List of unusual personal names

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A list of non-fictional people with unusual names, listed alphabetically by first name (even in the infrequent case where the middle or last name is the unusual one).

[edit] A

• A (pronounced "Albin") was the name given to a Swedish child after the first name (see Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116) was rejected; however, this name too was rejected.
• Adolf Lu Hitler Marak is an Indian politician.
• American McGee, video game designer famous for having a goofy name.
• Amor De Cosmos, the second premier of British Columbia, Canada. His name in Portuguese (also spanish) actually means "Love Of Cosmos".
• Andrew "Test" Martin, professional wrestler who legally included his ringname "Test" in his real name in order to use it without trademark infringement from the WWE.
• Armand Hammer, famous industrialist.
• Apple Martin, daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. The Hungarian word for Apple Alma is a rare, but not unheard-of female name in Hungary.

[edit] B

• Baby Hospital, feral child[1]
• Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, daughter of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell
• Boo Moore, minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization in 1980s/90s
• Breece D'J Pancake, short-lived writer of short fiction. The unusual initial came from a misprint of his first story, which he decided to not correct. [2]
• Byron Low Tax Looper. Former Tennessee politician Byron Looper changed his middle name to "Low Tax" as an election ploy; in 1998 he murdered his electoral opponent, state senator Tommy Burks.
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• Boof Bonser, Current major league baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins

[edit] C

• Reverend Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe.
• Christophpher is the name of a boy living in Grenaa, Denmark. The name was not approved by the Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs, and the mother was therefore required to pay fines every month until the child's name was changed. [3]
• Jaime Lachica Sin a Philippine clergyman, was known as Cardinal Sin because of his status within the Catholic church. Sin was said to play a joke on his title, welcoming visitors to his archbishop's residence with the greeting "Welcome to the House of Sin". (He is not to be confused with the term "cardinal sin").
• Condoleezza Rice, current US Secretary of State. Name is based on the italian musical term 'con dolcezza' which means 'to play with sweetness'. [4]
• Constant-Désiré Despradelle, French-born dean of architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

[edit] D

• Depressed Cupboard Cheesecake. Child of a couple in Kent, England^[1]
• Dick Assman (properly pronounced "assmun"). Canadian service station owner whose name propelled him to international celebrity status in 1995.
• Dick Pole, baseball player^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Dick Trickle.^[5] With a combined total of up to 1,200 wins in all racing forms to his credit, he has been called "America's Winningest Driver."
• Dotcomguy. Legally changed his name from Mitch Maddox in 2000 as part of a publicity stunt of spending an entire year in his house, on the Internet.

[edit] E

• Espen Thoresen Hværsaagod-Takkskalduha. A Norwegian radio reporter. He first changed his name from Espen Thoresen to Espen Thoresen Hværsaagod (Espen Thoresen You'rewelcome). Later he added the name Takkskalduha (Thankyouverymuch) [5].
• Espn (pronounced Espin). The name of two boys from Michigan and Texas, named for the popular cable sports channel ESPN.[6]. However, in Scandinavia, both Esben and Espen are somewhat common names.
• Eros-Adonis. Name of a Belgian boy [7].
• Exree Hipp. Former basketball player at University of Maryland.

[edit] F

• Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates
• Flipper Reddolphin - Guitarist from South Wales
• Free Rob Cannabis - Marijuana activist from Glastonbury, UK

[edit] G

• God Shammgod. American basketball player, who played one season in the NBA after being picked by the Washington Wizards in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft. He was born on April 29, 1976 in New York City. [8]
• GoldenPalace.com (Pronounced Golden Palace Dot Com). In March 2005, the casino paid Terri Iligan $15,000 after winning an E-Bay Auction to legally change her name.[9]
• Goveg.com (pronounced Go Vedge Dot Com). PETA activist Karin Robertson changed her name in 2003 to promote the organization's vegan website. She was ordered by law in 2006 to change it back to her birth name.

