Replacement name suggestions

[gilbert88]

thats one of the WMO rules you can't make a name that sounds alot like a retired name

They have rules for that?

Well, they have broken their own rules once in a while... with Diane and Diana, and Dora/Doria/Dora-EPAC.

[AndrewSmith2500]

Here are lists of the suggestive names:

Dennis- Daniel, Derek, Domenic, Donald

Emily- Elaine, Elisa, Elise, Eliza, Elizabeth, Emma

Katrina- Kara, Karissa, Kathleen, Kathy, Katie (even if it was used in 1955, but not retired), Kerri, Kristen, Krista, Kristi

Rita: Rachel, Rebecca, Renee, Ruth

Stan: Salvatore, Scott, Sean, Stephen, Steve

Wilma: Whitney, Winifred

[quandary]

Right now, we have 4 names this year that will very likely be retired:
Dennis
Emily
Katrina
Rita

You missed Wilma. Stan is a light possibility and Ophelia would've been retired a few years ago perhaps.

[Air Force Met]

Right now, we have 4 names this year that will very likely be retired:
Dennis
Emily
Katrina
Rita

You missed Wilma. Stan is a light possibility and Ophelia would've been retired a few years ago perhaps.

No he didn't. Wilma had not yet formed when this post was posted. Wilma missed him.

[bombarderoazul]

Stan should be retired, although some say only 80 people were killed directly, the death toll was probably 1,400. There was that catastrophic mudslide in Guatemala were more that 500 people were buried alive!

Some replacements for Stan.

Saul
Simon
Steven
Or Sandoval

[HURAKAN]

Dennis - Daniel

Emily - Elisa

Katrina - Kathy

Rita - Rachel

Stan - Steve(n)

Wilma - Whitney

Short names, easy to pronounce.

[f5]

the new name also has to fit the ethnic background of that country affected.the WMO has rules for name replacement which means you can't just pick a new name out of the baby names dictionary.they have rules as i already said as far as name replacements go

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

For reference, the following names cannot be used to replace Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma because they are on a namelist for either the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins, or have been retired:

Danny
Dean
David
Darby
Daniel
Douglas
Erika
Erin
Edna
Elene
Eloise
Estelle
Emilia
Elida
Kate
Karen
Kay
Kristy
Karina
Kenna
Rose
Rebekah
Roxanne
Roslyn
Rosa
Rachel
Sam
Sebastien
Seymour
Sergio
Simon
Wanda
Wendy
Winifred
Willa
Winnie


Also, Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma are all common English names, I thought. I remember Rita Cosby began reporting from the Houston Astrodome after Katrina hit. Poor Houston. Less than a month later the entire city would be praying for Rita to go away. Rita the hurricane, not Rita Cosby.

So what can we replace Wilma with, if we can't use Wanda, Wendy, Winifred, Winnie, or Willa?

http://www.babynames.com/Names/Girls/?let=w

I vote Whitney.

[AndrewSmith2500]

For reference, the following names cannot be used to replace Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma because they are on a namelist for either the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins, or have been retired:

Danny
Dean
David
Darby
Daniel
Douglas
Erika
Erin
Edna
Elene
Eloise
Estelle
Emilia
Elida
Kate
Karen
Kay
Kristy
Karina
Kenna
Rose
Rebekah
Roxanne
Roslyn
Rosa
Rachel
Sam
Sebastien
Seymour
Sergio
Simon
Wanda
Wendy
Winifred
Willa
Winnie


Also, Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma are all common English names, I thought. I remember Rita Cosby began reporting from the Houston Astrodome after Katrina hit. Poor Houston. Less than a month later the entire city would be praying for Rita to go away. Rita the hurricane, not Rita Cosby.

So what can we replace Wilma with, if we can't use Wanda, Wendy, Winifred, Winnie, or Willa?

http://www.babynames.com/Names/Girls/?let=w

I vote Whitney.

I vote for either Donald, Derek or Dan to replace Dennis.

I vote for Emma, Elaine, Elise, Elisa, Eliza, Ellen or Elsa to replace Emily

I vote for Katie, Krista, Kathleen, Kathy, Kara or Kerri to replace Katrina

I vote for Rebecca or Renee to replace Rita

I vote for Scott, Salvatore, Steve, Stephen or Sean to replace Stan

[Jim Cantore]

Dennis- Daniel
Katrina- Kayla
Rita- Richelle
Wilma- Wendy

[senorpepr]

I vote for either Donald, Derek or Dan to replace Dennis.

I vote for Emma, Elaine, Elise, Elisa, Eliza, Ellen or Elsa to replace Emily

I vote for Katie, Krista, Kathleen, Kathy, Kara or Kerri to replace Katrina

I vote for Rebecca or Renee to replace Rita

I vote for Scott, Salvatore, Steve, Stephen or Sean to replace Stan

Rebecca cannot be a name for Rita. Rebekah (which is an alternative spelling for Rebecca) is already a name for the Atlantic.

[senorpepr]

Dennis- Daniel
Katrina- Kayla
Rita- Richelle
Wilma- Wendy

Wendy cannot be a name. It is already an Atlantic name.

[Jim Cantore]

Wanda maybe

[senorpepr]

Wanda maybe

Wanda can't be used either. It's already an Atlantic name.

[Jim Cantore]

Maybe they need to make up names

[Aslkahuna]

There are lots of names floating around in the old WPAC lists. But there are some names you might want to avoid as not to tempt fate. Recent names from both WPAC and EPAC that have proven to have been as bad as some of their name bearers in the Pacific are Katrina (EPAC), Rita, Ivan and Opal (all WPAC). Some names you might want to avoid would be Kathleen (EPAC), Emma and Ruth (WPAC) and Steve (SoPAC). Oh, and don't even THINK about using Irma!

Steve

[Brent]

I remember Rita Cosby began reporting from the Houston Astrodome after Katrina hit. Poor Houston. Less than a month later the entire city would be praying for Rita to go away. Rita the hurricane, not Rita Cosby.

They might want her to go away too...

[Brent]

Maybe they need to make up names

They could add Q, U, V, X, and Z names.

[Hurricaneman]

D names

Don
Darrell
Daniel


E names

Evelyn
Elena
Eloise
Estel


K names

Kelly
Kimberly
Kristen


R names

Ruth
Randi
Rosa
Roberta


W names

Whitney
wednesday

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Dennis-Dragon
Emily-Emma
Katrina-Kathleen or Katsup
Rita-Ruth or rocky or ritty or rooter
Stan-Steve or standing or soundry
Wilma-Wardog