The following is a list 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 name.

People named for something else

Specific

People named after a specific person, organization, fictional character or product.

• Armand Hammer, famous industrialist. Named after the "Arm and Hammer" symbol of the Socialist Labor Party.^[1]
• Christine Daaé, A fan who is obsessed with Phantom of the Opera and had her name legally changed to that of the character.^[2]
• Espn (pronounced Espin). The name of two boys from Michigan and Texas, named for the popular cable sports channel ESPN.^[3] However, in Scandinavia, both Esben and Espen are somewhat common names.
• Eros-Adonis. Name of a Belgian boy.^[4]
• Hapoel Tel Aviv, a baby born in Israel in 2006, who was named by his father after his favourite football club Hapoel Tel Aviv^{[citation needed]}.
• Harley Quinn Smith, daughter of filmmaker Kevin Smith, named for the Joker's sidekick Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series.
• Iuma Dylan-Lucas Thornhill. Named after the Internet Underground Music Archive's "Name Your Baby IUMA" ^{[citation needed]}contest.^[5]
• Jesus Christ. Born Jose Luis Espinal, he legally changed his name in December 2005.^[6]
• Jesus Christ Allin, later Kevin Michael Allin, most well known as GG Allin, named by his fanatically religious father ^[7]
• Joker Arroyo, a Philippine Senator. His 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 ^[8]
• Kal-El Coppola, son of actor Nicolas Cage, is named for the fictional character Superman. ^[9]
• Keldorn - First name of an Estonian boy named after the character Keldorn Firecam from the PC game Baldur's Gate 2^{[citation needed]}
• Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American jurist and baseball commissioner, named after Kennesaw Mountain near Atlanta, Georgia.
• MegaZone, an American IT/programming geek who legally changed his name (from Brian Bikowicz) on April 12, 2000. Originally taking the name from Megazone 23 as a login in 1989.
• Metallica. Daughter of Michael and Karolina Tomaro.^[10]
• Oleúde José Ribeiro, nicknamed "Capitain" was a Brazilian football player. His first name is a badly misspelled rendition of Hollywood ^{[citation needed]}
• Minty Clinch. Film publicist and journalist on The Observer ^[11]
• Optimus Prime. A member of the United States National Guard. ^[12]
• Sony PlayStation, born John Serling, legally changed his name after he became obsessed with the game console ^{[citation needed]}
• 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.
• Tupac Shakur rapper named after an Incan.^[13]
• Tomer.com, an Israeli programmer.^[14]
• Matrix, an Estonian named so by his parents due to them seeing the movie of the same name. Shortly after this case a law was enacted by Estonian parliament to prevent further naming children after celebrities, misspellings and cultural references, as it might become annoying for a child once he grows up.^{[citation needed]}
• John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, a fan of the same.

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General

People whose name is a noun or other word not commonly used as a given name.

• American McGee, video game designer (Quake, American McGee's Alice) famous for having an unusual name.^[15]
• Apple Martin, daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. The Hungarian word for Apple Alma is a rare, but not unheard-of female name in Hungary.^[16]
• Baby Hospital, feral child^[17]
• Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, daughter of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell ^[18]
• Boo Moore, minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization in 1980s/90s ^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^[19]
• Reverend Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe.
• Crown Shakur Thomas, a boy who died of malnutrition at the age of 6 weeks old, after being starved by his parents, who were sentenced to life imprisonment.^[20]
• Depressed Cupboard Cheesecake. Child of a couple in Kent, England^[21]
• Flipper Reddolphin - Guitarist from South Wales ^{[citation needed]}
• God Shammgod. American basketball player, who played one season in the NBA after being picked by the Washington Wizards in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft. He was born on April 29, 1976 in New York City.^[22]
• Heaven Rain Charvet daughter of Brooke Burke and David Charvet. Known as Rain Charvet
• Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence, daughter of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates. Known affectionately as Tiger Hutchence to family and friends.
• Island Shuler. Daughter of former NFL quarterback Heath Shuler. ^[23]
• Jellyfish McSaveloy^[24]
• Loser Lane - a New York Police Department sergeant, mentioned in the book Freakonomics ^[25]
• Maybe Barnes (or Maybee or Maibe) a male child born 1663 in New Haven, Connecticut^[26]
• Miroslav Šatan. NHL Hockey Player (pronounced Shah-tahn).
• Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette. Daughter of magician Penn Jillette. ^[27]
• Muffin Lord. Director at The Rutgers College Honor Programs. ^{[citation needed]}
• Peerless Price, wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills.
• Picabo Street (her parents pronounced it "Peek-a-BOW", not "Peek-a-BOO"), American skier.
• Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee. Son of actor/skateboarder Jason Lee and actress Beth Riesgraf.
• Little Pixie Geldof, daughter of musician/activist Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. Known as Pixie Geldof.
• Poppy Montgomery, born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue. An Australian-born actress starring in the television series Without a Trace. Her brother is named Jethro Tull, and her sisters are named Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle and Marigold Sun.
• Poet Siena Rose Goldberg, daughter of Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg.
• Rocket, Racer, Rogue and Rebel Rodriguez, All children of film director Robert Rodriguez
• Thursday October Christian. The son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the mutiny on the Bounty).
• They. Formerly Andrew Wilson, of Branson, Missouri.^[28]
• Urmas-Armas Ingel (engl. Urmas-Sweet Angel). An eccentric Estonian poet.
• Tuesday Weld. US actress. Born Susan Ker Weld.
• Wonderful Terrific Monds III was a baseball player in the Atlanta Braves farm system in the early 1990s. WTM I, his 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.^[29]
• Yahoo Serious, Australian actor known from Young Einstein.
• Zeppelin Wai Wong, born in San Francisco and named after the Graf Zeppelin which his parents saw overhead when he was born. (According to Herb Caen, Wong says it could be worse: "Suppose it had been the Shenandoah?"
• Coco Crisp. Major League Baseball center fielder for the Boston Red Sox. [[1]]
• Wrigley Fields, named for the baseball field Wrigley Field ^[30]

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Miroslav Šatan (born October 22, 1974 in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the New York Islanders. ... Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955 in Greenfield, Massachusetts) is an American comedian, illusionist, juggler and writer known for his work with fellow illusionist Teller in the team known as Penn & Teller. ... Peerless LeCross Price (born October 27, 1976 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver who played for the Buffalo Bills (1999-2002), Atlanta Falcons (2003-2004), Dallas Cowboys (2005), and currently the Buffalo Bills. ... For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... Picabo Street (born April 3, 1971 in Triumph, Idaho) is an American skier, now retired and living in Portland, Oregon. ... Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor and professional skateboarder. ... 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Names containing a meaning

Intentional

Names which intentionally contain a phrase.

• Amor De Cosmos, the second premier of British Columbia, Canada. His name in Portuguese actually means "Love Of Cosmos".
• Condoleezza Rice, current US Secretary of State. Name is based on a mis-spelling of the Italian musical term 'con dolcezza' which means '[to be played] with sweetness'.^[31]
• Constant-Désiré Despradelle, French-born dean of architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Espen Thoresen Hværsaagod-Takkskalduha. A Norwegian radio reporter. He first changed his name from Espen Thoresen to Espen Thoresen Hværsaagod (Espen Thoresen You'reon/Hereyouare meaning simply 'please' ). Later he added the name Takkskalduha (Thankyouverymuch).^[32]
• Legal Tender Coxey - Infant son of Jacob Coxey, leader of Coxey's Army.
• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. American actor.
• 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.[2]
• Masiosare Spanish for "If [someone] would [eventually] dare" (Mas si osare). This poetic form is not common in Spanish, but is part of the Mexican National Anthem. For this, a lot of people had this name, because a lot of parents still believe that is a proper name ^{[citation needed]}
• Mister Thorne — So named because his mother figured (literally) that he'd become a high school geometry teacher when he grew up, "and then everyone will know him by that name." ^[33]
• Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.^[34]
• Notwithstanding Griswold a female child born 1759 in Durham, Connecticut^[35]
• Robin Victory in Europe Strasser, American actress born on May 7, 1945, which was officially proclaimed V-E Day.
• Savior God Scientist Allah is the name of a 16-month old infant who died after falling from a seventh story window on April 20, 2006^[36]
• Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch, leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party
• Trout Fishing in America. In April 1994, a Santa Barbara teenager named Peter Eastman Jr. legally changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America" after Richard Brautigan's novella of the same name. ^{[citation needed]}
• Vista Avalon is the legal name given to Microsoft MVP Bil Simser's daughter born May 18th, 2007 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Vista is the name of Microsoft's operating system, released in 2007. Avalon is the codename given to Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation, part of the .NET 3.0 framework.^[37]
• World B. Free. Retired NBA basketball player. His given name was Lloyd B. Free, and later changed his name back to his given name.
• Wu Suowei (Chinese: 吴所谓), son of Chinese TV host Yang Lan and her husband Wu Zheng, sounds identical to Chinese expression for doesn't matter or whatever.^[38]

