Funny names in common

jtur88 · 09-23-2007, 11:39 PM

Here's a team of players, a lot of them with odd names. Can you find a characteristic that ties together a commonality in all their names?

C---Sal Yvars
1B--Kent Hrbek
2B--Jose Oquendo
SS--Cesar Izturis
3B--Gil McDougald
OF--Ted Uhlaender
----Joe Zdeb
----Joe Szekely
P---Howard Ehmke
----Jerry Ujdur
----Mike Cvengros

bedir than average · 09-23-2007, 11:46 PM

Every last name has two consonants in a row

jtur88 · 09-24-2007, 12:11 AM

So does everybody else except Jose Mesa.

bedir than average · 09-24-2007, 12:21 AM

Suzuki
Ibanez
plenty without it

jtur88 · 09-25-2007, 07:34 PM

There is a characterisitic of their names that is shared by a very, very small number of players. Names that have this characteristic often look or sound odd, but not necessarily.

bedir than average · 09-25-2007, 07:46 PM

silent consonant?

jtur88 · 09-25-2007, 11:33 PM

Nope.

bedir than average · 09-27-2007, 10:55 PM

I have to give up

jtur88 · 09-28-2007, 05:07 PM

There is no word in most English dictionaries that begins with the two-letter combination at the beginning of each of their nemes. (YV, HR, OQ, etc.) A few larger dictionaries might list words borrowed directly from foreign languages, though, for some combinations, but in general, these letters don't occur at the beginning of any English word.

09-23-2007, 11:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,849	Funny names in common Here's a team of players, a lot of them with odd names. Can you find a characteristic that ties together a commonality in all their names? C---Sal Yvars 1B--Kent Hrbek 2B--Jose Oquendo SS--Cesar Izturis 3B--Gil McDougald OF--Ted Uhlaender ----Joe Zdeb ----Joe Szekely P---Howard Ehmke ----Jerry Ujdur ----Mike Cvengros __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.

09-23-2007, 11:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	Every last name has two consonants in a row __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

09-24-2007, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,849	So does everybody else except Jose Mesa. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.

09-24-2007, 12:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	Suzuki Ibanez plenty without it __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

09-25-2007, 07:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,849	There is a characterisitic of their names that is shared by a very, very small number of players. Names that have this characteristic often look or sound odd, but not necessarily. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.

09-25-2007, 07:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	silent consonant? __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

09-25-2007, 11:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,849	Nope. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.

09-27-2007, 10:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	I have to give up __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

09-28-2007, 05:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,849	There is no word in most English dictionaries that begins with the two-letter combination at the beginning of each of their nemes. (YV, HR, OQ, etc.) A few larger dictionaries might list words borrowed directly from foreign languages, though, for some combinations, but in general, these letters don't occur at the beginning of any English word. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much. Last edited by jtur88; 09-28-2007 at 05:09 PM.