Single Name Basis

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Jack Campin
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 06:36 PM

Some of these examples are a bit feeble - sure there are cases of people whose first name is forgotten by most of the people who remember them at all, but anyone who wanted to know about the origin of the Radon-Nikodym Theorem could find out who Radon and Nikodym were easily enough.

Mantovani is more like it - Wikipedia found his first names, but he never used them in public that I know of and even the official Mantovani website doesn't mention them.

Sukarno is the real deal. He only had one name.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Bill D
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 07:19 PM

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Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 08:05 PM

My initial sentence to this thread is "What famous persons can you think of who are known by a single name -whether that single name is their first name, last name, or nickname?"

Given that sentence, it's possible that a person's full name could be known. However, I was {am} more interested in folks helping to compile a list of famous people who are most often known by one name or nickname/stage name.

As I mentioned, this subject has been expanded to include famous fictional characters. I'm cool with that. As a matter of fact, I asked a question upthread about the single name of a fictitious character who is known for the saying "Exit. Stage right". Nobody's posted that answer yet. I know the answer, but I thought it would add to the fun to ask game questions.

This thread list also includes examples of single names of real animals/living creatures and fictitious animals. Since this thread is all in fun, that's cool with me too [not that it matters a hill of beans whether whatever someone posts on this thread is cool with me or not].

So in the spirit of fun & games, here's some additional Single Name Basis questions:

1. What's the name of The Lone Ranger's sidekick?

2. What's the name of the American television detective who likes lollipops {suckers}?

3. What are the names of the two Sesame Street roomates whose characters are loosely based on the television show "The Odd Couple?"

4. What is the name of the black caped wearing sword fighting American television character?

5. What's the name of the big dragon who lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee?

6. What are the names of the three folk singers who sang the song referred to in question #5?

7. What is the name of the Norse god of thunder?

8. What is the names of Shakespeare's two star crossed lovers?

9. What is the name of the Roman god of love and sex?

10.What is the single name of Captain Kirk's second in command?

-snip-

If you post an answer to a question or questions listed above, please include the number of the question you are responding to, or cut & paste the question itself.

Additional questions are welcome. If you add a question, don't number it as that might get confusing. Instead, it would be most helpful if anyone responding to un-numbered questions would provide the question first.

Hopefully, if people feel like playing, this might work as well as the questions/responses on these threads from 2006:


thread.cfm?threadid=92459&messages=509
Name That Mudcatter

and

thread.cfm?threadid=92840
Name That Mudcatter II

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: autolycus
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 04:30 AM

1. Tonto

7. Thor

8. Romeo and Juliet

9. Venus

    Re Thor,

The thunder god went for a ride
Upon his favourite filly
"I'm Thor," he cried
The nag replied,
"You forgot your thaddle, thilly."

Ivor

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:03 AM

Hello, Ivor, my Gemini rising Cancerian friend!

All four of the answers you provided for the Single Name Basics questions are correct.

However, I was actually thinking about another correct response to question #9. Can you or anyone else provide the other correct answer to that question?

And here's another question that occurred to me this morning:

11. What is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:20 AM

Cupid

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: autolycus
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:22 AM

Hi Azizi.

Is it Mrs.Ramsbottom of Stoke-on-Trent.

btw, thought I try without looking anything up.

We'll have to wait for the others to wake up. And get up.   Ck!

   Ivor

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:25 AM

Boudicca
Offa
Cleopatra
Tutakhamen
Thatcher
Dickens
Tolstoy
Marx
Lenin
Segovia
Sinbad
Hercules


Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:56 AM

Stu, Cupid was the response to question #9 that I was originally thinking of, though Venus is also correct. In Roman mythology, Venus is Cupid's mother. But I can't remember who's Cupid's father...

??

Also, Stu thanks for your list of single name folks & characters.
I recognize all the names on that list except Offa and Segovia.

??

And does "Thatcher" refer to Margaret Thatcher, the UK's first female Prime Minister?

