The Weird, the Bad, and the Ugly: Name Discussion - Merge

[NurseNell]

I may be mistaken but I seem to remember a joke in "Men in Tights" about a woman's name being Latrine or something similar.

There was a guy in my residence hall my freshman and sophomore year whose name was Harrison Wiener. He chose to go by the nickname "Harry".

There was a kid with the last name Wiener at a school I worked at. He was so teased about his name. I have to say if it was my last name I'd seriously think of changing it.

[NurseNell]

We had a Hmong student with the first name Porn. It wasn't a Hmong name and his parents didn't know what it meant. They did go to court and change the name once they realized what it meant in English.

[OkToBeTakei]

I must admit I haven't read through the whole thread so I don't know whether she's been mentioned already, but I believe Sauntina LaVerle takes the prize for being bestowed with the ugliest name. Poor child.

I may bring down ire on myself, but is she the one with the unfortunate listeners along with the the unfortunate name?

[thoughtful]

I may be mistaken but I seem to remember a joke in "Men in Tights" about a woman's name being Latrine or something similar.

A member of the "French Resistance" in Top Secret is named Latrine.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088286/ful ... cl_sm#cast

[Jana814]

There was a kid with the last name Wiener at a school I worked at. He was so teased about his name. I have to say if it was my last name I'd seriously think of changing it.

Weiner, is a common Jewish last name. My old skin doctor has that as a madian name, after finding out what it was I understood why she goes by her married name.

[MissNothing]

Melody is a common name.

I went to school with 3 sisters, whose father was a minister, named Faith, Hope, and Charity.

There's a listing in the MN phone directory for a Cinderella Fay.

I have a friend whose maiden name was Loveless.

Oops, forgot a word: the girl's name is Melody, and her last name is Singer! Melody Singer :?

[thoughtful]

Doctors with appropriate (or inappropriate!) names:

http://articles.philly.com/2001-02-07/n ... r-practice

I found this article while searching to find out if the dentists named Toothaker I'd heard about for years were real or mythological.

[Bazile]

Not really a weird name exactly since it's more of an odd choice of profession, but I've met a college English professor whose name is Dr. English. Not sure if it was her married name or not, but it's odd.

[SpeakNow]

Not really a weird name exactly since it's more of an odd choice of profession, but I've met a college English professor whose name is Dr. English. Not sure if it was her married name or not, but it's odd.

My sister used to see a psychologist named Dr Brain.

[So Says I]

I was watching " Airplane!" the other day and just had to chime in with:

"We've got clearance, Clarence."

"Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?"

[BradburyStables]

I went through jr. high and high school with Sommer Sunshine Burns

I once worked with a Lufituaeb (LOU-FIT-YOU- EBB) Beautiful spelled backwards.

And, the craziest spelling I've ever come across is Ryvvr for "River".

[littleblueheathen]

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh. President of the Alabama Public Service Commission.

[ems]

When my dad was in the Army he had a friend with the first name Crotchford.

[Hane]

Shanda Lear is a real person. Her father, Bill Lear, gave her that name.

[Bazile]

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh. President of the Alabama Public Service Commission.

I'd totally forgotten about her. Not going to say if I did or not in the end after researching platforms, but I seriously considered voting for her the first time I saw one of her ads based on her name alone.

Edited because I realize there's a big difference between platforms and playforms.

[NurseNell]

Oops, forgot a word: the girl's name is Melody, and her last name is Singer! Melody Singer :?

Now that makes a difference!

[Mela99]

I once had the delight of dealing with a woman named Aquanetta.

She would be perfect for Boob.

[Mela99]

Thought of another one: Craddoc. He was from a few years ago. I can't find it anywhere, so I have no idea where the name came from.

[happy atheist]

I once knew a pretentious theatre douche who changed the spelling of his own name from David to Daivd, on the theory that nobody would call him Dave.

[2xx1xy1JD]

Brothers named Captain and Major. Their parents were nut jobs.

[NurseNell]

Brothers named Captain and Major. Their parents were nut jobs.

That reminds me of a local family with the last name Bishop, they named their son Deacon.

[OkToBeTakei]

One year I had three Michaela's in one class and they were all spelled different and creatively. The creative spellings drove me crazy when I was teaching.

I knew an Amy in college that had a random "e" on the end--"Amye". No idea.

I taught in a Christian school and had about 90 girls named Bethany in six years. And that is only a slight exaggeration.

Worst names I came across while teaching:

Kyah (boy), Echo, Sunny Dawn, Burgundy Autumn, Blue (not fun for him in the era of "Blue's Clues"), Chap, a family where all seven kids had their dad's name as a middle name--including the girls, Allyssum, a family where all the kids were named after cars--Austin Healey got off easy, but his brother Ferrari Testarossa not so much...

I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

Funny.

I quite like Michaela spelt and pronounced properly. I always thought Michaelas' were strong people. So strange how we visualise names.

[Mudball]

Porn is a very popular Thai name, it means Blessing.

I knew a family that had an Austin and a Dallas and the mother was pregnant with her third son, but I lost contact with them before he was born. Houston, maybe? El Paso? Laredo? Abilene? lol Weird thing is they were all born in and lived in PA.

I knew a Penelope Candace - Penny Candy. She hated her name.

[Coconut Flan]

I have a distant cousin who named her daughter Candy Ball.

[ShadowyOne]

Doctors with appropriate (or inappropriate!) names:

http://articles.philly.com/2001-02-07/n ... r-practice

I found this article while searching to find out if the dentists named Toothaker I'd heard about for years were real or mythological.

My husband was treated by a surgeon named Dr Benway (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Benway), and fortunately for us, he was lovely and compassionate, unlike the fictional one.

I also had a friend a long time ago whose last name was Green, and one of her sisters was named Emerald.

Side note: what do you all think of a traditional name with an accepted, but somewhat archaic spelling? Full disclosure - I plan to name my gestating blessing Madeleine. Both Madeline and Madelyn rank much higher, and she'll probably always have to spell it. Thoughts?