What are some of your favorite celebrity names?

darklinensuit · #1 03-23-2004, 02:00 AM

I like the names Stevie Nicks, Evonne Goolagong, Gabriela Sabatini (Seeing a pattern? tennis fan that I am), Gilda Radner.

I'm not really into the three-name trend like Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, American Idol's Convulsoboy, etc.

Special dishonorable mention goes to Anne Heche Lafoon. Sounds like a cartoon character, like she's Pepe La Pew's girlfriend.

- Jake

DownOnRodeo · #2 03-23-2004, 07:15 AM

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Originally posted by darklinensuit
I like the names Stevie Nicks, Evonne Goolagong, Gabriela Sabatini (Seeing a pattern? tennis fan that I am), Gilda Radner.

Evonne Goolagong - good choice

Although it's Evonne Cawley these days. Maybe Goolagong-Cawley actually.

And yeah, Stevie's one of my personal fav tennis stars too. She's a dervish with her lightning serve-and-volley!

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I'm not really into the three-name trend like Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, American Idol's Convulsoboy, etc.

Amen.

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Special dishonorable mention goes to Anne Heche Lafoon. Sounds like a cartoon character, like she's Pepe La Pew's girlfriend.

Oh dear. So the Lafoon thing is actually what she named herself/ All this time I thought it was something you guys were calling her for some reason.

There is no god.

Oh wait, yes there is. It's Anne Heche Lafoon.

darklinensuit · #3 03-23-2004, 08:51 AM

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Evonne Goolagong - good choice Although it's Evonne Cawley these days. Maybe Goolagong-Cawley actually.

I think it's Evonne Goolagong Cawley, no hyphen.
I'm not nuts about the Cawley part - sounds like a bird sound, no offense to anyone.

- Jake

DownOnRodeo · #4 03-23-2004, 08:55 AM

I was just thinking... Are you sure you're anti the 3-part names, Mr Dark Linen Suit?

(Ok, so in the process of writing this post I realised that 'Down On Rodeo' is a three-part too, but disregard that

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darklinensuit · #5 03-23-2004, 10:52 AM

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I was just thinking... Are you sure you're anti the 3-part names, Mr Dark Linen Suit?

(Ok, so in the process of writing this post I realised that 'Down On Rodeo' is a three-part too, but disregard that )

When I first started posting here, I wasn't familiar at all with GOS, so I wasn't sure if your name referred to Rodeo (Ro-day-o) Drive.

- Jake

wondergirl9847 · #6 03-23-2004, 11:41 AM

When I first read Down on Rodeo (the song, not Joe's SN LOL), I read is as Down on Roe-dee-o. I thought, why did Lindsey write a song about a rodeo?

Anyways...my fave celeb names:

Lindsey Buckingham

Stevie Nicks (I love the fact that Stevie is usually a boy's name and Lindsey (or Lindsay

) is usually a girls name)

Whoopi Goldberg (Just because it's fun to say Whoopi. Reminds me of The Newlywed Game LOL)

Merf · #7 03-23-2004, 12:40 PM

My new favorite baby name is Scarlett, so I would have to say that Scarlett Johannson is a new fave. I also love Demi and Bruce's daughter's name, Rumer.

dissention · #8 03-23-2004, 01:06 PM

Whoopi Goldberg
Rip Torn (

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Mink Stole (

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John Cleese
Julianne Moore
Sigourney Weaver
Kevin Kline
Stevie Nicks
Cher
Calista Flockhart (If I ever have a kid and it's a girl, I'm naming it Calista)
Divine

Livia · #9 03-23-2004, 01:31 PM

A friend of mine and I like to call Whoopi Goldberg "who-pie."

I like Chaka Kahn. Chaka. Chaka Kahn. Chaka Kahn.

One of the attorneys I work with, and I, like to make up funny nicknames for ALL of his clients. If they only knew what we call them. LOL He emails me docs all the time and puts funny subject lines in for them. Or sometimes we just sing their names "Oh could you pleeeeease bring me, the Mr. Robinson file," to the tune of "Mrs. Robinson," for example.

cliffdweller · #10 03-23-2004, 01:41 PM

Stevie Nicks is such a cool name, I love it.

Another name that rolls off the tongue nicely is Mia Zapata--although she's not really a celebrity in the true sense of the word.

Ali · #11 03-23-2004, 02:20 PM

He's not really a celebrity but Chaka Fattah's name is ridiculously fun to say. He's a congressman from Philadelphia and is married to Renee Chenault Fattah from NBC10.

GardenStateGirlie · #12 03-23-2004, 02:21 PM

When Predator came out, my dad was obsessed with saying "Maria Conchita Alonso." It's just a fun name to say...especially in the voice of the Quiznos Subs rat things

GardenStateGirlie · #13 03-23-2004, 02:23 PM

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He's not really a celebrity but Chaka Fattah's name is ridiculously fun to say. He's a congressman from Philadelphia and is married to Renee Chenault Fattah from NBC10.

Her name is so hysterically funny with the Chenault-Fattah. CHAKA. CHAKA FATTAAAAH!

Ali · #14 03-23-2004, 02:33 PM

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When Predator came out, my dad was obsessed with saying "Maria Conchita Alonso." It's just a fun name to say...especially in the voice of the Quiznos Subs rat things

That and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio always got me confused.

dissention · #15 03-23-2004, 02:52 PM

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When Predator came out, my dad was obsessed with saying "Maria Conchita Alonso." It's just a fun name to say...especially in the voice of the Quiznos Subs rat things

I love her name, too.

She's a riot to watch on the Spanish channel sometimes.