Is Ed an acceptable first name?

[Meadow Skipper]

Here’s a story about giving and getting nicknames. A guy I know put together a book called “Just A Few Jumper Stories” from his many years as a smokejumper. Here’s a short one about nicknames.

A Good Nickname

I can’t remember which base this story comes from. Six or eight guys were sitting around the campfire on some fire in the West, and it happened to be one of the rookies’ first fire jump. He was very excited, and maybe a little full of himself, and he started expounding on what a great experience this was.
“Wow, this is great! I’ve looked forward to this since I was a kid. It took four years on the shots (hotshot crew), learning a lot about firefighting and that was great. But, it was time to try something new. Then, to make sure I was ready, I trained all winter. Rookie training was really tough, but I made it through, and survived all the practice jumps.
Now, here I am. No kiddin’ man, here I am. I jumped my first fire, and it’s official. I’m a smokejumper! I can’t believe it. This is great! You know what? To really finish the deal, all I need is a good nickname. And you know, I don’t want some goofy name like Fuckstick or nothin’.”
There was a pause, and one of the older guys sitting at the campfire reached for another cup of coffee, “Well, . . . that was easy.”

I really enjoyed that book. It’s available on Amazon.

My brother’s given name is Edward. We call him Ned.

[JimmyCarter]

We took the coffee cup / pencil rule, if you can't find their name on either of those two things then we passed.

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Your kid’s name is Dixon Ticonderoga 2B?

[ötzi]

Mine is Neponset Mini Golf

[2bjenny]

I went to high school with a guy named Toke. His parents where pretty chill.

[MakersTeleMark]

This is all that comes to mind when I hear Eddie:

[JimmyCarter]

This is all that comes to mind when I hear Eddie:

[irul&ublo]

We debated this when we considered baby names. My inclination was to rely on evidently meaningless formality and say that you ought not to give your kid a name that is actually a nickname. So, name him Edward but call him Ed. Or name him Richard but have everyone call him Dick. Mrs Cruiser, who is notoriously tolerant, took a more liberal tack saying that you can pretty much name them whatever you want and they'll be fine.

So, did any of you name your kid a nickname like Bob or Mike or Ed?

I suggest Thurston Howell III

[smartyiak]

Had some friends who were so overcome with joy when their daughter was born that they named her Joy but oh no.... she was SPECIAL so the spelling needed to be too. They spelled it "Joye." She hated it every day of her life. No one could pronounce it (thought it had to be accented) and she was often mistaken for a boy by people who didn't know her because they thought it was a weird spelling or typo of Joey. Plus she was bummed she could never find her name on any of the kids pre-printed things like bike "license plates" notebooks, pencils, etc.. Of course this was back in the 80s. Now days you've got Vistaprint and Cafepress and can get anything printed up with the name of your choice.

My friend, Jaime, was also super special, so her birth certificate has J'aime as her given name. I always call her Jaahhh-may.
NOTE: she was born in the 80s.

[JongDoe]

Maybe name him Erectile Disfunction and just call him Ed for short?

This is great.

[The AD]

My friend, Jaime, was also super special, so her birth certificate has J'aime as her given name. I always call her Jaahhh-may.
NOTE: she was born in the 80s.

Seems like it should be pronounced more like gem.

My wife works with a guy named Ed Le. Now that's a nice, compact name. Think of the money he saves on pen ink.

[MakersTeleMark]

I was scrolling through some mugshots today and came across one perp whose name was literally "Anakin Skywalker".

Page 12-13: https://www.cochise.az.gov/sites/def.../mug_shots.pdf

[prsboogie]

Your kid’s name is Dixon Ticonderoga 2B?

No, Stoneware #2

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[ötzi]

I was scrolling through some mugshots today and came across one perp whose name was literally "Anakin Skywalker".

Page 12-13: https://www.cochise.az.gov/sites/def.../mug_shots.pdf

You gotta love people who smile for their mugshots.

[irul&ublo]

I was scrolling through some mugshots today and came across one perp whose name was literally "Anakin Skywalker".

Page 12-13: https://www.cochise.az.gov/sites/def.../mug_shots.pdf

Well, he did whack all those little Jedi wannabes

[KQ]

My friend, Jaime, was also super special, so her birth certificate has J'aime as her given name. I always call her Jaahhh-may.
NOTE: she was born in the 80s.

J'aime is French for "I love"

[I Am Mr. Ed]

Answering the OP...

Yes. It is.

[BmillsSkier]

J'aime is French for "I love"

J’aime quoi?

[MakersTeleMark]

You gotta love people who smile for their mugshots.

You like me, you really do.

[Choss Jonger, Sr.]

Ernest Tartsnatcher or Pleasant Tartsnatcher is the real question here.

Hugh Jardon or Michael Hunt just don’t have that certain je ne sais quois cachet.

[Buster Highmen]

Moe Lester?

[jono]

Fuck man - don’t do that to the kid.

Ed is a fucking ending - like, cunt-ed up a thread.

Pick something better.

So Ed is an acceptable middle name. Noted.

[Vt-Freeheel]

Seven?


A family here named Hurd actually named their son Buffalo.

[Peruvian]

I received dozens of cassettes and CDs for a penny back in the Columbia House days under the name Jim Naysium, Mary Juana, and Scarlett Begonias. College dorm addresses meant they couldn’t reach me after I got the goods.

[smartyiak]

J'aime is French for "I love"

That doesn't make it a name.

[ötzi]

They just can't spell, they meant to call her Jamie.