Make Yourself an NPR Name

By Queuebot in Blogs & Internet on Apr 16, 2009 at 11:53 pm

Liana Maeby [pictured at left] is a blogger who’s fascinated by the complex and memorable names of the correspondents on National Public Radio: Renee Montagne, Korva Coleman, Lakshmi Singh, Sylvia Poggioli, Corey Flintoff.  How cool would it be to have a name like that?

Liana and her boyfriend Eric decided to try it out by devising a formula for creating their own custom-designed NPR names.  The rules are simple; here’s how it works:

"You take your middle initial and insert it somewhere into your first name.  Then you add on the smallest foreign town you’ve ever visited."

So Liana is now Liarna Kassel, and Eric is Jeric Bath. 

Lots of folks on Twitter devised funny NPR names for themselves, like Pamelda Fondo, Stefsan Swakopmund and Marmilyn Zug.

NPR’s Monkey See blog caught wind of the game and invited readers to leave their NPR names in the comments. 164 people did, but a lot of them just aren’t that good.

I’m convinced that Neatorama readers can come up with better NPR names.  Wanna try?

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  1. sal
    Apr 16th, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Salviador Ojo de Agua

    senior latin correspondent, signing out

  2. Alex
    Apr 16th, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Alaex Ulaanbaatar (yes, I’ve been there. In the dead of winter. Twice. You’ve never been in a snowstorm until you’ve been in a snowstorm in Outer Mongolia).

  3. Lostfiniel
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:04 am

    Aellison Perpignan

  4. Miss Cellania
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Oh come on, Alex! Ulaanbaatar can’t be the smallest foreign town you’ve ever visited. It’s the capital!

  5. legatoistheman
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:26 am

    I honestly don’t think this is that neat and I’m not sure i know anyone at all who even listens to NPR.

  6. gaygael
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:31 am

    You should listen to it yourself – by far the best quality and most balanced news.

  7. DaveL
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:32 am

    Mine is Sandy Bottoms. Wait… that’s my porn star name.

  8. zeytoun
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:35 am

    Olbiver Gaiole

  9. Allison
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:58 am

    Alise Ale?d

  10. legatoistheman
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 1:30 am

    maybe i will check NPR out but i still dont think this post is that interesting.

  11. mustardhamsters
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 1:55 am

    I’m Desan Zermot. I like it.

  12. NewRyanB
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 1:56 am

    Rywan Vinosady

  13. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:19 am

    Amonte Nuevo Laredo

  14. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:22 am

    The week end line up beats anything on tv or radio.

  15. DVL
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:24 am

    Devrek Montserrat

  16. Foreigner1
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:44 am

    Evrik Elefhterna

    @Lostfiniel – Is Perpignan the smallest foreign town you ever visited…? Wow! Still seemed kind of big to me.

  17. gogsy1999
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 3:34 am

    Gordoan Stryi

  18. Foreigner1
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 3:45 am

    @ Miss Cellania- You have to give Alaex Ulaanbaatar some slack- If he was there during a real snowstorm, his view of that town was about one building large, the way to and from it from the airport and nothing more. So still pretty small. :-P

  19. vallaz
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 3:55 am

    Valenrie Assisi… no discernible nationality there… citizen of the world! I love NPR by the way!

  20. Thomas Morgan
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 5:40 am

    Tdhomas Cliffden…

    The d is silent.

  21. Hootie McBoob
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Johrn Chapleau

  22. Hootie McBoob
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 6:14 am

    I should say, too, that my favorite actual NPR name is one of our local people: Charity Nebbe (pronounced as if there were a “Y” on the end).

  23. Bolivar
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Junam Itagui.

  24. dudeman
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 6:27 am

    Davind Akershus… This will be my alias.

  25. Wonae
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 6:53 am

    Isn’t it kind of difficult to remember the smallest foreign town ever visited? I’ve been to hundreds of places…

  26. Kandi
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:21 am

    Kandil Taegu

  27. amdela
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Alex – and unless you’ve had the chance to experience a dust storm in Inner Mongolia, you haven’t really seen one. Snow storms where nothing there.