I guess the last names of most politicians could be on this list, though Senator Hillary Clinton is known by her first name and not her last name. I suppose that's because the last name "Clinton" is too closely associated with her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 10:13 AM

Mozart
Beethoven
Puccini

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 01:09 PM

1. What's the name of The Lone Ranger's sidekick? Tonto2.

2. What's the name of the American television detective who likes lollipops {suckers}? Kojak


3. What are the names of the two Sesame Street roomates whose characters are loosely based on the television show "The Odd Couple?"Ernie & Bert

5. What's the name of the big dragon who lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee?Puff

6. What are the names of the three folk singers who sang the song referred to in question #5?Peter, Paul & Mary7. What is the name of the Norse god of thunder?Thor8. What is the names of Shakespeare's two star crossed lovers?Romeo & Juliet9. What is the name of the Roman god of love and sex?Amor
10.What is the single name of Captain Kirk's second in command?Spock

-snip-

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Bainbo
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 01:29 PM

As well as the already-mentioned Garbo, studio bosses decided Karloff was well enough known that only his (assumed) name need be used on posters. I think they did the same with Lugosi, too.

BTW, on the horror movie theme, I think that Nosferatu (in George's message, 01 Dec 07 - 06:34 AM) refers to a date in the calendar, rather than the character. The vampire in that film was called Graf Orlock.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: autolycus
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 01:30 PM

Segovia (Andres) was only the first and maybe greatest modern-day guitarist.

Bach
monteverdi
Verdi
Cowper
newton
Macchiwhatsit
Shelley
Worsworth
Dryden
Wren
Woody
Groucho
Byron

)I really must go)

Alkan
Berlioz
Eisenstein
Cocteau
Kurasawa
Harpo
Chico
Fonteyn
Broonzy

(only another 10,000 to go.)(As I must)

    Ivor

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Bainbo
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 01:30 PM

That should be ... his (assumed) surname ...

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 01:47 PM

I see no "one name" wonder any more important on this thread than the aforementioned............

SPAW

Thank You...Thank You...Thank You Very Much!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Mr Red
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 02:27 PM

Sabrina (mother told me about her) UK celeb, famous for being famous. Curvy leggy blond I think. 60's maybe - help me here.

And Boerwolf and Ceasar - now there's a name for the history books. Ceasar, Tsar, Sha etc all evolved from his name.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:22 PM

Congratulations, topical tom, you've gotten all of the questions correct, including #9.

"Amor is an alternate name for Cupid, the Roman god of love. His equivalent is Eros in Greek mythology."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amor

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:31 PM

The inclusion of the deity names such as Venus and Cupid opens the door to the addition of thesingle names of other gods and goddesses throughout the world.

I confess that I googled information about Venus and found this website: http://www.crystalinks.com/venusmyth.html

Here's a sentence from that website :

"In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was the goddess of love (equivalent to the Roman Venus, Egyptian Goddess Isis, the Phoenician Astarte and the Babylonian Ishtar)".

Further along in that article are these two sentences:

"The goddess [Venus]loved to pamper herself and cultivate her beauty. Her symbol represents the hand-held vanity mirror that Venus used to admire her beauty".

-snip-

Those sentences interested me because a hand held vanity mirror is also one of the symbols for Oshun {Osun}* the Yoruba {Nigeria, West Africa} goddess of love.

*pronounced oh-SHOON {at least in the USA}.

Though the name of the book escapes me, I recall reading that the Yoruba gods & goddesses and the Greek gods and goddesses had their source in the Egyptian mythologies. This hand held vanity mirror symbol is just one example of the similarities between the pantheons of three cultures.

Here's some information on Oshun:

"Oshun, the Yoruban Goddess of love, delights in the creation of beauty and art, sensual delights and self-adornment. Her symbols are mirrors, jewelry, honey, golden silks and feather fans. Creativity in decorating home and temple is a way of honoring Oshun, who will bless any beautiful space created in Her honor. There is no object so common that Oshun will not appreciate more if it is made artistic and pleasing to the eye. Creativity in dress and self-adornment please her as well, and when Oshun is pleased, her blessings know no limits".
http://www.lunaea.com/goddess/creativity/oshun.html

-snip-

"MORE ABOUT OSHUN
Patroness of rivers and the bloodstream, the Nigerian goddess (also brought to Brazil and Cuba) was honoured as the goddess of love and sensuality.

She wears seven bracelets, a mirror at her belt, river water in her pot, and is accompanied by her peacock and cricket.

She is depicted as on old wise woman sad at the loss of her beauty, or, alternatively is shown as a tall, coffee-skinned woman absolutely comfortable with her sexuality."
http://www.goddess.com.au/goddesses/Oshun.htm

-snip-

Here's a YouTube video of a song & dance dedicated to Oshun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-JlyFtrq2M

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:38 PM

Segovia (Andres) was only the first and maybe greatest modern-day guitarist.
-autolycus

Thanks for that information, Ivor.

