Message: "Marzipan?" - Behind the Name

Marzipan?

by Caprice

10/21/2007, 1:08 PM

I saw that two people have submitted the name Marzipan. Are there really people in English-speaking countries who have this as a name?

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- lala

10/23/2007, 7:25 PM

In my own experience, I have a friend named "Marcie" who is nicknamed "Marzipan". It partially has to do with her love of the confection, and the fact it seemed like a fitting alternative to "Honey".

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +2

10/21/2007, 2:09 PM

Can't find a real person on short notice, but in addition to the cartoon character there seems to be a character called Marzipan Jones in a mystery novel by Sophie Dunbar:

http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Hair-Day-Eclaire-Mystery/dp/1890768081

It wouldn't surprise me if someone eventually named a real child after one of these characters, but I can't find evidence that it's happened yet. :)

- LMS +1

10/21/2007, 2:58 PM

There is also someone named Honey Love in the book, and Duchess, so the author may have just made the names up on her own.

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

10/21/2007, 3:09 PM

I'm sure like most authors she "made up" the names for her characters. But unlike Marzipan, there are examples of real people named Honey, Love, and Duchess. :)

- LMS

10/21/2007, 1:15 PM

I do not believe so, but it is possible. If other submittions can be used as knowledge I would say that it is likely the name is simply added as spam, or a joke. There are also names added such as:

FUC
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: ?
Frequency: rare
Other Scripts: fucu
Pronounced: fuk
Other Forms: fuk fuce
Submitted by anonymous on 10/29/2006

ETA: There is a very obscure cartoon character with this name (Marzipan) and it is also used on a lot of pets.

This message was edited 10/21/2007, 1:46 PM

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