Unusual names

Since I'm still up, here's a list of unusual names for your enjoyment:

List of unusual personal names from Answers.com

Something Awful thread of crazy names


Some Unusual Names I've Encountered In Real Life

Shimmer (my friend Alan's cousin)
Sylver / Golden (a sister-brother combo I know at church)
Jack Wang (a high school classmate of Jon and Eric's)
Autumn Leaf Wood (a girl who used to go to my high school)
Mimosa / Tilia / Ficus (two sisters and a brother who used to go to my church; their dad was a botanist, which explained things)
Citrus (the botanist named him at birth)
Poppy Booth (a guy who used to go to my high school)
Diamond / Majestic (a sibling combo)
Ida Ho (I heard this name paged at the mall)
* and MANY MORE!


Names from the 1901 British census

* Arthur Arse (London)
* Alexander Penis (Liverpool)
* Fanny Clam (Huddersfield)
* Margaret Piss (Middlesex)
* Valentine Fart (London)
* Elizabeth Shag (Lancaster)
* Benjamine Bottom (Sheffield)
* Harriett Shite (East Sussex)
* Minnie Shafter (Kingston Upon Hull)
* Willie Cock (London)
* Annie Fanny (Lincoln)
* Wilfred Minge (Sark)
* Rose Shitter (Hampshire)
* Ivy Crapper (London)
* Alice Turd (Southampton)
* August Wanker (Clerkenwell)
* William Poop (Sussex)
* Samuel Pants (London)
* Moses Winkle (Staffordshire)
* Letitia Bollocks (Suffolk)
* Daisy Shatter (Isle of Wight)


Names from THE BABY NAME COUNTDOWN by Janet Schwegel

Abolena Sweat
Curry
Chicago
Downy
Weyekin-Ilp-Ilp
Western-Li
Cash Money
Precious Angel
Two-Million
Brother
Sister
Catherine, Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, Nicole, etc. for BOYS
Christopher, Kyle, Neil, Scott, Sean, James, etc. for GIRLS
Boy
Girl
Stillborn
Newborn
Infant
many stupidly misspelled names like Tymothy, Typhanee, etc.
* and MANY MORE!

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OTHER NAMES I'VE HEARD OF:

Saddam Deng SARS
Ivan Ho
Harry Dick
Rich Money
Dick Kochs
Candy Disch
Heidi Ho
Safety First
July First
Mary Christmas
Crystal Shanda Lear
* and MANY MORE!

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These names are from The Odd Index by Stephen J. Spignesi:

87 People Named for Body Parts, Diseases, Medications, Cosmetics, or Something Having to Do with Sex

A. Pimple
Abolena Sweat
Ammonia
Angina Keys
Appendicitis
Aspirin
Autopsy
Bernard Nicewanger
Blanch Kidney
Bobby Joe Gothard
Castor Oil
Charlie Hymen
Chlorine
Chloroform
Citronella
Constance Hiccup
Constipation
Cornelia Tonsil
Depression
Diaphragm
Dichloramentine
Dick Wacker
Digesta
Diptheria
Distemper
Doloris Puke
Douche
Duncas Hymen
Edward Vagina
Esophagus
Exczema
Fallopian
Flu
Fred Dilldoe
Fuk Eyw
Gladys Pantzeroff
Glycine
Granuloma
Halitosis
Hang Nails
Hernia
Hyman Pleasure
I.P. Blood
Iodine
Iona Outhouse
Kotex
Larry Ovary
Latrina
Lee Lung
Lemaza Hotballs
Listerine
Maria Piles
Meconium
Meninges
Menses
Morphine
Mr. Balls
Mr. Fuck
Nancy Nipples
Nausaeous
Nausea
Ophelia Rottincrotch
Penis
Placenta
Placenta Previa
Poopie
Positive Wasserman
Pregmancy
Pyelitis
Rectum
Sal Hepatica
Saline
Saliva Brown
Smallpox Dingle
Steve Spleen
Syphilis
Thomas Headache
Thomas Measles
Thyroid
Toilet Preparations
Twila Anus
Urine
Uvula
Vagina
Valve
Vaseline
Vomita Willis

37 People with Names for Which, I'm Sure, There Are Good Explanations

Artificial Flowers
Auditorium
Beautiful Swindler
Bigamy
Charity Ward
Devotee War
Emancipation Proclamation Freedom
Fertilizer
Gasoline
Immaculate Conception
Kidnap
Larceny
Large Smash
League of Nations
Let's Stay Here
Leverage
Libel
Limousine
Machine
Magazine
Miscellaneous
No Parking
Petty Larceny
Pictorial Review
Refund
Sparkplug
Sylvania
Thermal
Tomb
Try-em-and-See
Victrola
Weatherstrip
What
X.Y.Z.
Y.Z.
Z.

