Editing List of unusual names

The following '''list of unusual personal names''' is of people who have received media attention because of their name, or are otherwise widely recognized as having names that are unusual. This list includes both names given at birth, and people who have legally changed their names.

==People named after something else==
===Specific===
People named after a specific person, organization, fictional character or product.
* ''[[Armand Hammer]]'', industrialist. Named after the "[[Arm & Hammer|Arm and Hammer]]" symbol of the [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor Party]].<ref>[http://www.focusdep.com/biographies/Armand/Hammer Armand Hammer Biograp<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[:de:Cajus Julius Caesar|Cajus Julius Caesar]]'', member of the German Parliament [[Bundestag|Deutscher Bundestag]].<ref>[http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/C/caesaca0.html Deutscher Bundestag: Caesar, Cajus<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Camera Ashe'', daughter of tennis player [[Arthur Ashe]], named after his wife's profession (photographer)<ref>http://www.buzzle.com/articles/unusual-celebrity-baby-names.html</ref>
* ''Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined'', is a British teenager from Glastonbury, Somerset.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3369609/Teenager-changes-name-to-Captain-Fantastic.html</ref>
* ''[[Charlie Oatway]]'', whose full name is ''Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway'', named by his parents after the [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] 1973 first-team squad.<ref name="The most unusual footballer names ever">{{cite news| title = The most unusual footballer names ever| url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2053813,00.html| publisher = Guardian Unlimited| date = 2007-04-11| accessdate = 2007-08-04}}</ref>
* ''Christine Daaé'', A Phantom of the Opera fan who had her name legally changed to that of [[Christine Daaé|the character]].<ref>[http://www.phantomoftheopera.com/modules/article/view.article.php/c9/14 Articles - History of the Phantom Appreciation Society - Phantom of the Opera .com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Creedence Clearwater Couto]]'', a [[Brazil]]ian football player named after [[Creedence Clearwater Revival|an American music band]].<ref>[http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2053813,00.html The most unusual footballer names ever Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Eros]]-[[Adonis]]''. Name of a Belgian boy.<ref>[http://statbel.fgov.be/press/fl034_nl.asp Nieuwsflits n°34 : Wiske (v.) zoekt Suske (m.)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Espn'' (pronounced Espin). The name of two boys from Michigan and Texas, named for the popular cable sports channel [[ESPN]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3268161.stm BBC NEWS World | Americas | US babies get global brand names<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 
* ''Hitler Rousseau'', Youth advisor for the government of Colombia.<ref name="Hitler en Colombia">{{cite news| title = Hitler en Colombia| url = http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2005/10/12/4152860.shtml| publisher = La Voz de Galicia| date = 2005-10-05| accessdate = 2009-07-23}}</ref>
* ''Jesus Christ''. Born Jose Luis Espinal, he legally changed his name in December 2005.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/23/ap/strange/mainD8EM8NAO6.shtml CBS News Judge Lets Man Change Name to Jesus Christ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[GG Allin|Jesus Christ Allin]]'', later Kevin Michael Allin, known as GG Allin, named by his religious father<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:yzj9kett7q7m~T1 allmusic ((( G.G. Allin > Biography )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood]]'', a fan of the same.<ref>http://www.nqsouthern.com/digitalpublication/digitalpublications/index.cfm?dpid=86&section_id=521&article_id=1408</ref>
* ''[[Joker Arroyo]]'', a Philippine Senator. The name derives from his father's fondness of playing cards. He has a brother named Jack, also for the playing card of the same name<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4609892.stm BBC NEWS Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | The Philippine name game<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Kal-El Coppola'', son of actor [[Nicolas Cage]], is named for the fictional character [[Superman]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4307332.stm BBC NEWS Entertainment | Film | Baby boy for actor Cage and wife<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Kenesaw Mountain Landis]]'', American jurist and baseball commissioner, named after [[Kennesaw Mountain]] near Atlanta, Georgia.  His father had participated in the [[Battle of Kennesaw Mountain]] as a Union surgeon during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/alumni/landis.html</ref>
* ''Manchestar Yunayted''. A man from the [[Bulgaria]]n town of [[Svishtov]], who legally renamed himself after the famous English football team [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>??????? ????????, 21. ??? 2002</ref><ref>[http://www.bgfactor.org/index_.php?cm=11&id=12317]|????????? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?? ?????]</ref>
* ''Metallica''. Daughter of Michael and Karolina Tomaro, named after [[Metallica|a band]].<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/03/entertainment/main2642630.shtml Couple Fights To Name Baby "Metallica", Swedish Couple Locked In Court Battle With Authorities - CBS News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Minty Clinch''. Film publicist and journalist on [[The Observer]]<ref>[http://imdb.com/name/nm0166812/ Minty Clinch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Optimus Prime''. A member of the [[National Guard of the United States|United States National Guard]] who legally changed his name to one of a ''[[Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime|character]].<ref>[http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=3828 National guardsman changed his name to a toy wkyc.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Crosby by-election, 1981#Candidates|Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel]]''. British political candidate self-renamed after a [[Monty Python]] character. Born John Desmond Lewis.<ref>''What's in a Name?: Reflections of an Irrepressible Name Collector'', Merriam-Webster; (October 1996), ISBN 978-0877796138</ref>
* ''Toomer.com'', an Israeli programmer.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1271728.stm BBC News MIDDLE EAST | Israel's Mr .com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Wrigley Fields'', named for the baseball field [[Wrigley Field]]<ref>[http://nbc5.com/news/14180048/detail.html Birth Of A Fan - Wrigley Fields Is Born - News Story - WMAQ Chicago<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===General===
People whose names are nouns or other words not commonly used as a given name.