Here's a YouTube video of Andres Segovia - The Song of the Guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6CnW-MeGdE

There's a number of other YouTube videos listed under the name: "Andres Segovia".

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 03:42 PM

And, with regards to that the aforementioned name written in those large blue letters, "Spaw" is a one name wonder, eh?

Well, what's Spaw famous for?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: autolycus
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 06:31 PM

Spaw is famous for having an ego the sixe of ............(dies)



Ivor (consequently an odd addition)

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 07:02 PM

TWIGGY!

And, she was!!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,CrazyEddie
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 04:07 AM

Asterix
Obelix
Flipper
Skippy
Dana
Columbo
Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful, Doc, Sneezy.
Cinderella
Bambi
Dancer, Prancer,
Voldemort

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 06:56 AM

Sabrina had big knockers and appeared dumbly on the Arthur Askey TV show in 50s UK.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 10:06 AM

Thanks, Azizi. I did, however, omit question 4 as I did not know the answer:

                                       
4. What is the name of the black caped wearing sword fighting American television character?

   If someone else guesses ( or has guessed ) the answer please let me know it. I love trivia tests!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 10:11 AM

Did anyone mention "LuLu?"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 10:56 AM

"Zorro" ?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,CrazyEddie
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 11:02 AM

Vercingetorix

Cromwell

Homer (No, NOT Simpson!)

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rog Peek
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 12:58 PM

Sting
Ike
Segovia
Adam
Eve
Pele
Ladybird
Trigger

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 01:17 PM

That's what I get for skimming this thread instead of carefully reading it.

fat B****rd is correct. The answer to question #4 is Zorro.

Click Zorro
to read some information about this fictitious character.

**

No one has provided the correct responses [or any responses for that matter] for these two questions:

What is the name of the cartoon character who says "Exit stage right?"

What is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 07:19 PM

Snagglepuss
Sade

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: s&r
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 07:22 PM

Offa was King of Mercia from 757 to 796 AD. He had a dyke built that was called Offa's dyke

Stu

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 07:42 PM

What is the name of the cartoon character who says "Exit stage right?" Snagglepuss?

       What is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo? Eartha Kitt?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 08:56 PM

Well, topical tom, you got the question about the cartoon character right-

What is the name of the cartoon character who says "Exit stage right?"-Snagglepuss

However, Stu got that answer correct and he correctly answered the question about the soulful singer {at least to my knowledge Eartha Kitt didn't sing this song}.

When I asked what is the single name of the soulful singer who sang about the sweetest taboo, I was thinking of Sade {whose name is pronounced SHAH-day.

Congratulations to you both.

Also, Stu, thanks for that information on who Offa was.

Btw, here's a YouTube video of Sade singing "The Sweetest Taboo"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBjBn_wDBbw&feature=related

Enjoy!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:16 PM

Nefertiti
(and lots of other Egyptians)
Anybody say Lassie yet?
Snoopy...and lots of other cartoon characters.

I guess we could limit this to humans? Cut out the gods, godesses and animals? That list could get rather long.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Bert
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:21 PM

Brunell
Napier
Monty
Montezuma
Patton
Snoopy
And if titles don't count there's "The Scaffold"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:29 PM

How about Ferron?

Dan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Dec 07 - 09:36 PM

That whatshisname male model..lotsa muscles...he has posed for 'heart throb' book covers.....not Fabian...but close maybe? Fazio? Help!

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: fat B****rd
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 07:38 AM

First Sabrina, now.... Semprini, Lord that dates me !

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rowan
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 04:51 PM

In the lists above I didn't see
Faust
but you probably wanted real people.

I didn't see
Bennelong
but perhaps he's not famous north of the equator;
and he wasn't "musical".

But I didn't see Kylie;
she of the famous (apparently)
bottom.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 09:08 AM

Hi Rowan.

It's true that I was only thinking of the names of real people when I started this thread. But I've no problem whatsoever with the fact that the list has expanded to include the single names of deities, fictitious people, animals, and other living creatures.

Some of these names are unfamiliar to me-such as Bennelong and Kylie. I suppose they are based in Australia?

I'd prefer it if people would provide some info about names that they list which aren't well known. But then again, on an international forum such as Mudcat, how would a person know if the name{s} that he or she posts are familiar to readers of this thread?

