As a writer, I have a slight obsession with names. Naming characters for my books is one of my favorite parts of the process, and one that often influences the stories in strange ways right from the start.
As a parent, I also spent weeks agonizing over the “perfect” name for my babes – different, but not strange, has always been my mantra.
There is a fine line, I think, between cool and weird, and maybe it’s more about personal preference than anything – but these 23 people think they’ve heard some pretty awesome ones around town.
23. Almost makes you want to read a scientific paper.
The names of the authors of this paper combined, are the bomb. Sounds like they accidentally used their pr0n names for this publication.
Lovegrove, W. J., Bowling, A., Badcock, D., & Blackwood, M. (1980). Specific reading disability: differences in contrast sensitivity as a function of spatial frequency. Science, 210(4468), 439-440.
22. How could he not be?
Used to work with a guy named Wolfgang Hellfire.
ETA: He was exactly as cool as he sounds.
21. Imagine a toddler saying that.
Edward Woodward.
20. It’s almost too on the nose.
I worked with a guy who had a surname Killsenemy.
Pretty straight forward not to f*ck with that family. Haha.
19. That is a cool name.
Went to school with a dude named Storm. Always liked that.
18. Of course she’s a sweet old lady.
Used to work in a flower shop. Had someone order online for a large vase to be delivered in one of the richer neighborhoods. The name?
Susan Deathrage.
When I informed my mother, who works at the local bank, about this she delightfully informed me that she often helps the matriarch of the family, a very sweet little old lady named Mrs Deathrage.
17. Is that a spell?
Uvuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemuhwem Osas
16. It just keeps getting better.
shit you not, my kid has a boy in her class called Atlas Power.
EDIT – just asked her about him and this was her reply
“He’s so wierd. Always going on about the Illuminati”
Atlas is 11yrs old.
15. Most likely.
This kid was running on the pool deck I was a lifeguard I was like hey kid stop he was like no I said hey dude stop come here what’s your name he goes
Atlas Arabia the IV
I let him go he’s probably a prince
14. Didn’t he play Sherlock?
I worked with a man named Beowulff Blitzenwulff.
13. I do not believe that.
A co-worker had a work order to install a service in a customer’s home. The customer’s name? Gay Beast. I saw the order and everything. F*cking incredible.
12. You only have to learn to spell it once.
The actor Patrick Kilpatrick.
11. Why would you not choose that?
I used to teach in South Korea and one of my jobs was to helo the kids come up with ‘Western’ names to have with their proper names. I used to suggest a couple but left the decision completely up to them, it’s their name so they should choose it, right?
One heavily bespectacled, incredibly quiet lad came up to me and said “Can my name be Dragon?” and I gave the most powerful HELL YES ever recorded
10. Don’t turn him loose.
Malaysian here and there is a local politician named Richard Riot.
9. Is…is that a joke?
Wayne Bruce. Everyone called him Manbat
8. I bet he’s all booked up.
I used to have a friend who’s dad was a doctor. His name was, and I kid you not- Doctor Payne.
7. He needs a nickname.
Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz
6. He just couldn’t go by William.
Will Power, an Aussie bloke racing Indycars.
5. What other career could he choose?
I know someone when I was a kid whose dad was ex-special forces and named Steel Hunter.
4. Of course he is.
Blairwitch Nightstar who’s the local pub landlords bastard son.
3. Well that’s just unfortunate.
William M. Buttlicker
2. A classic for a reason.
Rooster Cogburn.
1. Talk about confidence.
I had a LinkedIn connection request from a guy called Champion Wang.
I thought it was a very bold statement!
Do you agree these are cool? Or are they just plain odd? Is there a difference?
Tell us what you think in the comments!
