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: Do people think before naming their kids?


Cameano
Oct 10th, 06, 1:31 AM
As I was checking my daughter out of the kids club at the gym tonight, I couldn't help but notice the kid's name below hers on the sign in/out sheet.

Diesel Ford.

Yep, that's what it said. I don't know whether to like it, since I'm a diesel mechanic by trade, or feel sorry for the kid for having a blue oval branded into him by birth. :D

Hughski
Oct 10th, 06, 2:11 AM
When I lived in Montana I read an article about a marathon runner who's name was.......Try Harder. No joke.

I helped out a guest at work who had Precious Velvet as first and middle names.:clonk:

Better than Dixie Normous, I guess!:D

Mr69
Oct 10th, 06, 2:16 AM
Shipped a package to somebody the other day, named Ocean.

ZZ69chevelle
Oct 10th, 06, 2:18 AM
I knew a kid named Marco Polo in grade school. Nothing like Frank Zappa's spawn though.

Andy69
Oct 10th, 06, 8:22 AM
that's as bad as naming your daugher Mary Christmas. It might be cute to give your kid a name like that but YOU don't have to live with it.

animal69
Oct 10th, 06, 9:06 AM
We had a neighbor who named their kid Merry Christmas. She got married at 16 just to get her name changed!

BillsCamino
Oct 10th, 06, 9:20 AM
One of my grandson's is named Brick.
Reason behind that...my daughter/son-in-law are big fans of Paul Newman (his character's name in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof).
I thought it strange at first but now it works. :cool:

SS427Rick
Oct 10th, 06, 9:33 AM
I knew a girl in a town I used to live in whose name was Anita Dyck (pronounced dick). Her brother's name was Ivan Dyck. Now I ask you, WTF were their parents thinking?

Olle
Oct 10th, 06, 9:50 AM
A friend of mine is a doctor, and got really confused when a patient's name was "Datwan" (don't know the exact spelling).

"Who's next?"
"It's Datwan"
"Alright. What's his name?"
"It's Datwan"
"I know it's that one. What's his name?"

We have been wondering how his parents came up with a name like that. Was it at a big family gathering?

"Which one is your's?"
"It's Datwan"

Another good one was in a "TV-blooper" show, when a Ms. Dick was introduced as "Ms. Cock... er... Ms. Dick"

chevelless502
Oct 10th, 06, 10:03 AM
Just heard on Bob and TOm yesterday some guy had named his new child ESPN...pronounced esspen.....Big sports nut i guess.....poor kid.

69_454_elky
Oct 10th, 06, 10:14 AM
Of course there is the daughter of Jim Hogg (Hogg County TX) named Ima.

Andy69
Oct 10th, 06, 10:22 AM
we had a guy who used to work for us named "Dick Swete". We used to call him Swete comma Dick.

Then there was the anthropology professor in college named Mike Scullin, and his office was next to the toxicology prof and his last name was Mercurio

madspaniard
Oct 10th, 06, 10:26 AM
My mom is a nurse,and used to work in the hospital nursery. She saw a family named their daughter. Crystal Chanda Lear

Not only did I watch my kids names, but I was careful of the initials too. My last name starts with V, so I had to stay away from LUV, HIV, SUV...

Bowtie-72
Oct 10th, 06, 10:48 AM
My wife works in an inner city children's hospital, she runs across lots of unusual names. It seems to me that the Hmong and other eastrn Asian names take after names of products and the like. One mother named her twins Oranjelo and Yelanjo after orange and yellow Jello! It also seems that the african-american culture gravitates towards made up or combined names based on thier history. She has told me of Mustaffa (Lion King), Tyrinda, and my personal favorite LATRINA.

Us white people seem to just have a hard time spelling regular names like Kelsey, Kelsie, Ashley, Asheigh, Ashlynn, Ashlenn, Emile, Emely, Carri, Carrie, Kerry, Kerrigh, etc (all real)

Mr69
Oct 10th, 06, 10:49 AM
Friends wifes dad was Richard Peters.
He also went to college with a guy named Harry Bush.

How about Mary and Chris Muss.

The all time classic has to that movie where the girl gets on the microphone at the drive-in and asks if anyone has seen Mike Hunt?

Was that Fast Times at Ridgemont High? Or was it Porkys?

