Unique first names
#1
Posted 25 May 2006 - 23:57
I'd like to offer "Eppie" (as in Wietzes) as a candidate.
And maybe "Moises" (as in Solana)?
For added interest, let's include nicknames too, but only where the person was actually addressed by that name, e.g. "Keke" (Rosberg) would count, but "El Chueco" (for Fangio) wouldn't.
David.
#3
Posted 26 May 2006 - 02:25
If nicknames or derivatives count, how about "Parnelli"?
Jack
#4
Posted 26 May 2006 - 04:59
#5
Posted 26 May 2006 - 05:17
Consalvo?
Horace?
Ignazio?
... off the top of the bonce.
#6
Posted 26 May 2006 - 05:30
#7
Posted 26 May 2006 - 06:26
#8
Posted 26 May 2006 - 06:42
#9
Posted 26 May 2006 - 06:45
Piers ( Courage )
Tiago ( Monteiro )
Bertil ( Roos )
"Chico" ( -Francis- Serra )
Raul ( Boesel )
Roelof ( Wunderink )
Hector ( Rebaque )
"Paco" ( -Francis- Godia )
Reine ( Wisell )
Larry ( Perkins )
Vic ( Elford )
Howden ( Ganley )
Siegfried ( Stohr )
IƱaki ( Marimon )
Ayrton ( Senna )
#10
Posted 26 May 2006 - 06:49
(Not counting Sterling, of course)
#11
Posted 26 May 2006 - 07:04
Yannick ( Dalmas )
Innes ( Ireland )
Tarso ( Marques )
Eliseo ( Salazar )
Hubb ( Rothengatter )
#12
Posted 26 May 2006 - 07:17
Originally posted by WHITE
Hubb ( Rothengatter )
I seem to remember a Huub Vermeulen too.
#13
Posted 26 May 2006 - 07:30
Arturo ( Merzario )
Gilles ( Villeneuve )
Lella ( Lombardi )
Desiree ( Wilson )
Divina ( Gallica )
Bruce ( McLaren )
#14
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:05
#15
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:16
Originally posted by ian senior
Cheating a bit, nowt to with motor racing and a fictional character anyway, but I always liked the name Student Mansfield, who appeared in Kingsley Amis's "I Want It Now". He was so-called because his father reckoned that, for that particular child, life would be one long learning curve.
Very poetic.
#16
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:26
Luciano ( Burti )
Renee ( Arnoux )
Jose ( Dolhen )
Brett ( Lunger )
I think that it would have been easier ( perhaps even more interesting ) to talk about NOT unique first names ;)
for example: David ( Purley, Coulthard ) or Jacques ( Laffite, Villeneuve )
#17
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:36
#18
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:43
Looking thru the results of Mille Miglia or Targa Florio gives not so few beautiful names, my personal favourite is "Secondo". Surely not a winner.
#19
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:46
Hubert (Stomberger)
Fredrick (Elkblom)
Elliot (Sadler)
Hank (Parker Jr)
Forrest (Evers) - okay I cheated
Desire (Wilson)
Giovanna (Amati)
Hurley (Haywood)
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#20
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:50
Originally posted by WHITE
Without checking and if my memory serves me right :
..."Chico" ( -Francis- Serra ) ...
Chico Landi.
#21
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:57
Originally posted by Vanwall
Chico Landi.
Thankyou Vanwall
It was an unforgivable mistake given I come from Brazil
#22
Posted 26 May 2006 - 08:59
Originally posted by Pikachu Racing
Forrest (Evers) - okay I cheated
But you could have included Forrest Lycett.
#23
Posted 26 May 2006 - 09:09
Wilson
Stanley? ( -Michael-Bailey-Hailwood)
Paul M
#24
Posted 26 May 2006 - 09:19
Giovanna
I was hoping for Mr Stoddard, but Mr Speed now stakes the claim.
Paul M
#25
Posted 26 May 2006 - 09:27
the following should be deleted:
Raul (because of Riganti)
Vic (Blackburn)
Ivan (Scotti)
Bruce (McLean)
Brett (Riley)
Hubert (Hahne)
Elliot (Forbes-Robinson)
Forrest (Cardon)
Stanley (Jones - and Alan Stanley Jones)
There have also been scores of Joses
and there was a pre-war Hector whose other names escape me at the moment - Suppidi Sedes?
