Abbreviated Pronunciations Require Omniscience -- Not Your Median Science.
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| 100% | AARON | Always Aims Rifle On Needlepoint |
Rico Leffanta |
| 100% | ABEL | Adam's Boy, Eve's Lad |
Angela Brett Religion |
| 100% | ABEL (2) | A Briefly Experienced Life |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| 100% | AIDAN | An Individual, Dandy Adult, Newlywed |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | ALAN | A Leader, Able Navigator |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | ALEX | Able Lad Engages Xylophone |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | ALEXANDER | Able Lad Engages Xrays At New Domain, Enters Rear |
Jan Morgan -- Alexander has a new job in the xray area at the rear entrance of the building |
| 100% | ANARU | A Naughty And Rambunctious Underling |
Steve Keate, acronymising his son. |
| 100% | ANDREW | A Nice Dude Really Educated Well |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | ANDREW (2) | Articulating New Dreams, Reaching Educational Whims |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 100% | ANTHONY | Affluent, Nostalgic Travelling Hippy - Old, Not Youthful. |
Mary Carr, describing her brother (with a little help from Angela Brett.) |
| 100% | ANTHONY (2) | A Name, Therefore, Holds Only Notation, Yes? |
Angela Brett. (See the ADVENTUREs of MacGirl & KEYBOARD, EPISODE #1) MacGirl & KeyBoard:(Wannabe) Superheroes |
| 100% | BARRY | Best At Reading Rhyming Yarns |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | BILL (2) | Beast Is Lying Loser |
Jan Morgan - someone I knew |
| 100% | BLAINE | Bad Liver Affected Infant's Name, Evidently |
Angela Brett (the name Blaine comes from bla, a Gaelic word meaning "Yellow." I wonder how many babies were named Blaine because they were jaundiced.) |
| 100% | BRADLEY | Boy, Really Active, Does Love Experiencing Youth |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | BRIAN | Brings Reasonable Income Advantage, Naturally |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | BRIAN (2) | Brat, Really Is Antagonistic, Noxiously |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 83% | BRUCE | Big Rating in US Census Extract |
Angela Brett (The name Bruce ranked 67th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.) |
| 100% | BRUNO | Brown - Rather Uninspiring Name Origin |
Angela Brett |
| 100% | BRYAN | Begins Reading Yarns At Noon |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | BUBBA | Big Ugly Bible-Beatin' Ass |
a stereotypical description of anyone named Bubba in Georgia or Arkansas. |
| 100% | BYRON | Because You're Really Obviously Nice |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | CALVIN | Can Achieve Little, Vision Is Nil |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | CAMERON | Caring Adult Manages Educating Rambunctous Observant Novices |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | CARLOS | Catch Australian's Real Life On Screen |
Angela Brett (Carlo was one of the housemates on the third series of Australian Big Brother.) Names:Famous people |
| 100% | CHARLIE (5) | Controls Handling, Authoritarian, Really Lives In Exertion |
Jan Morgan - someone I know. When he isn't controlling situations he loves adventurous activities. |
| 100% | CHRIS | Chap Has Requested Individual 'Spansion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| 100% | CHRISTOPHER (2) | Carefully Has Reasons In Security, Takes Over Parents Home, Encouraging Reconcilation |
Jan Morgan - Someone I know |
| 100% | CLAUDE (2) | Capable Lad Allows Ultimatum, Demands Efficiency |
Jan Morgan |
| 75% | CURTIS | Carefully Urges Ranking, Tae-kwon-do Is Schooled |
Jan Morgan -- Randall's first Karate Teacher |
| 100% | DAMIEN | Devil's A Monstrous Infant - Evil & Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in the movie 'The Omen' Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | DANIEL (2) | Doesn't Appreciate Nuances In English Language |
TMcCO'G, after somebody on the Apronyms forums said that he needed an alliteration for Daniel. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | DAVE | Did Astronaut View Eternity |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The main human character in 2001 was called Dave) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | DAVEN | Discovered Apronyms Via Entering Name |
Angela Brett, after somebody posted on the Apronyms forums, 'It's Daven here I was searching google for your name and found this' Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | DAVID | Did A Valiant 'Impossible' Deed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| 100% | DAVID (3) | Does All Vital Income Depart? |
Jan Morgan - Someone I know that struggles with income |
| 100% | DEAN | Does Educating At Night |
Rico Leffanta Education:Occupations |
| 100% | DOMINIC | Dirty Old Man Is Needing Intense Cleaning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | DONNY | Delightful Orator Nicely Negotiates Yield |
Jan Morgan - gives forth his melodic voice to song |
| 100% | DYLAN | Died Young, Lump Attacked Neurons |
Angela Brett, referring to Steve's son. |
| 100% | DYLAN (2) | Darling Youngster, Like Angela's Nephews? |
Angela Brett, who never actually met Dylan. |
| 100% | EDWIN | 'E Dwells Wealthily -- 'Is Name |
Jeff Anonymous (meaning of 'Edwin' = prosperous friend, according to babynames.com) |
