I knew a lady named Shella, born under Shell station sign.

My mother & her siblings had normal names but only one was ever called by her name, Cleo. There was Doris, called Bobbie; Helen, called Jonnie; Donald, called Pete; James, called Buddy.

My youngest brother's name is Danny, not Daniel. He likes it. He's 50+ years old.

As a school nurse, I have had 2 students still named Infant. It's just lazy moms who have not taken the time to add their real names to the birth certificates, but who think we are going to call them by those names. No dice, we gotta call them by what is on their birth certificate. So Infant they stay.
Also, we have children whose names are just unpronounceable by the way they are spelled, some take offense. I tell them "hey, don't get offended just let us know how you pronounce it and we will try again."
What were some of these moms thinking?

I see you are from Missouri... I'm from Southern iowa... I think I may have known these kids... if i remember correctly, they lived up to their names. :(

Oh, I forgot my neighbor down the road with the boys named Dallas, Houston, Tyler, and Austin. All Texas city names.

Oh, I had a student names Sabriety, because her mom was on drugs and thought she would stop when the baby was born. No luck there.

Years ago, I got to chatting with an 18-year-old girl as we walked home from a commuter train. Since we turned out to be neighbors, living on the same block, we introduced ourselves before parting ways.

Her name was Pooh Bear!

Understand, she told me this just as normally as if she were saying her name was Lori or Sue.

I asked if it was a nickname, but she said no, her mother named her that. Happily, she was totally okay with it.

Don't laugh, my name is Sandy Beach (Sandra E Beach). Got called Windy, Stormy, Rocky, etc., in high school.

where in Southern Iowa are you? I am in SE Iowa

Ahh.... why would you do that to three innocent babies??? Lol! I work nights, so my crazy middle of the night thoughts usually revolve around wondering what it is about babies that they seem to like to come in the middle of the night and when, oh when, is that clock going to speed up so I can go home and to bed! Virg

I know an older lady named Oella. And people who choose bible names could use Huzz and Buzz. Have some friends who have a Misty Dawn and a Tiersa(Tearz-a) Love!

I have a cousin named Belva. All 3 are old fashioned Southern names!

my nephews are Kristopher Jon and Kyle Jonathan. Weird.

My friends are Norman and Norma. They have 2 kids- Norman and Norma.

My sister's friend named her kid Precious.

Hubby is Jerry Sr. and we have Jerry Jr. It's not Big Jerry and Little Jerry since Jr. is now 26, it's Jerry the Young and Jerry the Younger, since hubby says he is not old.

My husband comes from the land of 2-names people.

Daryl-Keith
Barbara-Jo
Donna-Sue
Marsha-Kay
Janna-Lyn

And YES they that's how they talk to them. "Daryl-Keith you going to see your mother?" "Marsha-Kay how is that baby?"

I guess it's not too bad. He did marry a Cindi Jo, lol

Just don't call me that!! It makes me duck! My Momma only called me that when I was in deep trouble and about to get popped!!

Had some former church members who girls were named Misty and Fair....mother in law decided many many years ago if she had another child, boy or girl, its name would be Frances (or Francis) Dale....she got a girl and she doesn't even acknowlege Frances...goes by Dale.....I think (and I may be wrong) but the Dale was influenced by the Dale's steak sauce !!!

My grandmother wanted a boy as her first child, but got a girl and named her Mary George ! When she finally had a boy his name was George also !

I know a Sidona Willameena Attaleena , There just was no nick name either. I think it bothered her a lot.

In former husbands family we had
Big Jim
Little Jim
Baby Jim
Big Jesse and Little Jesse
Big Jesse was married to Delores (who was called Lori) so we also had Big Lori and Little Lori.
At least I named my 3 daughters normal names like Susan, Sandra, and Sharon LOL

LOL really did meat twins whos parents named them Hill and Valli :-P

When I was doing an OB rotation in school, a mother named her daughter Vagina - "Because that's where she came from"! can you imagine that poor girl in school?

Saw a mug shot in the paper for a guy that was wanted by the law - his first name was "Notorius."

Had a friend named Byrolene that left our church for another one. A few years later I saw her picture in the paper in an advertisement for a business she'd started. They had her name as Barbara. I asked her sister if she was now using a middle name or did the paper get her name wrong. Sis said no, "Byrolene" is just a nickname. Go figure!

a teacher in my HS was October Frost. Moved to VT, there is a local dog trainer named April Frost.

Re the kid named Precious - it seems some people pick a name for the baby without considering it will grow up to be an adult. Others consider it an adult from the start, how can you name a little baby Farnsworth or some such name?

I used to go to a dr here in Atlanta whose first name was Major......Dr Major Fowler !

