# Worst Names Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 7, 2001, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913 "2001-10-07T10:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/61 "2001-10-09T14:51:54Z")
I knew a poor soul whose parents named him **Rhett Butler** , and he had the air of someone who has received a lot of shit in his life re: his name. I also knew a guy by the name of **Brian Cox** , who had a brother named **Harry** … I’ve also known a **September** and an **December**. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/62 "2001-10-09T14:56:12Z")
No double entendre here, but **Beuford Pusser** is a name to have. There was a movie aboiut him many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/63 "2001-10-09T15:12:38Z")
While cataloging books in a library once, I saw one by a retired army officer who wrote books on Arab military history. His name was [Mahmud Shit Khattab](http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/mejweb/arabac94.htm). To be fair, his middle name was pronounced “Sheet” and should have been spelled Shith, which is the Arabic form of Seth. But the Egyptian dialect form spelled it Shit. I felt really bad about entering a person’s name in the catalog like that, so I broke the Library of Congress transliteration rules and spelled it “Shet”. So far in this thread, I like Hung Wei Lo and Fu Kin Hung the best. If those weren’t real, someone would have had to invent them! LOL ---
**Author:** ![Corrvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@Corrvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corrvin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/64 "2001-10-09T22:03:45Z")
In southeastern Oklahoma there is a middle school named after a former principal, Mrs. Kidd. Unfortunately, they named the school after her by FULL name… the Pansey Kidd Middle School. I kidd you not. Corr ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/65 "2001-10-09T22:55:16Z")
i was working at a university this summer, and going through a list of international students’ names, I came across a Korean guy named… Lik Kok There was also an Italian man named… Tony Ferroni And I know a man named… Dick Handler Thank god for my parents and their boring choices… ---
**Author:** ![\_Uigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e9a140/32.png) [@\_Uigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Uigi)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/66 "2001-10-09T23:07:25Z")
My wife attended high school (Baldwin FL) with a girl whose name was Tiki Palfalfa (sounds just like I’ve spelled it). Odd… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/67 "2001-10-10T00:34:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ScottHaneda \* > \*\*Anyone know of a site out there that lists some horrible name combinations, searched google and I can not find anything, probably since I dont really know the best way to search it out. Like horrible first and last name combinations. Watching “meet the parents” and Gaylord Focker is pretty bad, any others out there. > > thanks \*\* Well, I found [this](http://www.ilmc.com/secure/ilmc/sillynms.html). I don’t know if it is exactly what you’re looking for, though… ---
**Author:** ![weeds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@weeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weeds)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/68 "2001-10-10T12:26:35Z")
I been watching TV Ontario’s series Battleships and in the credits in large letters Peter Butt. ---
**Author:** ![Echo23TC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Echo23TC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Echo23TC)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/69 "2001-10-10T14:27:59Z")
I was looking through the list of employees several years ago and ran across “Weed, Richard”. When I started chuckling about it, I was informed that this older gentleman went by “Dick”, and brooked no shit about his name! ---
**Author:** ![Baron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de0a6/32.png) [@Baron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/70 "2001-10-10T15:01:16Z")
I’ve got a couple. First, there is the guy I used to work with, Larry Lawrence. I always wanted to call him “Larry Larry”. The other one is somewhat priceless. I work for an Israeli company, and while some of the guys have strange names, they’re not too bad…except for Nimrod. Yes, this guy’s first name is actually Nimrod. I’ve been told it doesn’t have the same meaning in Hebrew, and that it’s supposed to rhyme with “Road”, but it’s still a pretty bad name to have. ---
**Author:** ![Skijumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Skijumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skijumper)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/71 "2001-10-10T18:14:42Z")
Maybe not the worst, but certainly memorable: I once knew a man called Atomic Wong. If you think that’s funny, wait till you meet his brother Nucleus… I am not kidding! It’s like working with the Wonder Twins. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/72 "2001-10-10T21:54:54Z")
How about the former Chicago White Sox outfielder, **Rusty Kuntz**? ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/73 "2001-10-10T22:33:05Z")
I work with a **Sharon Peters**. ---
**Author:** ![shell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@shell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shell)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/74 "2001-10-10T22:41:46Z")
In my hometown healthcare center there are two physicians; the gynecologist is Dr. Love, and the ocologist is Dr Die. Thank goodness I haven’t needed the services of either one of them. I was also in school with a Richie Cunningham during the _Happy Days_ craze. He caught his fair share of razzing but nothing compared to another fellow in class… Tim Penis (properly pronounced “pen-is”, not 'peen-is"). That poor kid, I think the instructors mispronounced his last name on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![jane\_says](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jane\_says](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jane_says)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/75 "2001-10-11T00:34:12Z")
There’s a couple who live one town north of here named Harry and Rosie Butte. I know I’ll think of more…give me a sec… ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/76 "2001-10-11T01:04:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mlerose \* > \*\*My cousin grew up in the Russian River area in Northern California. She went to school with some kids with really odd names. The family I remember best had the last name Palikis (pronounced puh-lee-kiss). They had a son named Freakus (yes, rhyming with the last name) and a daughter named Groovy Nipples. > > The unfortunate thing about the name Groovy Nipples is that you can’t even have a decent nickname! > > (yes this is my first post; I’m a newbie, please be nice) \*\* Just wanted to note that I would date a chick named Groovy Nipples. Just for that. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/77 "2001-10-11T09:39:54Z")
One of the customers where i work has recently changed his name to… Cloud Of Unknowing Clearly the guy is a grade 1 moron. His Credit Card says Cloud O. Unknowing. He is our office Dickhead of the Month. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/78 "2001-10-11T13:18:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baron \* > **I’ve got a couple. First, there is the guy I used to work with, Larry Lawrence.** I knew a Larry Lawrence too. We called him Widdle Wawwy Wawwence. Also know a Harold (Harry) & Dorkus Beaver. (I hesitate to post this because they’re the most wonderful couple.) ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/79 "2001-10-11T13:18:59Z")
One of our university deans was named Richard Dangle, and insisted on the name ‘Dick’. :rolleyes: One of my friends in high school had a brother named Minh. We made sure to be _very_ careful how we greeted him after the unfortunate incident of one of us yelling across the hall “Hi Minh!” We had a job candidate recently whose name totally cracked me up… I’ll have to look around for the paperwork to jog my memory. -BK ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913/80 "2001-10-11T17:40:04Z")
I went to school with a Mike Hunt, as well as a poor soul whose name was Phuc Ngo. Though I don’t remember how the first name was pronounced (I know it WASN’T like “f-u-c-k”) I remember the long pause before his name was called at our graduation ceremony! We had a math teacher in the same school named Virginia Dick. True names I’ve encountered in my work: Barry Derryberry, Constance Beaver, Sheri (pronounced Cherry) Love (!), and----this is an awful thing to do to a kid—Panda Baird. My mother works in a hospital and (oops–breaking confidentiality) once told me that a MAN was staying there and his name was Pastel Puffenberger. Hate to think of the nicknames possible! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-names-ever/85913.md?page=5)