Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for October 06, 2024

THAT’S a really good question!

This assumes that Jenny can instantly get in and out of the rest stop.

Egbert means bright edge (like a blade) in Old German. There are many major figures of their day with that name.

He must by related to Dilbert

Eggbert. Imagine going to school with that name?

Why would anyone be named Hammish?

Hammish and Egbert, please⠄⠄⠄

and a side of hashbrowns

It’s an old-fashioned name you don’t hear much of these days, Hammie, By the way how many Hammies do you know?

Egbert Humperdinck! Oops, not quite…

Why name a child `Hamish’? (Long-time reader—I remember when Hammie was born.)

Hammie and Egbert. Breakfast!

Start assuming every Bert you meet is short for Egbert and see what happens.

I got a cousin named Patricia. She looked up its meaning, which is (I kid you NOT!) “a Patrician woman”. Oh, THAT helps!