BillsCamino
Oct 10th, 06, 11:07 AM
Was that Fast Times at Ridgemont High? Or was it Porkys?

Porky's I

ssal396
Oct 10th, 06, 11:13 AM
A good friend of mine works with a guy that's named Sh!thead prounounced Shi-theed True story.. What were they thinking :clonk: :clonk:

Cecil
Oct 10th, 06, 11:16 AM
Even celebs get caught. How long will it be before someone figures out that Shilo Pitt can be turned into something less glamorous?

Olle
Oct 10th, 06, 11:27 AM
Even celebs get caught. How long will it be before someone figures out that Shilo Pitt can be turned into something less glamorous?

LMAO! Took me a second to get that. :D

Andy69
Oct 10th, 06, 11:27 AM
My wife works in an inner city children's hospital, she runs across lots of unusual names. It seems to me that the Hmong and other eastrn Asian names take after names of products and the like. One mother named her twins Oranjelo and Yelanjo after orange and yellow Jello! It also seems that the african-american culture gravitates towards made up or combined names based on thier history. She has told me of Mustaffa (Lion King), Tyrinda, and my personal favorite LATRINA.

That seems to be common. My wife used to work as a social worker, and she tells me about the black twins named Orangejello and Lemonjello. I guess you have to give their parents some credit for being creative and not using the popular names of the day like "Jennifer" and now the last few years "Emma".

Reminds me of a joke:

Ole and Lena had boy-girl twins, and asked Ole's brother Sven to pick the names. He said "For da girl, Da Niece". Ole and Lena said "Oh, Denise, nice name. How about the boy". Sven replied "For da boy, Da Nephew!"

1badss396
Oct 10th, 06, 11:31 AM
Think that bad I have a friend that work for the goverment in the defense dept and his name is Dick Gozinya:D

Junkyard Dawg
Oct 10th, 06, 11:42 AM
I have one that tops them all.

When I was in high school we had 2 school newspapers...one was for our school only and the other was based on all of the high schools within the county, each being a contributor.

In the latter newspaper, there was one kid that (I think) was the editor. What was his name? (brace yourselves)

Last name was "Wacker".

First name was "Peter".

I'm not kidding either.

I have no idea why anyone with the last name like that would even think of giving their kid a first name like that.....did they not know one day this kid might actually suffer from severe humilliation?

I've also heard of "Justin Case".

My mom and dad used to know of a bar room floozy they referred to as "Sharon Peters".

In the military there was an officer with the last name of "Wood". His rank was a Major. He didn't hesitate to get a promotion and I don't blame him. I don't suppose his first name was "Harry?"

When I was attending a vocational school we had a guy in our class that was a hick/farmboy....last name was "Dickens"....we used to tease him about a new apple cider named after him, known as "Dicken's cider".

kevin d
Oct 10th, 06, 11:55 AM
My wife had a kid in her class named Demain (that is how it is spelled).
Mom and dad were present for roll and got agitated that my wife called him Demain. When my wife asked what the problem was they told her she was pronouncing his name wrong. It is pronounced Damien. Mom and dad not be spellin' so good.
Around here you are lucky to pronounce half the names. Shaniqua, Tyvester, Shaquana, LaQueeshia, Da Raymondo........

Alwhite00
Oct 10th, 06, 12:15 PM
Gal at works husband wanted to name the kid Bo Hunter but they had a girl, Lucky her.

LK

va72mlibu
Oct 10th, 06, 12:42 PM
I had a flight instructor whose name was Mike Hunt. He used to joke around and say, "you should meet my brother, York"

Beaux
Oct 10th, 06, 12:51 PM
I work with a hindu woman named Ice Dube. No joke - Ice Dube

I have met a black woman named Ammonia. Yes, spelled that way.

I work with a vietnamese woman named Bong.

Derek69SS
Oct 10th, 06, 1:13 PM
Willie Nailer was the name of a kid about 5 years younger than me at my old school.

mike67sd
Oct 10th, 06, 1:29 PM
I saw a Woman in the paper today: First name: Chytoris

Olle
Oct 10th, 06, 1:32 PM
"Jerker" is an old (and fourtunately not very common) Swedish name. Didn't think much of it, until I read that a Swedish guy named Jerker had been promoted to an international sales position in a large company.

