600 Graphic Link Words for Female and Male First Names and Faces by Ron White and Lew Toulmin These are names and images to be used to remember names and faces. Focus on the person whose first name you are trying to remember, select a feature (“the file”) on his/her face that is distinctive, then place the image below onto the file, “seeing” it clearly in your mind’s eye. These images are drawn from my (Lew Toulmin’s) background and interest in history, aviation and foreign travel; you may wish to develop images of your own that link to the name of the person. Many of these images come from or were modified from Ron White’s excellent “Black Belt Memory” course, which is recommended. The most popular names are marked on the right with a number sign (#) and the relevant ranking. WOMEN’S NAMES LINK WORDS (~272) Abby – A bee Abigail – A bee in a gale Adell – A Dell computer Alice – a lice Alexis – A Lexus sports car Allison – Allison radial engine Amanda – A Man – Duh! Not! Amy – Aiming Angie – Angie Dickenson, Policewoman Ann – Ant Anita – A knitter Annette – A net Annie – Little Orphan Annie April – A pill that is red Ashley – Ashes Audrey -- Audrey Hepburn’s cigarette holder in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Barbara – barbed wire #4 Beatrice – beat rice – this brings joy Becky – bucky horse Belinda – Bee that is beautiful (“linda” ) Bernadette – burn a debt (your mortgage) Bernice or Berenice -- burning ice Beth – bath Betty – Betty Crocker cakemix Beverly – Beverly hillbillies Billie – billy can Bobbie or Bobby – tall blue helmet of a London Bobbie Bonnie – Bonnet Brenda – Bren gun held by my da 1 Brianna or Bryanna – Bree with ants eating it Bridget – Bridget Bardot Camille – camel Candice -- candy and dice Candy – candy, peppermint Carla – car singing la la la Carmen – car with men in it Carol – Christmas carol Carrie -- hand of Carrie coming up from grave in movie Catherine – Catherine the Great of Russia Cecilia or Celia – “Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart….” Celeste – celestial constellations Charlotte – a Charlotte mousse cake Cher – Cher of Sonny and Cher Cheryl – Cher is ill and vomiting Chloe – clover, 4 leaf that is “young and green” Chris – a Chris Craft boat Chrissy – Chris-craft in the sea Christina -- A “follower of Christ,” a teen, gets an A for her work Christine – “follower of Christ,” a teen Cicely – Cecily Tyson Cindy – cinnamon candy Clara – clarinet played by Clara Barton Clarissa – clarinet is from SA Claudia – cloud in air Colleen – Colleen – a young woman of Scotland w/ kilt Connie – female convict, or 3 tailed prop plane Crystal – crystal ball Daphne – darling girl being turned laurel tree (Greek myth) Darlene – door that leans Dawn – dawn of a new day Debbie – dead bee Deborah – dead boar Debra – de bra (a bra) Denise – Dionysus god of wine (origin of Dennis, St. Denis) Diana – Princess Diana in her death car Dixie – Confederate battle flag Donna – Donald Duck with a sex change Doris – Doris Day singing “Sera sera” Dorothy – red slippers (Wizard of Oz) #10\ Dot – a big red dot of blood on her forehead Dottie – red dots in an ‘E’ pattern Edna – Mrs. Ed the talking horse saying NAAAAH! Edwina – Mrs. Ed the talking horse wins a race Eileen – eye leaning Elaine -- Elaine from “Seinfeld” TV series Eleanor – Eleanor of Acquitaine riding to Jerusalem Ella -- a girl from ‘ell Elise – A leash around the neck Elizabeth – Queen Elizabeth II driving WW II ambulance 2 Ellen – Ellen Degeneris Ellie – Ellen Degeneris lying down Elisa – tall ship Elissa in Galveston Elsa – Elsie the Cow saying “God is satisfaction” Elsie -- Elsie the Cow Emily – Emily Blount in “The Devil Wears Prada” Erica – ear filled with ca-ca Erin – Irish (Erin) flag Eva – swastika for Eva Braun, Hitler’s girlfriend Eve – naked Eve in the Garden of Eden eating an apple Evelyn – Eve standing in a lake (“lyn” in Welsh) Faith – a bi-plane fighter flying over Malta during WW II Felicia – fleece with an “A” on it Fern – a huge Fern coming out of the file Fiona – a fee paid for Scottish white plaid on a girl Flor – a flower on a polished, slippery floor Flora – a flower Florence – Florence, Italy bridge with padlocks on it Fran – a French flag with colors that ran Frances – tri-color flag of France waves from Eiffel Tower Gabrielle – gabby (talking ) bell Gail – gale force wind blowing a pail Gale – a full gale on the Beaufort scale Georgia – a Georgia peach Gertrude – Gertrude Tompkins, last missing WASP, in her Mustang Gina – grey bluejeans Ginger – ginger snaps Ginny – bottle of gin on knees Glenda – giant blender Gloria – Old Glory Grace – saying grace over a meal Hallie or Halle – Halle Berry Hannah – hand saying “Naaaah” Harriet – Harrier jump jet Hattie – hat with a tea cup on it Heather – heather sprig Heidi – Heidi of the Swiss story herding sheep Helen – Helen of Troy Holly – boughs of holly Hope – hairy rope Irene – song “Good Night Irene” Iris – iris purple flower in the iris of the girl’s eye Jackie – Jackie Kennedy Jacqueline – jack on a line Jamie – girl licking jam on knee of Jamie Fraser “Outlander” Jan – jam Jane – plain Jane Janet – jam in a net Janice – jam on ice Jeanette – jeans in a net 3 Jeanie or Jeannie – a female genie coming out of a bottle Jennifer – Jenn-Air w fur #6 Jenny – a jenny (female donkey) or song “I Dream of Jenny” Jessica – beautiful knife, the “Jessica” of knives Jill – Jack and Jill Jo – sloppy Jo hamburger Joan – Joan of Arc w sword Joanne – sloppy joe w/ ants on it Joy – Joy dishwashing liquid Joyce – Joy liquid cleaning so you can see Juanita – A john (toilet) feminine saying “Ta!” (thanks!) Judith – Judith decapitating Holofernes (Bible story) Judy – Judge Judy Julie – costume jewelry Juliet -- Juliet on balcony w/ Romeo below June – June bug Karen – carrot Kate – gate, or “Kiss Me, Kate!” Katie -- Katie, bar the door! Katherine – cat that runs Kathleen – cat that leans Kathy – cat drinking tea Kay – KKK white dunce hat Kim – Kim (Kimball O’Hara, Kipling) Kirsten – curses ten Kristen – Kris-Krafts in a line of ten Laura – laurel wreath on head Laurie – laurel wreath w/ E for excellence Leslie – less than sign ‘<’ often lies Lillian – Lillian Little (ma of Susan) Lily – lily Linda – beautiful (Spanish for “beautiful”) window (winda) #3 Lindy – doing the Lindy Hop dance Lisa – Mona Lisa Liza – a lizard Lois – Lois Lane, girlfriend of Superman Loretta – Loretta Swit from MASH Lorraine – Cross of Lorraine Louise – Louse McPhillips (cousin) Lucille – Lucille Ball, in her Beverly Hills house Lucinda – loose cinder Lucy – I Love Lucy, w/ Lucy stomping grapes Lynn – lake (Welsh) Madeline – Madeline Albright Mandy – mandolin Marcy – marshy marsh by the sea Margaret – margarine #9 Marge -- a half stick of margarine Maria – song “Maria” from West Side Story #7 Mariah -- A “Black Mariah” British police prisoner van 4 Marian or Marion or Maryanne – Maid Marion, of Robin Hood Marie – mare with an ‘E’ on side Marilyn – Marilyn Monroe Marjorie -- margarine won jury prize Marsha – marsh mellow – “Ahhh!” Martha – Martha Washington Mary – Virgin Mary #1 Mary Ellen – Mary with melon as halo Melanie – Melania Trump Melissa – molasses Meredith – mer (sea) ditch (guardian) Miranda -- Miranda Richardson Miriam – a large Mirriam-Webster dictionary Mitzi – Mitzi Gaynor dancing in South Pacific Mona – she’s a “moaner” Monica -- Monica Lewinski Nan – nun as a nanny Nancy – nanny who can see Naomi – Naomi Watts Natalie – Natalie Wood drowning Nellie – a Nervous Nellie kneeling Nicole – nickel (5 cent piece) Nora – Norway girl wearing Norway sweater Noreen – no rain Norma – normal temperature on a thermometer Olive – an olive Olivia – an olive with an A carved on it Pam – Spam (greasy ham substitute) Pamela – a pomelo Pat – act of patting the file Patricia – pats of rich butter #2 Patty – hamburger patty Paula – ball with an ‘A’ Pauline – Pauline tied to train track in “Perils of Pauline” Peg – square peg in a round hole Penny – penny (1 cent coin) Phyllis – Philly city hall w/ tower and Ben Franklin Polly – parrot says “Polly want a cracker?” Priscilla – she is prissy and silly Rachel – ray shining on a shell Ramona – ram moaning, or a ramora fish Rebecca – Reb book Renee – raining A’s Rhonda -- song “Help Me Rhonda” Roberta – a female robber with mask Robin – a robin bird Rochelle – row of shells Rosa – rose smells: ah! Rosalie – rose from Robert E. Lee Rosalyn or Rosslyn – Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland 5 Rose – rose Roxanne – “Roxanne!” song Ruth – Baby Ruth candy bar Ryan – bottle of Rye whiskey with a crown on it (Ryan = “descendant of kings”) Sadie – sadist whipping a victim Sally – salad; or a sally port in a castle Samantha – Samantha the witch from “Bewitched” TV show twitching her nose Sandra – sand drawing Sandy – sand on file = sandy Sarah – Sarah Lee cup cakes Sasha – sash with a big “A” on it Sherry – bottle of sherry Sharon – Sharon Stone crossing her legs in “Basic Instinct” Sheila – shield held by young Australian girl (a “shiela”) Sheryl – Cher is ill Shirley – Shirley Temple Sidney – Sidney Harbour Bridge Sita – Sita, wife of Rama in the Ramayana Sylvia – sylvan glade (forest) Sonia – Sony Walkman held by a “wise” woman Sophia – Santa Sophia Mosque in Istanbul Stacy – a back-stay at sea holding up the person Sue Ann – suit covered in ants Susan – lazy Susan #8 Susannah