    My NPR name would be Amyj Naiman. I like it~

  28. don't
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:44 am

    I can’t do this because I can’t remember the names of the small towns, but I just wanted to point out that Liana Maeby sounds at least as NPR as Liarna Kassel.

  29. TBV
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:46 am

    I thought “Outer Mongolia” was just “Mongolia”.

    But I’m not a world traveller. As you can judge by my NPR name, Johjn Niagra-on-the-Lake.

  30. Malia
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 8:27 am

    Malida Ingapirca

  31. duder
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Paktrick Zaandijk

  32. Skull Thuggery
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am

    I’ll post my NPR name sometime after I visit a town smaller than Swastika, Ontario.

  33. theAlisonBailey
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am

    Alimson Laufen

  34. Gle3nn
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:17 am

    Glesnn Tome’
    too much like my real name except for pronouncing the S. You don’t pronounce the silent three in my real name.

  35. dutchboy
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am

    This is interesting because the public broadcaster here in Canada (CBC) has the same phenomena of interesting host names.

  36. oc stomias
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:28 am

    Stepve Bulgan

    Another Mongolian.

  37. xadrian
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am

    M’ben San Miguel

    I’m of Kenyan and Spanish decent.

  38. Alyssa!
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Adlyssa Metz
    Looks weird to me.

  39. castaa11
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Carriae Kestert

  40. percivalsmithers
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Chrism Djupavik

  41. Taylor
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Tayalor Pittenweem

  42. hhype
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Drich Bonheiden reporting for Deutche Welle (they sometimes give news on our local NPR station).

  43. twelve
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Kaimbrey Augadilla

    guess it helps I already have an unusual first name

  44. uh huh
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:57 am

    Hannwah Cusco

  45. cuimhne
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:05 am

    Sarjah Speyside

    hehe, that’s a terrible name ^^

  46. captison
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:05 am

    Sarrah Kauniainen

    Little town outside of Helsinki, near Espoo, Finland.

    It was a real toss-up. I’ve been to some teeny-tiny towns in the Germanic parts of Europe too. But Sarrah Geel or Sarrah Stompwijk don’t quite have the same ring.

  47. k55f
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am

    Keaith Keith (The town of Keith is in NSW Australia.

  48. Ross
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Jian Ghomeshi – just kidding, that’s a real CBC radio name…

    Mine is Jross Amet

  49. stellamerteuil
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Lester Chathome. Ooooh, sounds sophisticated.

  50. Cupelix
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:41 am

    No foreign travel means I can’t play along :(

  51. jplanet
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    For those of us with no foriegn travel (I’m not counting Cancuun for myself!) I say a good alternative is the smallest town you’ve been to in your home state!

    L’Janet Perry …or Janlet Perry

    hehe.

  52. ammonihah99
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    Avmmon Brest

  53. MadMolecule
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    Padam Hakuba. Cool!

    (I have no idea what the smallest town I’ve been to is; I just used the first one that came to mind.)

  54. DL Auto Supply
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Tygler Kuusamo

  55. Jason Jindrich
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Jabson Mondoñedo

    I host a 3am Iberian music program on a low-power campus station apparently.

  56. dorkhero
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    “…and only time will tell if the Lunar colonies can maintain their hard fought for political independence. For NRP news, I’m Henric Banff, at Tyco Station.”

  57. David S
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Daviad Assos

  58. Kristofer
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    Krijs Jujuy

  59. chmiller
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Christiane Enkenbach-Alsenborn

  60. Jared
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Ja’ared Madaba

  61. Colby
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Colbay Gisenyi

    Not that I remember the town…I was about 2 months old when I was there last.

