I work with kids & I've been keeping a list of unusual ones I've run across

http://www.livejournal.com/users/tabologist/4864.html

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That list is so funny, Tabitha! Be sure to keep adding to it.

Come to think of it, I just remembered that I saw a story on Dateline, I think, about parents who give their kids these eccentric and/or made up names and how doing so really hurts them when they try to function in society later. What's with people? If you want to give your kid (yourself, your friends) a silly name, that's what nicknames are for. But when it comes to what is on your birth certificate, err on the side of caution and pick something more formal sounding. I remember Billy Bob Thorton said on Inside the Actor's Studio that that's the way his name actually appears on his birth certificate! So apparently his parents didn't have the presence of mind to at least name him formally William Robert. Thank god he was able to become a talented, successful actor because in other professional circles a name like that would have really hurt him.

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