# Any one up for more crazy names? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744 "2009-04-11T15:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/61 "2009-04-16T22:49:49Z")
There is a pretty well regarded guy in my field of immunology. Dr. Beat Imhof. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/62 "2009-04-17T01:29:01Z")
My dad went to school with Pete Rabbit. He still lives around here. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/63 "2009-04-17T03:33:22Z")
There’s a pro baseball player who’s name is Angel Pagan Pronounced AHN-hel PA-gahn…but still funny when read in “english” ---
**Author:** ![hawksgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/64 "2009-04-17T04:03:29Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > La-a > > Pronounced “La’Dasha” Oh my god, there’s more than one?! My mom showed me this name yesterday. She said the parent insisted that, “The dash isn’t silent.” ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/65 "2009-04-17T15:47:56Z")
> [@hawksgirl](#): > > Oh my god, there’s more than one?! My mom showed me this name yesterday. She said the parent insisted that, “The dash isn’t silent.” So, _La-Dash-A_? Mercy! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/66 "2009-04-17T17:58:22Z")
If she lived outside Moscow, she could have a dacha. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/67 "2009-08-10T17:39:20Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Friends of the family, (lovely people, I might add) recently had a daughter named Joie. That’s pronounced Joe-E, Joey. Not Joy. Now who is ever going to see “Joie” written down and work out that it’s supposed to be “joey”? No one, is my guess. The kid’s going to be explaining that one forever. _Joie_ is a perfectly-good French word. It means ‘joy’ and is pronounced something like ‘zhwah’. If little Joie ever comes to Canada, she may have problems. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/68 "2009-08-10T17:46:17Z")
> [@hawksgirl](#): > > Oh my god, there’s more than one?! My mom showed me this name yesterday. She said the parent insisted that, “The dash isn’t silent.” Would you mind telling us a little about how your mom came across the name? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/69 "2009-08-10T17:58:08Z")
> [@hawksgirl](#): > > Oh my god, there’s more than one?! My mom showed me this name yesterday. She said the parent insisted that, “The dash isn’t silent.” > [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > So, _La-Dash-A_? Mercy! > [@Marley23](#): > > Would you mind telling us a little about how your mom came across the name? The reason for the question is that there’s [pretty good reason to believe](http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/le-a.asp) this is most likely an urban legend. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/70 "2009-08-10T18:00:40Z")
In the interest of fairness, I’ll provide a random Google cite showing that the name I supplied to this thread [does apparently exist](http://pr-puerto-nuevo.doctors.at/dr/rafael-pagan-colon-drrafaelapagancolondds). ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/71 "2009-08-10T18:07:21Z")
> [@Avarie537](#): > > And I saw another good one on Craigslist the other day: Ambrosia. It wasn’t even in the “casual encounters” section - just somebody trying to rehome a dog. > [@chacoguy](#): > > Ambrosia was the food of the gods that made them immortal. I know an attractive woman named ‘Ambrosia’; I’ve sometimes wondered if, you know, I could maybe extend my lifespan. > [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](#): > > There is a woman here in Madison with the last name of Ambrosius. That’s her given name. She makes gourmet chocolates. I don’t eat sugar, but I had a piece of it and almost passed out it was so good. In Spanish, Ambrosía (ambroSEEah) is the food of the gods; Ambrosia (amBROseeah - 3 syllables only) is the female form of Ambrosio. It doesn’t sound pr0n to me, just old fashioned. > [@Sir T-Cups](#): > > There’s a pro baseball player who’s name is Angel Pagan > > Pronounced AHN-hel PA-gahn…but still funny when read in “english” Ángel “Theypay”? Do you know where the lastname is originally from? I suspect it’s not originally from Spain, even if he is Hispanic as your phonetics appear to indicate. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/72 "2009-08-10T18:16:33Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Ángel “Theypay”? Do you know where the lastname is originally from? I suspect it’s not originally from Spain, even if he is Hispanic as your phonetics appear to indicate. He was born in Puerto Rico, and **Sir T-Cups** didn’t give the right stress. The last name would be “Pa-GAN,” and if you want to include all the accents, the guy’s name is Ángel Pagán. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/73 "2009-08-10T18:21:51Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > - Justice (I ask the same question as the other year: what happens if he gets named to the Supreme Court?) I don’t think this is going to be an issue. > [@](#): > > - Uplove Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![andiepandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@andiepandie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andiepandie)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/74 "2009-08-10T19:59:13Z")
In Toronto we have [Dr. Stubbs](http://www.psurg.com/phalloplasty_surgery.htm) who specializes in penis lengthening surgery. (No pics, but link is potentially NSFW and/or embarrassing to be caught viewing due to mentions of phalloplasty and genital enhancement) ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/75 "2009-08-10T21:44:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I went to school with a girl named Sandy Rhodes. Her father, of course, went by “Dusty.” There’s a guy at my church named Dusty Rhodes. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/76 "2009-08-10T22:06:01Z")
I was reading some (knitting?) article and the woman featured had the very cool and rather humorous last name of Heyho. Heyho! Let’s Go! Someone at our dentist office has the last name of **Heythaler**. Which always cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/77 "2009-08-11T03:16:16Z")
There was an old guy in my hometown when I was growing up who was named Dusty Rhodes. I presume he’s dead by now. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/78 "2009-08-11T07:39:34Z")
I have come in direct contact with people with the following names: Dorkelisha (Silent “i”) Christine Mohammed (whose middle name, IMHO, should have been Judith) Dilla Lopp Lalonnie Lynn (pronounced like Leilani) Grail (hated to be called “Cup” and had \*never heard \*of wicked, bad, naughty Zoot) Richard Rust Tara Cotton Grace Belcher Angel Beavers Sparkles Conye (pronounced “Connie”) Gerl (like Gerald, only not) Geral (see previous) Nixb Slyder (Pronounced Nixby. Female, and very cool) I have secondhand knowledge of these: Siblings named Excaliber (female) and Essex (male) [Texas urologists Dr. Dick Chopp (specializes in vasectomies) and Dr. Hardemann (among other things, treats erectile dysfunction)](http://www.urologyteam.com/our-doctors/dr-richard-chopp.htm) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/79 "2009-08-11T13:50:35Z")
The Detroit Tigers have a reliever by the name of Fu-Te Ni. Yep, the game chatter I was casually watching was soon full of Monty Python jokes and pics… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744.md?page=3)