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Do names remind you of things like food, for example?

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mayoandchips · 11/07/2013 01:00

I was going to post this on AIBU, but whenever I've asked people in person whether or not names evoke thoughts of certain foods or objects, they've told me I'm weird or they don't know what the hell I'm on about so I know I'll be flamed haha.

Like for example, the name Robert reminds me of custard. And Melissa reminds me of penne pasta (HAS to be penne.) I could go on and on, and I don't think there would be a name that doesn't evoke some sort of food. It's actually how I decide whether I like certain names.
I can't explain why some names remind me of certain foods, except for more obvious ones like Albert- it reminds me of Broccoli, you can see why. And Diane reminds me of Steak Diane. Tony reminds me of Frosties. Some names remind me of a food that it sounds like- Kayleigh/ Jelly. But for some reason its always food!

Anyone else like this?

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Annna62 · 20/08/2022 22:26

KezzabellaB · 20/08/2022 14:27

I know this is a zombie thread but I thought I was the only person who did this 🤣😂🤣
Patrick - boiled eggs
Simon - quiche
Lucy - soup
Julie - chocolate mousse
Alison - cheese and onion crisps
Stephanie - beef crisps
Christine - salad
Susan - pickles
Diana - biscuits

I could go on. But I won't 🤣

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The funny thing is that your people/foods don’t work for me, it must be an individual thing. Crazy.

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 20/08/2022 16:52

Charlotte is custard, Jim is sausages, Megan is grapes, Rosie is black pudding

KezzabellaB · 20/08/2022 16:43

Barbara - rhubarb (understandable)
Debbie - digestive biscuits

I also have some names that remind me of things..for example:
Joanne - children's slide
Chris - hen
Lee - gate
Kim - blankets

lilila · 20/08/2022 15:50

Darren - pickled onions
Jessica - sweetcorn
Julie - strawberries
Ron - wagon wheels, or rum and raisen
Keith - quiche (but more understandable!)

Cindie943811A · 20/08/2022 15:43

@NooMyx fellow synaesthete here. I agree with you about the colour of Melissa but to me Robert is a reddish brown

user1497787065 · 20/08/2022 14:39

Rebecca and Ready Brek?

KezzabellaB · 20/08/2022 14:27

Annna62 · 20/08/2022 14:04

This is so crazy, I had to make an account just to add that I do this too! My husband thinks it’s nuts.
Mine are mostly foods, sometimes really specific! Some examples;
Jessica - tasty cheese
Josh/Joshua - sausage rolls
Adrian - some sort of a deep dish veggie pie with flaky crust
Allan - carrots, but the way they’re cut up small and added to jar sauce (kan tong sweet and sour)
Jenny - tuna
Denise - sheer stockings
Rebecca - dry biscuits, like saladas
James - toy trains
Sally - iceberg lettuce
Barry - glace cherries
Emily - lollies, particularly snakes
Amanda - string beans
Just a few I could think of. 😅

I know this is a zombie thread but I thought I was the only person who did this 🤣😂🤣
Patrick - boiled eggs
Simon - quiche
Lucy - soup
Julie - chocolate mousse
Alison - cheese and onion crisps
Stephanie - beef crisps
Christine - salad
Susan - pickles
Diana - biscuits

I could go on. But I won't 🤣

Annna62 · 20/08/2022 14:04

This is so crazy, I had to make an account just to add that I do this too! My husband thinks it’s nuts.
Mine are mostly foods, sometimes really specific! Some examples;
Jessica - tasty cheese
Josh/Joshua - sausage rolls
Adrian - some sort of a deep dish veggie pie with flaky crust
Allan - carrots, but the way they’re cut up small and added to jar sauce (kan tong sweet and sour)
Jenny - tuna
Denise - sheer stockings
Rebecca - dry biscuits, like saladas
James - toy trains
Sally - iceberg lettuce
Barry - glace cherries
Emily - lollies, particularly snakes
Amanda - string beans
Just a few I could think of. 😅

Ceramide · 16/01/2022 19:00

You may have seen Albert R. Broccoli on the credits of James Bond Films Smile

Asumpasana · 16/01/2022 13:54

Although there's another. Stuart is chewits

Asumpasana · 16/01/2022 13:53

That was a reply fail. Its for @Sunbird24

Asumpasana · 16/01/2022 13:53

It doesn't for me, it's the sound not the spelling that does it I think

poolblue · 16/01/2022 13:26

David has always made me think of gravy for some reason. I think it's the v sound.

Sunbird24 · 16/01/2022 03:38

This is so interesting! Does the spelling of a name make a difference or is it related to the sound? For example are Sean/Shaun, Claire/Clare, Stuart/Stewart, Rachel/Rachael the same foods?

WeasilyPleased · 16/01/2022 03:21

Yes! Not always food though. Sometimes flavours, colours, animals, smells. I keep it to myself as I'm worried people will think I'm attention seeking or bonkers! So glad to finally be able to admit it.

FridayiminlovewithRobertSmith · 15/01/2022 23:27

Why is Albert obviously broccoli? Blush Grin I understand steak Diane and Diane but I think I’m missing something on broccoli!

MyCatStaresAtMe · 15/01/2022 23:19

Pat - mustard
Alan - a cheese wheel and toblerone

Asumpasana · 15/01/2022 23:10

Oh and Lisa is fingernail clippings. Which isn't a food and is pretty random and weird but there we have it

Asumpasana · 15/01/2022 23:07

I know this is old but me too! Not for all names though, some names I have no association for. And also sometimes it isn't a name but a phrase or other random word. The ones off the top of my head:

Rebecca - rich tea biscuits
Trevor - Broad beans
Why not? - sausages
Calpol - good girl (this could well be an association formed as a small child though, like good girl for taking your medicine)

I do have others but often I don't remember them until they're triggered!

I think it is synesthesia, but generally that would involve a sense whereas just a word association isn't a sense (obviously)

Iloveturkishdelight · 20/12/2020 14:18

I’ve read up on it! It’s called Synesthesia! Google it! So interesting!

marypoppinsneedles · 20/12/2020 12:11

Yep!

Saskia = lasagna for me. Weird isn't it.

Iloveturkishdelight · 20/12/2020 11:24

Omg I have this food thing with peoples names and I’ve only just seen your thread. Some names are really obvious, some I have to think about what taste it is, it is a taste though! And some names mean nothing And there is no taste at all.
Ok so Claire, white milky bar chocolate the bar not buttons! Helen is a melon flavored boiled sweet, Steven is a gritty stone taste (I don’t eat stones) Martin is chocolate coated crisp shell peanuts. Hannah is cooked ham eaten cold, Emma is a chocolate covered strawberry roses. Jessica is cheesy pasta type stuff, some flavors I can’t describe but I know it’s a taste. I feel
Soo weird writing this! Cake

Milkwith1sugar44 · 18/02/2020 17:48

Here's some of my associations...

Lucy - ice lolly
Chloe - chocolate
Kate/ Katie - chocolate chip cookie
Niamh - lasagne

For some reason the name Erika makes me think of a cat being sick.

CharitySchmarity · 17/02/2020 23:54

I can't say this is something that happens to me all the time, but there are a a very few names that have always conjured up a food-related image for me. Selina is slightly overcooked vegetables being strained in a colander. Julie is cherries.

MikeUniformMike · 17/02/2020 19:22

Gordon Zola

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