Andy69
Oct 10th, 06, 1:34 PM
Wife told me she thought her friend was goig to name her daughter Annalise, but she was going to spell it Analese. I said you'd better check for sure, and if it's true tell her to write it down and look at it for a few minutes to see if anything comes into her head :)

Byfield
Oct 10th, 06, 1:46 PM
I work with a vietnamese woman named Bong.

WI State recreation area (seriously)

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/203/47219729bongrecareasw5.jpg

Xplantdad
Oct 10th, 06, 1:55 PM
Shanda Lear

Daughter of Bill and Moya Lear (of Lear Jet fame).

I went to school with a guy whose name was Taquito Howsyer...when we graduated...and they said his name "Howsyer, Taquito" (how's your taquito) everyone burst out laughing...poor guy.

olkickdown
Oct 10th, 06, 2:24 PM
Long ago, in high school, I worked at a gas station owned by Ken Cash. My second day on the job someone called looking for Lotta Cash. I was about to hang up but I asked the lady working in the back office if there is a Lotta Cash here? Sure enough.

CHELKAMINO
Oct 10th, 06, 2:52 PM
I work with a guy named Dick Peters, and used to work with another named Richard Richard's.......Dick Dick for short:D.

Brian

Beaux
Oct 10th, 06, 2:56 PM
Used to work with a girl named Arlene Nuss. Not that funny until she would log on to her computer at work. The ID naming convention is first letter of the first name and the full last name. So if she locked herself out she would call the admin to unlock "Anuss"

32767chvl
Oct 10th, 06, 3:22 PM
used to work with another named Richard Richard'sI went to high-school with not one, but two guys named Tony Anthony.

Cam
Oct 10th, 06, 3:23 PM
I remember in university there was a guy named Berhnt Licht (pronounced 'burnt licked').

I seriously remember a black girl on TV named 'Chevelle', not that there's a problem with that. I did hear some chuckles in the studio audience though.

My mother had a relative named Beatrice Ball (or as she was commonly known, B-Ball).

704EVER
Oct 10th, 06, 3:26 PM
A good friend of mine works with a guy that's named Sh!thead prounounced Shi-theed True story.. What were they thinking :clonk: :clonk:
A friend of mine is a first grade teacher in S.Fla., she has a little girl with the same name Shi-thead. She had to ask after a while, where the mother came up with THAT name? She said she named her after her father.:clonk:

Byfield
Oct 10th, 06, 3:29 PM
On a sort of related idea, I know 2 couples with essentially the same names - a Ken & Kendra, and a Jessie & Jessica.

I also know a Paul Newman and a Steve Miller.

Greg P
Oct 10th, 06, 3:32 PM
I knew a kid named Marco Polo in grade school. Nothing like Frank Zappa's spawn though.

Wasn't Frank Zappa's daughter named "Moon Unit"?

A few years ago I saw a birth announcement in our local newspaper for "Lexus Infinity" (last name).

Greg

furball8994
Oct 10th, 06, 3:54 PM
Wasn't Frank Zappa's daughter named "Moon Unit"?

Greg

Yes. and his other kids are. Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva

kevin d
Oct 10th, 06, 4:06 PM
I knew a recruiter who told the story of a girl he was recruiting whose name was pronounced "Famolly." The girl would not write her name on anything because her grandmother told her not to write on anything a recruiter gave her until the grandmother had spoken to him. So he went to the girl's house and met with the grandmother and talked about her getting a good career out of the military and the talk moved to the girl's name. The recruiter asked if it was a family name and was told that the hospital named her. When the recruiter said he never heard of a hospital naming a child the grandmother went and got her birth certificate. Sure enough the word "Famolly" was on the birth certificate: F E M A L E= Famolly.

va72mlibu
Oct 10th, 06, 4:14 PM
More funny military one's:

I have TWO friends who are Captain Kirk and one who is Captain Morgan!

Bowtie-72
Oct 10th, 06, 4:15 PM
On a sort of related idea, I know 2 couples with essentially the same names - a Ken & Kendra, and a Jessie & Jessica.

I also know a Paul Newman and a Steve Miller.

