Why would someone name their baby Condoleezza?

[madison2000]

I mean, why???

[tk2kewl]

1. Because it's a starchy side-dish?

:shrug:

[Spinzonner]

2. It is something of conundrum for members of

the Aryan Brotherhood

[Osamasux]

3. They were in the process of leasing a condo ?

[madison2000]

4. thats very good!

:toast:

[candy]

5. Why would anyone name their baby Oprah? Lots of

unusual names out there. How about Denzel?

[DemBones DemBones]

8. They got "Oprah" from the Bible, though it should have been "Orpah."

Condoleeza comes from an Italian musical term. No clue about Denzel.

[candy]

10. Thanks for the nfo on the name Oprah.

[candy]

11. Me again---also thanks for info re Condoleeza! n/t

[Lavender Brown]

28. Denzel is a Welsh name I think

It pops up sometimes in British history books.

[KamaAina]

30. Thought "Oprah" was "Harpo" spelled backward

hence "Harpo Productions".

[question everything]

36. The other way around

As others said, Oprah is a mangled Biblical name of Orpah and once she was named that way, as an adult and a successful businesswoman, she established her production and named it Harpo - Oprah spelled backward.

[AlienGirl]

16. How about Dweezil?

[Squeech]

21. Dweezil was Frank and Gail's pet name

for Gail's deformed toe. You can look it up.

There are a lot of odd names in the black community. Mrs. Squeech used to have a job doing first-time homebuyer training in the inner city, and she compiled a list of such names, which I used to carry in my wallet. The only one I remember offhand was LaTrina. I assume the proud parents didn't know the word for where campers pee.

This debate also reminds me of that occasion when a Bushie official from the Department of Education tried to do some outreach, and met a girl named Isis, who proudly informed him that it was also the name of an Egyptian god-- upon which, showing his true colors, he replied that it really meant "stupid dirty girl." That's my ad hoc translation of "Condaleeza."

[KamaAina]

31. Because "Soda" and "Seven" were already taken?

that Seinfeld was on here last night :-)

[MnFats]

47. I once came across a police report that had this guy's name:

"Treacherous Fuse"

I'm not kidding.
and he was the crime VICTIM!
as i recall (i'm a journo, this was several years ago), somebody stole his car!

Who the hell is going to steal a car from somebody named Trecherous Fuse?

[WMliberal]

44. how about Moon Unit?

[question everything]

6. I thought that it is a musical term n/t

[nutsnberries]

14. yeah, I heard a Senator say that the other day and I thought...

awwwwww, isn't that nice! :puke:

[ThorsHammer]

15. Isn't it from the Italian 'Con Dolcezza", with sweetness?

[DemBones DemBones]

18. Thanks for posting that -- the Repub senator mangled the

pronunciation. I tried to look it up in dictionaries of musical terms online but none had this term. The senator said it meant "with sweetness."

My Italian is rudimentary but I do know "con" is "with"and "dolce" is sweet, so I believed what he said but wanted to know what the exact term was.

Odd that I can't find the musical term listed -- I wonder if it's obscure?

[JohnKleeb]

39. That was Senator McConnell

Jon Stewart had the funniest response to that. "And her last name is a starchy side dish."

[madison2000]

7. Maybe when she was born Condolences were sent

so the name is related to that!

[Glenda]

41. LOL!!

:hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

9. So they could call her Condi.

:shrug:

[lenidog]

12. Probably for the same reason

Gweneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple.

[pinniped]

13. A con and a sleeze.

War criminal POS.

[pbartch]

29. Con.......and a sleeze...........YOU FORGOT LIAR .......

Condi-Liar

[madison2000]

32. con da sleezy liar (say it fast!)

[Floogeldy]

17. Has to do with leasing condominiums

[zann725]

19. Cleary parents who were proud of their Black heritage...

with NO plans of their kids growing up to literally suck-up to radically Right neo-con's who clearly hate Blacks, deprive them of their right to vote, but pretend they don't by hiring token Blacks... who you can't forget they are...by their obviously Black names, like 'Condoleezza.'

[madison2000]

20. unforgettable, thats what she is

[JI7]

22. i always thought it sounded like a name for some dessert

[leftofthedial]

23. because they hate our freedoms

I suppose

[txaslftist]

24. 'Cuz Dubyastooge sounded too realistic?

[madison2000]

25. ooh I like that!

[seventythree]

42. I'm rolling on the floor!

I also liked the condo leasing thing.

[Bullwinkle925]

26. I heard a couple of days ago that she was named for an

Italian musical term. Sorry, I can't remember the exact word. Her mother was a classical pianist and teacher, I believe.

[tigereye]

33. yeah I think it was related to an opera

despite my dislike for her politics, lack of spine, and intellectual dishonety, she did come from a family that valued education and culture. She was a piano prodigy herself.

[Bullwinkle925]

34. Yes - wonder how/where she went so terribly wrong?

[tigereye]

35. uh, lust for power?

I know that she was a Dem at one time and apparently changed her thinking relative to Carter's then foreign policy in Afghanistan. I am always curious to know what foreign policy folks and academics think about her.

[Bullwinkle925]

40. Well - I would like to know too.

My step-daughter is friends with William Perry's son. I would love to have her ask him what he thinks, but he probably would defer and not say.

[tigereye]

49. I keep meaning to do a search of some foreign policy sites

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. They hope it grows up to be an oil tanker

[sundog]

37. lmao

bwhahahaa

[CanuckAmok]

38. Because "Donna" was taken?

[DS1]

43. Maybe they were leasing a condo when the wife became pregnant

[sundog]

45. you suck

:P

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2521466&mesg_id=2521493&page=

Thought we didn't see it, right? :7

[DS1]

48. You expect me to actually read threads before posting?

Sheesh :D

[ikojo]

46. Oh probably for the same reason someone would name their kid

Rumour
Apple
Sade (and pronounce it shar-day)

I work in insurance and have seen some interesting names on health claim forms. I feel for the kids when they go to school and have to learn to spell their names (well I guess Apple wont be too difficult) but do applaud parents for being way more creative than mine were. I hate boring names.

[fit4life]

50. Maybe for the Johnny Cash reason...

Listen to "A Boy Named Sue" and see if that explains it.

Incidentally, did you know Shel Silverstein actually wrote that?

On another note, I had a file come across my desk a while back with the name Undra Ware. I think that trumps Condoleeza, Apple, and any other name I've seen. In defense of the parents, he was foreign, so I doubt they realized what it was in English.

[madison2000]

51. I guess I'd think twice before giving a child a difficult name-

but some people seem to wear unusual names very well...oprah