tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post1155753370681516970..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Naming Names and So-and-So the So-and-SoRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-50891364171825356412010-11-01T12:15:22.809-04:002010-11-01T12:15:22.809-04:00My favorite historical name is Malvida Von Meysenb...My favorite historical name is Malvida Von Meysenbug.<br /><br />She was a real person, but doesn't she sound like an invention of Charles Dickens?hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-47062152321340439862010-10-31T08:39:24.436-04:002010-10-31T08:39:24.436-04:00Reminds me of Butch (the boxer) in Pulp Fiction: I...Reminds me of Butch (the boxer) in Pulp Fiction: I'm American, honey. Our names don't mean sh*t." (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001781/quotes)dan allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733670017382794923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-7652781677746717812010-10-29T16:30:39.295-04:002010-10-29T16:30:39.295-04:00Reminds me of the footnote early in Simon MacLean&...Reminds me of the footnote early in Simon MacLean's <i>Kingship and Politics in the late 9th Century,</i> regarding Charles the Fat and whether (or not) he deserved the name: "The dimensions of Charles's girth are lamentably unknown."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692629419255310891noreply@blogger.com