Originally Posted By alexbook From the new book, "Bad Baby Names," these are names of actual Americans, from old census records: Art House Adverb Smith Ima Hogg Lotta Luck Experience Fairweather Sink Sinquefield Toast McGinnis Jam Lamb Lunch Magee Tackle Feigenbutz Ball Ball Boxer Goo Sum Square Age, Jr. Governor Bush Leper Priest Window Tester Every Day Drink Misenheimer Freak Skull Yellow George Christian Devil Darth Wimbish Hermine Granger Goblin B. Fester King Arthur Nebraska Carolina Young Old Zexie Goats Warren Peace
Originally Posted By Ursula I worked with someone who worked with... Mary Christmas Although, I just love King Arthur.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <Ima Hogg> I actually met this woman - this was her name - not married - Ima was a family name!! Her sister's name was Vesta - neither married! They were customers at a bank I worked at!!
Originally Posted By LadyKluck >>Square Age, Jr. So obviously there is a Square Age, Sr. out there somewhere too!! I went to high school with a guy named Levi. His middle name was Gene. His last name wasn't Strauss but it was super close to it. I love it when parents get "creative"! Do they not realize what there doing to these poor kids!!??
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun How about women who marries someone whose last name is the same as her first? I've met 2 women that had happened to. I know a Pat who married a Patrick, so now they have the same name. I know these can't be helped, but I also have a student whose parents named him the same as their last name. So his first and last names are the same. That is bizzare!!
Originally Posted By LadyKluck I've met a Rose Rose before - same thing - she married into the last name. The thing that gets me is why would you do that to yourself? Keep your dang maiden name for goodness sakes!
Originally Posted By alexbook According to the book, Mrs. Ball Ball was also a woman who married into the double name. They also say there have been multiple people named Cook Cook, at least one of whom listed his occupation as "hotel cook." Then there were Young Young, Jump Jump, Putt Putt, Green Green, Golden Golden, and Maroon S. Maroon. I'm really loving this book.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I have a friend named Lauren McLaren. Apparently her parents just liked the name Lauren, and never wrote it down in full until after she was born, when they realized that it looked an awful lot like Lauren McLauren. So that's what everybody calls her now...
Originally Posted By avromark Well I just won't tell you what my co-worker with the last name Dick, wants to name his first born son and daughter. (Good thing his wife has a sense of humour).
Originally Posted By jdub Anything that is also the name of a cheese--Jack is okay, but Brie & Colby? C'mon, you sickos!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros My parents were friends with a couple whose last name was Schrader in the early 80's. When they were having a baby, the father really wanted to name it "Darth" if it was a boy. Luckily for all parties involved, they had a girl...
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Back in the day (early 1980's) my (ex) husband (R. Roach, real last name!) and I used to go out to dinner with a friend (J. High, again, real last name!). If they were taking our names for a reservation, we would say "Mr. Roach and Mr. High for 3, please!" TRUE STORY!!! My poor daughters have the last name Roach still. :0)
Originally Posted By jdub Just got back from the supermarket, where my kid (who does NOT have a bad name) picked up a book, I think "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Names." And they had a section of cartoon names. Like Nemo. Complete Idiots, INDEED!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Years ago my sister and I found a Pearl E. Coffin in the phone book and my husband's brigade commander's wife was Marty Marty. (Love the Roach/High and Darth Schrader stories! :0)
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Have a friend in Arkansas, T. Boys is his name. His wife's name is Gabrielle, but everyone calls her Gaye. Wonder if anyone ever calls her Gaye Boys??? (Another true story!)
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains How about Apple, Story, Rumor, Tellulah, Scout, Poet, Harlow....
Originally Posted By Stacers76 I believe it was a popular name back in the 50's, but it's still wrong as far as I'm concerned...my mom went to school with a girl named Dorcas. Wonder if her siblings were Geekas and Dweebas? Yes I'm evil
