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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
Kasia	KAH-shah	Polish
Guntur	GOON-toor	Indonesian
Shannon	['ʃænən]
Faruq	-	Arabic
Doncho	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Tondra	TON-drah	Esperanto