Name My Derby Alter Ego
April 19, 2015 9:09 AM Subscribe
I will have occasion in the next couple of whiles to pick a roller derby name. My top 2 choices (Eleanor Bruisevelt and Hermione Danger) are already in use. And here I thought I was clever. Hope me!
My current frontrunner is Ruthless Bader Ginsberg, but it's enough of a mouthful (and possibly too evocative of Ellen Page's character in Whip It) that I am casting about for other options.
My name is Lucia, and I am open to names that include it, but somehow it's harder for me to pun on my own name than on others'.
I like literary references, particularly to children's/YA books (Beatrix Slaughter and Malice in Wonderland are already taken, alas!) I am a middle school math/science teacher, so that's another direction to go.
Name me, MeFi!
My current frontrunner is Ruthless Bader Ginsberg, but it's enough of a mouthful (and possibly too evocative of Ellen Page's character in Whip It) that I am casting about for other options.
My name is Lucia, and I am open to names that include it, but somehow it's harder for me to pun on my own name than on others'.
I like literary references, particularly to children's/YA books (Beatrix Slaughter and Malice in Wonderland are already taken, alas!) I am a middle school math/science teacher, so that's another direction to go.
Name me, MeFi!
Best answer: JK Brawling, Judy Boom, Luna Shovegood
posted by inturnaround at 9:31 AM on April 19, 2015 [9 favorites]
posted by inturnaround at 9:31 AM on April 19, 2015 [9 favorites]
Fibo-knock teeth? (Fibonacci)
Quadratic Strangle (quadratic angle?)
Pippi Strong - socking?
posted by Suffocating Kitty at 9:35 AM on April 19, 2015
Quadratic Strangle (quadratic angle?)
Pippi Strong - socking?
posted by Suffocating Kitty at 9:35 AM on April 19, 2015
Teaching Pain
Teachy Strider
Principle Destroyer
Lucia Lanesplitter
posted by parmanparman at 9:38 AM on April 19, 2015
Teachy Strider
Principle Destroyer
Lucia Lanesplitter
posted by parmanparman at 9:38 AM on April 19, 2015
I am terrible with rollerskates, and thus will never be able to use my preferred name: Killvia Shankhurst
Possibly less relevant if British suffragette history is not your bag.
posted by terretu at 9:43 AM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Possibly less relevant if British suffragette history is not your bag.
posted by terretu at 9:43 AM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Lucrezia GorgeYa
posted by the webmistress at 9:45 AM on April 19, 2015
posted by the webmistress at 9:45 AM on April 19, 2015
Lucia di Hammermore
Lucia Libre
posted by under_petticoat_rule at 9:47 AM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
Lucia Libre
posted by under_petticoat_rule at 9:47 AM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Lucy Mauled Montgomery?
I love Lucia Van Pelt.
posted by mochapickle at 10:06 AM on April 19, 2015
I love Lucia Van Pelt.
posted by mochapickle at 10:06 AM on April 19, 2015
Chick Xulub
Bashti (or Smashti)
Callous Athena
Apophis
Dizzy Starr
posted by jamjam at 10:07 AM on April 19, 2015
Bashti (or Smashti)
Callous Athena
Apophis
Dizzy Starr
posted by jamjam at 10:07 AM on April 19, 2015
(If you do Lucy Mauled Montgomery, your battle cry could be "ANNE WITH AN EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!")
posted by mochapickle at 10:09 AM on April 19, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by mochapickle at 10:09 AM on April 19, 2015 [5 favorites]
If you pronouced Lucia as Lu-chee-ah, you could be Lucia di Hammermore.
posted by Ideefixe at 10:22 AM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Ideefixe at 10:22 AM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Pythagorean Fearum
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 10:22 AM on April 19, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 10:22 AM on April 19, 2015 [3 favorites]
Mace Hopper?
posted by Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger at 10:40 AM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger at 10:40 AM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Wrath of Pedagogue?
posted by mr. digits at 10:55 AM on April 19, 2015
posted by mr. digits at 10:55 AM on April 19, 2015
Best answer: Harriet the Spike
Laura Ingalls Wildest
posted by mdrew at 10:58 AM on April 19, 2015 [3 favorites]
Laura Ingalls Wildest
posted by mdrew at 10:58 AM on April 19, 2015 [3 favorites]
Apophyllis, make that.