  62. jimi12
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    My name is Zackerty Brandywine

  63. Brenda Gray
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    Brelda Lusk. I love NPR!

  64. dimestore
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Micdael Nyon

  65. SuperJdynamite
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Jadson Liechtenstein

  66. jaason
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    Jaspon Puerto Viejo

  67. BiancoPneuma
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    My name is: Jamiem Ajisu

  68. ErinB
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Erien Innsbruck.

  69. Mazekin
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Marita Gin Gin

  70. Nathan D.
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Nadthan Schweinfurt

  71. Sean
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Seman Bothell

  72. Marilyn Terrell
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Dear Jabson Mondoñedo, I LOVE your 3 a.m. Iberian music program, especially when you have guests on your show. My dorm is right above the station so I can hear you just fine. Your fan, Marmilyn Zug

  73. Bonnie
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Bonnije Arashi.
    Fancy!

  74. The Manticore
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    Dannielle Roatan

  75. Hiddnfox
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Stegven Banff

  76. Jena
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    Oh, I don’t know about balanced news on NPR – they’re very liberal leaning, but their Science Fridays show and a few (non-political) others are pretty good.

  77. castonacupcake
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:05 pm

    It’s a toss up between Aliz Dgigibombo, Aliz Ende and Aliz Popenguine. Either way, I’m joining Ofeibea Quist-Arcton as NPR’s Africa correspondent.

  78. Spaceboss
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    Jhoseph Tinum

  79. astrodex
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    Asara Pecany

    It seems like Liana Maeby would qualify as an NPR caliber name as it is.

  80. LegalNola
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    Amaron Giffers

  81. jwlash
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    My first name is so crammed full of consonants. And I have two middle names. I will do both.

    J’wohn Dunedin

    -or-

    J’lohn Dunedin

  82. CharlieCurve
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    charmlie dyers or charlime kincardine

  83. jazzsyx
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    Smallest by name or smallest by population?
    –Leigha Uxmal

  84. jazzsyx
    Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    That would be Jeleigha Uxmal

  85. whitcwa
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 7:18 am

    They fired Bob Edwards because his name was too boring.I love NPR anyway.

  86. Leah
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 8:32 am

    This is not fair… I don’t have a middle name, hence no middle initial… and the smallest Foreign town i’ve been to is St Petersburg, Russia.

  87. natcatratbat
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 10:34 am

    Nataliae Comilla

  88. misc
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Andrej Comayagua

  89. sefa
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    @Skull Thuggery – “I’ll post my NPR name sometime after I visit a town smaller than Swastika, Ontario.”

    Hehe…aw.

    I’m Stephaniel San Sebastian. Does Puerto Rico count as foreign?

  90. leslieeaton
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    lemsley buttonwillow

  91. Jatrick
    Apr 18th, 2009 at 9:02 pm

    Name: Patrick Soon
    Middle Initials: JW
    NPR Name: Jatrick Osoyoos

  92. ted
    Apr 19th, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Never actually heard NPR before.

    Must be popular, but this sounds like one of those hokey Facabook – “what’s your porn star name?” things.

  93. Scooter
    Apr 20th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    Ascott Castries? Wierd. Scott is a hard name to add letters to.

  94. Gumloo
    Apr 21st, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Clairme Vieux Fort

  95. greensubmarine
    Apr 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    Jode Punakaiki

  96. adagioforstrings
    Apr 24th, 2009 at 2:44 am

    Sacrah Tallinn, science and engineering correspondent

  97. Valerie
    Apr 27th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    I don’t have a middle name, so I relocated the first letter of my first name: Alverie Grindavik

  98. AS
    May 15th, 2009 at 10:49 am

    Allice Dargaville

  99. 2Wrongs
    Sep 4th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    I’m Lewe Balad. My son wins though: Aeven Cabo San Lucas (only foreign place he’s been).

  100. Joe T.
    Feb 13th, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    Naaah… if you are female, you HAVE to have a hyphenated (or at least, compound) surname these days to truly qualify as NPR material…

    Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
    Chaha Joffe-Walt
    Barbara Bradley Hagerty
    Karen Grigsby Bates
    Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
    Dina Temple-Raston

  101. Cheryl S.
    Apr 15th, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    C. Aheryl Kirkcudbright

  102. Kate Head
    Nov 18th, 2010 at 6:03 am

    Katem Varzob

    Sounds like an appetizer at an Armenian restaurant. Varzob is a small resort community in Tajikistan that shrinks in population during the winter months.


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