Comments on: Name of the Day: Clifford

By: Alphabet: C is for Girls | Appellation Mountain

Alphabet: C is for Girls | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:51:10 +0000

[...] spells seems more likely to surface on characters like a purple poodle on the PBS animated series Clifford the Big Red Dog. Clea is a similar possibility, best known as the given name of actress Clea [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:28:38 +0000

Ah, never mind – I’m reading comments backwards! Interesting … I’m making Icel NotD on 8/21.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:25:57 +0000

Do you think it is possible she was Jamaican? My son has a classmate called Iceline, and her father told me it is a family name on his (Jamaican) wife’s side. I’ve never been able to confirm it, but I’m intrigued.

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:58:05 +0000

No. We were in a skating rink, and it was loud. Icel is prouncouced Ice-ul. Still, even if you could hear a pin drop, this girl is in for a lifetime of “What?” and “Can you spell that, please?” and she’ll probably hear “Isolde?” at least a few more times.

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:43:07 +0000

Wait, she pronounces the name like Isolde but spells it Icel? ) That is a bit confusing. So they forgot to add the “d” but still pronounce it?

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:53:12 +0000

Clifford is solid and classic, if not exactly dashing. Cliff seems a lttle more stylish, I like it alright but it’s not a standout for me.

Yesterday I met one of my daughter’s day camp pals, a darling little blonde girl. She told me her name, and I swear I heard her say, “Isolde.” Well, you could’ve knocked me over with a feather. Isolde, really?? How cool! “I bet I know how to spell it,” I said, “I-s-o-l-d-e, right?” “Nope, ” she said, “it’s I-c-e-l.” Um, que? Whisky,Tango, Foxtrot? Turns out it really is a legitimate name, albeit an archaic Anglo-Saxon male one, but there it is. It’s also an ancient Turkish city, and an acronym for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, which I can only assume is as riveting as it sounds. I still haven’t completely recovered from my confusion. Anyway, Abby: tuck that one away for an obscure NOTD!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:09:44 +0000

Clifford’s definitely admirable; however, I prefer Heathcliff.

I live for the dramatic.

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:32:49 +0000

It does nothing for me, though I wouldn’t mind it if I met one. I do think of the dog.

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:54:18 +0000

Actually, I prefer Ford after reading this! I dated a Ford in college, but never really thought about the name. He was insanely hot, plus had a nosering and several eyebrow rings. Preppy name, decidedly unpreppy guy. Clifford, however, well…it’s awkward sounding. I do know a 50-something Cliff. I like Cliff a lot better than Clifford and Heathcliff. it’s interesting.

By: Bek

Bek — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:29:33 +0000

You know, if it weren’t for the big red dog, I might find this name kind of charming. He’s definitely not for me, and I also think a Clifford might fare better on urban streets instead of my rural neighborhood (where the uber-trendy names rule the playground).

Funny this should be NOTD since I remembered knowing a Bert in college (ohhh, way back in the early days of this decade) and have been wondering how his parents decided upon that moniker. So, I guess children’s show characters are on the brain…