# Why give your child a name like this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 22, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765 "2003-05-22T07:14:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/121 "2003-12-11T05:54:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheMusicMan \* > \*\*There was a teacher in my high school named Mr. Hoek (pronounced “hook”). > Yes, he had been in the military. > Yes, he had attained the rank of Captain. > Yes, he RETIRED after attaining said rank. > > So this teacher was, officially, Captain Hoek, Ret. \*\* I used to know a Sgt. Carter, and man, did we make with the Gomer Pyle jokes. Fortunately, he had a good sense of humor about it. ---
**Author:** ![wendyrules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85e7bf/32.png) [@wendyrules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wendyrules)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/122 "2003-12-11T06:05:26Z")
There’s a boy in my son’s class who’s called California Green, his mother’s name is Siren and his father’s called Ollie! I think they’re quite bizarre names! Justin Case is another one… ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/123 "2003-12-11T07:04:30Z")
My mom once had a professional acquaintance with a man named Royal King. His wife’s name was Victoria. She once also knew a Dr. Death (pronouced deeth), and I believe a Dr. Kevarkian, with two a’s. ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/124 "2003-12-11T07:07:08Z")
I know of a Major Gay. His first name fortunately is not Lee. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/125 "2003-12-11T07:19:05Z")
I always say this: but there was a Jack Wang that went to my brother’s high school. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/126 "2003-12-11T07:43:40Z")
On one of the teams in our local softball league last summer we discovered the Green sisters, Emerald and Jade. There was also a girl at my daughter’s school whose given names were Forest Jade. Yep, last name Green. When my sister was just a young teacher she had a boy in her class named Ty. Not Tyler, just Ty. Son of Dr. Tack. I only hope he had a middle name he could use. ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/127 "2003-12-11T11:58:14Z")
It has always puzzled me as to why the media in Australia hasn’t made more mileage out of the names of the 2nd and 3rd ranked politicians in our governing Liberal party - Tony **Abbott** and Peter **Costello**. You only need to see them in action in the parliamentary broadcasts on our national public TV network to realise how aptly they are named. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/128 "2003-12-11T14:09:20Z")
My mother went to high school with a girl named Godzilla Jones. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/129 "2003-12-11T16:06:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nyctea scandiaca \* > \*\*\ and never met another Blake. \*\* I went to school with a guy named Blake. I loved his name so much that I named my son Blake. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/130 "2003-12-11T17:37:08Z")
I went to school with two brothers whose surnames started Krchz… (or similar), and were pronounced Chechenovich, and the teachers couldn’t get their tongues round it, so they got called K1 and K2. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/131 "2003-12-11T18:05:54Z")
Knew a girl last name of Przybysz. It’s pronounced “shib-ish” (Americanized Polish). ---
**Author:** ![Copper\_moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/132 "2003-12-11T20:12:13Z")
I know a guy named Jay Ray. What _ **was** _ his mama thinking? :rolleyes: He goes by his middle name though like any intelligent person would. ---
**Author:** ![punkkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@punkkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punkkid)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/133 "2003-12-11T21:31:24Z")
I knew a man called Hamid Badbakht-Bichaare, which translates from Farsi to English as, roughly.: Hamid Helpless-Miserable. I have no idea. No idea. ---
**Author:** ![c\_carol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@c\_carol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_carol)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/134 "2003-12-12T02:33:33Z")
I used to know a Wendy Day. And I once had a customer whose first name was _Lasagna_. I don’t know if she pronounced it like a pasta dish, but I did get her to confirm the spelling, thinking that what I saw couldn’t possibly be right. It was. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/135 "2003-12-12T04:38:08Z")
I would also like to personally thank whomever the doper was that brought to light a gentleman with a most hysterically unfortunate name: **Roger Mycock** This as become my hotmail address 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Maynar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Maynar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maynar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/136 "2003-12-12T04:51:06Z")
I had a small growth removed from my left hand. The surgeon’s name? Dr. Groper. 'tis true. ---
**Author:** ![Maynar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Maynar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maynar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/137 "2003-12-12T04:52:13Z")
Did I mention he was a hand specialist? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/138 "2003-12-12T05:48:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shirley Ujest \* > \*\*I would also like to personally thank whomever the doper was that brought to light a gentleman with a most hysterically unfortunate name: **Roger Mycock** > > This as become my hotmail address 😃 \*\* [Here you go… it was **paulberserker**.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=4159396&highlight=roger+mycock#post4159396) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/139 "2003-12-13T02:00:40Z")
This topic was brought up on my favorite talk radio show recently (all you Chicagoland Dopers, you gotta listen to Roe & Garry on weekdays) These name really work better spoken, but I’ll give it a shot anyway. Pronounced: “Absity” Name: ABCDE Prononced: Orangelo & Lemongelo Names: OrangeJello and LemonJello" Other names: Mary Juana \*\*\*\*\*(Last name forgotten) Nosmo King And of course, Jermaine Jackson’s son, [Jermagesty](http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1355/1_99/68648245/p1/article.jhtml) ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765/140 "2003-12-13T02:34:45Z")
My great-aunt Myrtle married a wonderful man named Sam Beech. At least they were cool about it, and went to Florida for their honeymoon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765.md?page=8)