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A country bumpkin. One of the many terms that city slickers applied to less sophisticated rural dwellers (“rube,” “hayseed,” and “Gomer” are others). The phrase came from fruit harvesters using long sticks to dislodge the hanging crop.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kennet	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jago	-	Cornish
Benedictus	bay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch)	Late Roman, Dutch
Virginia	[və(:)'dʒinjə]
Arlen	AHR-lən	English
Jaslyn	JAZ-lin	English (Rare)