I have an unhealthy obsession with all names, especially YOURS, but mostly names ending with the sound "eeeen". I tried changing my name from Kelley to Kelley-een when I was but a wee lass, but my parents wouldn't have it. They insisted that I keep my name because it was so unique. I mean, seriously, do you know any other Kelleys???
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! That's the Break Room lie detector going off. I have about, hmmm, 6 friends named Kelley/Kelly/Kellie. Can we switch names? Looking for something a bit more unique...As I said, I LOVE hearing names that end with the SOUND "eeen". I mean, really, there is no end to the variety. I am always on the hunt for the latest twist to this naming pattern. So, yesterday on Facebook and Twitter, I asked people to start rattling some off for me. So many became my hero!! I collected lots and lots and lots of names ending with "eeen" and created a nice little sidebar group over on the right FULL of them, but there is always room for more! Take a look and let me know if you have any more to add to it. I will owe you forever and will likely leave you my rubber band collection for your generosity!
In addition to my obsession with "eeen" names, I'm obsessed with renaming animals (anyone remember my manatees?) and the names people give their pets, especially if they're human names. I asked on Facebook once if anyone had a pet with a human name. The responses CRACKED ME UP! My sister's friend has a dog named Steve. This entertains me to no end. If I were to be in the deepest darkest hour of despair and thought of that dog named Steve, I would smile, snort, giggle and teeheehee for a long time.
You can only imagine my delight when I finally had the opportunity to name my own pets. I went to buy some new ferrets recently. Some of you heard their names over the last few days, but have not yet been able to meet the sweet creatures. Let me introduce you to...
FERRET FAWCETT
There was just something about her that reminded me of Farrah, but I haven't figured that out yet. Maybe it's the nose?
AND
FERRET BUELLER
I had the name Stan picked out for this one, but when I saw him singing in the shower with his hair like that, well, you know who I thought of then. YOU. I also thought of Ferris, so...I went with him instead. He's famous. You're getting there. It was the obvious choice.
I was going to buy this lady below, but...she kind of freaked me out.
THE FERRET GODMOTHER
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! That blasted alarm is going off again. Alrightalrightalrightalright, I never bought any stinkin' ferrets. You know if I really did, I would be picking their names out of that lovely list on the right. Their names would probably be Rodgene and Eugene.
I need to go get professional help, right? On my way...
34 comments:
How about Carlene?
Regarding the pet names, we have a neighborhood cat who we call Bob. I think his owners named him Kitty, but we know he prefers Bob.
As always Kelley, you have me cracking up. I loved the names of the ferrets. They were hilarious.
I'm an "eeen"!! But I have to say that I've never given it much thought. I guess I took for granted being blessed with "eeen-ness". I have enjoyed writing out my name in cursive. It's so loopy. Two big loops for the "L's" then two small loops for the "E's", but if I'm in a hurry, I have been known to add an extra loop or two by mistake. I guess it's a blessing and a curse! :)
So I went to bed last night thinking of -een names. Seriously. I did. So much so that I whispered in my groom's ear juuuuuust before we drifted off to sleep: "Let's have one more baby. A girl. And name her Tureen. You know how fond I am of soup..."
HA!! We have a dog named Jimmy, Oskar and Archie..I believe those all qualify for human names but we went with what fit.
Jimmy will answer to Jim, Zim, and Zimmers, Archie answers to Baldy, Archiebald, The Beagle, and Beagle butt.
Oskar will answer to, Baby and Meyer..
So whats with a name when you can have so many nicknames to answer to?
The Ferrets are great and One thing I've learned working in a school is it's not so much about the name as it is the spelling.
Seriously I have to ask, "Oh his name is Bob, and how do you spell that?" We have seen some crazy spellings with the most common of names.
My name is Kelly too! You could add Arlene and Kareen to your list. Our pets have people names: our cats are Hailey and Abigail, and our dogs are Holly and May (but, because I am a fan of the "ee" sound at the ends of names, I call May - Maisie).
Love "Ferret Bueller!"
I knew a girl in high school named Michaeleen. Total ho bag.
k-ster's boss just got a toy poodle and his name is Sean. i just can't get over it. human names for pets are just so silly. especially when you call them!
For you EENjoyment (lol) from the database of names ending in 'een!
Abhreen
Adrieen
Afreeen
Afsheen
Aileen
...Alirameen
Alleen
Ambereen
Ambreen
Ameen
Amreen
Angeleen
Areen
Arifeen
Arleen
Armeen
Arteen
Aseen
Ashleen
Ashveen
Ayleen
Azeen
Caileen
Carleen
Caroleen
Cathleen
Cayleen
Chaneen
Charleen
Cheleen
Christeen
Coleen
Colleen
Coreen
Cqlleen (I'd skip this as a misspelling but it's in here twice)
Daneen
Dareen
Darleen
Deneen
Divleen
Doreen
Eileen
Farbeen
Farheen
Farzeen
Ferheen
Furheen
Green
Gurleen (Thank GOD my name is BETH!)
Haneen
Harleen
Heen
Heon Jeen
Hyoun Been
Ideen
Jabeen
Jacqueleen
Jacquleen
Jaileen
Jakeen
Jaleen
Janeen
Jasleen
Jasmeen
Johleen
Joleen
Josequeen
Josheen
Justeen
Kaeleen
Kaileen
KaLeen
Kalieen
Kamaldeen
Kareen
Karleen
Kathaleen
Kathceen
Kathieen
Kathleen
Katholeen
Kathyleen
Kaydeen
Kayleen
Keen
Keithleen
Kelleen
Kolleen
Kristeen
Krysteen
Kyleen
Laleen
Laureen
Laveen
Loureen
Maeleen
Maheen
Mahreen
Marleen
Mary-Kathleen
Mary-Colleen
Mary-Eileen
Mateen
Maubeen
Maureen
Mauseen (Micky & Minnie's mousling?)
