http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/09/22/five-nonsense-kids-character-names-explained.aspxSometimes the names they give to our kids’ favorite characters sound like they had a kid in on production. I mean, Pikachu? I say Gesundheit. But listening to Mike Myers explain the Yiddish origins of everyone’s favorite ogre on NPR’s Fresh Air last weekenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/09/22/five-nonsense-kids-character-names-explained.aspx#129755Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:20:59 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:129755Larissa<p>Nah, in fact, A.A. Milne is notorious for keeping all things female out of his stories. &nbsp;He even referred to Kanga as &quot;he&quot; once. &nbsp; If one can, in fact, be notorious in literature analysis circles.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=129755" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/09/22/five-nonsense-kids-character-names-explained.aspx#129739Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:40:47 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:129739K<p>Wait...Winnie the Pooh is a girl??</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=129739" width="1" height="1">