I live in the Shenandoah Valley, the name comes from a Native American expression meaning "Beautiful Daughter of the Stars"
fact me up, bitches
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:09, 71 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

The colour orange was named after the fruit
and not the other way around.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:13, Reply)

Tomato is a fruit
Not a vegatable
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:17, Reply)

What about comatose gay men?

(ThomsonsPier consumes, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:18, Reply)

I think I saw this on Jeopardy once
*ponders*
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:19, Reply)

And a cucumber?
What is a cucumber?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:19, Reply)

A waste of time and energy.

(ThomsonsPier consumes, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:21, Reply)

not for some of us

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:22, Reply)

POTD.

( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:23, Reply)

It's from the melon family
So I'd say fruit?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:24, Reply)

You're making that up

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:26, Reply)

I think QI said a banana was a herb
which is silly.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:44, Reply)

I remember studying something like that
And something weird about pineapples as well.

And that strawberries are not fruit, the fruits are the little black dots on them.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:58, Reply)

That's correct
Strawberries are a berry, which is apparently distinct from a fruit.
( Kroney, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:10, Reply)

My real name is of French and Hebrew origin.
And means 'who resembles God'.
( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:25, Reply)

Better than 'who resembles Zeus,' I guess

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:27, Reply)

My real name is from the Romans
And means: "who attracts towards herself or takes for herself"
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:28, Reply)

I love looking up the meaning of names.
apparently mine gets 2 out of 5 stars :(
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:29, Reply)

Who rates them?
And where do you see it?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:30, Reply)

babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Kristine.html
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:34, Reply)

Well, they give me 1 star only
and they have the meaning wrong, very wrong.

I don't like my name anyway, I'd give it half a star if it hadn't go it in my grandma's honour.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:40, Reply)

I don't really like my name either
they don't even list my Gran's name
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:44, Reply)

Well, think about it
You could be called Eunice.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:46, Reply)

haha good point

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:49, Reply)

My name means Grace
and got two stars :(
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:58, Reply)

Well, it only gives my real name 3/5
But it does apparently mean "Wolf Council." AWESOME.

Oddly enough, there's an entry for "Crow." 2/5, origin English...meaning: "Crow." Oddly enough...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:02, Reply)

Wolf council!
cool

I'm not surprised some people named their babies crow. I'm surprised it's so highly rated.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:14, Reply)

Knowing this, of course,
If I ever have a daughter she's definitely going to be named "Crowsephine."¹
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:18, Reply)

Do I get credit for this?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)

Absolutely
¹ Lampito, the /Off-topic board, www.b3ta.com, (the other day)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:23, Reply)

Check the popular page
Wookie will get some credit for bringing out the whip. I killed the horse.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:24, Reply)

That's a lovely girl's name
And suits the little brat perfectly.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:21, Reply)

I have no idea whether my hypothetical daughter will be a little brat.
I will, however, require some sort of corvid pun on standby in case my hypothetical wife squeezes out a boy. Possibly Jack(daw). Or Rooky.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:27, Reply)

Eunice got three stars wtf

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:36, Reply)

Eunice?
That name is awful, and sounds like if she was a boy and you sorted that out by chopping some bits.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:38, Reply)

I only got 2 stars and I'm like God ffs.

( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:39, Reply)

Those people not know nothing
Bah! I like your name.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:40, Reply)

I'd like yours more if I could pronounce it properly : )

( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:41, Reply)

You can use the short version
It's a lot easier and I prefer it too.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:47, Reply)

Alexander only has 1 star
clearly this website is broken
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:40, Reply)

Certainly
I like Alexander.

I like Hector very much, but I've been told it sounds foolish in English.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:42, Reply)

I like Steve
dunno why
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:44, Reply)

This list of top rated names...
babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/top-100-baby-names.php?p=top&s_top_year3=2009&s_top_nr3=100&s_gender4=1

It should tell you there is something wrong with the parents that visit this page...
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:47, Reply)

I'm surprised Edward isn't number 3
and at least Madison has been knocked off the list, I swear there are probably a thousand little girls in my town with the name madison
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:48, Reply)

I'm surprised Jacob is there at all
Jacob!!
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:49, Reply)

Mine is just Spanish for Mary
which is lame.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:45, Reply)

At least your parents went exotic
Choosing a forrein language and everything.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:49, Reply)

Christ
my name gets 1 star :(
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:20, Reply)

Mine's Celtic
And means 'Little Fire' or 'Fiery one'
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:30, Reply)

DAMN RIGHT!!!

( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:31, Reply)

God
Medusa
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:34, Reply)

Mine is Hebrew for 'God Has Given'
My brother is called Benjamin, which was meant to refer to the brother of Jacob, i.e. Last Of The Tribe.

Something makes me think I might not have been planned...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:35, Reply)

Given Shat The Bed
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:36, Reply)

Bahahahahaha

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:37, Reply)

For some reason, I read that as
"God has gout"

I really need to get new glasses.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:00, Reply)

Mine means "miserable whiny bitch".
Oh, I just looked it up, it means "lily".
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:00, Reply)

Birthname is "pure"
Pseudonym is "gift of God"

Both are WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:13, Reply)

If memory serves, you share a birthname with my sister
My folks obviously didn't look our names up before they chose them.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)

My birthname is 4 letters long- it's not a contracted version.
No middle name either. I got landed with a shit name.

I like your name, even if it does sound like a euphemism for being loudly sick.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:21, Reply)

It does.
But the meaning's pretty cool.

My sister's name is an abbreviation...though apparently the full form is Greek in origin. Still means 'pure,' though.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:25, Reply)

I didn't know the meaning of yours
Oooh, in my shop today they had a large model crow. I saw it and thought of you, especially as it was covered in spangly jewelry.

I looked it up on Wiki- apparently the meaning is debated, and might come from one of my favourite goddesses. Which makes me like it a little more. κάθερος is certainly more likely thought.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:29, Reply)

I store half of my mass in a higher dimension.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:37, Reply)

Sorry
A reinforced girdle is not a 'higher dimension.'
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:50, Reply)

You can milk a dead walrus, sometimes getting as much as 16 quarts of milk.
Go back an hour later and you can get almost as much again.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:37, Reply)

and how does one know this?

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:39, Reply)

trial and error

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:46, Reply)

oh that's minging

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 15:46, Reply)

That is fucking brilliant

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:11, Reply)

I am from Caithness
Cat headland, from the tribal name of those who inhabited the area. The Gaelic name for Caithness is Gallaibh, meaning "among the Strangers" i.e. the Norse who extensively settled the area.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:10, Reply)

All beavers are cunts

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)

As it's you -
here's one from earlier.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 9 Jun 2010, 17:00, Reply)

that's quite interesting
and is something I will be able to dazzle people with.

ok, maybe not
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 17:03, Reply)