because I sure as hell wouldn't

nor would I name my son Gary

3/13/2010 10:38:18 PM

this was obviously supposed to be in Tech Talk Soap Box

move please

3/13/2010 10:39:25 PM

ehe i was wondering what this is about.

i like the name betsy

3/13/2010 10:47:54 PM

yeah, my daughter will never be a Mildred

3/13/2010 10:58:17 PM

Gertrude, Millicent, Bernice, Ethel

3/13/2010 11:30:31 PM

i kinda like bernice

3/13/2010 11:33:59 PM

if your name is Betsy, you are destined to be a lifelong waitress

3/13/2010 11:36:12 PM

no b/c poopface might date her

3/13/2010 11:36:49 PM

qantumfriend broke TWW

this thread is still in The Lounge, but when you click on it *BANG* you're teleported to Chit Chat

3/13/2010 11:38:23 PM

^^i think that's a given anyways

[Edited on March 13, 2010 at 11:38 PM. Reason : ^ it'll refresh. please standby]

3/13/2010 11:38:30 PM

I have a friend named Betsy, she's definitely not going to be a waitress.

3/13/2010 11:39:12 PM

NO DON'T REFRESH!

it's the coolest

3/13/2010 11:39:15 PM

yeah it is pretty cool

3/13/2010 11:39:38 PM

weird............

3/13/2010 11:41:38 PM

3/13/2010 11:42:54 PM

betsy=whore

3/13/2010 11:43:20 PM

betsy is a cute name til you're 5 or 6

then it's acceptable once you're 60+


in the meantime, it's awkward

3/13/2010 11:45:58 PM

betsy reminds me of

3/14/2010 12:00:33 AM

godam that was big

3/14/2010 12:01:54 AM

I dated a girl named Betsy for awhile

at first I thought it was the stupidest name I had ever heard in my life

but you get used to it

3/14/2010 12:09:47 AM

on a side note, i know of 3 Betsy's and all three are drop dead gorgeous...so maybe there's something in the name

3/14/2010 12:13:48 AM

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet

3/14/2010 12:15:37 AM

^^
you have to be hot to pull off certain names

I know an Esther, and she is fat and ugly, and her name makes her even more so, I am afraid

3/14/2010 12:18:20 AM

The name Betsy should only be reserved for an old rifle.

3/14/2010 12:28:17 AM

CHRISSY, what a terrible fucking name.

3/14/2010 1:16:28 AM

If her name was betsy i would

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

3/14/2010 1:24:14 AM

My next daughters name will come from this list:

Bertha
Maude
Mabel
Bessie
Gertrude
Hattie
Mattie
Ethel
Myrtle
Fannie
Dora
Mamie
Blanche
Effie
Nettie
Della
Etta
Harriet
Addie
Nannie
Lottie
Matilda
Esther
Henrietta
Ollie
Ora
Mildred
Beulah
Callie
Mayme
Dorothy
Luella
Millie
Winifred
Beatrice
Birdie
Harriett
Mable
Tillie
Essie
Bertie
Rhoda
Eula
Dollie
Hettie
Eunice
Fanny
Lettie
Roxie
Hilda
Hulda
Bernice
Cordelia
Gussie
Mittie
Hallie
Olga
Hester
Myrtie
Ophelia
Elnora
Eugenia
Dessie
Wilhelmina
Gertie
Margie
Lucretia
Octavia
Tennie
Docia
Ettie
Flossie
Berta
Goldie
Almeda
Gladys
Edythe
Harriette
Lessie
Mertie
Tessie
Agatha
Dorothea
Marjorie
Mellie
Patsy
Betsy
Ethelyn
Dolores
Eulalie
Eulah
Dicy
Berdie
Audrey
Alfreda
Vertie
Wilma
Thelma
Parthenia
Ottilia
Ottie
Ossie
Littie
Letty
Hassie
Gwendolyn
Fronnie
Etter
Birtha


Very interesting pages:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

3/14/2010 8:52:04 AM

hmm..

my sister's name is betsy.

she's not a waitress.

but she is a VP at BoA in charge of their online banking system.

3/14/2010 9:44:32 AM

^^ I like a lot of the names on that list

3/14/2010 10:35:49 AM

My grandmother's were named Louise and Hattie May, and my mom's name is Margaret.

And I love each and every one of their names.

3/14/2010 11:55:24 AM

If I have two girls, they'll be named Niamh and Aoife. Two Celtic names - pronounced "Neeve" and "Eefa"

I'll give them standard middle names so that may go by those if they so choose. Niamh Elizabeth and Aoife Rose.

