Poetry in the form of limericks incorporating first names (first-names or christian-names) in the rhyming words.
Written in the early eighties by my father, and illustrated by his sister (both now deceased), this work is clever and amusing.
Available soon on CD
"First-name Limericks"
by John Christopher Peirson FCA.
Over 500 amusing limericks incorporating first names in the rhyme
(illustrations by Lois, sister of 'JC')
Ada
This woman, the gigantic Ada
Was attacked at the
bank by a raider:
In court, he’ll appear
With a very thick ear -
She’s employed as a
cauliflower-grader.
Is your name here?
Aaron Abel Abie (Abraham) Abie
Ada Adam
Adrienne
(Agatha)
Aggie Aggie
Aidan
Alan (Albert)
Bertie Alec (Alexandra) Sandra Alexis Alfie (Alfred) Alfie Alice
Alison Alistair
(Althea)
Thea Amanda Ambrose Amelia Amy (Andrew)
Andy Ange (Angela)
Ange Anita
Annabe1 Anne
Anona Anthony
Antonia Araminta
(Archibald) Archie Archie Arthur Aubrey Audrey (Augustus) Gus
Barbara Barry Bart (Bartholemew) Basil (Beatrix) Trixie Belinda Bella Ben (Benjamin) (Bernard) Bernie Bruce Buck Buddy Buster Byron
Camilla Carl Carol Caroline Cecil Cecily Celia (Charles) Charlie Charlie Charlotte Cherry Chloe Chris (Christopher) Chris Christabel Clare Clarice Claud Clem (Clement) Clem Clementine Clifford Clive Colette Colin Connie (Constance) Connie Coral Corinne Craig Crispin Cynth (Cynthia) Cynth Cyril Cyrus
Dai Daisy Dale Damian Daniel Daph (Daphne) Daph Darren Davey (David) Davey Dawn Deborah Decima Deirdre Denise Dennis Derek Dermot Des ( Desmond) Des Diana Dick Dilys Dolores (Donald) Don Dora Doreen Doris Dorothy Doug (Douglas) Doug Drusilla Dulcie Duncan
Eamonn Eddie Edith (Edward) Eddie Ned Teddie Effie Eileen Elaine Elinor Eliza (Elisabeth) Bess Betty Lizzie Ella Ellen Elsie Elspeth Emile Emily Emlyn Emma (Emmanuel) Manny Ena Enid Enoch Eric Erica Ern (Ernest) Ern Esme Esther Ethel Eugene Eunice Eustace Eva Evan Eve Evelyn Ewen
Fabia Faith Fanny Fay Felicity Felix Fenella Ferdinand Fergus Fifi Fiona Fleur Flora (Florence) Florrie Francis Frank Fred Freda (Frederick) Fred Fritz
Gail Garry Garth Gary Garth Geoff (Geoffrey) Geoff George Georgina Gerald Germaine Gertrude Gil (Gilbert) Gil Giles Gillian Ginger Gladys Glenda Gloria Glyn Glynis Godfrey Gordon Grace Graham Grant Greg (Gregory) Greg Griselda Gus Guy Gwen (Gwendoline) Gwen Gwyneth
Hal Hannah Harold Hazel Heather Hector Helen Henrietta (Henry) Hal Herbert Hermione Hester Hilary Hilda Homer Honor Hope Howard Hugh Humphrey
Ian Ida Ignatius Igor Ilya Imogen Inga Irene Iris Irma Isabel (Israel) Izzy Ivor Ivy Izzy
Jack Jake James Jane Janet Janice Jaqueline Jasmine Jason Jasper Jean Jemima Jennifer (Jeremiah) Jerry Jeremy Jerry (Jessica) Jessie Jessie Jill. Jim Joan Joanna Jochem Jock Joe Joel John Jonah Jonquil Josh (Joshua) Josh (Joseph) Joe (Josephine) Josie Josie Joy Joyce Jude Judith Judy Julia Julian Julie June Justin
