Original First Names — Page 3

#51

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:01pm

That 2 actors Equity thing seems to happen a lot. I mean, just look at Nathan - was born Joseph Lane but switched because there was already a Joseph in Equity.

~Jessica

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#52

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:07pm

"LoL. Larry. Nope dont see it working. Does that remind you of Taboo? Whats you name? Marcus - your real name. Gary. Ok i know that isnt the exact lyrics but you guys know what i mean."

Heh. Larry.
And it's:
George: What's your name?
Marcus: Marcus.
George: No, your real name.
Marcus: That IS my real name.
George: Out with it.
Marcus: Gary. Marcus is, you know, more artistic!

Yep, I'm nuts.

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#53

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:16pm

I'm gonna have to agree with Euan Morton. (plugs her fav. star)

Yea his name is really Iain. Which is pronounced like Ian, but that's not super common here.

Asa Somers is a cool name as well!

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#54

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:21pm

One of the ensemble members of Wicked's name is Ioana (Alphonso). I think Jessica Snow Wilson goes by "Snow". Swoosie Kurtz (is Swoose a nickname or a real name?)

#55

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:22pm

Don't know WHY I know this, but Swoosie was named after her father's airplane or something...the plane was named for "half-swan, half-goose."

Like I said, I do not know why I know this...

#56

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:24pm

Jessica Snow Wilson = Jennifer Love Hewitt, then?

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#57

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:28pm

Shoshana is indeed a flower; it means "lily."

I think Isabel is going to get more common. Isabella was #11 last year, it's been climbing gradually in popularity.

#58

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 4:57pm

La Chanze. Not exactly common.

#59

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:13pm

Saycon

and the new Aida standby...Ta'rea?

#60

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:21pm

Another name you don't hear everyday is Karmine, such as Karmine Alers. I absolutley love that name!!

I don't think Bernadette is all that unusual. I know a lot of people named Bernadette (but maybe if you don't know anyone by that name, then I guess you'd think it was unusual).

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#61

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:33pm

Mamie Duncan-Gibbs

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#62

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:36pm

how do you pronounce idina's real first name?

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#63

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:37pm

Something like uh-DI-nuh, I think. Pretty much the same as the way she currently spells it.

#64

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:39pm

Wicked4Lyffe- do you mean how do you pronounce 'Adena' or however it's spelled? I think it's probably uh-DI-nuh, like Plum said.

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#65

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:41pm

Is Ms. Menzel Jewish? Because then I imagine her name might have originally spelled Adina- it means "delicate" in Hebrew. Of course, the pronunciation is off, but Americans never pronounce Hebrew right. :)

#66

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:46pm

Barrett Foa...kinda reminds me of feather boa

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#67

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:50pm

she is jewish (idina) - on her website it says that she changed her last name, but mentions nothing about her first name. Perhaps it really is spelled Idina but is pronounced like Adina. I know a lot of people who changed the spelling of their kids names to be unique.

#68

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 10:28am

shlamdiddly - that's what i was going to say!!! i love his name but it always reminds me of feather boa too!!!

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#69

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 10:42am

"Barrett Foa...kinda reminds me of feather boa"

haha, me too! Every time I think of Barrett, I picture a feathered boa. It's kind of silly.

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#70

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 10:56am

Orfeh
Tovah
Audra
Bronson
Veanne
:)

#71

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 11:00am

Tovah is a another very common Jewish name. Funny how it's exotic here.

#72

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Posted: 8/9/04 at 11:20am

Well, there aren't a lot of Tovahs on Broadway.

#73

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 11:21am

It's so exotic here, in fact, that she does an entire song about it in her cabaret act.

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#74

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 3:11pm

Is Kenya Unique Massey related to Brandi Chavonne Massey???

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#75

re: Original First Names

Posted: 8/9/04 at 3:22pm

I'm with Krakowski's list. He/she's got the list with the most uncommon names on it. Orfeh is the oddest one I've ever heard that I believe is not a stage name. I've heard all of the other names. LaChanze, I think, is a stage name, and Slam's real name is something like Salaam. There are a ton of Shoshanna's, just not in the entertainment biz.