97 People Whose Names Were Probably a Source of Merciless Torment on the Playground

Amazon
Average
Boozer
Bright
Charles Smellybelly
Constance Stench
Critic
Crook
Cute
Darling
Delerious
Delight
Dimples
Dream-Child
Equal
Etta Roach
Evil
Extra
Fairest
Famous
Fatty
Favorite
Felony
Fertilizer
Filthy McNasty
Flake
Flunkey
Fool Head
Foreward March
Free Love
Gift of God
Hallowed
Handsome
Haphazard
Hasty
Hazard
Heathen
Himself
Honest
Hot
Hot Shot
Ima Goose
Ima Rose Bush
Ima Valentine
John Smellie
Jolly
Knowledge
Largie
Lassie
Lawless
Lawyer
Lonely
Looney
Looney Head
Lord
Love
Love Bird
Low
Lucifer
Lucky Blunder
Luscious
Margaret Black Butts
Midget
Modest
Normal
Old
Peculier
Perfect
Person
Pleasant
Poor Boy
Right
Rimmer
Roach
Rodent
Rudolph Goldshitter
Silent
Soggie
Special
Strange Odor Andrews
Suck
Sylvester Smells
Tiny Small
Too Late
Toy
Trouble
Truly White
Tweetie
Unexpected
Useless
Vice
Wealthy
Weary
Willibald Thumbfart
Wimpy
Wonderful
Zero

35 People Whose Names Nicely Fit Their Occupations

Albert Palm: Masseur
Arthur Blessit: Baptist evangelist
Brenda Love: author of The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Positions
Deloris Hearsum: Deaf typist for a deaf social agency
Denver Driver: Truck driver
Don Tree: Gardener
Donald Moos: Washington state official in charge of dairy reports
Dorothy Reading: Librarian
Filmore Graves: Mortician
Frank Deadman: Mortician
Gordon Marsh: Biologist
Hazel Wolf: Works for the Audubon Society
Jack Putz: Golf pro
James Bond: Detective
James Bugg: Exterminator
John Barber: Barber
Judge Judge: Judge
Ken Priest: Protestant minister
Lee Coffin: Mortician
Max Money: Tax collector
Michael Angelo: Artist
Michael Fox: Veterinarian
Milo B. High: Elvis' pilot
Mr. Brain: Teacher
Mr. Bury: Mortician
Mr. Sexsmith: Marriage counsellor
Mrs. Bowman: Archery instructor
Mrs. Cook: Baking teacher
Muffin Fry: Baker
Ronald Drown: Lifeguard
Sam Wood: Lumber dealer
Storm Field: Weatherman
Sweep Hand: Watch repairman
Virgil Buryman: Mortician
Wake Doom: Mortician

21 Doctors Who Probably Have to Talk About Their Names a Lot

Dr. Bees: Veterinary assistant (to Dr. Lyons)
Dr. Blood: Hematologist
Dr. Brain: Neurologist
Dr. Cartledge: Podiatrist
Dr. Childs: Pediatrician
Dr. Cure: Doctor
Dr. Docter: Doctor
Dr. Dolphin: Veterinarian
Dr. Eather: Anesthesiologist
Dr. Head: Neurologist
Dr. Heard: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist
Dr. Hertz: Chiropractor
Dr. Jack Fealy: Gynecologist
Dr. Leak: Urologist
Dr. Lyons: Veterinarian
Dr. Organ: Doctor
Dr. Saw: Orthopedist
Dr. Sawbones: Doctor
Dr. Shrink: Psychiatrist
Dr. Will Diddle: Obstetrician / Gynecologist
Dr. William Rash: Dermatologist

3 Nurses Who Picked the Right Specialty

A. Nurse: Nurse
Ida Toomer: Oncology nurse
Prue Cramp: OB / GYN nurse

48 People Having Food Names or Names Having Something to Do with Food

Apple Cider
Baby Ruth
Bannana
Barbara Beans
Champagne
Cold Turkey
Dill Pickle
Gardenia Salad
Garlic
Hearty Meal
Herb Rice
Hershey Bar
Hominy
Ice Cream
Jelly Bean
Lemon Custer
Lemon Freeze
Lettuce Fields
Liza Cucumber
Loin
Lunch
Margarine
Mazola
Meat Grease
Meat Loaf
Oatmeal
Oleomargarine
Olive Green
Orange Jello
Orangeade
Piece O. Cake
Pork Chop
Sam Broccoli
Sam Omelette
Sasparilla
Sausage
Soda
Spicy Fudge
Strawberry Commode
Summer Butter
Turnip
Utensil
Vanilla
Watermellon Patch
Weldon Rumproast
Wheat Bread
Whisky
Wine