[edit] H

• Harley Quinn Smith, daughter of filmmaker Kevin Smith, named for the Joker's sidekick Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series.
• Harry Pitt, British mathematician, Knighted for his works.
• Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, whose full middle name consisted only of the letter "S" (but, despite that it is not an abbreviation, it nonetheless is customarily followed by a period; Truman himself added a period when signing his name).
• Heaven Rain Charvet daughter of Brooke Burke and David Charvet. Known as Rain Charvet
• Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence, daughter of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates. Known affectionately as Tiger Hutchence to family and friends.
• Hollievoet, Dutch girl, when she was born her father forgot her name but remembered it had something to do with Hollywood, so he signed her up with the name Hollievoet.
• Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff
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    ,Senior.

[edit] I

• I M Hipp. Former Nebraska Cornhuskers Running Back.
• Ima Hogg. Daughter of Governor of Texas James Stephen Hogg. Urban legend contends that she had a sister named Ura Hogg, but this is false.
• Increase Mather. Puritan minister of colonial Massachusetts.
• Iuma Dylan-Lucas Thornhill. Named after the Internet Underground Music Archive's "Name Your Baby IUMA" contest[10].

[edit] J

• J Allard Formerly known as James Allard, Corporate Vice President and the Chief XNA Architect at Microsoft.
• Jack Ass. Born Robert Craft, he legally changed his name to Jack Ass then brought a plagiarism lawsuit against MTV for their comedy sketch series Jackass.[11]
• Jellyfish McSaveloy [12]
• Jennifer 8. Lee. She adopted her unusual middle name in her teens, because Chinese custom sees the number 8 as a symbol of prosperity.
• Jesus Christ. Born Jose Luis Espinal, he legally changed his name in December 2005 [13].
• Jesus Christ Allin, later Kevin Michael Allin, most well known as GG Allin
• Jon Blake Cusack 2.0 [14]

[edit] K

• Kentucky Fried Cruelty.com. A PETA staff member who was known as Chris Garnett before he changed his name. He was ordered by court to change it back in 2006.

[edit] L

• Legal Tender Coxey - Infant son of Jacob Coxey, leader of Coxey's Army.
• Lord Daniyaal as-Saadiq al-Amin Salaam u'Allah (Lord D.A.A.S. u'Allah). Formerly Daniel Green; convicted of the murder of James R. Jordan, Sr. (father of Michael Jordan) [15]
• Loser Lane - a New York Police Department sergeant, mentioned in the book Freakonomics
• Lucious Pusey - Linebacker for Eastern Illinois University, legally changed his name to Lucious Seymour [16].

[edit] M

• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. American actor.
• Metallica. Daughter of Michael and Karolina Tomaro.[17]
• Miroslav Šatan. NHL Hockey Player (in reality, pronounced Shah-tahn).
• Miss Alice. New Zealand lawyer who legally changed his name to protest the Old Boys' Network that runs the judiciary^[6].
• Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette. Daughter of magician Penn Jillette.

[edit] N

• Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.[18]
• Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon^[7]. Although "phrase names" were not unheard of with Puritans this is remembered as an unusually long example. He was son to Praise-God Barebone.
• Nigel Freemarijuana was for many years the public face of the HEMP Party (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) in Brisbane standing as a candidate in various elections.

[edit] N

• North Darling. A Canadian comedian.

[edit] O

• Optimus Prime. A member of the United States National Guard.

[edit] P

• Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates
• Peerless Price, wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
• Perri 6, Director of Policy and Research at Demos and Professor of Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University.
• Peyton Manning, formerly known as Scott Wiese. Changed his name after losing a famous Super Bowl XLI bet. Not to be confused with famous quarterback Peyton Manning^[8]
• Picabo Street (her parents pronounced it "Peek-a-BOW", not "Peek-a-BOO"), American skier.
• Pilot Inspektor Lee. Son of Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf.
• Little Pixie Frou-Frou Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. Known as Pixie Geldof
• Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue. An Australian-born actress starring in television series Without a Trace.
• Presleine Jean-Baptiste, daughter of Pressoir Jean-Baptiste and Mimose Olivier

[edit] R

• Rusty Kuntz, baseball player

[edit] S

• Savior God Scientist Allah is the name of a 16-month old infant who died after falling from a seventh story window on April 20, 2006 [19]
• Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch, leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party
• Shanda Lear, daughter of Bill Lear, founder of Lear Jet Corporation
• States Rights Gist, Confederate General during the American Civil War [20]
• Sony PlayStation, born John Serling, legally changed his name after he became obsessed with the game console
• Seymour Butts, adult film director

[edit] T

• Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel. British political candidate self-renamed after a Monty Python character. Born John Desmond Lewis.
• Teller. The magician changed his name from Raymond Joseph Teller.
• Ten Million. Baseball player from the 1910s.
• They. Formerly Andrew Wilson, of Branson, Missouri [21].
• Thursday October Christian. The son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the mutiny on the Bounty).
• Todd Day, professional basketball player.
• Tom Morrow. Hockey Defenseman.
• Tomer.com, an Israeli programmer [22].
• Tuesday Weld. US actress. Born Susan Ker Weld.

[edit] W

• Warrior. American professional wrestler, born Brian James "Jim" Hellwig, best known for appearances as the Ultimate Warrior in the WWF. Legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993 in order to use the name outside of the WWF.
• Winner Lane
• Wonderful Terrific Monds III was a baseball player in the Atlanta Braves farm system in the early 1990s. WTM I, his grandfather, was given that name because his own parents were so pleased when their son was born. Baseball writer Peter Gammons called it "one of the greatest names" for a ballplayer he has heard. [23]
• World B. Free. Retired NBA basketball player. His given name was Lloyd B. Free, and later changed his name back to his given name.
• Wu Suowei (zh:吴所谓), son of Chinese TV host Yang Lan and her husband Wu Zheng, sounds identical to Chinese expression for doesn't matter or whatever. [24]

[edit] Y

• Yahoo Serious, Australian actor known from Young Einstein.
• Yorkshire Bank PLC Are Fascist Bastards. Born Michael Howard but changed his name legally after being charged £20 for a £10 overdraft.

[edit] Z

• Zappa Children. Musician Frank Zappa had a penchant for giving his children unusual names. In a segment on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno asked him why he had given his children these names. His answer: "Because I wanted to." In "The Real Frank Zappa Book" he remarked, "People make a lot of fuss about my kids having such supposedly 'strange names'. But the fact is that no matter what first names I might have given them, it is the last name that is going to get them in trouble."
  • Moon Unit Zappa, his oldest child, did the valspeak on Zappa's 1982 song Valley Girl. She goes by Moon, insisting that Unit is her middle name.
  • Dweezil Zappa was born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa because the hospital refused to register the Zappas' chosen name. He has since legally changed his name to Dweezil.
  • Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa. His third given name comes from the flying Japanese movie monster of the same name.
  • Diva Magika (nee Muffin) Zappa. So named because, according to her father, she was screaming louder than all the other babies in the nursery.
• Zowie Bowie is the son of David Bowie.
• Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra, actually named Bill Holland, was a painting contractor who changed his name to Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra as a marketing gimmick so that people could find him "in the back of the phone book". A 1979 Time article said that he was able to achieve this goal in the San Francisco phone book in eight out of 15 years, although he had to keep adding Z's to his last name because Zelda Zzzwramp and Vladimir Zzzzzzabakov had become the last listings in the phone book. ^[9]

[edit] Symbols

• is the name that Prince used between 1993 and 2000.

[edit] See also

• Unisex name
• List of personal names that contain numbers

[edit] External links

• G. Barry Klein—"He named his son Hath Christ Not Died for Thee Thou Wouldst Be Damned Barebone. The son later changed his name to Nicholas Barbon."
• What's in a Name?—Profile of body modification enthusiasts who have changed their names
• "The Philippine name game" at BBC News, 14 January 2006

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Pile, Stephen (1988). The Return of Heroic Failures. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-012172-2.
2. ^ http://blogs.foxsports.com/tyhildenbrandt/10786
3. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/john_rolfe/10/25/getting.loose/index.html
4. ^ http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/banana-fana-fo-fudcat/
5. ^ flumesday.com "Top 10 Dirtiest Names in Sports"
6. ^ http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/209/articleID/19855/Default.aspx
7. ^ Letwin, William. The Origins of Scientific Economics. London: Routledge, 2003. p. 48.
8. ^ Tony Reid (2007-02-07). Diehard Bears fan lives up to bet, files to change name to Peyton Manning. Herald & Review. Retrieved on February 10, 2007.
9. ^ Time Magazine. Zany Zach. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.