Ha...I went on a week-long trip in a Winnebago with four guys, and three of us were named “Bob”...you can imagine how quickly we got fed up with that!
Also-if you ever go into the military, God help you if you have a bizarre name that requires lots of explaining for either meaning or spelling. There will likely be lots of time spent explaining things, and nobody wants to be the nail that is sticking up!
In those cases, the children would thank the parents later for naming them “Mark” or “Joseph”...:)
I always get a kick out of George Foreman - all of his boys (4 or 5?) are named George. I’m not sure, but he may have a daughter named Georgina or Georgette or something.
Also-if you ever go into the military, God help you if you have a bizarre name...
Brings to mind a story about a Navy Chief who noticed a new seaman and barked at him “What’s your name sailor?” The seaman responded “John”. Chief scowled and said he doesn’t call anyone by their first name because it leads to a breakdown in authority and sailors are referred to by their last names only. So he barked again, “What’s your last name?” The seaman responded, “Darling. My name is John Darling, Chief”. “Okay, John, here’s what I want you to do...”