Worked with James Dean and Mike P. Ness. Guy here's last name is Och. No he doesn't have a brother named Mike (Och-pronounced awk)

SS_Dave
Oct 10th, 06, 4:20 PM
Guy just called in today.
Name was Wally Beaver.


You can't make this stuff up.. :waving:

BillsCamino
Oct 10th, 06, 4:28 PM
A few years ago I saw a birth announcement in our local newspaper for "Lexus Infinity" (last name).
Named after the location where the child was conceived. :thumbsup:

Olle
Oct 10th, 06, 4:29 PM
On a sort of related idea, I know 2 couples with essentially the same names - a Ken & Kendra, and a Jessie & Jessica.


I used to work with a guy named Harry. His brother's name is Harold. They also have a little sister, and according to Harry, their mom wanted to name her Haroldia. That's when their dad put his foot down. Still, they named her Harriet.

Beaux
Oct 10th, 06, 4:32 PM
I used to work with a guy named Harry. His brother's name is Harold. They also have a little sister, and according to Harry, their mom wanted to name her Haroldia. That's when their dad put his foot down. Still, they named her Harriet.


Worst case of this type of thing I have ever heard of - George Foreman.

The answer there is no, they dont think. They're just lazy and add I, II, II.

Andy69
Oct 10th, 06, 4:36 PM
On a sort of related idea, I know 2 couples with essentially the same names - a Ken & Kendra, and a Jessie & Jessica.

well, my wife's name is Brandi.... She calls me "Andrew" lol

ak 67SD
Oct 10th, 06, 4:37 PM
I went to school with a Rusty Steele ...yes its true!... also know a friends young one, Harley Rider...

ak

DaleM
Oct 10th, 06, 4:40 PM
Worked with an Australian artillery officer once at Ft. Sill, Major Overall and went trhough AIT with PFC Sargent. How about a NASCAR driver of old, Dick Trickle? And the twin boys Orangejello and Lemonjello (long a in Orange and long o in Lemon).

Olle
Oct 10th, 06, 4:43 PM
Worst case of this type of thing I have ever heard of - George Foreman.

The answer there is no, they dont think. They're just lazy and add I, II, II.

In George Foreman's case, it was obviously not laziness. He named all his five sons George "because he wants them to know who their father is" (Wikipedia) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman). Good thing he did, I'm sure they would have a hard time remembering if he hadn't. :clonk:

esponet
Oct 10th, 06, 4:48 PM
I used to work with a guy named Harry. His brother's name is Harold. They also have a little sister, and according to Harry, their mom wanted to name her Haroldia. That's when their dad put his foot down. Still, they named her Harriet.


when i was in h/s one of my friends name is yves, his sister, yvone, then their yourger twin sister, yvnes and yvete.

don't get me started on asian names, i had lots of asian frends.
phaq yu
cum yuk

and to top it off, 2 brother and a sister, named
doe, ray, mei
their parents must have planned ahead for that one

66 Buick Special
Oct 10th, 06, 4:49 PM
I worked in the local jail for many years. Two of my favorites were...

Barbara BigBeaver (native american name)

and...

Phuc Ngo (Korean or Viet) Ph is pronounced "F" and the "G" is silent. The first time one of my guys asked Phuc for his name and the number on his wristband we almost had a situation. :rolleyes:

It may sound childish, but I had to compose myself before I called either one of them over the PA system. If there was another officer in the control room we'd be laughing until we cried as soon as I killed the mic.

Greg

Alwhite00
Oct 10th, 06, 5:25 PM
I bought my first truck from a guy named Harley Davidson Randolf. Said it right on the title. LOL - That was over 20 years ago & I still remember thinking what the h3ll?

LK

Beaux
Oct 10th, 06, 5:29 PM
I worked in the local jail for many years. Two of my favorites were...

Barbara BigBeaver (native american name)

and...

Phuc Ngo (Korean or Viet) Ph is pronounced "F" and the "G" is silent. The first time one of my guys asked Phuc for his name and the number on his wristband we almost had a situation. :rolleyes:

It may sound childish, but I had to compose myself before I called either one of them over the PA system. If there was another officer in the control room we'd be laughing until we cried as soon as I killed the mic.

Greg

lol, I posted a while back about a lady that was yelling -

"Phuc, my son! Phuc, My son!!!" at the top of her lungs in the bank downstairs from where I work.

