Folklore: two first names-no surname?

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Callie
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 08:10 AM

You can add these:

Anne Frank
George Michael
Peter Allen
Keith Richard
Ben Lee
Jenny Craig
Hank Marvin
Cary Grant
Bruce Lee
Michael Jordan
Henry James
James Joyce
Billy Graham
Carmen Miranda
Ben Elton
Wilfred Owen
Emily Bronte
Benidict Arnold
Michael Jackson
Lewis Carroll
Lenny Henry
James Dean

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: songs2play
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 07:30 AM

Weren't there 7 short blokes famous for having one name.
Doc, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy and, what's-is-name......Can you help me out with the other one Mr H ?
Hi, ho

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 02:14 AM

Don't let the Welsh into this. They've made the two Christian names thing into an art form, starting with really important people like Barry John and working down.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 06:45 PM

I suppose I could also be included, having two names that have both been used as first names and family names.

Leslie Ward

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 06:27 PM

Hmm, let's see...

Adam Faith
Jimmy James
John Barry
Bill Clinton Ford (Two for the price of one!)
Henry James
Toni Arthur
Christopher Timothy
Charles Wesley
Ray Charles

LFF

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Cluin
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 02:14 PM

And his porn movie pseudomym, Plenty O'Toole.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Micca
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 02:11 PM

what about Devon Malcolm???

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:57 PM

And Peter O' Toole in the redundant names category.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Schantieman
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:49 PM

and indeed Dick Tracy

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:42 PM

Does Yahoo Serious qualify? Well, sort of.

Elton John?

Willy Nelson?

Bob Dylan?

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: catspaw49
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:39 PM

HEY MARY!!! Gravel Gertie was BO's wife.

Spaw

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:17 PM

Barry Norman in the first category

Macauley Culkin (Sp) in the second

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Declan
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:13 PM

DeForest Kelly - its worse than that he's dead Jim.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Giac
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:09 PM

But, Mr. Happy -- you must not have ever read Dick Tracy comic strips. There was B.O. Plenty, Sparkle Plenty and B.O.s wife, uh, what was her name? I once got a Sparkle Plenty doll for Christmas.

~;o) Mary

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Nemesis
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 12:10 PM

Simon Harrison? He's a couple of damn fine bands ...

DAY GLO PIRATES http://freespace.virgin.net/doc.si/Dayglo/pirates.htm

THE FOLD http://www.thefold.co.uk/index.html

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Sandy McLean
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 11:33 AM

A friends grandfather lived at a place called Gillisdale. His first name was Gillis and his last name was Gillis.
   I.E.   Gillis Gillis from Gillisdale.
               Beat that! :-}
                   Sandy

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 10:07 AM

the scots clan thing- not peculiar to there.

lots of members of other cultures in the past had only the clan/tribal name only- no personal names.

or they'd take their fathers given name- as in magnus magnusson [icelandic]

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: MMario
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 10:02 AM

y'know - I don't think I have ever met someone with the surname of Cameron face to face - but I knew two with that as a first name in the early '70's; one male, one female.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: momnopp
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:57 AM

I dated a guy named Robert Francis Howard. People never could figure out what to call him (he went by "Frank").

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Orac
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:52 AM

Its always been common for Scottish clan names to be used as first names. Sometimes for both like MacDonald Macdonald. I'm sure there must have been a Cameron Cameron before now too. So the thread could have been "Two surnames - no first name". Anyone remember MacDonald Hobley on the TV. Shirley is a surname and only became a female first name in 1929. (The first to be given Shirley as a first name were male)

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:37 AM

Elvis doesn't count- he had 2 nanes: Elvis Presley.

or Prince, he's got 2 names: Prince Nelson.

haven't heard of anyone called Plenty!

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Willie-O
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:28 AM

Lots and lots of members of the Paul family around here.

For a single name, it helps if its, you know, Bjork, or Sting...not Bill or George, and anything but Sue.

My last name, Cameron, has become a very trendy first name in the past five years. Like, since that Diaz girl got hot.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:27 AM

Plenty!
Sting
Prince
Maddona
Elvis etc.

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:13 AM

& some can get by with only one name- like enya, bork,

more?

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: MMario
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:10 AM

?? I have known several people with the surnames of 'Paul' or 'simon' - likewise several with 'Harrison' as a first name, and several 'Ford' 's' as well.

A name is a name - yes - some are more commonly seen as "first" names and some more commonly seen as surnames - but heck....

Subject: RE: two first names-no surname?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 09:08 AM

Cliff Richard

Subject: two first names-no surname?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 08:58 AM

creep from paul simon thread.

he's got 2 first names & some other people have two second names but no first names, like harrison ford.

in our global democracy, surely 'twould be better for the names to be shared around, hence Paul Ford & Simon Harrison?

more?