Quick Political Quiz: What Kind of Name is Jeb?

by cgrotke | Politics | 1715 Views

Here’s your political quiz for the day. Click for more info to get the answer.

Jeb Bush is a likley presidential candidate. ‘Jeb’ is a nickname that combines letters to make a folksy-sounding name.

What do the letters stand for? (answer below)

His real name is John Ellis Bush, and the letters stand for his initials. 

Referring to him as “Jeb Bush” is really saying “John Ellis Bush Bush.”

Comments | 4

  • Submitted by Vidda on April 6, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    JEBB

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    • Submitted by cgrotke on April 7, 2015 at 5:06 pm

      John Ellis

      Careful. You could get into an infinite loop by always taking the last name initial and adding it to the first “name.”

  • Submitted by spoon on April 8, 2015 at 10:15 am

    Jeb is an Hispanic name. It

    Jeb is an Hispanic name. It is short for Juan Emilio Burrito.

    • Submitted by rootrunner on April 8, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      John Ellis Bush Bush

      There’s already been one too many Bushes in the White House in my opinion and another certainly is not a case of a bird in the hand (JustanEntitledBush) is worth two in the Bush (Georges).There all worthless!

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