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ATL Reader Poll: A Nickname for Noah and Jeannie

Noah Feldman Noah R Feldman Jeannie Suk Jeannie C Suk Above the Law.JPGEarlier today, we bestowed the nickname of Noajeannie upon celebrity law professors Noah Feldman and Jeannie Suk -- the Brangelina of the legal academy. But some of you backseat bloggers suggested other names for this overachieving couple, such as "Feldsuk" and "Jeannoah."

We like "Noajeannie" for several reasons:

1. It scans exactly like "Brangelina." Compare no-ah-JEAN-nie with bran-juh-LEE-nuh.

2. It puts his name before hers, since his star arguably shines slightly brighter than hers (although, quite obviously, both of them are amazing).

3. Celebrity nicknames tend to work best with first rather than last names. This is why "Bennifer" and "Brangelina" are superior to "Vaughniston."

Nevertheless, we will adhere to the democratic process. Hence this poll:


What's the best nickname for celebrity law professors Noah Feldman and Jeannie Suk?
Feldsuk
Jeannoah
Noajeannie
Sukfeld
  
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One name we definitely don't like: Sukfeld. It sounds like a pornographic version of "Seinfeld."

(For the record, though, "Suk" is pronounced "sook" rather than "suck." We happen to know this 'cause we went to school with Jeannie Suk's similarly brilliant little sister, Julie Suk (now a law professor at Cardozo). Like her big sis, Julie Suk was a Marshall Scholar and a law clerk to Judge Harry Edwards (D.C. Cir.). But Julie Suk went to Harvard College and Yale Law School, whereas Jeannie Suk did the reverse: Yale College, Harvard Law School.)

P.S. Speaking of polls, if you haven't done so already, cast your vote for your favorite First Circuit judge. We'll close this poll tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern time. Thanks.

Earlier: Lawyerly Lairs: It's Still Good to be Noah and Jeannie

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1 Posted by guest | Permalink Tuesday, January 9, 2007 3:59 PM

I prefer NO-ah-jean-nie. Can we assume that we're voting on the spelling independent of pronounciation, or are we stuck with yours?

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2 Posted by David Lat | Permalink Tuesday, January 9, 2007 4:33 PM

Feel free to pronounce it in whatever way you like. But I think the issue will be moot, since the other options are polling much more strongly.

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3 Posted by Cliff | Permalink Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:38 AM

I took a class with Noah Feldman once. He was the worst professor I had in law school. I don't get the hype.

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4 Posted by AK | Permalink Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:40 PM

Actually, it's pronounced "suck", though "sook" is the preferred "English pronunciation", like the Korean surname "Lee" is pronounced "lee", though in Korea it's pronounced "ee". But whatever.

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