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 09:12 AM

I see that Spaw hasn't come back to tell us what he is famous for.
But we Mudcatters know.

**

No one has answered the question that Sorcha asked upthread:

"That whatshisname male model..lotsa muscles...he has posed for 'heart throb' book covers.....not Fabian...but close maybe? Fazio? Help!"

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: topical tom
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 12:55 PM

Well done, s&r (Stu)! Thanks a lot for the fun test, Azizi.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 01:07 PM

LeBron

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rog Peek
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:21 PM

Forgive my ignorance Bert, but who is Brunell?

Rog

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Beer
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:31 PM

Gurdjieff
Rasputin
Noah
Zorro

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Rowan
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 08:14 PM

I was jesting Azizi.
But,
Bennelong was the first Port Jackson Aborigine to become part of the imposed British colonial structure. The spit of land on which the Sydney Opera House sits is Bennelong Point. The House of Reps seat occupied until recently by John Howard (see the thread on Oz Prime Minister loses seat in election) is named Bennelong.

Kylie, she of the (apparently) callipygous bum, is Kylie Minogue. I gather she has a reputation as a pop icon of some standing.

Rog, Isambard Brunel is the person who made cast iron and steel construction all the go in 19th century Britain. A vague memory indicates he had some connection with the Eiffel Tower, constructed entirely of cast iron in such a way as to impose compression stresses (which cast iron can handle) and avoiding tension stresses (which it can't) on all the structural elements.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 12:43 AM

"I was jesting Azizi."
-Rowan

Well, I don't have any sense of humor {or "humour", if you prefer}, so I wouldn't know.

But, seeing as how nobody else formally added any more questions to this thread, and seeing as how this thread itself has been stuck on #97 all night, I figure that this Single Name Basis thread's been waitin for me to give it some attention-that is-to add some more questions in hopes that somebody-anybody-will answer them. And so I will.

{Btw, how's that for a run on sentence? I think it's pretty good, if I do say so myself}.

Imma re-start the counting at #11 even though I think there was another #11. If so, this one will be 11b.

But before I do, Sorcha probably forgot that she asked this question:
"That whatshisname male model..lotsa muscles...he has posed for 'heart throb' book covers.....not Fabian...but close maybe? Fazio? Help!"

But, just in case you're waiting with bated breath for the answer, Sorcha, you were sooo close. The answer is Fabio.

And now, as someone without a single name was known to say, in his own imicable way "On with the show!"

11. What's the single name of Santa Claus' red nosed reindeer?

12. What is the single name of the orge who stars in the Academy awared winning film of the same name which spoofs fairy tales?

13. What is the single name of the horse that television cowboy Roy Roger's rode?

14. What's the single name of the man who Johhny Otis sang about in his song about hand jive?

15. What's the single name of this 1955 record by Chuck Berry in which the singer asked the woman {whose name is the same name as the record title} why can't she be true?

16. This single name is both the title of a classic children's novel and the name of its lead character-an orphaned Swiss girl who prefers to live in the mountains with her grandfather, but is taken by her aunt to the city to live with a family who has a young daughter in a wheelchair. What's the name of this book & this girl's name? [I tried to make this question shorter, but this is the best I could do].

17. Speaking of books, what are the single names of the boy and girl whose series of books were "fun" to read for many Americans anyway in the early years of elementary school. [Sorry if folks outside of the USA don't know this series]

18. What were the single names of the dog and cat who were pets of the aforementioned boy & girl and their little sister Baby Sally?

19. What is the single name of the very popular Swahili love song whose title translates as "My angel" and whose lyrics in English begins "My angel, my angel, I love you, my angel". Hint: This song's name is also the name of an Indian supermodel and a Bollywood actress.

20. What is the single name of the novel by Sir Walter Scott in which the knight {whose name is the title of the story} saves the life of a beautiful Jewish woman who is accused of being a witch?

{extra credit: what is that woman's name?}

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Azizi
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 12:46 AM

Well, I don't have any sense of humor {or "humour", if you prefer}, so I wouldn't know.
-Azizi

I meant to put a :o} after that sentence.

**

And now, I'll leave it for someone else to posted the coveted {?} #100.

Subject: RE: Single Name Basis
From: Skivee
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 03:01 AM

OH,oh...Memememememe!
"100".
I would have posted something more interesting, but you clever kids thunk up all of mine.