| 100% | ERIK | Enchanting Rich Individual's Karma |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | EUGENE | Exemplary Unique Gentleman, Encourages Negotiations Energetically |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | FAISAL | Fellow Arabians, Intelligent, Smart And Loyal |
Faisal Yaqoob |
| 100% | FELIX | Free Enterprising Lad Is Xenophobic |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | FRANCES | Friendship Reaches A New Class, Enter Safely |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | FRANCESCO | Freedom Rings, All Necessary Concerns Eventually Satisfied, Carefully Obtained |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | FREDERICK | Fractured Relationship Endures Destruction, Eventually Rebounds In Careful Kindness |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | GARRETT | Gaelic - Attention Riveted Regarding Everything That's There |
Angela Brett (the name Garrett comes from Gaelic and means 'To Watch') |
| 100% | GARY | Guy's Always Reinterrogating You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | GARY (2) | Gets Alcohol Replenished Yonder |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 100% | GERALD | Gets Enchanted, Reading A Little Drama |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | GIUSEPPE | Goes In Usual Steps, Eventually Pacing People's Enjoyment |
Jan Morgan |
| 83% | GLENN | Getting (a) Little Elderly? No! Never! |
Patricia Rix, referring to her brother. Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | HAMISH | Home's A Mountaintop In Scottish Highlands |
Tony McCoy OTartan |
| 100% | HAROLD | Has Admiration, Reflecting Opportunities Lost, Dutiful |
Jan Morgan - someone I know who reflected on his opportunities |
| 100% | HORACE | Holding On Romantically Antagonises Consorts Everytime |
Rico Leffanta |
| 100% | ISAAC (2) | Is Sacrificed Adolescent, Actually Conserved |
Jan Morgan Religion |
| 100% | JASON | Just A Stupid Old Nutter |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | JASON (2) | Joker At Several Occasions Noticed |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | JAY | Jokes At You |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | JEFF (2) | Just Expect Friend Forever |
Jan Morgan -- A person I know |
| 100% | JEREMY | Jewish Equivalent Really Exhausts Mouth -- Yirmeyahu |
Angela Brett (Jeremy comes from a Hebrew name Yirmeyahu.) |
| 100% | JIM | James (In Miniature) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | JIM (2) | Just In Matters |
Jan Morgan - he is a lawyer |
| 100% | JIMMY | Jiving Individual Manages Music Yearly |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | JONAS | Just Offers Natural Annoyance Seriously |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | JONATHAN | Just One Name, Around Two Hundred Alternative Notations |
Angela Brett (there are several spellings of Jonathan, and seemingly hundreds of other names from the same root as John) |
| 100% | JOSEPH | Job Of Someone Explaining Pharoah's Hallucinations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | JOSHUA (3) | Jovial Offspring, Son Has Unusual Attitude |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 100% | JULIAN | Just Uses Lessons In Adventures Naturally |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | JUSTIN | Jolly Unusual Son, Teaches In North |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | KENNETH | Keen Extrovert Needs Nice Erudite Thinking Hedonist |
Mary Carr, on a Kenneth she knows. |
| 100% | LARRY | Lazy And Rather Rebellious Youth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | LEWIS | Loves Extra Warmth, Involves Sun |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | MARK (3) | Must Act Really Kind |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 100% | MARSHALL | Most Active Resident, Saves His Adventures, Large List |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | MARTIN | Make A Rival Town Into Necropolis! |
Angela Brett (Martin means 'warlike') |
| 100% | MATHIAS | Mostly A True Happy Individual, Active Scout |
Jan Morgan -- Someone I know Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | MICHAEL | Maybe I'm Christ (Heavens Above!) Extreme Likeness |
Angela Brett (Michael means 'Like God') |
| 100% | MICHAEL (2) | Migration Involved Cindy, Homed At Empathetic Listener |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 100% | MIGUEL | Most Individuals Get Used Encyclopedias, Learning |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | MIKE | Man Installs Klutzy Electronics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| 100% | MILES | Merciful Individual - Likely Etymon's Slavonic. |
Angela Brett |
| 100% | MITCHELL | Man Is Truly Confusing Has Extremist Lfestyle, Lamentable |
Jan Morgan -- someone I USED to know |
| 100% | MITCHELL (2) | Man Is Truly Confusing, Has Extinguished Ladies' Light |
Jan Morgan -- someone I USED to know |
| 100% | MOAB | Man Of Authorised Bible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| 100% | NATHAN | Negotiates All Talents, Having A Need |
Jan Morgan - Someone I Know |
| 100% | NATHAN (2) | Negotiates Activities Tackling His Addiction Needs |
Jan Morgan - Someone I Know |
| 100% | NATHAN (3) | Narcissistic Adolescent/Adult Takes Harsh Analysis Notes |
Jan Morgan - Someone I Know |
| 100% | NENNIES | Nascent Entities Now Navigating Inside Entire Space |