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Political

Names changed for political purposes or as a form of protest

• america Hoffman, son of revolutionist yippies Abbie and Anita Hoffman. Given the name "america", with a "small a", to indicate both patriotism and non-jingoistic intent.^[39]
• Austin Haddock was the name (temporarily) for Austin Mitchell, British MP for 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 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.
• Free Rob Cannabis - Marijuana activist from Glastonbury, UK
• Goveg.com (pronounced Go Vedge Dot Com). PETA activist Karin Robertson changed her name in 2003 to promote the organization's 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."^[40]
• Kentucky Fried Cruelty.com. A PETA staff member who was known as Chris Garnett before he changed his name. He changed it back in 2006.
• 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.^[41]
• 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.
• 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^[42]
• 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.^[43]

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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.

• Argelico Fucks, Brazilian footballer.
• Be-Curteous Cole a male child born 1570 in Pevensey, Sussex, England^[44]
• Ben Dover, English pornographer
• Jaime Lachica Sin a Philippine clergyman, was known as Cardinal Sin because of his status 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". (He is not to be confused with the term "cardinal sin").
• Dick Assman (properly pronounced "assmun"). Canadian service station owner whose name propelled him to international celebrity status in 1995.
• Dick Mann, motorcycle hall of famer.
• Dick Passwater, won a race in NASCAR's formative years
• Dick Pole, baseball player^[45][46][47]
• Dick Seaman, early British Grand Prix racing star
• Dick Trickle.^[48] With a combined total of up to 1,200 wins in all racing forms to his credit, he has been called "America's Winningest Driver."
• Fair Hooker - Wide Receiver, Cleveland Browns 1969-1974
• I. M. Hipp, former running back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers college football team^[49]
• Ima Hogg. Daughter of Governor of Texas James Stephen Hogg. Urban legend contends that she had a sister named Ura Hogg, but this is false.
• 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. He died of a suicide on July 21, 2003.^[50][51]
• Lucious Pusey - Linebacker for Eastern Illinois University, legally changed his name to Lucious Seymour.^[52]
• Phil McCavity, British pornographer
• Ray Zin, Owner of Micrel. ^{[citation needed]}
• Rusty Kuntz, baseball player
• Shanda Lear, daughter of Bill Lear, founder of Lear Jet Corporation
• Young Talkmore Nyongani, Zimbabwean 400 metre sprinter.

Argelico Argel Fucks (born 4 September 1974 in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian professional footballer. ... Pevensey is a small village (1991 pop. ... Ben Dover (born Simon Lindsay Honey, also known as Steve Perry) is an English pornographic actor and director/producer of pornographic movies. ... Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines (1974-2005) Jaime Cardinal Sin, also Jaime Lachica Sin (August 31, 1928–June 21, 2005) (Chinese name: 辛海梅; 辛海棉), was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin (born August 31, 1928 in the Philippines) was the 14th of 16 children of Juan Sin and Maxima Lachica. ... Dick Assman (born ca. ... Dick Bugsy Mann (born June 13, 1934) is an American motorcycle racer born in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Dick Passwater was an American racecar driver who raced in NASCAR and USAC. He started racing after World War II, and was active in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Richard Henry Pole (b. ... Richard John Beattie Dick Seaman (born February 3, 1913 in Chichester, Sussex, England - died June 25, 1939 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium), was the greatest pre-war Grand Prix driver from Britain and famously drove for the Mercedes Benz team from 1937-1939 in the W125 car having been personally selected by... Dick Trickle (born October 27, 1941 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) is an auto racer. ... P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ... The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882-August 19, 1975 was one of the most respected Texas women of the 20th century. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... James Stephen Jim Hogg (March 24, 1851-March 3, 1906 was a Texas lawyer and statesman, and the first native to become Governor of Texas. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Look up jackass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Russell Jay Kuntz (born February 4, 1955, in Orange, California) was a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder. ... William (Bill) Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. ... C-GBFP - Adlair Aviation - Learjet 25 (LJ25) refueling at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada. ... Young Talkmore Nyongani (born 2 September 1983 in Makonde) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. ...

Unusually long names

• 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.^[53]
• Aldaberontophoscophornia Bowen Fearing^[54]
• Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Locku Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (pronounced "'eɪ.kɑn") is the real name of Akon, a Senegalese-American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
• 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! in 1929. Due to the length of her name, she was nicknamed "Alphabet" for short. ^[55]
• Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, the man with the longest name ever recorded
• Lleieusszuieusszesszes Willihiminizisteizzi Hurrizzissteizzi, a resident of Los Angeles; appears in Robert Ripley's second Believe It or Not! Book (1948).
• Lord Daniyaal as-Saadiq al-Amin Salaam u'Allah (Lord D.A.A.S. u'Allah). Formerly Daniel Green; convicted of the murder of James R. Jordan, Sr. (father of Michael Jordan)^[56]
• Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon.^[57] 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 name may not be authentic. 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.^[58]
• Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.
• Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams was a girl born in Beaumont TX in 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. It is often said that her father changed her name to something even longer a few years after she was born.
• "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 the all the James Bond movies in order to celebrate the release of the latest Bond film^[59].

Kishan Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara Akon Thiam,[1][2] often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam[3] (born October 14, 1981),[4] and better known by his stage name Akon, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. ... // Robert Leroy Bobby Ripken (December 25, 1890-May 27, 1949) was born Leroy Ripken in Santa Rosa, California and is most known for his founding of the nationally-syndicated series, Ripleys Believe It or Not. ... For the TV series, see Ripleys Believe It or Not (TV series). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of unusual personal names. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... James Raymond Jordan, Sr. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... Nicholas Barbon (c. ... Praise-God Barebone (or Barbon) (c. ... Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof[1] (born 16 March 1989) is a writer, broadcaster, socialite and media figure in the UK. // Geldof was born in London in 1989, the second daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates. ... Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof[1], KBE[2], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [3], is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Paula Yates Paula Yates (24 April 1960 - 17 September 2000) was a British television presenter, best known for her work on cult TV music show, The Tube. ... Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance is a 1982 film directed by Godfrey Reggio with music composed by minimalist composer Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke. ... “007” redirects here. ...

Portuguese Braganza Monarchs

Several 19th century Portuguese monarchs, of the House of Braganza of the 19th century (from 1826 onwards, Braganza-Wettin or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Braganza), had unusually long names: This is a List of Portuguese monarchs from the independence of Portugal from Castile in 1139, to the beginning of the Republic in October 5, 1910. ... The Royal House of Braganza (Portuguese: Casa Real de Bragança, pron. ... The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that ruled the area of todays German state of Saxony for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland. ... Capitals Coburg and Gotha Head of State Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany, in the present-day states of Bavaria...

• Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão de Bragança, King 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 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 Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança, King 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 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 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 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

Carlos I, King of Portugal KG pron. ... Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza Prince Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal and Duke of Braganza KG (pron. ... Luís I, King of Portugal KG (pron. ... King Manuel II (r: 1908–1910) Manuel II, King of Portugal KG GCVO (pron. ... Maria II, Queen of Portugal, (pron. ... Miguel I, King of Portugal/pron. ... Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil (pron. ... Pedro V, King of Portugal KG (pron. ...

