kid...it was actually on his drivers license. I loved it... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #153

What might be a suitable middle name for Abcde? eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #154

fg? Ha! Take care, nt SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #156