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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
Ysbrand	-	Dutch
DÖLf	DULF	Limburgish
Enok	E-nok (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ashwin	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Genevra	-	Various
Svanhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology