On naming children - are parents insane?

[Bassamatic]

Originally posted by Big Rich:
A friend of mine, whose last name is Johnson, named his son Jeremiah. A fine young this lad is.

But whenever a certain Robt. Redford film comes on, this lad is nowhere to be found.

Now you'r talking!

Going through life as Jeremiah Johnson is pretty cool alright, but still not as cool as Davy Crockett.

 

[VAdoublegunner]

Well, I have family tree members with names like Jabez, Leota, Numa, Watt, Dauphine, Dupree, Nelda, Estell, Effie, Hortense and Milas, mostly from the "greatest generation" period or earlier but some from the 50s. I always thought they were pretty unusual for the time. Folks would have had to try too hard to top those, so everyone in my generation and younger just got normal names.

 

[gfd_703]

UT student named Shi-thead. Yes, think about it move the dash one place to the right. Oh yea , one more thing it has no dash in it. I do beleave this is the worst I have seen.

 

[Andy Taylor]

Recently a coworker pointed out a story in the local paper. It involved a woman named Aquanetta Jones. I thought it was strange at first and then he reminded me that Aquanet is a hairspray.
There was a kid in the town I grew up in whose family name was Ball. They gave him the first name Cannon.

 

[BarbC]

Reminds me of the joke about the Indian parents who immigrated to America. They wanted to name their new-born daughter the most beautiful English word they had heard.

So they named her Diarrhea.

 

[kleinkaliber]

Originally posted by dave b:
Texas governor Jim Hogg had a daughter named Ima

I saw a segment on Antiques Roadshow about Ima Hogg's home and antique collection which is now a state park/museum.

 

[Miss Fire]

Just way too much contamination in the gene pool these days

 

[dlstewart01]

I had a guy worked for me once named Tarzan. I never ask him about it. I didn't want to know.

 

[sipowicz]

I have a friend name Leo Bashun. He wanted to join up here but I told him his name might be a problem.

 

[Mickey D]

 

[2Loud4You]

Originally posted by sipowicz:
I have a friend name Leo Bashun. He wanted to join up here but I told him his name might be a problem.

No problem, just tell him to use an alter, like Cop Haitur.

 

[The Highlander]

Once had an acquaintaince that named his child Ariel. Pretty enough name I thought. Then I found out they wanted to spell it a little differently, so they did...

Aerial

Yep, her brothers names were probably Hifi and Antenna.

The Highlander (Thu Hi-Landeir)

 

[The Highlander]

I apologize if any Tennessee people have already posted this, I haven't read the entire thread. But our former District Attorney General is named David (Davy) Crockett. Incidentally, he is actually a direct descendant.

 

[berto]

From today's SF Chronicle:

At the end, there was De'End
What's in a name? De'End Parker has had his misspelled for most of his life. People forgot the apostrophe and didn't capitalize the second E. There is a story behind it all.

"My (biological) mom didn't know what she was going to call me until the day she had me," said Parker, who is the youngest of seven. "When she was actually having me, she said, 'Man, this is the end, I'm not having any more.' And that's how she got my name - De'End - like 'The End'."

 

[jjones33]

Had a young lady that worked for me and one day going through paper work I say her middle name, Bangladesh. She admitted her parents were hard core hippies and begged me to never tell anyone.

Of course there's the joke about the two women talking and one asked the names of her children. She replied, "I gots them from the free clinic brochure. They are Go-neria and Syphillis.

 

[feralmerril]

Manuel Labor
Juan Gonneria
Phillis Syphillis
A love triangle

 

[mjr]

The sheriff of Guilford County, NC, is named BJ Barnes. "BJ" (pronounced "BeeJay") doesn't stand for anything, both letters are capitalized, and no periods are used. I doubt that anyone makes fun of his name to his face. I do wonder if he's ever placed a singles ad.

 

[BarbC]

The sheriff of Guilford County, NC, is named BJ Barnes. "BJ"

There was a personalized license plate on a car parked in a public garage. It said:

ONLY1BJ

My coworkers and I couldn't tell if that's how it was obtained or if it was for sale.

 

[feralmerril]

Years ago I hired a guy named "BL" in louisianna. I aked him what "BL" stood for.
He just said "Bird Laigs".

 

[gunsmith11]

I get official correspondece from a supplier, and always signed by IMA PURDIE

and I heard the Bill Lear (lear jet) has a daughter named CHANDA LEAR