Go to Trendleblog and you'll find the announcement about the new Rector of Holy Trinity and Trendlewood, Nailsea, being made public at church services today. Interesting name.
I once worked with someone called Hassall who didn't like the word hassle being used as a simile for difficulty. I currently work with someone called Jolly who doesn't apparently have any objections to her name continuing its use as an adjective.
I have heard my new colleague describe something using his lower-cased name. I wonder.
I spent a lot of my early childhood being silly Tilley, much of my teenage years being Willy (adolescent boys eh?) but feel most at home as St - that's the real me. I think.
Names. Burden or opportunity? And who are you?
4 comments:
What's in a name?
I feel fortunate to have names that I like, relishing a first-name that is, in fact, a nickname, enabling me to drag out my 'real' name on special occasions.
As for the surname, I share it with a be-permed footballing demi-god of a bygone area, whose subsequent managerial career spawned a zillion headline name-checks, few of them complimentary. Many of which spookily found their way to my desk, thanks to the miniSTrations of kindly colleague....
Silly Tilley, Wally Jolly - it's a hard life.
I believe the derivation of 'silly' is actually 'saintly' anyway, so that's St, St all the way.
Ahh...he's a former son of my old parish - met him at a training day 18 months ago. Small world.
just found your blog and saw this - I'm at college with his wife - we share the silly name honours in our year :-)
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