Strange but true BIRTHnames of NORMAL people you've known

I've got all of you beat. My actual birth name is Blueberrian. I've gone by my middle name, Heath all of my life though.

MyAngel MyDestiny

Stagger Lee wrote:

I just though of a couple more.

There were two brothers from around here named Lemonjello and Orangejello (pronounced O-ron-ja-low and Lem-on-ja-low). Not kidding.

You from the 'Lou, Stagger Lee? I remember seeing an article about those guys a while back. They're from somewhere over on the East Side, if I recall.

Moe's Tavern wrote:

I knew a lady named Happy Savage.

In my sister's class there was a girl named Female (pronounced Fa -Molly) Jackson.

Right on cue. What thread about strange names doesn't have someone claiming to know "female," too. And I bet La-sha (Ladasha) will pop up too.

Henry Fondler decided to name his son Peter Fondler

True Story

jaybird wrote:

Stagger Lee wrote:

I just though of a couple more.

There were two brothers from around here named Lemonjello and Orangejello (pronounced O-ron-ja-low and Lem-on-ja-low). Not kidding.

You from the 'Lou, Stagger Lee? I remember seeing an article about those guys a while back. They're from somewhere over on the East Side, if I recall.

I am. But apparently this is an urban legend. Just thought of another one. There used to be a tire place here in town called Ewers Tire. The guy's name was Dick Ewers. Teenagers would call the place and say, "Is this Dick Ewers?"....."Yeah,"....."Well you better come and get it then."

Wilmarudolph wrote:

Went to school with a Richard (Dick) Head, Tim Burr.

There are two mailboxes with neighbour's side by side, Bugg and Gurr.

Our physician was Docotr Doktor, from Asia.

You can't make this stuff up.

Actually, yes... you can make this stuff up. It's pretty easy if you try.

Former UC Irvine runner Buffy Rabbit

In a similar vein, I went to college with a guy whose surname was Light. This was thirty years ago. He told me his father had gone through his entire life being called "bud." One day, his father's life changed with an ad campaign for a new product from the Anheiser Busch brewery.

I also had a high school classmate with the surname Lawless. His father was a judge.

Pathologist named Dr. Slaughter

Two surgeons named Dr. Bland and Dr. Dull who operated together a lot

Future orthopedist named Dr. Crosher (pronounced crusher)

Tree

Rainy

oh please wrote:

Went to school with Ronald McDonald. Born around 1974 I'd guess. Not sure if the fast food chain had a Ronald McDonald at that time, so maybe it was no big deal then.

1974 returning from a cross country meet in West Virginia, the team van gets passed by Ronald McDonald driving a Cadillac Eldorado. So yes Ronald McDonald had a daytime gig in 1974.

LI?

Since this is a track and field website, we need to mention that the 21st annual Dick Small Invitational just occurred in Defiance, Ohio

Although somewhat celebrities, they are birthnames nonetheless:

Dick Butkus

Richard Little

Ima Pigg

Lou Gehrig. I mean, what are the chances that a guy dies from a disease that turns out to be his own name?

kid on my high school team: Johnson Wang

TJR25 wrote:

I know of a kid who runs/ran in high school, his real birth name is "Slam Dunkley" not even kidding, look him up on milesplit. He runs or ran for a school in Pennsylvania, not sure if he graduated yet.

His birth name is Dumonde, not Slam. Look him up.