I think it comes from the patronymic naming system in use until a few hundred years ago (mid 800's in Wales) so if your father's name was Evan your surname would be ap (of) Evan.
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I've always been suspicious of people with two first names.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostPaul DanielsOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostI always imagine that double barrelled names come from illegitimacy - child born out of wedlock gets both mother's and father's surname.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostGareth Barry
Cliff Richard
Paul Daniels
Les Dennis
I suppose you have to blame the parents, although they can hardly be blamed for choosing a first name as a first name and the second they are lumbered with themselves. It must be quite a dilemma.
As it's almost always girls names, maybe the parents just think it sounds cute.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIs that really what the OP meant? I assumed they were referring to compound forenames like "Mary Lou" and "Billy Jean" etc.
As it's almost always girls names, maybe the parents just think it sounds cute.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostGareth Barry
Cliff Richard
Paul Daniels
Les Dennis
I suppose you have to blame the parents, although they can hardly be blamed for choosing a first name as a first name and the second they are lumbered with themselves. It must be quite a dilemma.
Cliff Richard is just a stage name (real name Harry Webb?). Some PR type dreamed the idea up so that when people called him "Cliff Richards", the marketing wallahs could correct them and say "No, it's Cliff Richard", thus reinforcing the brand.
What I do find strange is the Yanks' liking for surnames as first names. That is weird, and the parents can do something about it.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIs that really what the OP meant? I assumed they were referring to compound forenames like "Mary Lou" and "Billy Jean" etc.
As it's almost always girls names, maybe the parents just think it sounds cute.
What I noticed in France is that they don't seem to shorten names. No Dave instead of David, Pete instead of Peter etc. Like German speaking places, Jean Claude was never shortened either.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View Post
I've come across names like that in German speaking places. I know a few called Hans Peter, and nobody seems to pick one or the other; it's always Hans Peter.
What I noticed in France is that they don't seem to shorten names. No Dave instead of David, Pete instead of Peter etc. Like German speaking places, Jean Claude was never shortened either.
They tend to be more of a Southern US thing, or that's my impression. So maybe they originated in the 19th century from French influence in places like Louisiana.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostAlthough not relevant to doodab's question, as he mentioned, I was going to add that double-barrelled forenames such as "Mary Lou" used in the US were probably once considered fancy and "Frenchified".
They tend to be more of a Southern US thing, or that's my impression. So maybe they originated in the 19th century from French influence in places like Louisiana.
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