Presidential Name Puns

I was going to put a lot of emojis in my flair of my favorite presidents, but I couldn't, because the emoji names are too long. I propose this simple and shorter naming system:

1. GW
2. JAdams
3. Jefferson
4. Madison
5. Monroe
6. JQA
7. Jackson
8. VanBuren
9. WHH
10. Tyler
11. Polk
12. Taylor
13. Fillmore
14. Pierce
15. Buchanan
16. Lincoln
17. AJohnson
18. Grant
19. Hayes
20. Garfield
21. Arthur
22. Cleveland
23. BHarrison
24. What do you think? Lol
25. McKinley
26. Teddy
27. Taft (or Big_Chungus)
28. Wilson
29. Harding
30. Coolidge
31. Hoover
32. FDR
33. Truman
34. Dwight
35. JFK
36. LBJ
37. Nixon
38. Ford
39. Carter
40. Reagan
41. HWBush
42. Clinton
43. Dubya
44. Obama
45. Trump
46. Biden

All of these names aren't obscure to anyone who would indulge in this sub.

(This was originally a post on my old account which I deleted because I grew to dislike my old username.)

Be civil. I understand that politics are emotional and passionate, but this is not about personal opinions on these men, this is just about their first names. As it is, naming your child after a US President is an existing trend and does give them a powerful namesake. Presidents also often popularize the usage of their names. Calvin reached its most popularity peak in 1924 and Grover reached its popularity peak in 1885.

First Names:

(6) James (Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan, Garfield, and Carter) - Hebrew for "Supplanter"

(4) John (Adams, Q. Adams, Tyler, and Kennedy) - Hebrew for "God is gracious"

(4) William (Harrison, McKinley, Taft, and Clinton) - English for "Resolute Protection"

(3) George (Washington, H. W. Bush, and W. Bush) - Greek for "Farmer"

(2) Andrew (Jackson and Johnson) - Greek for "Strong"

(2) Franklin (Pierce and Roosevelt) - English for "Free landholder"

Thomas (Jefferson) - Archaic for "Twin"

Martin (Van Buren) - Latin for "Warlike"

Zachary (Taylor) - Hebrew for "The Lord has Remembered"

Millard (Fillmore) - Latin for "Caretaker of the Mill)

Abraham (Lincoln) - Hebrew for "Father of multitudes"

Ulysses (Grant) - Latin variant of "Odysseus"

Rutherford (Hayes) - English for "Cattle ford"

Chester (Arthur) - Latin for "Fortress"

Grover (Cleveland) - English for "Lives near a grove of trees"

Benjamin (Harrison) - Hebrew for "The son of the right hand"

Theodore (Roosevelt) - Greek for "Gift of God"

Woodrow (Wilson) - English for "Row of houses by a wood"

Warren (Harding) - English from French for "Park keeper"

Calvin (Coolidge) - Latin for "Hairless"

Herbert (Hoover) - German for "Bright Army"

Harry (Truman) - Derivative of Henry. German for "Estate ruler"

Dwight (Eisenhower) - German for "White/Blonde"

Lyndon (Johnson) - English for "Linden Tree Mill"

Richard (Nixon) - German for "Dominant Ruler"

Gerald (Ford) - English for "Ruler with the spear"

Ronald (Reagan) - Norse for "Ruler's Counselor"

Barack (Obama) - Arabic for "Blessing"

Donald (Trump) - Scottish for "Proud Chief"

Joseph (Biden) - Hebrew for "Jehovah increases"

Something to mention

Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge went by their middle names. They were born as Stephen Grover Cleveland, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, and John Calvin Coolidge.

If you count Coolidge as a John, there are 5 Johns.

