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Comments and insights on the name Stormalong: | Edit

We were looking for an uncommon longer first name that had at least 2 syllables, preferably 3, since the surname was short with an abrupt 1-syllable sound.

Personal experiences with the name Stormalong: | Edit

Stormalong made it onto our list of possible baby names to consider when my husband suggested it. The name came up in several sea shanties (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_shanty) he was playing on the concertina at the time. By the time of my Stormy's birth, we had narrowed it down to two names - Stormalong was chosen due to the traumatic and stormy way he came into the world.

Nicknames for Stormalong: | Edit

Storm
Stormy
Stormacus

Meanings and history of the name Stormalong: | Edit

The name comes from the hero of an old American maritime folktale about the clever sea captain Alfred Bulltop Stormalong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormalong) - the Paul Bunyon of the sea.

Famous real-life people named Stormalong: | Edit

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Stormalong in song, story & screen: | Edit

In "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" animated American TV series, the characters live in Stormalong Harbor.
John Candy narrates the story "Stormalong - The Legendary Sea Captain" by Eric Metaxas in a Rabbit Ears Entertainment video and audio CD of the storybook.