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What the hell kind of name is Gooper?

posted 11 years ago by novastar_6
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I don't care if it IS the south, what the hell kind of a name is that to give your kid?

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] bhoover247 11 years ago

It's a nick name, which at that time in the South was quite normal. Big Daddy, Big Momma, Sister Woman, Cat etc.

[–] Prismark10 11 years ago

The south like to have strange names!

Its that man again!!

[–] bradford-1 10 years ago

"Gooper" and "Brick" are both nicknames. As far as I can tell, no one ever mentions or refers to their given names.
May I bone your kipper, Mademoiselle?

[–] cananny 9 years ago

Not as strange as some names floating around nowadays. Apple, Jett, Prince,North, Saint,Reign, Rumor.......

[–] poetcomic1 8 years ago

Here's our nicknames and this is just one Southern family: Sweetness, Ladybug, Tater Tot, Kitty, Gidget, Sissy, La-La, Doodle, Sugar Dumpling, Lollipop, Toots, Cow Tail, Bardit (short for Katy Bar the Door), Tickle, Dink, Bitsy, Pip, Jock-o, Kiki, Cuffy, Topsy, Bink, Boo, Wog, Rocky, Missy, Sissy, Karo, Ace, Tump.

[–] nutsberryfarm 8 years ago

scotch-romanian

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