Posted on 03/22/2008 8:56:19 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
What would compel a parent to bestow a newborn with a name like Tiny Hooker or Fanny Large? Or an amusing choice like Wanna Towell"? Its not just Hollywoods elite opting for unique, embarrassing namesthroughout history, normal people separated their offspring from the masses with truly terrible names.
In Bad Baby Names, Michael Sherrod and Matthew Rayback, of the genealogy Web site Ancestry.com, share thousands of shocking names given to real people, as recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau. Discover the funny names based around common themes, like diseases (Fever Bender, Cholera Peace), food (Bread White, Pomegranate Purple), pets (Good Dog), and if you thought Wednesday Addams was unfortunatewait till you meet Monday Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
“Nick’s a guy, you can throw up in his car and he doesn’t mind.”
He’s still there.
Where does that leave Anne of Green Gables? Quintessentially nice girl . . . but she always insisted on “Anne with an ‘e’.”
A friend of mine whose last name was Bean, named his first son, Jud Roy........Jud Roy Bean.
Poltergeist (called Paul)
LeeArthur 1 and LeeArthur 2 (Twins)
Laviscious
Black Jesus
Sturgeon
Pepsi
(Actual names submitted to the Child Support Enforcement Division of St, Louis County)
I agree! I hope traditional names make a comeback soon.
Went to school with a Dick Pickens. I wish he’d gone by Richard.
My husband showed me this the other day, we are in the process of choosing names. Not from that article though ;)
We found out we’re expecting twins Friday so now we have to come up with two names!
What, Lemonjello and Orangejello aren’t good enough for you? ;^)
Congrats, in any case!
Thanks! My oldest already suggested spaghetti and meatball LOL.
I worked with a professor whose last name was Hyman. He named his son, Simon
My ex-husband once interviewed a girl for an intern position named Wai Ping Dik. True story.
Ima biggins
Some parents should be shot.
Watch it. :p
My daughter’s middle name is Rose.
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