I found out later she was trying to explain that the man who's check she was trying to cash, her son, was named Phuc and he was across the bank doing something else.

So this lady was pointing at this guy and yelling out "Phuc my son! Phuc my son!" to a female teller who was very, VERY confused.

That was one of the best name mix-up moments I have ever seen in person. I couldnt breathe and I pee'd a little from laughing so hard.

esponet
Oct 10th, 06, 5:42 PM
can you imagine had it been the other way around.

some mother yelling at a male teller "phuc my dauther" while pointing at her dauther who is a 20something year old hottie??? hahahaha
and the male teller is one of those perverted type. hahahah

jocww
Oct 10th, 06, 7:34 PM
how about who the hell names there kid apple

jpete
Oct 10th, 06, 7:40 PM
A friend of mine is a first grade teacher in S.Fla., she has a little girl with the same name Shi-thead. She had to ask after a while, where the mother came up with THAT name? She said she named her after her father.:clonk:

My aunt is a foster parent in Pensacola and claims there is a girl in the system with that name. If it didn't come from my aunt, there's no way I'd believe it.

And I have a 2nd cousin in California whose wife's name is Kevin. Apparently, her father like the name and she had the misfortune of being born female.

And my parents were careful to make sure our names didn't spell anything. My mother got a lesson on how evil little kids are when my sister came home from school crying. She couldn't understand how kids could spell anything from C-J-P but I guess the other kids were chanting "See Jay Pee" all day. :)

And I came a hair's breadth from being named Forrest, a family name somewhere along the line. Boy would I have had to learned to fight when that movie came out.

jodysss396
Oct 10th, 06, 7:41 PM
People I've actually had to deal with as customers:
Dick Stoker - purchasing agent for Brown & Root Const.
Richard Head - Maint. Foreman for Plywood Plant
Buddy Hoar - machine operator for bag plant- his mother's name was really Ima!

chevguy65
Oct 10th, 06, 8:25 PM
My kids names are Propecia, Chloreene, and My sons name is Maalox.

BigsWick
Oct 10th, 06, 8:53 PM
I went to highschool with a guy named John Johnson

A local sportscaster for the NBC affiliate in my home town was named Richard Face

I lived in Orlando for about 3 years. They had a real estate agent in the area named Pat Mycock.

While I lived in Orlando I worked as a Guest Service agent in a hotel near Disney World. One summer had a family reunion booked with us, last name "Butts." On my day off I called the hotel and asked the switchboard operator if I could speak to Harry Butts. She actually checked the guest registry twice before she caught on and started laughing.

LateNight72
Oct 10th, 06, 9:32 PM
There's a teacher at my H. School that has the last name, Dix, First name, Plinnie (Plenny).

If you don't believe me, go HERE (http://monarchknights.com/teacherwebpages/dix/index.html). And look at the email address.

-Todd

Andy69
Oct 10th, 06, 9:35 PM
I went to highschool with a guy named John Johnson

A local sportscaster for the NBC affiliate in my home town was named Richard Face

I lived in Orlando for about 3 years. They had a real estate agent in the area named Pat Mycock.

While I lived in Orlando I worked as a Guest Service agent in a hotel near Disney World. One summer had a family reunion booked with us, last name "Butts." On my day off I called the hotel and asked the switchboard operator if I could speak to Harry Butts. She actually checked the guest registry twice before she caught on and started laughing.

lol my grad school roommate went to HS with a guy named Richard Breath. He was a big guy, and apparently you called him Richard, or you got pummeled.

Sid Coleman
Oct 10th, 06, 9:38 PM
My mom worked for an insurance agency. One customer she fondly remembered was named Ruby Nipples!!

PaPa Johns 77
Oct 10th, 06, 9:47 PM
Used to ride to work with a guy named Richard Hedd, hated to be called Dick!:D
Drove truck for a company owned by a family named Poole. One of the sons named hid daughter Imogene.:sad: He thought it would be funny.:p

frankf72malibu
Oct 10th, 06, 9:48 PM
And I came a hair's breadth from being named Forrest, a family name somewhere along the line. Boy would I have had to learned to fight when that movie came out.

