I have an ancestor called Hulda Hogg, though she went by Hilda. Her brothers successfully convinced people that they were called “Hogue” (cite).
ETA: Well, they’re famous in one provincial park in Western Canada. Is that good enough for this thread?
The eminent immunologist Dr. Zoltan Ovary. A native of Transylvania, he pronounced it oh VAH ree. And no, AFAIK, he never dabbled in gynecology. (Maybe not even on the side; he left no immediate survivors.)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali gee,
Down by the east riverside,
Leads the general assem-ba-leee!
Sorry, I haven’t slept.
The best part about Boutros-Boutros Ghali is that his friends call him “Boo-boo.”
Picabo Street
Bassist Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond. His parents had the same last name.
Well known in my original field of study, but not to the general public, Mantle Hood.
Evidently they were also extremely silly. Is the first Hammond for his mother or his father?
The Cleveland Indians have had Milton Bradley and Coco Crisp in recent years. And the Cavs just picked up Shaquille O’Neal, which you know was made up to rhyme on purpose.
Maybe sports figures ought to be disqualified from this thread - too easy.
Didnt I heard in the SDMB about the time of the elections of some politician called Mike Hunt?
“The wind doth smell so bittersweet
Like jasper wine and sugar
It must have blown through someone’s feet
Like those of Caspar Weinberger”
Shia le Beouf?
Nope, it is indeed Lucious Pusey (who apparently changed his last name to Seymour.). I spent too much time researching silly names before starting this.
Meanwhile, getting back to the repetitive front, we have Dr. Monica Monica, ophthalmologist and 1999 US Congressional candidate; Jerome K. Jerome, author; Lang Lang, classical pianist; John Myers Myers, author; Grace Grace, Australian Member of Parliament; and for some reason, a lot of these [come](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh)from Cameroon.
Remember: we are not looking for intentionally silly names (I’m looking at you, Frank Zappa!) or things people have chose for themselves.
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Ya-ya Dia (pronounced ‘jaw’), and Boubacar Aw (pronounced ‘ow’), all Georgetown basketball players in the 1990’s
Button Gwinett signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase?
Spider Robinson, author.
It’s a little known fact that after the 2002 Winter Olympics, Picabo donated a large sum of money to the St Mark’s Hospital Premature Babies Intensive Care ward. They renamed it Picabo ICU.
OK I’m sorry. But there really is a Picabo St.
I was going to guess Lucious Jackson - mainly because the band Luscious Jackson named itself after him.
I always chuckle at Rep. Dick Armey’s name.
I know. But Wiki does say she used “Bird” on her marriage license.
Jerome K.Jerome writer of the charming Three men and a boat (to say nothing of the dog)
Fanny Ramsbottom
Richard Seaman
George Aho