British storm names

[Number 16]

We've had Abigail, Barney, Clodagh Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude and Henry.

 

Now we're suffering storm Imogen.

 

Next, we can look forward to Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.

 

Reading through that lot you'd struggle to believe that we live in a multi-cultural society. Mere co-incidence? 

[deluded pom?]

We've had Abigail, Barney, Clodagh Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude and Henry.

 

Now we're suffering storm Imogen.

 

Next, we can look forward to Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.

 

Reading through that lot you'd struggle to believe that we live in a multi-cultural society. Mere co-incidence? 

Don't you have better things to worry about than looking for things that aren't there.

[terrywebbisgod]

It's a shame we haven't had a hurricane Higgins.

[gingerjon]

We've had Abigail, Barney, Clodagh Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude and Henry.

 

Now we're suffering storm Imogen.

 

Next, we can look forward to Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.

 

Reading through that lot you'd struggle to believe that we live in a multi-cultural society. Mere co-incidence? 

 

Met Office and their Irish counterparts.  I believe there was a vote on it - which you have to assume was only open to polite, middle class types.

[Wolford6]

I'm looking forward to Saintslass

 

[ckn]

Should have named it after politicians.  "That bloody Maggie's done it again!"  "Oh ffs Dave, just sod off".

[Irish Saint]

Is it just me, but since they started giving them names seems to have been a lot more of them.

[Wiltshire Rhino]

Is it just me, but since they started giving them names seems to have been a lot more of them.

Thinking the same thing plus they seem to be trying to out do each other!

[Wolford6]

Thinking the same thing plus they seem to be trying to out do each other!

 

Saintslass will be followed by Trojan.

[Jasper]

We've had Abigail,(Hebrew), Barney,(Aramaic) Clodagh (Irish),  Desmond (Irish), Eva (Hebrew), Frank (Germanic), Gertrude (Dutch) and Henry (Old Irish).

 

Now we're suffering storm Imogen.

 

Reading through that lot you'd struggle to believe that we live in a multi-cultural society. Mere co-incidence? 

 

I know, not an English name amongst them, how very dare they

[Wolford6]

Imogen is the female lead in Shakespeare's Cymbeline.

 

Miranda is the female lead in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

[Wolford6]

I know, not an English name amongst them, how very dare they

 

Cymbeline is set in Britain,

[Number 16]

I know, not an English name amongst them, how very dare they

I don't think I mentioned English!

[Bearman]

I wondered about the "season"

Hurricane seasons run from I believe 1st June when the designated letter A is used for the first Hurricane of the year.

As we have storms throughout the year I wondered when our season starts. It seems from a Google search that our storm season starts in November.

[JohnM]

We've had Abigail, Barney, Clodagh Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude and Henry.

 

Now we're suffering storm Imogen.

 

Next, we can look forward to Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.

 

Reading through that lot you'd struggle to believe that we live in a multi-cultural society. Mere co-incidence? 

 

 

What should the percentage and how can you tell someones cultural heritage from their first name?   Frank for instance?  or Alice? 

[Wolford6]

Cubby Brown wanted to know Who the **** is Alice

[Ullman]

It's a shame we haven't had a hurricane Higgins.

Very good

 

I was disappointed they opted for Gertrude rather than Gail.

[Futtocks]

We've had Abigail, Barney, Clodagh Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude and Henry.

 

Now we're suffering storm Imogen.

 

Next, we can look forward to Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.

 

Reading through that lot you'd struggle to believe that we live in a multi-cultural society. Mere co-incidence? 

Tegan, eh? So Thorgerson misses out yet again...