Cletus

Old-fashioned country name

Cletus is a masculine given name, from Greek roots meaning "called" or "invoked." Once common in rural America, it became associated with Southern or backwoods stereotypes—the stock character of an uneducated country bumpkin: Cletus the slack-jawed yokel.

The name now appears mostly in comedy or ironic contexts.

Simpsons

Springfield

Common American placename

slack-jawedMouth open from shock
yokelNaïve rural person
childrenYoung human beings

trailer · moonshine · banjo · teeth · overalls · incest · hillbilly · cartoon · parody · stereotype

name

Southern

Of the region below

ruralOf the countryside
countrySovereign state or territory
redneckRural Southern laborer stereotype

hillbilly · yokel · farmer · hick · bumpkin · simpleton · old-fashioned · Biblical · masculine · American

Biblical

Greek

Of Athenian origin

PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
saintCanonized holy person
ChristianAdherent of the gospel

ancient · Latin · ecclesiastical · martyr · apostolic · Roman · Catholic · clergy · religious · historical

Categories

Groening ShowsHomer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson
leaf-footed bugssquash bugs
Country Names

Opposites

cultural sophistication/stereotype

Cletuscosmopolitan

Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent

sophisticate · city slicker · intellectual · urbanite · highbrow

name connotations (social class)

Traditional English male name

Bradford · Prescott · Sterling · Chauncey · Frasier

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G