Ima and Yura Hogg

[claudia]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/dear_margo/2...howard20070222

I think when people talk about "the wrong name" for a child they are referring to weird names like those of the Hogg sisters from Texas, who were named Ima and Yura.

[snapdragonfly]

There was no Yura Hogg.

There was an Ima Hogg, daughter of governer Hogg, but the Yura thing was an urban legend, added on because I guess folks just like to embellish stuff.

She was a very beautiful and philanthropic lady - one that Texans ought to be proud of. But no Ura, or Youra, or any other sister.

That advice columnist ought to do a little more research...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/_texas/99166

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ff_texa10.htm

[PallasAthena]

Originally Posted by snapdragonfly

There was no Yura Hogg.

There was an Ima Hogg, daughter of governer Hogg, but the Yura thing was an urban legend, added on because I guess folks just like to embellish stuff.

She was a very beautiful and philanthropic lady - one that Texans ought to be proud of. But no Ura, or Youra, or any other sister.

That advice columnist ought to do a little more research...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/_texas/99166

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ff_texa10.htm

You beat me to it Snapdragonfly. This UL grates on me so much for some reason.

[claudia]

Originally Posted by PallasAthena

You beat me to it Snapdragonfly. This UL grates on me so much for some reason.

The weird part is, IIRC her mother debunked this UL in her column.