3/14/2010 12:04:28 PM

Quote :

"hmm.. my sister's name is betsy. she's not a waitress. but she is a VP at BoA in charge of their online banking system."

damn I was trying to get IBTBT


and also Bobby neglected to mention that his sister is hotttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

3/14/2010 12:20:35 PM

what a terrible name

3/14/2010 12:36:24 PM

^^^^^^^
you better the hell hope your daughter is hot, then

3/14/2010 4:39:42 PM

Popularity of the female name Bertha

Year of birth	Rank
1985	955
1984	986
1983	904
1982	838
1981	780
1980	800
1979	770
1978	774
1977	674
1976	687
1975	604
1974	577
1973	531
1972	573
1971	523
1970	520
1969	488
1968	486
1967	456
1966	401
1965	395
1964	378
1963	401
1962	351
1961	349
1960	323
1959	313
1958	290
1957	274
1956	284
1955	237
1954	238
1953	233
1952	218
1951	208
1950	193
1949	181
1948	182
1947	180
1946	174
1945	164
1944	151
1943	149
1942	147
1941	140
1940	140
1939	134
1938	131
1937	122
1936	122
1935	114
1934	112
1933	106
1932	101
1931	102
1930	95
1929	93
1928	81
1927	80
1926	76
1925	74
1924	65
1923	64
1922	63
1921	59
1920	57
1919	52
1918	51
1917	51
1916	49
1915	46
1914	41
1913	39
1912	36
1911	36
1910	33
1909	29
1908	29
1907	26
1906	25
1905	21
1904	20
1903	22
1902	22
1901	19
1900	16
1899	16
1898	17
1897	13
1896	15
1895	11
1894	14
1893	10
1892	11
1891	10
1890	10
1889	11
1888	7
1887	7
1886	8
1885	8
1884	9
1883	7
1882	9
1881	9
1880	9

3/14/2010 4:44:26 PM

Quote :

"1985 955 1984 986 1983 904 1982 838 1981 780"

I find this very hard to believe, that it would be ranked even that high

I have known a girl named "Gordon" in my lifetime, but have never in all my born days met a Bertha

3/14/2010 4:47:22 PM

Nancy is another name that has fallen off... I think I've met one Nancy under the age of 40

3/14/2010 4:55:26 PM

If the rank is in the 900's, then that means only a few (relatively) girls were named Bertha that year.

Click on that link and select 1985 and select the top 1000 names. You get a list... the top and bottom of which look like this:

Popularity in 1985
Rank	Male name	Number of
males	Female name	Number of
females
1	Michael	64,852	Jessica	48,342
2	Christopher	59,680	Ashley	46,988
3	Matthew	47,025	Jennifer	42,637
4	Joshua	42,176	Amanda	39,042
5	Daniel	38,503	Sarah	24,861
6	David	38,480	Stephanie	23,230
7	James	35,824	Nicole	22,955
8	Robert	32,061	Heather	21,151
9	John	31,469	Elizabeth	20,535
10	Joseph	30,187	Megan	20,012

950	Cleveland	92	Cathryn	163
951	Denver	92	Eric	163
952	Eliseo	92	Karly	163
953	Irvin	92	Latanya	163
954	Kale	92	Mari	163
955	Kim	92	Bertha	162
956	Al	91	Corrine	162
957	Baby	91	Nicholas	162
958	Dandre	91	Nikita	162
959	Eloy	91	Ada	161

3/14/2010 4:56:18 PM

I guess there are just a lot fewer names out there than I originally assumed

come to think of it, I'd have a hard fucking time coming up with 954 female names

3/14/2010 4:58:42 PM

Quote :

"come to think of it, I'd have a hard fucking time coming up with 954 female names"

I was going to say that above.

I mean, you (or most people) could come up with maybe 100 female names, or 200 at the most. And after that you would draw a blank. So now think how few women there must be whose name is ranked in the 900s in popularity.

3/14/2010 5:01:17 PM

I know my name in the US is not ranked very high but I bet if you take a look at countries with large Muslim populations, my name is probably in the top 25.

3/14/2010 5:08:31 PM

betsy is a redneck fat girl name

3/14/2010 5:11:20 PM

i've only ever known one betsy

but she was smokin' hot

3/14/2010 5:12:56 PM

Quote :

"I have known a girl named "Gordon" in my lifetime, but have never in all my born days met a Bertha"

It can be influenced by region as well. When I was a kid I knew a couple Margots in my classes but when we moved to NC I never heard the name again.

3/14/2010 7:50:28 PM

from 0EPII1's list 6^

Quote :

"957 Baby 91"

lolz.

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 7:56 PM. Reason : no one put's Baby in the corner.]

3/14/2010 7:56:23 PM

I've just decided that my son will be named Finnegan. Just b/c I think it's hilarious to say. He will probably hate me.

oh well

3/14/2010 10:00:10 PM