Well, that is my last name. My boss shortly after that movie was Jenny so you can just imagine!! I am a Junior that is why my son is Keltan. No 3rd's here. My actual full name is Franklin Douglas Forrest Jr. Yep, I got alot of crap as a kid. Still get it as an adult sometimes.

I do have a cousin named Chance Guckenberg. Chance because he was my aunt's last chance at a good life. It was good he was a tough kid.

Before having kids I tried to convince my mother we were going to have twins and that I was going to name them Biff and Buffy Butthead. She never really appreciated that joke.

My father wanted to name my brother Sherwood. I kid you not, Sherwood Forrest.. Glad Mom said NO.
Frank

BigsWick
Oct 10th, 06, 9:58 PM
OK, I forgot one. I met a guy about 3 years ago whose last name was.....

Buttram.

Yup, pronounced like its spelled. When he told me I immediately started laughing. I couldn't help it.

Xplantdad
Oct 10th, 06, 10:11 PM
And I have a 2nd cousin in California whose wife's name is Kevin. Apparently, her father liked the name and she had the misfortune of being born female.




Hmmm...by chance did the lady named 'Kevin' work in Orange County...more specifically the city of Orange...and even more specifically at a printed circuit board manufacturing facility??

I worked with a female "Kevin"...wonder of it's the same one?


BTW, there was a girl in my french class in high school whose name was April....yep, you guessed it...she had sisters named May and June and a brother named August (went by Augie) :)

6cylcecil
Oct 10th, 06, 10:25 PM
In the state of Florida concealed weapon permits go through the dept of agricultue. If you think this is strange, it's headed up by a commissioner named "Charles Bronson". imagine that ! a person can be licensed to carry by the man himself.

Cameano
Oct 10th, 06, 10:34 PM
I mentioned Diesel Ford to the guys at work this morning. Someone suggested he was conceived by a Powerstroke. :D

frankf72malibu
Oct 10th, 06, 10:39 PM
I mentioned Diesel Ford to the guys at work this morning. Someone suggested he was conceived by a Powerstroke. :D

ROTFLMAO :D
Frank

JKP
Oct 10th, 06, 10:49 PM
Dick Headley - Former Michigan gubenatorial candidate and tax reform advocate.

Dick Trickle - Race car driver

Dick Pole - Chicago Cubs pitching coach

Professor Wigglesworth - Famous entymologist

Royal Blue - Dude I used to work with

cobra2411
Oct 10th, 06, 10:54 PM
Had a friend who's last name was Daniels and he wanted a son so he could name him Jack. He had a girl and named her Jacklynn...

A friends ex-GF worked for a guy named Avery Smallwood. My uncle had a urologist called Dr Leaky. Another friend had a gynocologist named Dr Feely...

I was listening to a comedian named Lisa Lapenelli and she did a skit on black people and their funny names. She said they name their kids after things they can't afford... Diamond, Lexus, Car Insurance... :)

Another person told me a story of a woman when asked for the name of her newborn boy she said "I had a vision and recieved a sign, I'm going call him Nos-mo-king" (No Smoking...)


Then there are the marrages....

Busch-Graber, Wacker-Dailey, Pullen-Wood, Wendt-Adaway, Gowen-Geter, Kuntz-Dick, Dunnam-Favors and Peters-Rising...

David

55Redneck
Oct 10th, 06, 10:57 PM
I went to school with a guy named Steve Martin and another guy named Peter Laurie. We also had a stoner in school named Danny Baum, in his twenties him and his woman named their son Adam. I also worked with a father and son and the sons name was Chris Peter Hamm but we used to call him Crispy Ham. :D He also had a sister named Leann so we called her Lean Ham. There also a guy I met in town here a few years back named Mason Dixon.

JKP
Oct 10th, 06, 11:20 PM
Jack Daniels - My high school principle.

jfman
Oct 10th, 06, 11:43 PM
Met a guy WHose first name is Hardik

Bow_Tied
Oct 11th, 06, 12:39 AM
I work with this guy: Hung Dang

jrfan8bud
Oct 11th, 06, 1:32 AM
Their was a teacher back in high school and his name was Mr.Harry Dick.I also find it kinda funny that my aunts gynocologist name is Dr.Hymen.

