Noteworthy Names

A while back, I circulated an article that mentioned a book of unusual names. Shortly thereafter, my friend Laurie was visiting her in-laws and spotted the very same volume: Remarkable Names of Real People. A few pages in, she knew she had to get me a copy - and so she did, to my considerable delight. The tiny gem is out of print, but you can find it easily through Amazon.

And now, the latest installment from my own collection:
Romeo Ambrosio
Rev. Cindi Love
Topsy Clinch
Sandy Wood
Sandy Banks
Corky Stone
Nettie Lacy
Hazel Knoll
Violet Hill
Daisy Woods
Daisy Frost
Willy Quest
Woodie Neiss
Dorothy Cox Rider
Burley Cocks
Hyman Golden
Hyman Gross
Merlie Fister
Joy Chapper
Puss Schutt
Bug Hall
Steele Hall
Crystal Boothe
Sterling Knight
Noble B. Judah
Orlando Hilton
Virginia Hash
Austin Martin
Homer Walkup
Bland Butler
Missy Massey
Harry Carey
Carey Birdsong Valentine
Paradise Couts
Cheston Turbyfill
Kitty Mann
Nivvy Putput
Georgette Knuckles
Carmelita Noggle
Persephone Roach
Lola Peach
Rosie White
Latina Brown
Brown Bell
Frances White Brothers
Smiley N. Pool
Wealtha Fortune

Pretenders
Margaret Mitchell
Leroy Brown, mailman
Mark S. Harmon
George P. Marshall
Patricia Neill
James A. Taylor
Betsy Ross
Morgan Friedman

Word of the day: aptronym, a name aptly suited to its owner; e.g.:
Mike Stone, landscape designer
James Fry, vegetable oils economist
Phyllis Bloodgood, registered nurse
Francis Vroom, school bus driver
Dave Pancake, skydiver