Monday, June 21, 2010

Noteworthy Names

Sandy Mudd
Sandy Rhodes
Penny Lane
Joy Hunter
Judy Long Speer
Mary Young
Mary Rich
Heidi Story
(Miss) Classie Duke
Spring Turner
Holly Budd
Rosa Flowers
Florrie Flowers
Poppy Browning
Rosemary Fish
Anita Booth
Willida Sweet
Retina Toomer
Carrie Stone
Errand Chapman
Trampas Stamper
Everleaner Wall
Hub Krack
Dawn Lynch
Goodluck Jonathan
Angel DeJesus
Angel Mudd
Wolfgang Pansi
Bob Corker
Buzz Fedorka
Kiki La Roux
Rosie Funches
Lola-Jo Lumpkins
Acquanetta Brown
Goldie Brown
Ginger Katz
Virginia Beans
Jean Beans
Lily Vanilli
Larry Arey
Mary Berry
Bill Brill
Cheryl Sherrell
Louise Lewis
Daron Doran
Gary T. Gray
Dave E. David
Worm T. Worm
Dolly Dimple
Dickie Duckett
Jackie Jolley Jester
Hunny and Bunny Feller (twins)
Minnie Assmus
Lotta Lotass, PhD
Conan Rimmer
Dick Pountain
Dick Nutt
Richard Head
Peter Cheape
Beau Wang
Candy Cox
Jack Seed
Amber Cummings
Marilyn Brown Furbush
Goldie Hoes
Starr Hooker
Dawn Sappho
Ella Biggadike
Diamond Queen
Tiara Gripper
(Mr.) Pearl Fryar
Fleetwood Loustalot
Solomon Onassis-Atwater

Pretenders
Charles E. Dickens
Robert O. Frost
Woodrow R. Wilson
Franklin Delano Williams
Queen Elizabeth Beckford
Glenn Ford
Nancy Walker
Walter I. Johnson
John Davidson
Charlie Brown
Bobby Brady
Buck Rodgers

Aptronyms
George Forrest, botanist
Bolitha J. Laws, judge
Grant Woolhead, fashion director
Doug Fang, humane society board member
Nicky Welfare, public assistance recipient
Charles H. Doom, Jr., Baptist bishop

Inaptronyms
Shan Cretin, professor
Don Ripper, picture framer
Martin Tickle, dental surgeon
David Goodenough, neurologist

Thanks to everyone who contributed.

4 comments:

JoAnn said...

Love this list! Good for a few chuckles. I know Dave E. David, his name has always made me giggle. His parents must have had a great sense of humor.

A name you missed is Peter Payne, who happens to be my periodontist; otherwise known as Dr. Payne.

Mykljak said...

Peter Payne would be a magnificent name for a urologist.

Jackie said...

I was listening to "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" on NPR this weekend, and a woman called in whose name was..."Patience Waite"! How perfect

Mykljak said...

That's a beautiful name, but a lot to live up to.