Eminence Grise, explaining: I'm a French Canadian and nennies is the plural of nenni which is the first name "Denis (day-nee)" in French of a good friend. There was a park in front of his house and his mother often yelled "Denis" for supper but due to distance and a lot of trees in between, we always heard "NENNI!". It stayed through the years and a bunch of friends (40 years of friendship) called themselves the Nennies and there's no nennying about it! Nennies are curious about everything and enjoy life as it comes. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | NICHOLAS | Needs Impressive Character, Having Own Lessons As School |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | NICHOLAS (2) | Negotiates In Caring Home Of Lawyer And Sister |
Jan Morgan - Someone I Know |
| 100% | NICK (2) | Nefarious Individual - Clearly Kleptomaniacal |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | NICK (3) | Niche Is Computer Knowledge |
Angela Brett, on a Mac-fixing Nick she knows. |
| 100% | NOAH | Negotiated Original "Animal House" |
Roger Williams Religion Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | PAUL | Probably An Undersized Lad |
Angela Brett, because according to http://www.surebaby.com/page67.html, the name Paul means 'small'. |
| 100% | PAUL (2) | Pathetic Adult Used Lust |
Jan Morgan - Someone I know |
| 100% | PHIL | 'Philip' Has Identifier Limited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | PHIL (2) | Praenomen Has Insufficent Letters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 88% | QUANTUM | Quite Unusually, Angela's Nephew has This Unconventional Moniker! |
Angela Brett |
| 100% | RANDALL | Relishes Aviation Navigation, Dynamic Achiever Loves Life |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know |
| 100% | REGINALD | Responsible Educator Gets In Nice Adventure, Learns Diversity |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | REMINGTON | Realist Emits Manifestations In Narrative, Graphic Truth On Notions |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know -- he really says it like he sees it. |
| 100% | REMINGTON (2) | Rhythm Evokes Motion In Nonviolent Graphic Truth On Notions |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know -- Truth telling guy has rhythm. |
| 100% | RICHARD (2) | Realized Increased Cravings Have A Real Disadvantage |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | RICO | Real Intense Coital Orgasm |
Rico Leffanta Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | RIFLE (3) | Rediscovering Insects For Learning Experience |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know who loves bugs |
| 100% | RIFLE (4) | Respectful Individual, Fun Loving Excitement |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know |
| 100% | RUSSELL | Ranks Usually Safe, Success Earns Lovely Life |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | RUSTY | Ruthless User, Severs Ties, Yob |
Jan Morgan - a person I know |
| 100% | RUSTY (2) | Ruthless User, Shameful Tactics Yesterday |
Jan Morgan - a person I know |
| 100% | SCOTT | Secure Competent One Teaching Truth |
Jan Morgan -- middle name of someone I know |
| 100% | SCOTT (2) | Sensitive Caring One, Tactfully Truthful |
Jan Morgan -- middle name of someone I know |
| 100% | SCOTT (3) | Successful Company Owner Tackles Trade |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know |
| 100% | SEAN | Soy Enamorado A Novio |
Robert Anonymous. Written in Spanish. Translation: I'm enamored by (my) boyfriend. (Its hard to express what i wanted to express with SEAN in English. The expansion is almost grammatically correct, there should be a posessive adjective before Novio.) |
| 100% | SHANE | Strange Hero Attempts New Existence |
TMcCO'G referring to a classic Western, called "Shane" Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | SHAUN | Somebody Has An Unremarkable Name |
Angela Brett |
| 100% | STEPHEN | Stride That Egglaying Poultry Has? Evidently Not! |
Angela Brett, thinking of Step-hen |
| 83% | STEVE (2) | Society of Technical Extraordinaires, Virtually Everywhere. |
Steve Keate, because there are so many Steves involved in the computer industry. |
| 100% | STEVE (3) | So The Erotic Virgin Escaped |
Rico Leffanta |
| 100% | STEVE (7) | Saves Tact, Engages Vital Effort |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | STEVEN | Stupid Teen, Excessively Vicious-Even Nauseating |
Nevica the MAN |
| 100% | TONY (2) | Talker Of Nonsensical Yammerings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | TOM (2) | Totally Observant Man |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know |
| 100% | TOM | Twin, Often Male |
Angela Brett (Thomas means 'twin') |
| 100% | THOMAS | Totally Honest Observant Man, Ambitious Soul |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know |
| 100% | VINNY | Violence Is Not Nice, Y'know |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to soccer's 'hard man' Vinny Jones, who has turned to acting in films and plays 'hard' roles Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | VIRL | Valiant Individual Reaches Learning |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |
| 100% | WAYNE (2) | Wants A Yummy Nibble Eaten |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | WENDELL | When Everyone Needs Direction, Enters Lifes Lessons |
Jan Morgan |
| 100% | WESLEY | Was Evangelists' Surname; Ladies Eponymised Young |
Angela Brett (according to http://babynamer.com, This was the surname of brothers John and Charles Wesley, 18th-century founders of Methodism, a Protestant Christian denomination. It was first used as a given name in their honor during their lifetimes.) Religion |
| 100% | WILLIAM | Was Insecure, Living Lies In Actual Memories |
Jan Morgan - someone I knew |
| 100% | WILLIS | Was Involved, Learning Lifes Inspired Salvation |
Jan Morgan - someone I know |