Hughski
Oct 11th, 06, 1:41 AM
All these reminded me of a couple more:

A guy in my high school class was named Mike Hawk. Roll call always was interesting at the beginning of each semester.:D

A customer had the name Dick Johnson.

chevguy65
Oct 11th, 06, 1:45 AM
Ok knew a Forest Greene in school (true), then there was Ben Dover, Ima Ho, and Fran Tickly

LXS
Oct 11th, 06, 3:19 AM
I work with an asian guy named (I think it's actually spelled with a Ph)Hung Tran, but the guys call him Hung Low :D :D :D I met a girl in college who named her daughter Alise (I think that's how you spell it), because she loved that drink.

My daughter's initials are C.A.R. :thumbsup: :D I wanted to name my daughter Chevelle, almost had it to, but we ended up naming her Cassidy :D I think it fits her better. I tried throwing in Nova for her middle name, but her mom wanted to give her the english version of her middle name, Alexandria (wife's middle name was suppose to be Alexandria, but someone messed up and wrote down Alejandra, the spanish version).

As for me, well, I got made fun of with my name, if you guys still don't know, just sound out my screen name, and you should figure it out ;) Anyway, I was raised not to fight, so I ended up learning how to make fun of people and made others laugh at them instead of me :D

rthlc
Oct 11th, 06, 4:28 AM
Any longtime Houstonian knows Miss Ima Hogg, she was the daughter of a former Texas govenor James Hogg
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho16.html

jpete
Oct 11th, 06, 6:31 AM
At the parts store I used to work at, one of the managers was Burr A. Brooks III. I can't believe 3 people thought "Burr" was a good name for a kid.

And, at the parts store, I had a woman grab my wrist and say to her boyfriend, "Look, he's got your name on his watch." The watch was a "Storm" and sure enough, the guy showed me his license, Storm.

Junkyard Dawg
Oct 11th, 06, 7:21 AM
Ben Dover
Betty Humpter
Howie Feltersnatch
Mike Roch
Oliver Clozeoff
Earl E. Rizer
Ida Sleptlonger

JKP
Oct 11th, 06, 7:42 AM
Warren Pease
Amanda Rekenwith

Bad Rat 414
Oct 11th, 06, 8:16 AM
I got a few. My wifes gynocologist is a woman and has the coolest name of "Alice Cooper". When I was in Basic we had an Italian whos name was "Ragusa". We also had a full blooded Cherokee Indian who's name was "Whitekiller". I also saw a black girl with a work shirt on in the doctors office and her name tag said...."CHEVELLE". :hurray: I can't talk much my last name is "Smart".:clonk:My middle inital is "B". So used to get _ _ _ B.(e) Smart, all the time.:sad:

70_Malibu
Oct 11th, 06, 8:18 AM
My friends' girlfriend at the time, (now his wife) last name is Wachtendonk. I remember the first time he told me it, I started laughing thinking that he was joking. He wasn't. It's pronounced "Walk-n-donk"...

Well, anyway like I said, they married, and she still kept her last name! His last name is Hauser. I think one would opt for something, a little less... oh I dunno... eccentric.

I never asked for her reasoning on keeping her last name. I just assumed it was family pride or something...

Andy69
Oct 11th, 06, 8:23 AM
Ben Dover
Betty Humpter
Howie Feltersnatch
Mike Roch
Oliver Clozeoff
Earl E. Rizer
Ida Sleptlonger

ok now you guys are just makin this ** up! :p

ya fergot Seymour Buts and I.P. Freely

BigFred66
Oct 11th, 06, 9:13 AM
The is a guy here in the Rochester area with the name of Richard Stilhardt.
Local morning radio DJ had a field day with this.
Also ...many years ago when I worked at a local gas station...had a lady customer with the name of Phyllis Schiff..(no joke!)....you can pretty much figure out what is says when she had to fill out an application .........

Olle
Oct 11th, 06, 9:14 AM
A customer had the name Dick Johnson.

I used to work for a guy named John Thomas (first and middle names).

jimsvette
Oct 11th, 06, 9:28 AM
Here's another one.I worked with a guy name Richard Schrank.He insisted on being called Dick.Not Rich or Richard but Dick.So you got it Dick Schrank he signed everything that way.

PaPa Johns 77
Oct 11th, 06, 11:36 AM
Jack Daniels - My high school principle.