Karen Kate (Katharine) Kate Katrina Kay Keith Ken (Kenneth) Ken Kermit Kevin - Kieran Kim Kirsten Kit Kitty Klaus Kurt
Laetitia Laird Lance (Lancelot) Lance Laura Laurence Lavinia Len Leo (Leonard) Len Lea (Lesley) Lea Lettice Levi Lewis Lief Lilian Lily Lizzie L lewellyn Lloyd Lois Lola Lorna Louise Lucian Lucinda Lucy Ludmilla Ludo (Ludovic) Ludo Luke Lulu Luther Lydia Lynn Lysander
Mabel Mac Madeline Madge Maggie Maisie Malcolm Mandy Manny Marcia (Margaret) Maggie Meg Meg Margery Margot Marguerite Marian Mark Marmaduke Martha Martin Mary Matilda Matt (Matthew) Matt Maud Maureen Maurice Mavis Max (Maximilian) Max Maxine May Meg Melanie Merlyn Mervyn Mfanwy Michael Myles Millicent Mimi Minnie Miranda Miriam Mollie Mona Monica Mort (Mortimer) Mort Muriel Myra
Nadia Nancy Naomi Nat Natalie Natasha (Nathaniel) Nat Ned Neil Nell Neville Nick Nicola (Nicholas) Nick Nigel Ninian Noah Nobby Noel Norah Norma Norman
Oberon Odette Odile Oleg Olga (Oliver) Ollie Olivia Ollie Olwen Omar Oonagh Opal Ophelia Orlando Orson Osbert Oscar Otis Otto Owen
Paddy Pam (Pamela) Patricia Patrick Paul Paula Pearl Peg (Penelope) Penny Penny Percival Peregrine Peter Petula Phil (Phillip) Phineas Phoebe Phyllis Piers Pip Polly Poppy Primrose Priscilla (Prudence) Prue Prue Prunehia
Queenie Quentin Quinn Quixote
Rachel Ralph (Randolph) Randy Randy Raoul Ray (Raymond,) Rebecca Reg (Reginald) Reg Renate Reuben Rex Rhoda Rhys (Richard) Rick Dick Rick Ringo Rita Roberta Robin Rocky Rod (Roderick) Rory (Rodney) Rod Roger (Rowland) Rowley Roma Ron (Ronald) Ron Rory Ros (Rosamund) Ros Roscoe Rose Rowena Rowley Roy Ruby Rudi (Rudolph) Rudi Rufus Rupert Russel Ruth
Sabrina Sadie Sally Sam Samantha (Samuel) Sam Sandra Sandy Sarah Saul Sean Sebastian Selina Selwyn Seth Seymour Shamus Sharon Sheila Shelley Shirley Sholto Sidney Silas Silvester Simon Siobham Soames Solange Solomon Sonny Sonya Sophie (Sophia) Sophie Spiro Stanley Stella Stephanie Steven Stewart Stirling (Susan) Susie Suzanne Sven Swithin Sybil Syl (Sylvia) Syl
Tabitha Taffy Tallulah Tamara Tamsin Tania Tatum Teddie (Terence) Terry Tertius Tessa Thea Thelma Theodore Theresa Thomas Thora Tillie Tim (Timothy) Tina Titus (Tobias) Toby Tony Topsy Torquil Tracy Trevor Tristram Trixie Tudor Tyrone
Uffa Ulick Ulysses Una Unity Urban Ursula
Val (Valentine) Val Valerie Vanessa Vaughan Vera Verity Vernon Veronica Vesta Vi (Violet) Victor Victoria Vida Vince (Vincent) Vince Virgil Vivian
Wallace Walter Wanda Warren Warwick Wayne Wendy Wilf (Wilfred) Wilf Wilhelmina William Wilma Win (Winifred) Win Winstone Wylie
Xantippe Xavier Xenophon
Yolande Yorick Yul Yuri Yves Yvette Yvonne
Zachary Zeke Zena Zilla Zinnia Zoe Zora Zorba
Adrienne
The male choir has asked Adrienne
To fill in a gap now and then:
On hearing this spinster,
They note at the Minster
Her fervour when singing ‘Ah! –men!‘
and,
there are 558 more!!
For many years, 'JC' wrote a column for the 'Accountant' under the pseudonym 'Martyred Accountant'