Names I Like

Names I like -

Sadie: Sadie is the girl that grew up ‘across the tracks’ as they say. She is a cute girl with an attractive figure, but your momma wouldn’t want you to date her because she would think of her as ‘loose’. But, Sadie is actually a very nice girl who will one day settle down with the town pharmacist and will be the chair person for the Baptist WMU. She doesn’t go by Sadie anymore though, and prefers her middle name, Josephine.

Hank: Hank is always the class clown. His name is just so plain and uninteresting that I think he tries to make up for it by being funny. He is musically talented but can’t dance and is not really a very good student. He’s the kind of guy who just skates by and yet somehow ends up doing very well in life. In fact, when he retires he’s one of the few guys from the old neighborhood who has a house in Florida to winter in.

Felix: I’ve only known one Felix and never thought much about his name back then, but I really like the sound of it now. Felix is just the ordinary guy whom everyone likes but no one remembers much about him. He’s friendly and cheerful and easy to talk to. He’ll probably end up being a bar tender, divorcing more than once and living in a small frame house on the edge of town. I wish Felix well and hope he has no major illnesses in life.

Woodrow: I can’t imagine anyone ever naming their child Woodrow now days. I’m sure I wouldn’t. Could you imagine answering to a roll call in high school to this name? I wouldn’t want to think about it. Not sure where it came from but you’d think it was from someone who had a carpenter in the family. Even though you grew up with such an uncommon and comical name I’ll bet you would amount to something someday. Who knows, you might even become president. Nah, not a chance.

Mabel: Not Mable, but Mabel, as in may-bail. Definitely a country girl with strong bones and a hardy laugh. She would grow up on a farm, marry a farmer, raise 10 kids and laugh her way through life. But, she could also be the daughter of some rich guy who made his money manufacturing food condiments. He would name one of his products after her and it would become a house hold name; “Mabel Mayonnaise, Just Like Your Mother Used To Make”.

Sylvia: This name has a rich texture to it that just rolls off the tongue. Sylvia is rather reserved and seems haughty to those who don’t know her. She’s actually a very nice lady who has been misunderstood her whole life. Everyone thinks she grew up in money, but she didn’t and she’s always resented it that people thought that. She’s tall for a woman and rather thin, but with beautiful red hair. I tried to call her once but her mother answered and I ran out of coins using the pay phone. I hope she does well with her new boyfriend.

Eleanor: Probably English in its origins. In fact, I’ll bet she lived in the Liverpool area. Probably remained single her whole life and worked at the library. She had high hopes to marry and have children but never found a man who understood her. Besides, they were all so childish and immature. Except for Reginald McKenzie, but he ended up joining the priesthood. I wonder whatever happened to him?

Jewel: This is a name that is given by a very loving parent. And, it wouldn’t matter if the child was born as ugly as a gibbon, the mother would still think she was the most beautiful girl in the world. I can imagine the mom being something of the hippy sort, a a rather nostalgic woman. Her house would be decorated with antiques and painted in pastels. Jewel would grow up being a bit spoiled, but would grow into a pleasant and loving woman. She would marry an accountant and they would have a large family.