Jack Daniels, That is our Matco tool dealers name! He said his dad named him after his favorite beverage!:beers:

smythge
Oct 11th, 06, 11:40 AM
I worked with a guy at Chase Bank whose name is Richard Woodcock. Or Dick Woodcock. That's just cruel

NiteOwlNY
Oct 11th, 06, 12:43 PM
My wife and I weren't set on names for my youngest till the day he was born... Well we chose James for the first and Marshall for the middle, 2 family names... My wife threatened death if I put the Stork on the front lawn so I got the Train instead... My Hippie neighbor across the street figured out the James marshall right away (I knew I'd heard it before but was too tired...) I did not intentionally name my kid after James Marshall hendrix!!!! Hahahaha.... Being a Guitarist you'd think I'd have thought about that... But my eldest's name is Travis and he is named after a country artist... Hahaha...

Keith Tedford
Oct 11th, 06, 1:18 PM
Fact. A local guy in high school was Harry Winterbottom. He got labelled Baldy Summertop. Some people had too much time on their hands. Obviously.

CHELKAMINO
Oct 11th, 06, 2:59 PM
This thread is starting to remind me of the Simpson's.
Hugh Jass
Amanda Hugginkiss
I. P. Freely
Ivanna Tinkle
Poor.....poor Moe

Brian

jfman
Oct 11th, 06, 5:07 PM
people use to call their kids chevelle before they cars came out.

Beaux
Oct 11th, 06, 5:23 PM
I know a transvestite American Indian named "Runs in highheeled moccassins"

Professor_SS
Oct 11th, 06, 6:48 PM
That ones not bad. I went to school with Cinnamon Rolls. She was tasty.

BigFred66
Oct 11th, 06, 7:34 PM
How 'bout the Russian psycho killer.....Ivan Tchudortitzov?

lotsof454sss
Oct 11th, 06, 8:50 PM
I worked with a fellow named Jack Ott..His wife was pregnant and he wanted name suggestions for his new to be baby girl..I suggested Edie.

Johnny O
Oct 11th, 06, 10:02 PM
I know a tour bus driver named Miles Long.:D

frankf72malibu
Oct 11th, 06, 11:37 PM
I know a tour bus driver named Miles Long.:D

You sure that isn't his porn name?
Frank

BLU69
Oct 11th, 06, 11:45 PM
A friend was in the navy, His last name is Staines.

Did you know they refer to sailors as seamen.

Get it? Seaman Staines! He caught a lot of *.

Knew an E5 when I was in the army whose last name was major.

He was an E5, Sergeant Major.

Cameano
Oct 12th, 06, 3:22 AM
Knew an E5 when I was in the army whose last name was major.

He was an E5, Sergeant Major.

Our squadron Sergeant Major while I was stationed with the Marines at Kaneohe was Sergeant Major Sergeant. Crusty old SMaj, just like in the movies. ;)

LXS
Oct 12th, 06, 3:25 AM
I remember when my lil brother was born (I'm about 9 years older then him), and as I was looking thru the glass looking at my brand new baby brother, I looked over to see the name of another baby, "RATS" LMAO!!!! At that time, I thought that was actually the kid's name...I thought to myself, poor kid! hahahaha Anyway, as we all know, when a baby isn't named yet, they write the baby's last name on the card....but still, to have a last name like Rats....LoL :D :D :D

2cool
Oct 12th, 06, 4:38 AM
When I tell this no one believes me but I went on a subcontract job in Texas and had to share a room with a guy named Joseph m. Blow !:D

I swear it's true I made him show his DL I asked him how his mother could do that to him he said he just goes by Mike now.:D

Removed
Oct 12th, 06, 8:04 AM
There is a very well to do family south of Houston, Tx named Hogg. They named one of their daughters Imma. I saw this on their property records.

Also in Orange, Texas there is a high school football player named Presidents Driver. I have not been able to verify his brothers name of Marvelous Driver.

Yea, what are these people thinking??

chevguy65
Oct 12th, 06, 8:33 AM
I was at our local hospital once with my mother, took her in for some tests and over their PA they were paging a Doctor Lawyer...true story...

70malibumikey
Oct 12th, 06, 12:35 PM
I know of a kid with the name Chevy Van Pickup, i swear its his real name, having that name is probally turned him into a bad kid