Most Unique Character Name in a Book?

[Smoke]

Aloicius Crumb, band member in "Return of the Jedi"
Royal Waldron, minor drug dealer in " Eight Million Ways To Die"
Danny Boy Bell information broker in "Eight Million Ways To Die"

Miller, Junior Shields Jr. Actual name of my first platoon sergeant in Germany. Apparently a typo on his birth certificate

 

[the ringo kid]

"Chop Chop--from the Blackhawk book I usta have. He was their groups oriental cook AkA--martial arts expert. I dont remember the paperbacks title--but it was an excellent read:
This book to be exact:

When I first got introduced to the character with this comic book:

However, they have been around for many decades starting as a serial:

Then became a comic book for the first time:

 

[the ringo kid]

Another character with strange name comes from the Sgt. Fury comic book:
Corporal "Dum Dum Duggan."

Movie?????

 

[Gamecock]

Ali Kerim Bey - From Russia with Love

 

[Rule3]

Hot lips Houlihan and Ferret Face (major Burns)

 

[Smoke]

River Tam


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[Smoke]

Ickabod Crane

Ichabod is a Hebrew word that means "The Glory of God has left us" it was the name of Johnathan's (son of Saul) son

 

[Stevens]

Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Steve W

 

[blues7]

Chingachgook, a much beloved character from the novels of James Fenimore Cooper.

Major Major was a hilarious character from Catch-22. (He was actually Maj. Major Major Major)

 

[rwsmith]

Is that chop-chop....

"Chop Chop--from the Blackhawk book I usta have. He was their groups oriental cook AkA--martial arts expert. I dont remember the paperbacks title--but it was an excellent read:
This book to be exact:

When I first got introduced to the character with this comic book:

However, they have been around for many decades starting as a serial:

Then became a comic book for the first time:

.....by his left boot? Hilarious.

 

[Old TexMex]

The guy in, "Lolita"?

Someone mentioned the name/word "Detritus." I published an article in a gun title about my son's work as a security contactor in Iraq, following his Army service there. In it, I referred to him being in a convoy that passed the detritus of war.

Another writer, a friend whose byline you'd probably know, contacted me and told me that it was the sole place where he's ever seen the word "detritus" in actual usage. Maybe it's why that author mentioned here chose it for his character.

I know a real snob from Alamo Heights that uses it regularly.
He thinks the plebs don't know what it means. We allow ourselves his company, and let him pick up the check.

 

[Smoke]

Corporal Gripweed/ How I won the war

 

[rwsmith]

Why does.....

....exercising your vocabulary make you an effete snob? I enjoy finding the right word to use in a sentence, sometimes for humorous effect. If I can't find the right word, I'll make one up.

If someone doesn't know what 'detritus' is, there's nothing wrong with learning.

 

[Texas Star]

I looked up the name of that aristocratic Mexican assassin in "Spiral." (See earlier post.)

He was Blas Medrano Banda. I think another character was named Reuben Arispe. Not your everyday Juan or Jose for names....

Dang, that's a good book. I'm going to read it again soon.

 

[the ringo kid]

Hot lips Houlihan and Ferret Face (major Burns)

Ugly John and "S.C. Jones" were two more--1st season only though.

 

[FlyFish]

Yurasis Dragon from The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian (real name Rodney Whitaker).

 

[Muss Muggins]

Any protagonist in a Vonnegut book . . .

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Ugly John and "S.C. Jones" were two more--1st season only though.


My buddy Milt often spent the night with the real 4077 MASH.
Then after he watched the TV show a while, he contacted the producers and wrote some story lines, based on actual events which happened in Korea.

 

[rwsmith]

Long John Saliva.....

Corporal Gripweed/ How I won the war

"In His Own Write"

 

[rwsmith]

S.C. figured prominently.....

Ugly John and "S.C. Jones" were two more--1st season only though.

'S.C.' Jones figured prominently in the book. It was so funny that I can't remember his real name.