Adkins | The most popular surname in Wayne County, WV. |
Babdist | A popular religious group found in southern West Virginia. |
Carlos | Often pronounced as Carless, this Spanish variation of Charles is used very frequently in southern West Virginia. It is particularly unusual due to the relatively low Hispanic population in the area. |
Dreama Dreema Drema | A popular feminine name in southern West Virginia. |
'Eers | West Virginia University Mountaineers How 'bout them 'eers. |
Lilly | The most popular surname in Raleigh County, WV. If you don't know someone named Lilly, you've never lived in Raleigh County. |
Mr. Cartoon | Jule Huffman's alter ego that retired (along with weather man Jule) from WSAZ-TV in late 1995. |
Poca Dots | West Virginia's most unusual high school sports team name. |
Roddel-oddel | Rod O'Dell's (WWNR Beckley radio personality in the 1960s-1980s) nickname for himself. |
Shirley | This normally feminine name is some times used for men (i.e. Senator Shirley Love, D. Fayette County & the late Rev. Shirley Donnely). |
Tracy Tracey | Another feminine name often used for men in southern West Virginia (i.e. Tracy Hylton, former Wyoming County legislator and entrepreneur and Tracy Vickers, former Chapmanville businessman). |
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