*''[[American McGee]]'', an American [[game designer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmcgee.com/blosxom.cgi/faq/ |title=American McGee's Personal Website and Weblog |accessdate=2009-02-20 |work=americanmcgee.com |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050403214430/http://www.americanmcgee.com/blosxom.cgi/faq/ |archivedate=2005-04-03}}</ref>
* ''[[Gwyneth Paltrow|Apple Martin]]'', daughter of [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and [[Chris Martin]]. The Hungarian word for apple, ''Alma'', is a rare female name in Hungary.<ref>[http://www.projo.com/lifebeat/content/projo_20060418_bnames.d732179.html Lifebeat Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Bluebell Madonna Halliwell'', daughter of writer [[Sacha Gervasi]] and Spice Girl [[Geri Halliwell]]<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-05-23-halliwell-baby_x.htm Geri Halliwell names baby Bluebell Madonna - USATODAY.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Bumble Ward'', a publicist and producer. [[Kevin Smith]], in ''[[An Evening with Kevin Smith]]'', commented: "Tim [Burton]'s publicist's name is Bumble Ward. There is somebody on this planet named Bumble. Bumble fucking Ward".<ref>http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/e/evening-with-kevin-smith-script.html</ref>
* ''[[Breece D'J Pancake]],'' short-lived writer of short fiction. The unusual initial came from a misprint of his first story, which he decided to not correct.<ref>http://athena.english.vt.edu/~appalach/writersM/pancake.html</ref>
* ''Crown Shakur Thomas'', a boy who died of malnutrition at the age of six weeks, after being starved by his parents (who were sentenced to life imprisonment).<ref>[http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13286030/detail.html Vegan Parents Get Prison In Infant's Death - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[God Shammgod]]''. American [[basketball]] player born on April 29, 1976 in [[New York City]] who played one season in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shammgo01.html God Shammgod Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Heaven Rain Charvet'', daughter of [[Brooke Burke]] and [[David Charvet]].<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/news/10301_More_babies</ref>
* ''[[Paula Yates|Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence]]'', daughter of [[Michael Hutchence]] and [[Paula Yates]]. Legally adopted by [[Bob Geldof]] in 2008.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-are-they-famous-no-1-heavenly-hiraani-tiger-lily-hutchence-1308074.html</ref>
* ''Island Shuler''. Daughter of North Carolina Democratic Representative [[Heath Shuler]].<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/news/story/8667686 ]{{dead link|date=December 2009}}</ref>
* ''Jellyfish McSaveloy''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4550000/newsid_4552600/4552604.stm CBBC Newsround Chat | Your Comments | Would you change your name?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Joybubbles]]'', a phone [[phreaking|phreak]].<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=13764518</ref>
* ''Just'in-love'', a college basketball player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guyism.com/2009/10/somebody-named-their-child-just-inlove-smith.html |title=Somebody named their child ?Just-in?love Smith? |publisher=Guyism |date=2009-12-16 |accessdate=2009-12-26}}</ref>
* ''[[Learned Hand]]'', an American [[judge]] and judicial philosopher.<ref>''Learned Hand: the Man and the Judge''.  Gerald Gunther.  Harvard University Press, 1994</ref>
* ''Loser Lane'' - a [[New York City Police Department|New York Police Department]] sergeant, mentioned in the book ''[[Freakonomics]]''<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/31/1027926917671.html Family's winner becomes a loser and loser a winner - smh.com.au<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Maybe Barnes'' (or Maybee or Maibe) a male child born 1663 in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org - Family History and Genealogy Records<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette''. Daughter of magician [[Penn Jillette]].<ref>[http://entertainment.msn.com/celebs/article.aspx?news=192888&GT1=6657 Jillette Names Daughter Moxie CrimeFighter - MSN Movies News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Norman Conquest (footballer)|Norman Conquest]]'', Australian goalkeeper.<ref>http://www.bangkokpost.com/050708_Sports/05Jul2008_sport001.php</ref>
* ''Peanut Kai Rademacher'', son of ''General Hospital'' actor, [[Ingo Rademacher]]<ref>http://www.buddytv.com/articles/general-hospital/general-hospital-actor-welcome-21598.aspx</ref>
* ''[[Peerless Price]]'', wide receiver for the [[Buffalo Bills]].
* ''Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee''. Son of actor and skateboarder [[Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] and actress [[Beth Riesgraf]].<ref name="50craziest">http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article2130988.ece</ref>
* ''[[Bob Geldof#Personal life|Little Pixie Geldof]]'', daughter of musician and activist [[Bob Geldof]] and [[Paula Yates]]. Known as Pixie Geldof.<ref name="50craziest" />
* ''Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow'', daughter of [[Cory Doctorow]] and [[Alice Taylor]].<ref>[http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/03/fine-news.html Birth announcement for Poesy on BoingBoing.net]</ref>
* ''[[Poppy Montgomery]]'', born ''Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue''. An Australian-born actress starring in the television series ''[[Without a Trace]]''.<ref>http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060916/news_1c16babyname.html</ref> Her brother is named Jethro Tull, and her sisters are named Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle and Marigold Sun.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/Spike/A-teeny-bit-expensive/2005/04/24/1114281451134.html</ref>
* ''Sparrow James Midnight Madden'', son of [[Joel Madden]] and [[Nicole Richie]]. Brother to Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303554,00.html</ref>
* ''[[Thursday October Christian I|Thursday October Christian]]''. The son of [[Fletcher Christian]] (leader of [[Mutiny on the Bounty|the mutiny on the Bounty]]).<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=8GAEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA386&dq=%22Thursday+October+Christian%22+unusual+name&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22Thursday%20October%20Christian%22%20unusual%20name&f=true</ref>
* ''They''. Formerly Andrew Wilson, of [[Branson, Missouri]].<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/archive/2004/09/23/namechange.DTL Man Legally Changes Name To 'They'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Urban Shocker]]'', a Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1910s-20s.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2007Mar29/0,4675,CubaWackyNames,00.html</ref>
* ''Wonderful Terrific Monds III'' was a baseball player in the [[Atlanta Braves]] farm system in the early 1990s. Wonderful Monds II was a defensive back with the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] in the 1970s, and won a [[Grey Cup]] in 1973.  WTM I, WTM III's grandfather, was given that name because his own parents were so pleased when their son was born. Baseball writer [[Peter Gammons]] called it "one of the greatest names" for a ballplayer he has heard.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/gammons/s/1118.html Peter Gammons<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Yahoo Serious]]'', Australian actor known for directing ''[[Young Einstein]]''.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/popcandy/2003-04-16-candy.htm</ref>
* ''Yahoo'', [[Mexico|Mexican]] boy born in 2007. Named because his parents met in a [[Yahoo! Messenger|Yahoo! chat]].<ref>[http://www.hoytecnologia.com/noticias/nino-llamado-Yahoo/23112 A boy named Yahoo (Spanish)]</ref>

==Names containing a meaning==
===Intentional===
Names which intentionally contain a phrase.
* ''[[Amor De Cosmos]]'', the second [[premier (Canada)|premier]] of [[British Columbia|British Columbia, Canada]]. His name in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) actually means "Love Of Cosmos".
* ''[[Condoleezza Rice]]'', former [[United States Secretary of State|US Secretary of State]]. Name is based on a misspelling of the Italian musical term 'con dolcezza' which means '[to be played] with sweetness'.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1352946,00.html 'I like lighthearted people. Besides, she's really smart!' Special reports | Guardian Unlimited<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[1000 de La Gauchetière|Émile de la Gauchetière]], Québécois writer whose name is a [[word play]] with the name of a [[Montreal]] [[1000 de La Gauchetière|building]].
* ''Espen Thoresen Hværsaagod-Takkskalduha''. A [[Norway|Norwegian]] radio reporter. He first changed his name from ''Espen Thoresen'' to ''Espen Thoresen Hværsaagod'' (Espen Thoresen You're welcome). Later he added the name ''Takkskalduha'' (Thank you very much).<ref>[http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=287408 Skifter navn<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Jello Biafra]], born Eric Reed Boucher, changed his name to this because of the two conflicting symbols. [[Jell-O]], a mass marketed food product with no nutritional value, against [[Biafra]], a failed secessionist state from Nigeria that lead to mass starvation.
* The name of [[Lindsay Crouse|Lindsay Ann Crouse]], daughter of [[Russel Crouse]], was an intentional reference to the playwrighting team of [[Lindsay and Crouse]].
* ''[[Mahershalalhashbaz Ali]]'', American actor. His name is Hebrew for "To speed to the spoil, he hasteneth the prey". Ali's name is derived from the Biblical book of Isaiah 8:1-3, where the name is usually given as "Maher-shalal-hash-baz."
* ''Mai Phat Sau Nghin Ruoi''. Vietnamese which translates to "Fined Six Thousand Five Hundred" to represent the 6,500 dong, the local currency, that father Mai Xuan Can was forced to pay for ignoring Vietnam's two-child policy. The boy changed his name to Mai Hoang Long when he turned 18.<ref>[http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_189010959.html ]{{dead link|date=December 2009}}</ref>
* ''Midnight Chardonnay'', registered name of a child in New Zealand<ref name="TalulaHula" />
* ''Mister Thorne'' ? So named because his mother believed that he'd become a high school geometry teacher when he grew up, "and then everyone will know him by that name."<ref>[http://www.misterthorne.org/re_mister.html Nights to Remember<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Nardwuar the Human Serviette]]''. [[Canada|Canadian]] celebrity interviewer and musician from [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/arts/walkoffame/nardwuar.html CBC.ca - Arts - Alternative Canadian Walk of Fame - Inductee: Nardwuar the Human Serviette<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Notwithstanding Griswold'', a female child born [[1759]] in [[Durham, Connecticut]]<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* ''Number 16 Bus Shelter'', registered name of a child in New Zealand<ref name=TalulaHula/>
* ''[[Robin Strasser|Robin Victory in Europe Strasser]]'', American actress born on May 7, 1945, which was officially proclaimed [[Victory in Europe Day|V-E Day]].
* ''[[Screaming Lord Sutch]]'', born David Edward Sutch, former leader of the [[Official Monster Raving Loony Party]].
* ''Spontaniouse Grant'', an aspiring model from [[Montgomery, Alabama]], seen on [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9|Series Nine]] of the reality TV series ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. She was named as a result of being born before reaching the hospital, and her mother deeming her birth "spontaneous."<ref>[http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/09/spontaniouse-to.html And the winner for Best Named Reality Contestant in the History of Ever is... PopWatch Blog | EW.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'' was the given name of a girl in [[New Zealand]]. In 2008, at the age of 9, she was made a [[ward (law)|ward of court]] in order that her name could be changed.<ref name=TalulaHula>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7522952.stm| title= NZ judge orders 'odd' name change| accessdate=2008-07-24| work = BBC News| date=24 July 2008 }}</ref>
* ''Trout Fishing in America''. In 1994, a Santa Barbara teenager named Peter Eastman Jr. legally changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America" after Richard Brautigan's [[Trout Fishing in America|novella of the same name]].<ref>Saker, Anne. [[The Oregonian]], 11 October 2007. [http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/stories/index.ssf?/base/living/119197050984080.xml&coll=7 "Searching upstream"]. Retrieved 18 December 2007.</ref>
* ''[[Will Power]]''. Australian driver for [[Penske Racing|Penske Championship Racing]] in the [[Indy Racing League]].
* ''[[World B. Free]]''. Retired [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player. His given name was Lloyd B. Free, and later changed his name back to his given name.
* ''Wu Suowei'' ({{zh|c=???}}), son of Chinese TV host [[Yang Lan]] and her husband [[Wu Zheng]], sounds identical to Chinese expression for ''doesn't matter'' or ''whatever''.<ref>[http://fun.china.com/zh_cn/star/chinese/11015621/20041011/11909101.html ????????? ????????????-???-????]</ref>

===Political===
Names changed (or given) for political purposes or as a form of protest
* ''[[america Hoffman]]<!--sic-->,'' son of revolutionist [[Youth International Party|yippies]] [[Abbie Hoffman|Abbie]] and [[Anita Hoffman]]. Given the name "america", with a "small a", to indicate both patriotism and non-[[jingoism|jingoistic]] intent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/parents/story/0,3605,423191,00.html |title=Children of the revolution |accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=The Guardian |date=January 17, 2001}}</ref>
* ''Austin Haddock'' was the name (temporarily) for [[Austin Mitchell]], British [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Grimsby|Great Grimsby]], who changed his name by [[deed poll]] in support of his [[haddock]] fishermen constituents in October 2002. They were suffering from the effects of an EU fisheries ban enacted over concerns of dwindling [[North Sea]] fish stocks.
* ''[[Byron Looper|Byron (Low Tax) Looper]]''. Former [[Tennessee]] politician Byron Looper changed his middle name to "(Low Tax)" as an election ploy; in 1998 he murdered his electoral opponent, state senator [[Tommy Burks]].
* ''CutoutDissection.com'' - The former Jennifer Thornburg changed her name to the Web address for a [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]]-run anti-[[dissection]] website to protest the practice of animal dissection.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJYy1JxxR_8tAZKEr_gEgzLRaVkgD93PQF8G0 ]{{dead link|date=December 2009}}</ref>
* ''Goveg.com'' (pronounced Go Vedge Dot Com). [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] activist Karin Robertson changed her name in 2003 to promote the organization's [[veganism|vegan]] website. In 2006 she reverted to her birth name, later saying "I never thought I would be Goveg.com forever. It was just a great way to pique people's interest."<ref>[http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=109193&ran=124671 Two of three PETA activists drop their Web site monikers HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Kentucky Fried Cruelty#KentuckyFriedCruelty.com|Kentucky Fried Cruelty.com]]''. A [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] staff member who was known as Chris Garnett before he [[name change|changed his name]] in 2006.
* ''Legal Tender Coxey'' - Infant son of [[Jacob S. Coxey, Sr.|Jacob Coxey]], leader of [[Coxey's Army]].
* ''Miss Alice''. A New Zealand lawyer, formerly known as Rob Moodie, who legally changed his name to protest the Old Boys' Network that runs the judiciary.<ref>[http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/209/articleID/19855/Default.aspx TV3 > News > Story > Alice in the High Court<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[HEMP Party|Nigel Freemarijuana]]'' was for many years the public face of the HEMP Party (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) in Brisbane standing as a candidate in various elections.
* ''[[Pro-life movement|Pro Life]]'' is a perennial political candidate in the state of Idaho born Marvin Richardson.
* ''[[Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus]]'' is an Irish politician who has changed his name several times in order to draw attention to his campaign issues.
* ''[[States Rights Gist]]'', Confederate General during the American Civil War<ref>[http://www.aboutfamouspeople.com/article1166.html States Rights Gist - History Celebrities<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Yorkshire Bank PLC Are Fascist Bastards''. Born Michael Howard but changed his name legally after being charged £20 for a £10 overdraft. Having subsequently been forced to close his account, he asked that the remaining balance be paid by cheque made out to his new name.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/newsquiz_25.shtml BBC - Radio 4 - Comedy - History of the News Quiz<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Double entendres===
Names which, when read, can double as a word or phrase. These names? double meanings are either unintentional, or composed of common given names.
* ''Líber Arce'' - His name sounds like ''liberarse'' (Spanish for "to break free"). He was the first person to be killed by the police during the clashes of the late 1960s in Uruguay. (see [[:es:Líber Arce|the Spanish-language article]])
* ''Jack Ass''. Born Robert Craft, he legally changed his name to Jack Ass then brought a plagiarism lawsuit against [[MTV]] for their comedy sketch series ''[[Jackass (TV series)|Jackass]]''.<ref>[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/mrjackass1.html The Smoking Gun: Archive<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2003/08/01/news/mtregional/znews08.txt Missoulian: Hot Springs man who changed name to Jack Ass dies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Ima Hogg]]'', daughter of [[List of Governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]] [[Jim Hogg|James Stephen Hogg]]. [[Urban legend]] contends that she had a sister named Ura Hogg (and occasionally one named Sheysa or Vera as well), but this is false.
* ''Tu Morrow'', daughter of [[Rob Morrow]] and his wife Debbon Ayer (ayer means yesterday in Spanish).<ref>[http://imdb.com/name/nm0001555/bio Rob Morrow - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Jaime Sin]]'', [[Filipino people|Filipino]] clergyman, was known as ''Cardinal Sin'' because of his status [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|within the Catholic Church]]. Sin was said to play a joke on his title, welcoming visitors to his archbishop's residence with the greeting "Welcome to the House of Sin"; journalist [[P. J. O'Rourke|P.J. O'Rourke]], an occasional visitor to the Philippines, has cited such actual newspaper headlines as "Sin requires sobriety". (See the term "[[Mortal sin|cardinal sin]]").
* ''[[Joey Buttafuoco]]'' an American auto mechanic who made headlines in 1992 for his affair with Amy Fisher
* Randy Bumgardner, director of hospitality at the [[White House]] <ref>{{cite web|author=Posted in Home Life, Inside HomesComments (0) |url=http://www.washingtonlife.com/tag/randy-bumgardner/ |title=Randy Bumgardner &#124; Washington Life Magazine |publisher=Washingtonlife.com |date= |accessdate=2009-12-26}}</ref>
* ''[[Dick Assman]]'', a Canadian gas station owner whose name was celebrated on ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'' as a running gag.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orvspaUn0YU&feature=related Video of Letterman "Assman" feature]</ref>

==Unusually long names==
* Aldaberontophoscophornia Bowen Fearing.<ref>[http://home.comcast.net/~kerseylist/cousins.htm Famous Cousins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (See [[Longest word in English#Coinages]].)
* [[Al Gallagher|Allan Mitchell Edward George Patrick Henry Gallagher]] ("Dirty Al" Gallagher), played for the San Francisco Giants; parents had saved up names for a boy and gave them all to him when he was born. Source: ''The Baseball Trivia Book'' by Bert Randolph Sugar.
* Anna Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophelia Prudence Quince Rebecca Sarah Teresa Ulysis Venus Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeno Pepper, a British woman who was named with a first name in the order of the alphabet. Her name brought interest to [[Robert Ripley]], who published a profile of Pepper in an issue of ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!|Ripley's Believe It Or Not!]]'' in [[1929]]. Due to the length of her name, she was nicknamed "Alphabet" for short.
* [[Charlie Oatway|Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway]] is an [[England|English]] [[Association football|footballer]] who was named after all 11 players of a [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.]] side.
* Autumn Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries Hart Burns Johnson Willard Dempsey Tunney Schmeling Sharkey Carnera Baer Braddock Louis Charles Walcott Marciano Patterson Johansson Liston Clay Frazier Foreman Brown, an American child born in 2007.<ref>[http://www.expressandstar.com/2007/06/22/autumns-a-real-knockout/ Autumn?s a real knockout! : Express & Star:<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116]]'' (pronounced Albin) was a name given to a child by the parents of a [[Sweden|Swedish]] family in May 1996. The name was rejected by a Swedish court. The child?s name was later changed to Å (also pronounced Albin), however this too was rejected.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6525475.stm Baby named Metallica rocks Sweden] - BBC News</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=etMKE-RmuWwC| title=Brilliant Baby Names: How to Choose a Name That You and Your Child Will Love |author=Laura King}}</ref>
* [[Brian Eno|Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno]] is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer.
* [[Cal McLish|Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish]] (Cal "Buster" McLish) Pitcher for several major-league baseball teams about 1948?1964. Source: ''The Baseball Trivia Book'' by Bert Randolph Sugar.
* [[Clarissa Dickson Wright|Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Dickson Wright]] - British celebrity chef, known for being one half of TV duo [[Two Fat Ladies]].
* [[Dikembe Mutombo|Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo]], basketball player for the [[Houston Rockets]]
* [[Queen Fabiola of Belgium]], born Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón.
* [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo|Guillaume Emmanuel Paul de Homem-Christo]], member of the popular french electronic duo, [[Daft Punk]].
* [[Wolfe+585, Senior|Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff]], the man with the longest name recorded. He had 26 given names (each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet); his last name was 590 letters.
* James Dr No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill Golden Eye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Bond. David Fearn, 23, from Walsall, changed his name to the names of every [[James Bond]] movie at the time in order to celebrate the release of the latest Bond film.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/200611270022 New Statesman - Where were you?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg|Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg]], German politician, Federal Minister of Defence since since 28 October 2009.
* [[Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache]] (1884?1917), British Army captain who died during the First World War. Son of eccentric clergyman [[Ralph Tollemache]] (1826?1895), whose other children were also given long names.
* Lleieusszuieusszesszes Willihiminizisteizzi Hurrizzissteizzi, a resident of [[Los Angeles]]; appears in Robert Ripley's second ''Believe It or Not!'' Book (1948).
* [[Louis Antoine Jullien|Louis George Maurice Adolphe Roche Albert Abel Antonio Alexandre Noë Jean Lucien Daniel Eugène Joseph-le-brun Joseph-Barême Thomas Thomas Thomas-Thomas Pierre Arbon Pierre-Maurel Barthélemi Artus Alphonse Bertrand Dieudonné Emanuel Josué Vincent Luc Michel Jules-de-la-plane Jules-Bazin Julio César Jullien]], (April 23, 1812?March 14, 1860) was a French conductor.
* [[Nicholas Barbon|Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebone]].<ref>Letwin, William. ''The Origins of Scientific Economics''. London: Routledge, 2003. p. 48.</ref> Although "phrase names" were not unheard of with Puritans this is remembered as an unusually long example. He was son to [[Praise-God Barebone]]. The story that Praise-God's brothers were named Christ-came-into-the-world-to-save Barebone and If-Christ-had-not-died-thou-hadst-been-damned Barebone (supposedly shortened to Damned Barebone) is disputed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZCwJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA153&ie=ISO-8859-1 |title=Dictionary of national biography - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2009-12-26}}</ref>
* Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, full name of Spanish painter [[Pablo Picasso]].
* [[Peaches Geldof|Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof]], daughter of [[Bob Geldof]] and [[Paula Yates]].
* Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams was a girl born in [[Beaumont, Texas]] on September 12, 1984. Her name appears to be a conglomeration of various words from Hopi and perhaps other languages; [[Koyaanisqatsi]] means "life out of balance" in Hopi. Her name was subsequently lengthened to Rhodawaktanannacaramellicadayshatunthunduishimotrincorvetticamelonporchettadawantachevrolettaredmondicaphillad<br />elpharazinnaphinneloppiarhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth-Darshekkiakaroqodish Williams, after which, on October 5, 1984, her father, James Williams, filed an amendment, further expanding her first name to 1,019 letters and her middle name to 36 (but this new name was never published).<ref>[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]], 1995.</ref>
* Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antoguella, full name of [[Rudolph Valentino]], movie star.
* S. Ellen Georgianna Sör-Lökken had the longest first name according to the Guinness Book of Records. The first name was just a string of random nonsense.
* [[Chaminda Vaas|Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas]], (born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala), usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer.

===Portuguese Braganza Monarchs===
Several 19th century [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[List of Portuguese monarchs|monarchs]], of the [[House of Braganza]] of the 19th century (from 1826 onwards, [[House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]), had unusually long names:
* [[Carlos I of Portugal|Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão de Bragança]], King of Portugal
* [[Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal|Luís Filipe Maria Carlos Amélio Francisco Vítor Manuel António Lourenço Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis Bento de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança]], Prince Royal of Portugal
* [[Luís I of Portugal|Luís Filipe Maria Fernando Pedro de Alcântara António Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis João Augusto Júlio Valfando de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança]], King of Portugal
* [[Manuel II of Portugal|Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança]], King of Portugal
* [[Maria II of Portugal|Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga da Áustria e Bragança]], Queen of Portugal
* [[Miguel of Portugal|Miguel Maria do Patrocínio João Carlos Francisco de Assis Xavier de Paula Pedro de Alcântara António Rafael Gabriel Joaquim José Gonzaga Evaristo de Bragança]], King of Portugal
* [[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro de Alcântara Francisco Antônio João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim de Bragança e Bourbon]], King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil
* [[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Bragança e Habsburgo]], Emperor of Brazil and son of Pedro I
* [[Peter V of Portugal|Pedro de Alcântara Maria Fernando Miguel Rafael Gonzaga Xavier João António Leopoldo Vítor Francisco de Assis Júlio Amélio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança]], King of Portugal
* Alfonso Maria Isabel Francisco Eugenio Gabriel Pedro Sebastian Pelayo Fernando Francisco de Paula Pio Miguel Rafael Juan José Joaquin Ana Zacarias Elisabeth Simeón Tereso Pedro Pablo Tadeo Santiago Simon Lucas Juan Mateo Andrès Bartolomé Ambrosio Geronimo Agustin Bernardo Candido Gerardo Luis-Gonzaga Filomeno Camilo Cayetano Andrès-Avelino Bruno Joaquin-Picolimini Felipe Luis-Rey-de-Francia Ricardo Esteban-Protomartir Genaro Nicolas Estanislao-de-Koska Lorenzo Vicente Crisostomo Cristano Dario Ignacio Francisco-Javier Francisco-de Borja Higona Clemente Esteban-de-Hungria Ladislado Enrique Ildefonso Hermenegildo Carlos-Borromoeo Eduardo Francisco-Régis Vicente-Ferrer Pascual Miguel-de-los-Santos Adriano Venancio Valentin Benito José-Oriol Domingo Florencio Alfacio Benére Domingo-de-Silos Ramon Isidro Manuel Antonio Todos-los-Santos de Borbón, Infante of Spain and Portugal<ref>[http://genealogy.euweb.cz/capet/capet42.html Genealogy.eu]</ref> (son of [[Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain]])

==Names changed for business purposes==
* ''[[Captain Beany]]'', legally changed his name from Barry Kirk in 1991, named after his fondness of [[baked beans]]
* ''[[DotComGuy]]''. Legally changed his name from Mitch Maddox in 2000 as part of a publicity stunt of spending an entire year in his house, on the Internet.  Using the Internet, he obtained a puppy, which he called DotComDog.
* ''[[GoldenPalace.com]]'' (Pronounced Golden Palace Dot Com). In March 2005, the casino paid Terri Iligan $15,000 after winning an E-Bay Auction to legally change her name.<ref>[[n:Woman sells name on eBay]]</ref>
* ''Sunshine Megatron'', owner of [[T-Shirt Hell]]. Originally named Aaron Landau Schwarz, he established the site http://www.givemeaname.com, inviting people to choose a new name for him and paying $25,000 to the winning submission.
* ''[[Warrior (wrestler)|Warrior]]''. American professional wrestler, born Brian James "Jim" Hellwig. Legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993 in order to use the name outside of the WWF.
* ''Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra'', actually named Bill Holland, was a painting contractor who changed his name to Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra as a marketing gimmick so that people could find him "in the back of the phone book". A 1979 ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' article said that he was able to achieve this goal in the San Francisco phone book in eight out of fifteen years, although he had to keep adding Zs to his last name because Zelda Zzzwramp and Vladimir Zzzzzzabakov had become the last listings in the phone book.<ref name="timezzzzzzzzzra">{{cite news | title=Time Magazine | work=Zany Zach | accessdate=January 16, 2007 | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916974,00.html}}</ref>
* ''[[Crosby by-election, 1981#Candidates|Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel]]'', a 22-year-old student from Hayes in Greater London. Changed his name from John Desmond Lewis by [[deed of change of name|deed poll]] to contest the [[Crosby by-election, 1981#Candidates|Crosby by-election of 1981]]. The name comes from a character in a sketch from the popular [[BBC Television]] comedy series ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''. In the sketch, "[[Election Night Special]]", the character by that name wins in Luton in a general election as the "Silly Party" candidate.<ref name="demon">[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1979.html Byelections in the 1979-83 Parliament]</ref><ref>Chapman et al, ''Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words''&nbsp;&nbsp;Volume 1, London: Mandarin Paperbacks, 1990 (ISBN 0-7493-0226-7).</ref>
* ''[[Chyna]]''. American professional wrestler, born Joanie Laurer. Legally changed her name to Chyna in 2007 in order to use her ring name outside of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]].
* ''[[Kamakazi (BMX rider)|Kamakazi]]'', born Jamie Hildebrandt, an Australian [[BMX racing]] racer who competed in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Summer Olympics]]
* ''[[Chad Ochocinco]]''. American football player for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the NFL, born Chad Johnson. Legally changed his surname to "Ochocinco" (his nickname) in 2008, in order to have "Ochocinco" listed on the back of his jersey instead of "C. Johnson".
* ''War Machine''. American mixed martial artists born Jon Koppenhaver. After a TNA wrestler copyrighted the name the War Machine Rhino in 2008, Koppenhaver legally changed his name to War Machine in order to keep using the name in the UFC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmamania.com/2008/08/28/jon-koppenhaver-legally-changes-name-to-war-machine/ |title=Jon Koppenhaver legally changes name to 'War Machine' |publisher=MMA Mania |date=2008-08-28 |accessdate=2009-12-26}}</ref>

==Numbers==
* ''[[:pt:Dix-Sept Rosado|Dix-Sept Rosado]]'', whose first name means "seventeen" in French, was one of several brothers with French numerals for names born to a Brazilian family from [[Mossoró]]. He later became a politician and there is a town named after him.<ref>[http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rn/govdixseptrosado City Brazil - RN - Cidade de Governador Dix-Sept Rosado<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His brother, ''Vingt-Un'' ("twenty-one") was a writer and journalist.
* ''[[FM-2030]]'', philosopher and futurist (1930?2000), formerly Fereidoun M. Esfandiary, who changed his name to reflect a potentially different future, which he hoped to see in 2030, age 100.
* ''[[Jennifer 8. Lee]]'', adopted her unusual middle name in her teens, because [[Culture of China|Chinese]] [[Tradition|custom]] sees the [[8 (number)#In other fields|number 8]] as a symbol of prosperity.
* ''Jon Blake Cusack 2.0''<ref>"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/536073521.html?dids=536073521:536073521&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+02%2C+2004&author=Bill+Hoffmann%2C+Wire+Services&pub=New+York+Post&desc=WEIRD+BUT+TRUE&pqatl=google Weird but true]" ''New York Post''.  February 2, 2004</ref>
* ''[[Ottavio Cinquanta]]'', president of the [[International Skating Union]]
* ''[[Perri 6]]'', Director of Policy and Research at [[Demos (UK think tank)|Demos]] and Professor of Social Policy at [[Nottingham Trent University]].
* ''[[Ten Million]]'', Baseball player from the 1910s.
* ''[[Chad Ochocinco]]'', NFL player formerly known as Chad Johnson. He changed his name to a nickname he had previously given himself based on his number 85.

==Miscellaneous==
* Born God Supreme Thompson.<ref>[http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071203/NRSTAFF/71203017 Police ID 2 killed in Greensboro], [[News & Record (Greensboro)|News & Record]], December 3, 2007</ref>
* ''@'' was the name given to a child by a Chinese couple. In Chinese, the symbol @ is pronounced "ai ta" which in Chinese means "love him". Li Yuming, the deputy chief of the State Language Commission, did not say if officials accepted the name.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_china_language ]</ref>{{dead link|date=December 2009}}
* ''4real'' was the name New Zealand parents attempted to give their child. They were told that numerals were not allowed. The parents are debating this law and, if no name has been registered by [[July 9]], the boy will be legally named "Superman"; friends and family will call him "4real".<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/name.child.ap/index.html]</ref>{{dead link|date=December 2009}}
* [[A B Kovacs]], first name is the single letter "A".<ref>
{{cite web
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 | title = The JREF Welcomes A B Kovacs as New Director of Operations
 | work = JREF News
 | author = Phil Plait
 | accessdate= December 22, 2008
}}</ref>
* ''[[Adolf Lu Hitler Marak]]'' is an Indian politician.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2800585.stm BBC NEWS South Asia | Voting for Frankenstein<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Exree Hipp''. Former basketball player at University of Maryland.<ref>"Harker Prep forward Hipp orally commits to Maryland". ''The Sun'' (Baltimore, MD). November 5, 1991.  "Hipp's name has drawn as much notice as his game."</ref>
* The musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] changed his name to [[:File:Prince logo.svg|an unpronounceable symbol]] in 1993 as the result of a contractual dispute. He reverted this change in 2000.
* ''[[Revilo P. Oliver]]'', American philologist and Neo-Nazi with a palindromic name.<ref>{{cite book | url = http://www.heretical.com/oliver/index.html | title = The Jewish Strategy | author = Oliver, Revilo P. | publisher = [[Palladian Books]] | year = 2002 | chapter = Introduction | quote = My first name, an obvious palindrome, has been the burden of the eldest or only son for six generations. }}</ref>
* ''[[Robert Trebor]]'', American actor with a [[palindrome|palindromic]] name, (Born Robert Schenkman).<ref>[http://www.whoosh.org/issue14/itreb1a.html#trebor An Interview With Robert Trebor]</ref>
* ''Sydney Harbour-Bridge'', born Ian Howgate; changed his name as a charity stunt.<ref>[http://www.crocclub.co.uk/mkii/page.php?page=reggie&vol=6&article=8 The Crocodile Club - The Alumni Association of Imperial College Radio<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Other names considered were Sydney Opera-House and Phil Harmonic-Orchestra.
* Musician [[Frank Zappa]] gave his children unusual names, including ''[[Moon Zappa|Moon Unit Zappa]]'', ''[[Dweezil Zappa]]'', ''[[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa]]'', ''Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa''.
* 19th century English cricketer Julius Caesar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/11515.html|accessdate=December 14, 2009|title=Julius Caesar|publisher=[[ESPN]]|work=[[cricinfo]]}}</ref>
*Bubba Bubba Bubba had the previous name of Raymond Allen Grey Jr.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/25079/man_changes_name_to_bubba_bubba_bubba/index.html|accessdate=December 14, 2009|title=Man Changes Name to Bubba Bubba Bubba|newspaper=[[redOrbit]]|publisher=[[redOrbit]]|date=December 1, 2003}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mononymous person]]
* [[Unisex name]]
* [[Naming laws in the People's Republic of China]] - examples of names that could not be registered in China

==References==
===Notes===
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==External links==
* [http://www.irmi.com/Expert/Articles/2001/Klein07.aspx G. Barry Klein] ? "He named his son Hath Christ Not Died for Thee Thou Wouldst Be Damned Barebone. The son later changed his name to Nicholas Barbon."
* [http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20031017.html What's in a Name?] ? Profile of [[body modification]] enthusiasts who have changed their names
* "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4609892.stm The Philippine name game]" at [[BBC News]], 14 January 2006

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