Mayeen
Meheen
Mehreen
Moreen
Morreen
Mubeen
Nadeen
Nageen
Naileen
Najmeen
Nania-Cathleen
Narmeen
Nasreen
Naureen
Nausheen
Naveen
Negeen
Nermeen
Neveen
Noosheen
Noreen
Nuvleen
Pareen
Parleen
Parveen
Pegeen
Praveen
Preen
Queen
Raeleen
Raneen
Raveen
Rayleen
Razleen
Rhodreen
Rohmteen
Rossteen
Rozmeen
SaAhodeen
Sabeen
Sabreen
Safeen
Sameen
Samisteen
Samreen
Sanjeen
Sareen
Sereen
Shaheen
Shahzeen
Shaireen
Shaleen
Shaneen
Shareen
Sharleen
Sharmeen
Shauheen
Shayleen
Sheereen
Sheireen
Shereen
Sherleen
Shireen
Skileen
Steen
Surveen
Tahseen
Taleen
Tareen
Tashfeen
Tasmeen
Tasqeen
Tavleen
Tyleen
Umbreen
Yaseen
Yasmeen
Yeen
Zubeen
Zueen
... WHEW!
I suspect that this will be lost forever in a SPAM file so I will copy and e-mail it to you! :)
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By the way ... my sister, Kimberly, tried for years to talk my parents into changing the spelling of her name to KimberLEIGH. She liked it better and it was certainly more unique! LOL! Oh ... and I have a German Shepherd named "Lucy!" :) Maybe I should change it to Luceen!
I think the grass is always greener. As a young pup, I always wanted a name that ended in "ie" or "ey". Really. All those names just sounded so much cuter to my ears.
Btw... my real name? Kayleen.
As if Beth didn't give you enough, how bout Maybeline? (pronounced eeen)
Love the pictures. And Kelley, I hope there's a Dr. Een in your area who can help.
xoRobyn
Oh, and you've forgotten a classic "eeen" name... Latrine
Pretty sure I had a student by that name once...
...een as is Queen? That figures.
Now two things: 1) Who wastes their time listing every 'een' name ever spoken? and (b) many human names for pets - Gregory, Jessica, Rosie, Alfred and Addicus just to name a few. Current dog is Ezmond. Daughter's rats are Nocchi and Pannuchi....don't ask.
I love the pet names!! Ferret Fawcet is great!!! I wanted to be Stephanie. That would have been a huge change. I don't have a middle name to have another choice. A freakish oddity - my mom thought she was doing me a favor.
I have a dog named George. George and Steve... Steve and George. Is Steve really really stupid like George?
Okay... I am going to share with you the name they taunted me with all through grammar school... taunted, I tell you. I cried buckets over this verbal abuse... scarred for life...
Marjorieeeeen (like margarine... in that british way)
So funny! I'm also one of those gals with an incredibly unique name...
There was a character in the book "Where the Heart Is" named Praline. The mom named all her kids after sweets.
Damn I need to change my name now, but LL Cool Joeen just doesn't work.
I was hoping you'd bought the ferrets.
That's a long list of names up there above me in comments.
I'm not that devoted to your search.
Forgive me.
My sister has a dog named Roger. She's always telling me "Roger did this...Roger did that...Roger ate his poop...blah, blah, blah)
While funny to most people (and I admit, it's a goofy name for a dog), it is not so funny to my husband, Roger.
My middle name is Cathleen...boom.
My friend's dog is named Paul. I laugh every time.
Also, my parents were going to name me Claudia then switched to Julie. Around the time Julie Christie and Julie Andrews starred in The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago. There were so many Julies in my classes I was NEVER just Julie. always Julie C. Then, when I was a camp counselor, there were FIVE counselors named Julie (out of 15 females. Seriously?) I had to be Julie Ch. Which all the little kids thought was "chuh". So for three years, my name at camp: Chuh.
Almost as good as Gurleen.
I don't get to name things around here anymore. Boo! My daughters most recent brainstorm came up with Whitey and Rainbow for her two new fish.
Whitey is white. Get it?
Well, I'm thinking between you and the gal above, you've licked the plate clean when it comes to names with "een"... Maybe you should publish a baby name book!
So speaking of names, here's a little tidbit you probably didn't know ... my husbands name is Neil Armstrong.... oh, and it gets better. His middle name is Lance.
Neil Lance Armstrong
Arelene, eat your heart out!
Oh, Kel, your posts are always so kickin and awesome....
I can't be jealous, you're just too sweet.
Uh ok I guess if you want my name you can have it? I'm a little concerned though that 'Billy-een" has Mountain Dew, marry your cousin, qualities written all over it. But who am I to judge since 'roadkill' is one of my family's favorite food groups. W.C.C.
Hilarious! I love Ferret Bueller!
This reminds me of one of Husband and my favorite Onion columns EVER.
Jim Anchower "Know what I neen"
Gah! Love it! We have a horrible Lab named Luke, whom from now on I shall refer to as Lukeen. Then we have cats named Sabrina and Charlotte. And Kelly (ey, ie, i)'s RULE the world!!!
I love your love of words and names. You are the master of word play. I bet Ferret Fawcett is good too.
I've never met another Kelley. Ever...oh wait, maybe one in Romania.
This is awesome! I'd switch names with you in an instant...to this day - never met a Carol under the age of 55...seriously.
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