My
ex husband was Thane. So when he introduced himself people would say
"Hi Shane", almost always assuming he had a lisp. "No" he would say
"Thane, like Thane of Condor!" Of course this set off a whole different
load of bwhahahahahaaaaaaaaa's - "Well, Thane Condom it's very nice to
meet you!"
What would compel a parent to bestow a newborn with a name like “Cholera
Peace” or “Pomegranate Purple”? Or an amusing choice like “Wanna
Towell"? It’s not just Hollywood’s elite opting for unique, embarrassing
names—throughout history, normal people separated their offspring from
the masses with truly terrible names.
Celebrities are best known for bestowing strange names on their children. It would seem that if the kid isn't going to be famous for something incredible, then at least they'll be known for their name:
Sparrow James Midnight Madden (Nicole Richie and Joel Madden)
Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa (Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa)
Seraphina Rose Elizabeth (Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck)
Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz)
Zuma (Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale)
Clementine Jane (Ethan Hawke and Ryan Shawhughes)
Knox Leon (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt)
Sunday Rose (Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban)
Apple (Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow)
Moxie CrimeFighter (Magician Penn Jillette)
Hopper (Sean Penn and Robin Wright)
Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf)
Sosie (Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick)
Destry (Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw)
Aurelius Cy (Elle Macpherson)
Kal-El Coppola (Nicolas Cage)
Bluebell Madonna (Spice Girl Geri Halliwell)
Audio Science (Actress Shannyn Sossamon)
Kyd (David Duchovny and Tea Leon)
Fifi Trixibell (Bob Geldof and Paula Yates)
Calico (Alice Cooper)
Denim and Diezel Ky (Toni Braxton)
Seargeoh and Sage Moonblood (Sylvester Stallone)
Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson)
Hud and Spec Wildhorse (John Cougar Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin)
Rebel, Racer and Rogue (Robert Rodriguez)
Free (Barbara Hershey and David Carradine)
Reignbeau (Ving Rhames)
Draco Verta (Danica McKellar)
Buddy Bear Maurice (Jamie Oliver)
Diseases! Yes there are kids named after diseases!
Fever Bender (born 1856)
Leper Priest (born 1929)
Cholera Priest (born 1830 during the second cholera pandemic)
Rubella Graves (born 1814)
Typhus Black (born 1897)
Hysteria Johnson (born 1881)
Emma Royd (born 1850)
Kathryn E. Coli (born 1894)
Mumps Sykes (born 1891)
If your name's "Mayor Bland" it would seem your parents have high hopes for you (or maybe not!)
Cook Cook
Governor Bush
Lawyer Low
Doctor Love
Teacher Blackbear
Judge Savage
Editor Honeycutt
Mayor Bland
Sales O. Justice
Gamble MooreSins
Did you know there are 149 records for people named Lust, 70 for Greed, 12
for Sloth, and 830 for Pride. Which of the 7 deadly sins was missing?
Only gluttony (and that could be a nickname I'm sure)
Lust Garten
Greed Sister Mancini
Avarice Sullivan
Sloth Washton (having said that, my mom always said an ex boyfriend of mine looked like a sloth)
Wrath Gordon
Envy Burger
Pride Saint
Greed McGrew
Pride Saint
Lust T. Castle
Love your kid as much as your favourite food or snack? Well then, why not name them after it
Lunch Magee
Dinner Ware
Bread White
Hero Brat
Mayo Head
Mustard M. Mustard
Pickle Parker
Plum Sellers
Banana Bowdy
Cherry Grant
And then of course there's Moe's Tavern, the local hangout that Bart likes to prank on a regular basis. Sadly there are a few people IRL actually walking around with these goofy names
The following Bart creations all exist within the
Ancestry.com databases:
Haha... I thought we had done a really bad job with the spelling of my daughters name as people always pronounce it wrong. But now I don't fee l so bad :)
Shame! LOL
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