If you count Wilson as a Tho

There’s always been the “presidential name test” (introducing...President your name here!), but I thought it would be interesting to look at kids of US presidents, numbered by president, presented as sibling pairs (I did not include most middle names, because some were unclear, but there are some first name middle name gem pairings). (source: Wikipedia)

1. John
2. Abigail, John Quincy, Charles, Thomas, Susanna, Elizabeth
3. Martha, Mary, Madison, Eston
4. John
5. Eliza, Maria
6. George, John II, Charles, Louisa
7. Theodore, Andrew Jr., Lyncoya
8. Abraham II, John, Martin Jr., Winfield Scott, Smith Thompson
9. Elizabeth, John, Lucy, William Henry, John Scott, Benjamin, Mary, Carter, Anna, James Findlay
10. Mary, Robert, John, Letitia, Elizabeth, Anne, Alice, Tazewell, David, John Alexander, Julia, Lachlan, Lyon, Robert Fitzwalter, Pearl
11. n/a
12. Anne, Sarah, Octavia, Margaret, Mary Elizabeth “Betty”, Richard “Dick”
13. Millard, Mary
14. Franklin Jr., Frank Robert, Benjamin
15. n/a
16. Robert, Edward, Willie, Tad
17. Martha, Charles, Mary, Robert, Andrew Jr.
18. Frederick, Ulysses Jr, Nellie, Jesse
19. Rutherford , Birchard, Scott, Webb, Fanny, George, Joseph, Manning Force
20. James, Harry, Eliza, Irvin McDowell, Mary, Edward, Abram
21. William, Chester, Ellen
22. Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard, Francis
23. Russell, Mary, Elizabeth
24. See 22.
25. Katherine, Ida
26. Alice, Theodore III, Kermit, Ethel, Archibald, Quentin
27. Robert, Helen, Charles
28. Margaret, Jessie, Eleanor
29. Elizabeth
30. John, Calvin Jr.
31. Herbert Jr, Allan
32. Anna, James, Elliott, Franklin (2x), John
33. Margaret
34. Doud, John
35. Arabella, Caroline, John Jr, Patrick
36. Lynda, Luci
37. Tricia, Julie
38. Michael, Jack, Steven, Susan
39. Jack, James III, Donnel, Amy
40. Maureen, Christine, Michael, Patti, Ron
41. George, Robin, Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Dorothy
42. Chelsea
43. Barbara, Jenna
44. Malia, Sasha
45. Donald Jr, Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, Barron
46. Beau, Hunter, Naomi, Ashley

I like names that are less common but familiar and easy to spell/remember- for our baby boy my front runner is Beckett nn Beck. Levi and Eli also go really well with our last name (long “e” sound, L sounds). I would love to stay out of the top 10 at the least, out of the top 100 if possible (older sisters names are #251 and #562). My husband wants something “presidential.” He wants something like Henry, Charles, or John. He would also like something Biblically linked if possible.

Any ideas on how we can meet in the middle??

First name is the official pardon, second is the backup/additional pardon.

Reagan

1. Charlie

2. Woody

Clinton

1. Harry

2. Jerry

Bush

1. Liberty & Freedom

2. Katie & Zack

3. Stars & Stripes

4. Biscuits & Gravy

5. Marshmallow & Yam

6. Flyer & Fryer

7. May & Flower

8. Pecan & Pumpkin

Obama

1. Courage & Carolina

2. Apple & Cider

3. Liberty & Peace

4. Cobbler & Gobbler

5. Popcorn & Caramel

6. Cheese & Mac

7. Abe & Honest

8. Tater & Tot

Trump

1. Drumstick & Wishbone

2. Peas & Carrots

3. Butter & Bread

4. Corn & Cob

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the legend of "king diyasen"

I dunno, this just occurred to me, I guess. I'm assuming some stuff like "He governs so well, it's even in his name!" would be everywhere.

Just kinda feels like a no-brainer.

I assume that all the African-American Washingtons and Jeffersons aren’t descended from Washington and Jefferson’s estates, and at some point they chose those names after gaining their freedom. But why?

Were newly-freed African-Americans big fans of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Johnson, and Jackson? And if they were choosing Presidential surnames intentionally because they liked them, why aren’t there more black Lincolns? Would Johnson have been popular among former-slaves during his presidency? Why name themselves after Jackson, who happily participated in slavery and hardly seems like someone they would see as an ally?

Or was there a potentially subversive element to their decision to embrace Presidential names? Making the last name of notable slave-owning politicians become primarily associated with descendants of slaves seems kind of like it could have been potentially spite-driven and empowering, like claiming the name of your oppressors and making it your own or something?