I've heard some very bizarre first names in my 40+ years. Some of the more unusual ones are two Ladies Auxiliary women named Travis and Toby. I know a little girl named Justice, and a few girls named after the seasons - Summer and Autumn. I also know a few boys named after states - Dakota, Wyoming, and Washington. I thought I'd heard it all in the names department until this morning. Mom sent me up to the good ol WC Lounge (aka White Castle) to pick up a bag of burgers for lunch. I was standing at the counter waiting for my order when I heard a young woman behind me start yelling "Trapper, get back here." At first, I thought she had snuck a dog inside the White Castle and was yelling at him for running off. I glanced in her direction and discovered that she was yelling at her son named Trapper.
As a first name for a child, "Trapper" is definitely a new one on me. Now for you MASH fans, it's not uncommon - we all remember Trapper John from the show. But that was a nickname that the other doctors and personnel at the MASH unit gave him. I can only hope that this was a nickname that family members gave this kid, because I would hate to go through life with the first name of Trapper. It's like a name you'd expect an old mountain man on a rerun of "Gunsmoke" or "Grizzly Adams" to have - not a little boy.
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