Boptimus Prime (or Prima)
Malvira Ruinallds
posted by jamjam at 11:44 AM on April 19, 2015
Boptimus Prime (or Prima)
Malvira Ruinallds
posted by jamjam at 11:44 AM on April 19, 2015
Auntie Maim
posted by jamjam at 11:47 AM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by jamjam at 11:47 AM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
maths: Pythag Yo' Ass.
books: Laura Ingalls Wildest.
name (tho' pronunciation dependent): Lucia Teeth.
posted by scruss at 12:59 PM on April 19, 2015
books: Laura Ingalls Wildest.
name (tho' pronunciation dependent): Lucia Teeth.
posted by scruss at 12:59 PM on April 19, 2015
Phantom Trollbooth
Smasher in the Rye
posted by hazleweather at 1:08 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Smasher in the Rye
posted by hazleweather at 1:08 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Kind of monotematic, I know, but:
The Large Elbow Collider
The Large Rollin' Collider
Marge Hadron Collider (I have no clue what this would mean, I just like how it sounds)
posted by Promethea at 1:53 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Large Elbow Collider
The Large Rollin' Collider
Marge Hadron Collider (I have no clue what this would mean, I just like how it sounds)
posted by Promethea at 1:53 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
for what it's worth, that list hasn't been updated since 2012 and I don't think it's taken that seriously any more. When I started it was VERY SRS BSNS but that was eight years ago and the sport has grown so much since then it's impossible to keep track of everyone. I'm pretty sure my (former) league doesn't bother to register names any more. I would probably just google any name you're considering and as long as it's not taken by a top-level WFTDA skater or someone else historically or currently notable it's probably fair game (of course YMMV and your league may insist on no duplicates). There's a lot of retired skaters on the list, three years is a long time in roller derby.
posted by corvine at 3:11 PM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by corvine at 3:11 PM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
If pronounced loo-chee-ah:
Lucia di Slammermoor
Lucia di Jammermoor
If pronounced loo-see-ah or loos-yah:
The above mentioned Lucia Teeth
Lucia Mind
Lucia Manners
posted by ocherdraco at 4:15 PM on April 19, 2015
Lucia di Slammermoor
Lucia di Jammermoor
If pronounced loo-see-ah or loos-yah:
The above mentioned Lucia Teeth
Lucia Mind
Lucia Manners
posted by ocherdraco at 4:15 PM on April 19, 2015
Roonil Wazlib
posted by chicago2penn at 5:36 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by chicago2penn at 5:36 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Mandy Lifeboats
posted by atchafalaya at 5:44 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by atchafalaya at 5:44 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's no fun if you're not an old movie buff (or, I guess, into burlesque) but I discovered a couple of weeks ago that June Havoc has gone mysteriously unclaimed. (I must say that J.K. Brawling is frigging fantastic.)
posted by snarkout at 9:23 PM on April 19, 2015
posted by snarkout at 9:23 PM on April 19, 2015
Apparently no one has claimed Helen Killer or Helen Kill-Her (Helen Keller). The mind boggles.
Phyllis Killer (Phyllis Diller), however, is taken.
posted by migrantology at 11:22 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Phyllis Killer (Phyllis Diller), however, is taken.
posted by migrantology at 11:22 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
You can technically reuse names, especially if you get in touch with the original 'owner'. I got super excited when I read your question because Hermione Danger is in my league, but then when I checked two evils I realized that the name was registered to someone else (I see now that you are in Chicago as well). Derby is becoming so big that it's hard to find a unique name these days.
On the other hand, Metafilter gave me my derby name, so it's a great place for ideas ;)
posted by theRussian at 3:29 PM on April 20, 2015
On the other hand, Metafilter gave me my derby name, so it's a great place for ideas ;)
posted by theRussian at 3:29 PM on April 20, 2015
Response by poster: Oh, man, these are great. I love JK Brawling and Killvia Plath.
Just came up with Hellinor Smashwood and Rosalind Shanklin...
posted by sockpaperscissors at 7:08 PM on April 20, 2015
Just came up with Hellinor Smashwood and Rosalind Shanklin...
posted by sockpaperscissors at 7:08 PM on April 20, 2015
I'm pretty sure there was a JK Brawling on Tumblr a while back, so I recommend to Google around and not rely on TwoEvils. Look on Facebook too -- yes, there's the "real name" crackdown, but a lot of derby girls will use the "nickname" function.
My standard advice is to also think about what you'll get called for short. No one in the league is going to use your full name when they're talking to you or referring to you. You'll get it on your jersey, perhaps your helmet, and in the program/on the website. But on a regular basis, you'll get called something short and easy to yell when you have a mouthguard in.
If you were "Hellinor Smashwood", I feel like you'd get called "Smash", and if you were "Rosalind Shanklin", "Shank". So would you be okay with being called Smash or Shank?
posted by littlemisslaika at 11:11 PM on April 20, 2015
My standard advice is to also think about what you'll get called for short. No one in the league is going to use your full name when they're talking to you or referring to you. You'll get it on your jersey, perhaps your helmet, and in the program/on the website. But on a regular basis, you'll get called something short and easy to yell when you have a mouthguard in.
If you were "Hellinor Smashwood", I feel like you'd get called "Smash", and if you were "Rosalind Shanklin", "Shank". So would you be okay with being called Smash or Shank?
posted by littlemisslaika at 11:11 PM on April 20, 2015
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Marie Fury; Sally Rude; Ada Loveless; Pain Goodall
Also, Lucia Van Pelt popped in to my head just now.
Edit: dang, just looked at that link and looks like 3/5 of mine are in use (Sally, Marie, and Ada)
posted by ltisz at 9:20 AM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]