James R. Kirk?

[Warped9]

In WNMHGB Kirk's tombstone read James R. Kirk.

Well we know his initial T was eventually revealed to stand for Tiberius.

Hmm. What could the R have stood for?

Rascal
Rogue
Ratfink
Rat Bastard
Redundant

Any ideas?

 

[Outpost4]

It stood for:

Really, it's T.

 

[Shatmandu]

Ralph, to bring him down a peg, or Randy, as a pun on his desire to beef various humanoid species/robots.

Joe, it's what's for dinner

 

[C.E. Evans]

Not canon, of course, but I like the explanation in one of the novels that the "R" was some sort of personal insult Mitchell frequently used towards Kirk at the Academy.
James Retarded Kirk?
James Retrograde Kirk?
James Redneck Kirk?

 

[Timo]

In M J Friedman's My Brother's Keeper novels, the character of young James T. Kirk was in the habit of saying things like "Whaddaya mean, do I play raquetball? Raquetball is my middle name!" or "Trust me, Reliable is my middle name!" to young Gary Mitchell... Of course Gary would remember those, especially after becoming a god with supposed perfect recall.

Interestingly enough, the idea of R as the middle initial may have been retained as late as the writing of "The Changeling", where "Jackson Roykirk" is supposed to be so similar to the name of our heroic captain that a slightly hangoverish computer might get it wrong.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Swarles Barkley]

Has it ever actually been stated onscreen that the "T" stood for "Tiberius"? I can't recall when. (Maybe in one of the movies?)

 

[Lieut. Arex]

It's first mentioned in "BEM", then again in TUC.

 

[Shatmandu]

Not canon, of course, but I like the explanation in one of the novels that the "R" was some sort of personal insult Mitchell frequently used towards Kirk at the Academy.
James Retarded Kirk?
James Retrograde Kirk?
James Redneck Kirk?

Or maybe "Runt," because of the lifts in his boots.

Joe, 5'11"

 

[A beaker full of death]

Roy. James Tiberius Jackson Roy Kirk.

 

[EnsignJulka]

It stood for Randy, or maybe Riberius (instead of Tiberius), or even Ribena...

 

[Jadzia]

'James R Kirk' is an anagram of 'A Jerk Smirk'

 

[Michael]

It's supposed to mean "James' Are Kirk".

(Does that mean something? )

 

[M'Sharak]

Randy
Rutting
Redolent
Roscoe
Reprobate

 

[Kagan]

Roxanne

 

[Hofner]

I'm TOTALLY unbiased here. In my absolutely impartial opinion it stands for Robert

Robert

 

[Outpost4]

 

[Nerys Myk]

James Romulus Kirk. Changed it after an ass whooping by some kids named Stiles.

 

[Rat Boy]

I recall offering a theory on this once:

Mitchell: "No, really, it used to be 'R.' Wouldn't you change it to 'Tiberius' if your middle name rhymed with a part of the female anatomy?"

 

[guardian]

Real answer.........................

Roddenberry liked to give all his heroes the middle name "Rice'--no sh*t it's true.

But, during the regualr run of season one it slipped through as 'T' and that had to stuck.

 

[Ronald Held]

Racketball?