Names changed for business purposes

• Andrew "Test" Martin, professional wrestler who legally included his ringname "Test" in his real name in order to use it without trademark infringement from World Wrestling Entertainment.
• 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.
• 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.^[60]
• Warrior. American professional wrestler, born Brian James "Jim" Hellwig, best known for appearances as the Ultimate Warrior in the WWF. 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 article said that he was able to achieve this goal in the San Francisco phone book in eight out of 15 years, although he had to keep adding Z's to his last name because Zelda Zzzwramp and Vladimir Zzzzzzabakov had become the last listings in the phone book.^[61]

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Zappa Children

Musician Frank Zappa had a penchant for giving his children unusual names. In a segment on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno asked him why he had given his children these names. His answer: "Because I wanted to." In "The Real Frank Zappa Book" he remarked, "People make a lot of fuss about my kids having such supposedly 'strange names'. But the fact is that no matter what first names I might have given them, it is the last name that is going to get them in trouble." Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ...

• Moon Unit Zappa, his oldest child, did the valspeak on Zappa's 1982 song Valley Girl. She goes by Moon, insisting that Unit is her middle name.
• Dweezil Zappa was born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa because the hospital refused to register the Zappas' chosen name. He has since legally changed his name to Dweezil.
• Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa. His third given name comes from the flying Japanese movie monster of the same name
• Diva Magika (nee Muffin) Zappa. So named because, according to her father, she was screaming louder than all the other babies in the nursery.

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Numbers

• 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.^[62] His brother, Vingt-Un ("twenty-one") was a writer and journalist.
• Jennifer 8. Lee She adopted her unusual middle name in her teens, because Chinese custom sees the number 8 as a symbol of prosperity.
• Jon Blake Cusack 2.0^[63]
• Perri 6, Director of Policy and Research at Demos and Professor of Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University.
• Ten Million. Baseball player from the 1910s.

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Miscellaneous

• @ was the name given to a child by a Chinese couple, claiming the character used in e-mail addresses echoed their love for the child. Li Yuming, the deputy chief of the State Language Commission, did not say if officials accepted the name. ^[64]
• 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".^[65]
• Adolf Lu Hitler Marak is an Indian politician.
• Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced "Albin") was a name given to a child by the parents of a Swedish family in May 1996. The name was rejected by a Swedish court. The child’s name was later changed to ‘’A’’ (also pronounced “Albin”), however this too was rejected.
• Boof Bonser, Current major league baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Christophpher is the name of a boy living in Grenaa, Denmark. The name was not approved by the Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs, and the mother was therefore required to pay fines every month until the child's name was changed.^[66]
• Exree Hipp. Former basketball player at University of Maryland. ^[67]
• Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates
• Flex Plexico - Spokesperson for the United States Department of Defense
• J Allard Formerly known as James Allard, Corporate Vice President and the Chief XNA Architect at Microsoft
• Jermajesty Jackson. Son of Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Oiaza.
• Revilo Oliver, American philologist and Neo-Nazi with a palindromic name.
• Robert Trebor, American actor with a palindromic name, (Born Robert Schenkman).
• Teller. The magician changed his name from Raymond Joseph Teller.
• Zowie Bowie is the son of David Bowie.
• Rolan Bolan is the son of Marc Bolan (Rock Band T Rex). It is said the David Bowie and Marc Bolan decided together about the names Zowie Bowie and Rolan Bolan.
• The musician Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol in 1993 for contractual reasons. He reverted this change in 2000.

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See also

• Unisex name

A unisex name, also known as an epicene name, is a given name that is often given to either a boy or a girl. ...

References

This page, maintained by the Brazilian association of registrars keeps a large list of unusual names from that country. All Brazilian names mentioned in this article are found there. Registrar may refer to: In education, a registrar or registry is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. ...

The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• 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."
• What's in a Name?—Profile of body modification enthusiasts who have changed their names
• "The Philippine name game" at BBC News, 14 January 2006