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aeroport
08-15-2006, 03:00 AM
This is something I stole from William Safire's "On Language" column. You basically separate a word into two or three smaller words in order to form a woman's name. Some examples:

Etta Mology
Rita R. Dando
Bess T. Seller

Male names work too, but apparently not as often.

Mike Robiology
Ben E. Fice
Vinnie Ray Bull

Kind of stupid, i suppose. But entertaining still.
(The pronunciation of "Womenclature" is a bit ambiguous, as using the plural changes the first syllable in such a way that it really does not sound like "nomenclature", but using the singular both causes a similar effect and makes the spelling of two words even less similar. I have thus concluded that this is not a word to be pronounced, but only read.)
kathycf
08-15-2006, 01:40 PM
heh, I wanted to try it, but I couldn't think of a suitable word. :)
AimusSage
08-15-2006, 02:00 PM
Evaporate - Eva P. Orate

That's all I can think of, but what a pretty name it is :D
RobinHood3000
08-15-2006, 08:18 PM
Val E. Dictorian
Ann A. Lyzing
Eve Unning

And to be formal...

Miss Elle Aneous
kathycf
08-16-2006, 09:36 PM
Miss Dee Meener.
aeroport
08-16-2006, 11:10 PM
Miss Anne Thropy
Milly Graham
Minnie A. Ture
The Misses Mary and Cary Age
kathycf
08-17-2006, 04:02 AM
Sandy Wich
RobinHood3000
08-17-2006, 06:41 AM
Sue Purmann
muhsin
08-17-2006, 10:40 AM
You are beyond me my dear.What's going on there!
aeroport
08-17-2006, 12:09 PM
You are beyond me my dear.What's going on there!
"Superman", is it not?
kathycf
08-17-2006, 05:08 PM
Sarah Ann Dippty

serendipity Yeah, I probably pushed it a bit to get that.... ;)
kathycf
08-17-2006, 09:44 PM
Judy Cious
RobinHood3000
08-18-2006, 06:51 AM
Ella Straited
Pendragon
08-18-2006, 10:07 AM
Willa Maket and Betty Wont, authors of the famous book The Trail to the Loo :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Not really on topic, but said to be the ACTUAL name of a woman: Ophelia Bumps. :lol:
kathycf
08-18-2006, 05:20 PM
Amy Abell



Not really on topic, but said to be the ACTUAL name of a woman: Ophelia Bumps. :lol:
Isn't she related to Ivana Tinkle and Ima Hogg? ;)
kathycf
08-19-2006, 12:11 AM
Fortuna T. Lee
Pendragon
08-19-2006, 10:38 AM
Ophra Charge
Lola Gag
Vera Much
aeroport
08-19-2006, 09:41 PM
Ah yes, the Veras. They're always fun.
Vera Lee
Vera Similitude
Vera Fye
Vera T.
Vera Table
kathycf
08-20-2006, 01:13 AM
Honor Abell (Amy Abell's sister) ;)
Pendragon
08-20-2006, 10:00 AM
Katie Did
Dela Ware
Poppy Seed (Lest you doubt "Poppy" as a lady's name, Poppy Z. Brite is a writer of dark fiction)

And a guy's name:

Mal Normal
kathycf
08-20-2006, 01:54 PM
Penny D'Antik pendantic

Ann Teake antique

Molly Fye mollify