#26
Posted 26 May 2006 - 09:51
Piers (Weld-Forrester)
Ayrton (Dare)
Rene (Carriere)
and if you need another Stanley there was Matthews (the racing driver, not the footballer)
#27
Posted 26 May 2006 - 09:54
Dene [Hollier]
Ultrig [Maag]
#28
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:11
#29
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:14
(who was of course named after the other)
#30
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:16
There was also a club driver called Dene Aitkenhead (in the same country)Originally posted by Patrick Fletcher
Dene [Hollier]
Wasn't he Ulrich (of whom there are many examples)?
Ultrig [Maag]
#31
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:19
Originally posted by David McKinney
Sorry again
the following should be deleted:
Raul (because of Riganti)
Vic (Blackburn)
Ivan (Scotti)
Bruce (McLean)
Brett (Riley)
Hubert (Hahne)
Elliot (Forbes-Robinson)
Forrest (Cardon)
Stanley (Jones - and Alan Stanley Jones)
There have also been scores of Joses
and there was a pre-war Hector whose other names escape me at the moment - Suppidi Sedes?
Good David !
In fact, there was, at least, another Jose : JosƩ Carlos Pace
#32
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:27
#33
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:40
The son of Berardo, I take it?Originally posted by David McKinney
...apart from Tazio Taraschi
(who was of course named after the other)
#34
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:48
...OMOBONO (Tenni)
#35
Posted 26 May 2006 - 10:50
#36
Posted 26 May 2006 - 11:03
Not unless we're including other nicknamesOriginally posted by Patrick Fletcher
Can we enter T.A.S.O. ? [ They may be around the wrong way - it is Friday night over here !!]
(They were his initials, but I believe he was known as 'TASO')
#37
Posted 26 May 2006 - 11:10
Originally posted by Tim Murray
Ayrton (Dare)
That is Airton Dare.
May I suggest Carel?
#38
Posted 26 May 2006 - 11:12
Originally posted by Racer.Demon
That is Airton Dare.
Oops!
#39
Posted 26 May 2006 - 11:18
Originally posted by ian senior
Holman (as in "Blackburn"), though he was often known as Les.
In my language "Holman" means something like "arse buddie"...so add B(l)ackburn to that, what does it all add up to?
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#40
Posted 26 May 2006 - 12:00
Jenson (Button)
Innes (Ireland)
Norberto (Fontana)
And should we open the Pandora's box of Japanese names and consider Aguri (Suzuki), Takuma (Sato), Satoru (Nakajima), Tetsu (Ikuzawa) and many more?
#41
Posted 26 May 2006 - 12:23
Originally posted by BRG
Nelson (Piquet)
Jenson (Button)
Innes (Ireland)
Norberto (Fontana)
And should we open the Pandora's box of Japanese names and consider Aguri (Suzuki), Takuma (Sato), Satoru (Nakajima), Tetsu (Ikuzawa) and many more?
well theres two Nelson Piquets, and Innes Marlow the rally driver and probably a fair few Innes's over the years at Knockhill its not an unusual name up here.
#42
Posted 26 May 2006 - 12:42
#43
Posted 26 May 2006 - 13:03
Originally posted by ian senior
Cheating a bit, nowt to with motor racing and a fictional character anyway, but I always liked the name Student Mansfield, who appeared in Kingsley Amis's "I Want It Now". He was so-called because his father reckoned that, for that particular child, life would be one long learning curve.
There's another well known 'Student', Ian, "Student Grant".
#44
Posted 26 May 2006 - 13:09
Originally posted by Mallory Dan
There's another well known 'Student', Ian, "Student Grant".
Changed his surname to "Loan". Unless you mean the Fiat Panda-driving one in Viz.
#45
Posted 26 May 2006 - 14:19
#46
Posted 26 May 2006 - 14:29
Originally posted by David Beard
Stirling, surely?
(Not counting Sterling, of course)
As reported by Raymond Baxter at the time on film, Mr Moss said of himself once, at a time when he was doing over 60 races per year :-
" A stationary Moss gathers no Sterling "
#47
Posted 26 May 2006 - 14:31
Originally posted by ian senior
Changed his surname to "Loan". Unless you mean the Fiat Panda-driving one in Viz.
Thats the one Ian, with his various girlfriends, all called Hilary !
#48
Posted 26 May 2006 - 17:16
Bubbles (Horsley)
Duke (Nalon)
#49
Posted 26 May 2006 - 18:14
though I suppose Duke Ofgrafton doesn't count
#50
Posted 26 May 2006 - 19:53