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NAMING A CHILD - A PERSON SHOULD BE REMEMBERED AFTER DEATH, NOT
WHILE ALIVE. THEREFORE, CHILDREN ARE NAMED AFTER THE DEAD, NOT
THE LIVING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE WHOLE NAME, JUST THE FIRST
LETTER. NO JUNIORS.
Submitter comment: FROM HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 10-01-1965
NICKNAMES
THE NICKNAME "BUTCH" USUALLY DESCRIBES THE KID AS STRONG AND
USUALLY POSESSING A CREW CUT.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THROUGH TRADITION.
Where learned: DORM ROOM
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
NICKAMES
THE NICKNAME "FOUR EYES" IS USUALLY USED
ON A KID WHO WEARS GLASSES.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THROUGH TRADITION.
Where learned: DORM ROOM
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
CIRCUMSTANTIAL NAMES OF CHILDREN
NAMES ARE EITHER PHRASES OR COMPLETE SENTENCES AND ARE CHOSEN
ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CHILD'S BIRTH SUCH AS
THE WEATHER, AN ILLNESS, OR A THANKSGIVING TO GOD.
EXAMPLES ARE: BYARUHANGO - GIFT OF GOD.
KOMUJUMBI - RAINY MORNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Language
Two instructors on Peabody's Campus, husband and wife (The VanEhens), have acquired a nickname because of their physical resemblance. They both have red hair and freckles and a chubby build and are called "The Campbell's Kids" from Campbell's SOup Commercials.
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Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry
Keyword(s): Campbells ; Chubby ; Commercials ; FRECKLES ; HAIR ; Language ; Nickname ; Pop Culture ; Professor ; Red ; Resemblance ; Soup
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Folk Name for Animal
Bunny - for Rabbit
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Furtwengler, Jan
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ANIMAL ; Bunny ; Folk Name ; Nickname ; Rabbit
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Language
Nickname for Grandfather:
"grandpa"
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Furtwengler, Martha
Keyword(s): Grandfather ; Grandpa ; Language ; Nickname
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |