Brangelina, Bennifer, Bennifer II, Speidi, TomKat. Bring them on... In the age of 140 characters or less, these nicknames are a blessing. Let's face it, saying "and" can be a nuisance and the "'n'" thing seems too hokey. Blended names are fun fun fun. I would like to pitch some of these real and fictional couple monikers to historical text and literature criticism.
See if you get following references to real (and fictional couples)
•Adeve
•Jabigail
•Markepatra
•Guinelot
•Tristolde
•Romeiet
•Odysselope
•Jochantas
•Spencarine
•Scarlrhett
•Walliward
•Napolephine
•Evolph
•Frelinor
•Juavita
•Friego
Answer key:
Adam & Eve; John & Abigail Adams; Mark Antony & Cleopatra; Guinevere & Lancelot; Tristan & Isolde; Romeo & Juliet; Odysseus & Penelope; John Smith & Pocahontas: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn; Scarlett and Rhett, Wallis Simpson & King Edward VIII, Napoleon & Josephine, Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun, Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt, Juan & Evita Peron; Frieda Kahlo & Diego Rivera
I got carried away and I feel compelled to suggest couples that should happen -- if only to sell a few copies of People Magazine.
•Degenarosa
•Coultermann
•Hillorum
•Clayvolta
•Gibsomeir
•Trumpsevelt
•Maddashian
•Limbama
•Kevorkingale
Answer key:
Ellen DeGeneres & Omarosa; Keith Olbermann & Ann Coulter; Hillary Clinton and Rick Santorum; Clay Aiken and John Travolta; Mel Gibson & Golda Meir, Donald Trump & Eleanor Roosevelt; Rachel Maddow & Kim Kardashian; Rush Limbaugh & Michelle Obama; Jack Kevorkian & Florence Nightingale