My mother-in-law is a twin and her name is Bonnabell and her sister's name is Lullabell and they have another sister named Anabell, and my husband calls them the 3 ding dongs.

Sheesh, I have a hard enough time with Mike and Chris! (Or Michael and Christopher when I'm PO'd) :roll:

Years ago, I was a campfire leader and had a girl in my group whose name was Summer Day. My DD went to school with Itsa Crowe.

DM's sister named her two girls Velma and Zelma. Not twins. One of them got nick-named Dukie, probably Zelma- who's want to be named Zelma???

How about Le-ah....pronounced "la dash ah". And apperently that Mom wanted to sue because no one at the kids school could pronounce the name.
and Abcde...alive and well in Fredericton N.B

Up here we have Tigger, Peekaboo and Bubbalou.
I have heard of Donald Duck and more than a few Elvis's.
Then there is Caltoris,,,Clitty for short.


So glad my Mother stopped with me. She wanted to name us after the Dionne quads. I got Annette for a middle name. But then again, Wanda Marie, Dixie-Lee and Sandra Dee are our names. I am the only one who got stuck with the middle name.

Then again Mom's name is Minnie.

LMFAO

When we were expecting a new grendbaby my DIL calmly tells me that they have picked out baby names. For a girl they had picked "Indy Anna",
Our last name is Jones.
she was joking and we had a BoY!

I work in a school and I think the strangest names I have heard was a boy named Sixx, a little girl with the last name of Katz and they named her Allie (Allie Katz), and a boy who's last name was Munk and first name of Chip (Chip Munk). What are people thinking?

I grew up with the name Bambi Waylene Schlameus! Kind of like "A Boy Named Sue"--you get tough early.

A girl I worked with was named Sparkle and her sister was Twinkle. (They really should have been named Dumb and Dumber or Ditsy and ...)

hey thats my name its not so bad :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I have been called that, it is an old name but its mine :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I am a Phyllis. Initials are PHD. Therefore I was born with a PhD!

I once shared an office with a man whose last name was Huey. My last name is Dewey. Lewie never seemed to show up, so we put a sign on our office door that Louie was out to lunch.

I have a former SIL named Melva and a old acquaintance named Melba.

My cousin named her first child Sunshine, her second one named Starr. When she got pregnant again we were afraid she would name a boy Moon. But she didn't.

And my nieces names end in "Y", "I" and the last one ends in "IE" .

Those are my thoughts for the night. Although it's early eve at the moment.

Phyllis
PHD ;)

I am a Phyllis. Initials are PHD. Therefore I was born with a PhD!

I once shared an office with a man whose last name was Huey. My last name is Dewey. Lewie never seemed to show up, so we put a sign on our office door that Louie was out to lunch.

I have a former SIL named Melva and a old acquaintance named Melba.

My cousin named her first child Sunshine, her second one named Starr. When she got pregnant again we were afraid she would name a boy Moon. But she didn't.

And my nieces names end in "Y", "I" and the last one ends in "IE" .

Those are my thoughts for the night. Although it's early eve at the moment.

Phyllis
PHD ;)

When my youngest was being hatched, we thought I might have twins, and I really wanted, but didn't get, girls. I was going to call them Summer Lynn and Autumn Christina. Figured if they hated their first names, they could use their middles. But, another boy.

I worked at Publix with Summer, Spring and Autumn. Also April, May, June.

McKenzie is the traditional spelling of a last name. My daughters first name is spelled Mackenzie. We often have people capitalize the K in her name. We had to have a photographer reprint her soccer pictures last year because of it.

I also have to say, this thread could be dangerous. We're making fun of actual peoples names.

A man I used to work with, last name Coon, always got vetoed by his wife for baby names. He wanted to name son Isaac and daughter Ima

OK so I have a friend who had triplets - 2 girls and 1 boy
Bella, Bleu, and Bodie .... their last name starts with a B too!

I tried to tell her so was really be "calling the role" when she went to hollar at one! My mom always went down the list and our names were even close! lol

When my first child my daughter was born I wanted a soft sounding name but something that wasn't run of the mill.

so I experimented with names and came up with Sarabeth. Her middle name is Lee. So my mom hated it. She says you will regret it! I dont' regret it but I do have to say it has caused a lot of problems over the years

I continually have to say it is all one word NO Capital B and it is said like Elizabeth. NO her middle name isn't Beth and no there is no H.

When my DH worked at Goodyear Sara was only 1 and they entered her name wrong. It was on there as Sarbath. In 13 yrs I asked repeatedly to have it fixed but she remained Sarbath on their records! LOL

I have seen people write her name(dr offices etc) over the years as Sarah Beth or SaraBeth It is like my DH who hates to see his name as Glenn when it is supposed to be Glen. He gets radical when his name isn't right! LOL