Every morning at around 3.00 am, I wake up and try to drive the demons away by thinking of things using the letters of the alphabet in order, before I go back to sleep.
Often these are names, and last night I raced through English men's names until I got to the letter 'U'.
A thousand of units of the currency of your choice will definitely not be given to anyone who can tell me a truly English man's forename beginning with 'U'.
Uriah.
ReplyDeleteGood one - nice and Biblical.
DeleteSo far, you are the winner of a thousand things you will never get, Elaine.
DeleteUmberto
ReplyDeleteUmberto is Italian. I always thing of Uva, which is the name of a dead German mate of mine.
DeleteOk that was Italian
ReplyDeleteHow about
Uncle Bert
Three strikes and you're out...
DeleteUncle Jim?
ReplyDelete(calls the sergeant at arms...)
DeleteUther. King Arthur's dad. Doesn't get more English than that!
ReplyDeleteUncle Uther?
DeleteNice one Wanda, but if you made it up you are going to be escorted from the palace with John.
DeleteUncle Albert?
DeleteJohn the Avuncular.
DeleteOk ok how about auntie Uhura
ReplyDeleteThe first kiss on U.S. TV in Star Trek between a white man and a black woman? Uhuru? A WOMAN?
DeleteNear enough
ReplyDeleteUnwin
ReplyDeleteThat's a surname.
DeleteUnwin \u-nwin, un-win\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Unwin is "nonfriend".
DeleteIt is a male Christian name.
Ok you can have a thousand nothings as well. I kept thinking of Stanley Unwin.
DeletePhew--no one said Ulrich yet, or Ulysses. Or, has that become defacto Irish and therefore disqualified. I also have Undolfo, but that may be German. And, who would name any kid Uno. They are self centered enough as it is. I concede Elaine is the winner, to date.
ReplyDeleteYou have all the right nationalities, but not in the right order.
DeleteUnsworth. Picture your butler by the name of Unsworth.
ReplyDeletePoor sod
DeleteNo gentleman calls his butler by his first name.
DeleteUnwin & Udale
ReplyDeleteWhat's my prize ?
The first one is a surname (see above) and the second is/was one of Saddam Hussein's sons - or close enough.
Delete{ see above }
DeleteOk - I now admit it - see above.
DeleteArthur. Bert, Cecil. David. Eric. Fred. Gerald. Harry. Ian. James. Keith. Leonard. Michael. Neville. Oliver. Peter. Quentin. Robert. Stephen. Terry. U........ Victor. William. Malcolm. Yves. Zak.
ReplyDeleteOk, it tailed off a bit at the end, I know. I liked Malcolm though.
I second Wanda's contribution of Uther. Uther pendragon, " legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur ", to quote Wikipedia. Ok, British rather than English but should still count!
ReplyDeleteYep.
DeleteUther (from when England was Albion). I'd like to see it back in fashion.
DeleteYes, I would like to live in Albion too.
Delete'Umphrey.
ReplyDelete'Enery'?
DeleteI was going to suggest Ulysses, but Joanne beat me to it! It's a great name!
ReplyDeleteUli would be the German abbreviation, I think.
DeleteSorry - Uli (or Ulli) is the German abbreviation of Ulrich or Ulrike (f).
DeleteHave you admitted defeat yet? How about Umpty Dumpty.
ReplyDeleteULL as in Ullswater
ReplyDeleteI will name my next son Ull.
DeleteYou missed out 'X'. By your own rules Malcolm does not count. How about Xenothon. Good Greek name (at least in classical times).
ReplyDeleteXerxes?
DeleteDid you know that Ulysses means wounded in the thigh? I learn so much from you Tom.....
ReplyDeleteI seem to be learning more from you.
DeleteThinking more about you waking at 3am than Uther.
ReplyDeleteI do that too. I think it's when the alcohol wears off.
I never thought about it that way, but maybe your'e right. At least I don't throw up - or pass out. Age, eh?
Deleteyou're - before you jump on me.
Delete"Family Guy" had a bit about this on Sunday night -weird, huh? As a kid, Quagmire learned the alphabet by naming all the men his mom had been with. U was for "Ulf"
ReplyDelete'Ulf' was the noise his mom made when...
Delete'ulf ulf ulf ulf ulf...'
Delete'uuuuuuuuulf!'
DeleteIs that how you sound?
DeleteOh gosh no!
DeleteWhat about Uriah? And do Scottish names like Ualan (for Valentine) count too? And why do you not think about women, that's easier.
ReplyDeleteOh . in my self-centered way I never read other people's comments first, but last - don't want to be influenced. Now I see that Elaine did mention Uriah too.
DeleteI'm always thinking about women at night. I thought I would give myself a break.
DeleteCan only think of Uriah too. And if you get to X there's always Xerxes.
ReplyDeleteI said Xerxes already Weave, but I thank you anyway. I don't read other's comments either - too damn boring for words, eh? Mine are boring enough.
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