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Interesting Names: ‘David LIMP’, SVP At Amazon — A Man Who Has NOT Let His Name Get In The Way.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 5, 2022

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As I have often stated I am intrigued by names — all names. That is why I wrote ‘Popes and the Tale of their Names‘.

I had never heard of Mr. Limp until this morning. Then I saw him on CNBC. I was immediately intrigued. Limp?

WOW. What must it have been like to go through life, as a man, with that name? You can just imagine the jokes. Being ‘Hung‘ would have been easier than being ‘Limp’.

Then, everything to do about performance: academic, sports, professional. You can just see folks ITCHING to tell him that his performance was LIMP.

WOW.

I am impressed. He has, of course, & obviously, done very, very well for himself. He, thanks to his AMZN stock options, is a huge multi-millionaire if NOT a billionaire. So, his success is far from limp. Good for him. Bravo.

That said, I have to say his performance of CNBC, this morning, was rather limp. I am NOT joking. Check it out. I thought he should have done better. But, HEY, then again … he is richer than most of us, & in the end that is what matters. He is smarter than us.

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Interesting Names: A ‘Dr. Hung’ & As Far As I Can Tell He Is Not A Urologist.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 15, 2021

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I am intrigued by names — all names. That is why I wrote ‘Popes and the Tale of their Names‘. Anytime I see a name, that is either new to I or looks unusual, I like to think about it & if I have time look into its meaning & provenance.

I saw this name, on a sign, outside a medical facility. It immediately caught my eye.

My first thought was as to what it must have been like to be a teenage boy with that name. I could just imagine amusing scenarios. I wondered how many times he might have got slapped in the face by indignant young girls who thought he was pulling their legs. “What? Your name is ‘Hung’? You are a ….“

Well, he obviously overcame all hurdles to become a doctor. Good for him.

Yes, I had an inkling that it might be a Chinese/Oriental name … along the lines of Wong & Wang. When I looked it up I discovered I was on the right track. Mainly Vietnamese — & it means ‘hero’. That makes sense. I could make a joke here, but I will refrain.

I just wanted to share this name with you.

A few weeks ago, I met a mother & daughter whose last name was ‘Dollar’. Yep, just like in dollar. We, of course, talked. The mother was telling me that she still gets people who ask her to spell the name. That kind of makes sense. People might just want to make sure that it has the same spelling. The funny thing is that ‘dollar’ does not have anything to do with people whose last name is ‘Dollar’. Dollar is a corruption of ‘Thaler‘!