My friend Benjamin used to teach Kindergarten or 1st grade art in inner-city Milwaukee, and had students named "Nezbie" and "Li'l 40." These were their given, birth certificate names, and no, i'm not sure how "Li'l 40" was actually spelled. It may have been "Li'l Fodee."

There apparently was also a girl who was supposed to be named Angel, but her name was misspelled on the birth ceritifcate by her mom, so her name was "Angle."

rob v. wrote:My girlfriend's name is Marieke, pronounced Marie-kah.

Ees ah Dutch name, right down to the spelling.

Prolly one in every four Dutch girls ees ah Marieke. Very nice, though!

Btw, I never had a gf named Marieke.

My friend worked at an upscale black women's boutique at the Plaza with a girl named tequila. She had to ask her a ? the first day and called her Tequila, and the girl said, " Um, its Ta-kwee-la."

Rimbaud III wrote:Tudor.

I used to work with a guy by this name.

I work with a guy by this name.

I worked with an Arabella and always thought of the Aristocats.

One day I called her "Antebellum" by mistake. I dunno why, but she actually did look like she had survived a flood.

I ordered a book for a lady today, whose name was

Margherita Champagne.

I didn't say a word, but she immediately said "I know, it's a preposterous name..."

So it's good that she realises that, i think.

cwiko wrote:Penn Jillette has a daughter named Moxie Crimefighter. Great name.

I mentioned this is a previous, very similar post here.
It is actually Moxie CrimeFighter. Capital F.

my brother haS Four children.

they all have strange unusual names but the youngest is called etienne.

the oldest has a friend called courtney fish.

Rodabod wrote:

Rimbaud III wrote:Tudor.

I used to work with a guy by this name.

I work with a guy by this name.

How old is he? The Tudor I knew was probably just a little over 30. His parents must have been having a laugh.

Damned if I can remember the name, but I was introduced to a guy whose name was the first three letters of his father's surname followed by the first three letters of his mother's surname. "Smijon" of "Natand" or something ridiculous. He sounded very, very weary of explaining it to people.
What a horrible thing to do to a child.