Palindromic Names: (Who's Who
Palindromic Names: (Who's Who
Palindromic Names: (Who's Who
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PALINDROMIC NAMES
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also. Hastings, New Zealand
Peter Newby's There are lots of palindromic given names, for example ADA, ANNA,
: cows, and I BOB, ELLE, EVE, HANNAH and OTTO. More unusual ones include ABBA,
l't mention the AOITOA, ESEESE, LERREL, NEVEN, ODDO and VYV.
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t her chickens Palindromic surnames are just as plentiful: CIRIC, EDE, IYAYI,
In in England, MASSAM, RETTER, SILLIS, YELLEY. I'm sure you can think of others.
British author The world of women s tennis is a particularly rich source, with Monica
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AGA KAGA a character in "Protest Note ", a short story by Keith Laumer,
found in the collection Galactic Diplomat (1965)
ANNA ANNA a lady in Patton P A
ANNA DANNA a retired film editor mentioned in Word Ways May 1981
(page 110)
ANNA HANNA the name of eight people on Phonedisc
ANNA NANNA a person in Burlingame CA
ANNA SANNA Italian deputy, member of the Party of the Democratic Left
(Who's Who in World Politics, 1991)
ANNE ENNA a person in East Haven CT
ANNE HENNA the name of five people on Phonedisc
ANNE KENNA a person in Minneapolis MN
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DAWN NWAD a person in Nyack NY NEBELOW WOL
DEE REED the name of six people on Phonedisc Treasury oj
DOT TOD possible nickname of two persons named Dorothy Tod
DUANE RENAUD a person in New Sharon IA
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NEIL LIEN a 1
1973 (page
EARL RAE the name of two people on Phonedisc NEL GLEN pos
ELI KILE possible nickname of two persons named Elinor Kile NELLA ALLEN
E MORB BROME the name of a Somerset squire's son (Paul Dickson, Names, Wanderers
1986, page 8) NELL ALLEN t
ENA CANE a person in Who's Who of American Women, 1975-76 NORABEL LEB.
ENA KANE a person in Monson MA Verbivore,
ERIC CIRE a person in Az1e TX NORA CARON <
EST TSE a person in San Gabriel CA NORMA DAMRO
EVA CAVE the name of two people on Phonedisc NORMAN NAMR
EVA NAVE a person in Hominy OK OTTO OTTO th
FLO ROLF possible nickname of persons named Florence Rolf OTTO STRAPPJ
GILES ASA SELIG pseudonym of Joseph S. Thompson, author of The languages,
Miracle and Other Verses, 1945 Associated I
HAROLD LORAH the name of four people on Phonedisc OYO OYO form
HERB REH assumed nickname of Herbert Reh of St. Louis MO (1995 St. Federation'~
Louis telephone directory) RAE LEAR an
KAVON NOVAK a suggested (but discarded) nickname for film star Kim REDA NADER c
Novak (Leslie Dunkling, First Names First, 1977) directory
LEE KEEL the name of four people on Phonedisc RELDAN NADLl
LEE NEEL the name of five people on Phonedisc REVA HAVER a
LEE PEEL the name of two people on Phonedisc REVILO OLIVE
LEE REEL the name of four people on Phonedisc mentioned i:
LEE TEEL the name of three people on Phonedisc ROBERT TREB{
LEO JOEL a person in Silver Spring MD Robert Seig
LEONA NOEL a person in Oneill NE Publishers :
LEON NOEL French ambassador to Poland before World War 2 (Marshall ROGER GREGO}
Cavendish IDustrated Encyclopedia of World War 2, 1972) RONNOC CONN(
LEO NOEL the name of twelve people on Phonedisc Treasury of
LISA BASIL the name of three people on Phonedisc SARAH HARAS
LISA VASIL writer of children's books Dark Secret and Escape From the SIRRAH HARRI:
Future, 1991 (probably a pseudonym) 15 1987 (Wo:
LON NOL president of Cambodia from 1970-75 STEVE EVETS
MAE BEAM a person in Spruce Pine NC STEVEN NEVE,]
MARBA ABRAM a personal name in Elsdon C. Smith, Treasury of Name the New YOI
Lore, 1967
SYDNEY YENDl
MARC CRAM a person listed in the 1991 Las Vegas NV telephone
( Webster's ~
directory
TIM SMIT a PE
MARG GRAM possible nickname of Margaret Gram of Exeter NH
WALTER FRETI
MARK KRAM the name of two people on Phonedisc
WALT LAW ass
MARK RAM the name of two people in the 1990 Montreal telephone
directory