Most Unusual Names
Most unusual names, What's in a name? In the past few months, people have gotten creative with the names they're giving their kids as well as their own monikers, like a strangely named Wisconsin man. Here's a list we put together of some of the more unique names to make the news.
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Jessica Simpson's baby
her baby's name is maxwell drew johnson, Singer Jessica Simpson and her fiancé welcomed a baby girl in May. However, you wouldn't think that they had a daughter based on her name.
Tyler Gold
his name is man name tyrannosaurus rex, A Nebraska man walked into a courtroom and legally changed his name to a prehistoric animal. He believes the new name will help with his business.
Beyoncé & Jay-Z's baby
her name is blue ivy carter, Singing sensation Beyoncé and rapper husband Jay-Z welcomed a baby girl on Jan. 7. Her proud papa candidly opens up about his little one in the new song "Glory".
Baseball player Covelli Loyce Crisp
his nickname is coco crisp, Oakland Athletics player Crisp got his nickname from his siblings growing up, who said he looked like someone on this cereal box.
PETA staffer Dan Carron
his new name circuseshurtanimals dan carron, The man formerly known as Dan Carron, a PETA Foundation staffer from Michigan, changed his name to highlight the treatment of circus animals, one of PETA's new campaigns.
Student Douglas Allen Smith Jr.
his new is 'captain awesome', The name Douglas Allen Smith Jr. wasn't exciting enough for one Oregon sports medicine student, who was sick of his mail getting mixed up with that of his dad, Douglas Allen Sr. Watch the video to learn more about the man behind the name change.
Former pro ski racer
her name is picabo street, This former pro ski racer went nameless for her first year and a half of life, as her parents waited for her to name herself.
Missouri man George F. Blackburn
his new name is Led Zeppelin II, The Missouri resident changed his name when finalizing his divorce from his third wife. Why the change? He says it's a tribute to this legendary heavy metal band.
George Foreman's sons
their names are george, big wheel, red, ice. Boxing legend, Variety is not the spice of life for famous grillmaster George Foreman. The two-time heavyweightboxing champion has five sons, all named something familiar.
Seattle man Jason Burrows
his name is jason megatron burrows, Seattle resident Jason Burrows changed his middle name to honor a character from "Transformers."
Jeffrey Drew Wilschke
his new name is Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, Busted! A man recentlyarrested in Wisconsin made the news for his tongue twister of a name, which may remind you of this children's song.
PETA intern Jennifer Thornburg
her new name is jennifer thornburgh now cut out dissection, PETA intern Jennifer Thornburg was just 19 when she changed her name to protest animal dissections in school. The name change reflected PETA's anti-dissection website.
New York man Jose Luis Espinal
his name is Jose Luis Espinal changes name to Jesus Christ, Holy smokes! The Manhattan resident formerly known as Jose took on a more religious name in 2005.
Lloyd Bernard Free
his name is World B. Free, The former NBA player changed his name to reflect the nickname given to him during his childhood.
Aspiring politician Marvin Richardson
his name is pro-life (marvin richardson), The aspiring Idaho politician changed his name to highlight his anti-abortion stance. He ran for governor of Idaho in 2006 and Idaho State Senate in 2010.
LA man Michael Buday
his new name is michael buday becomes michael bijon, The Los Angeles residenttried to change his name when he married nurse Diana but discovered it wasn't possible. He sued and won. Why did he make the switch?
New Jersey couple's kids
their names are Adolf Hitler, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, Honszlynn Hinler, Not fond of your name? Think about the three oldest kids of New Jersey couple Heath and Deborah Campbell, who were given Nazi-inspired names. The couple lost custody of the children a few years ago and recently lost custody of their newborn
New Zealand girl
her name was Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, A New Zealand judge made a 9-year-old girl the ward of the court so that the bizarre name her parents gave her could be changed.
Ron Artest
his name is Metta World Peace, Good news! World peace has arrived. Professional basketball player and rapper Ron Artest changed his name in fall 2011.
Rotem Guez
his new name is rotem guez becomes mark zuckerberg, We're not sure a certain Facebook CEO will be friending software developer Rotem Guez after the Israeli man legally changed his name to match that of the Facebook founder.
Chicago Bears fan Scott Weise
he did try to change his name to scott weise tried to change name to peyton manning, After losing a bet on the 2007 Super Bowl, die-hard Chicago Bears fan Scott Weise tried to change his name to match the Colts' superstar quarterback.
Jessica Simpson's baby
her baby's name is maxwell drew johnson, Singer Jessica Simpson and her fiancé welcomed a baby girl in May. However, you wouldn't think that they had a daughter based on her name.
Tyler Gold
his name is man name tyrannosaurus rex, A Nebraska man walked into a courtroom and legally changed his name to a prehistoric animal. He believes the new name will help with his business.
Beyoncé & Jay-Z's baby
her name is blue ivy carter, Singing sensation Beyoncé and rapper husband Jay-Z welcomed a baby girl on Jan. 7. Her proud papa candidly opens up about his little one in the new song "Glory".
Baseball player Covelli Loyce Crisp
his nickname is coco crisp, Oakland Athletics player Crisp got his nickname from his siblings growing up, who said he looked like someone on this cereal box.
PETA staffer Dan Carron
his new name circuseshurtanimals dan carron, The man formerly known as Dan Carron, a PETA Foundation staffer from Michigan, changed his name to highlight the treatment of circus animals, one of PETA's new campaigns.
Student Douglas Allen Smith Jr.
his new is 'captain awesome', The name Douglas Allen Smith Jr. wasn't exciting enough for one Oregon sports medicine student, who was sick of his mail getting mixed up with that of his dad, Douglas Allen Sr. Watch the video to learn more about the man behind the name change.
Former pro ski racer
her name is picabo street, This former pro ski racer went nameless for her first year and a half of life, as her parents waited for her to name herself.
Missouri man George F. Blackburn
his new name is Led Zeppelin II, The Missouri resident changed his name when finalizing his divorce from his third wife. Why the change? He says it's a tribute to this legendary heavy metal band.
George Foreman's sons
their names are george, big wheel, red, ice. Boxing legend, Variety is not the spice of life for famous grillmaster George Foreman. The two-time heavyweightboxing champion has five sons, all named something familiar.
Seattle man Jason Burrows
his name is jason megatron burrows, Seattle resident Jason Burrows changed his middle name to honor a character from "Transformers."
Jeffrey Drew Wilschke
his new name is Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, Busted! A man recentlyarrested in Wisconsin made the news for his tongue twister of a name, which may remind you of this children's song.
PETA intern Jennifer Thornburg
her new name is jennifer thornburgh now cut out dissection, PETA intern Jennifer Thornburg was just 19 when she changed her name to protest animal dissections in school. The name change reflected PETA's anti-dissection website.
New York man Jose Luis Espinal
his name is Jose Luis Espinal changes name to Jesus Christ, Holy smokes! The Manhattan resident formerly known as Jose took on a more religious name in 2005.
Lloyd Bernard Free
his name is World B. Free, The former NBA player changed his name to reflect the nickname given to him during his childhood.
Aspiring politician Marvin Richardson
his name is pro-life (marvin richardson), The aspiring Idaho politician changed his name to highlight his anti-abortion stance. He ran for governor of Idaho in 2006 and Idaho State Senate in 2010.
LA man Michael Buday
his new name is michael buday becomes michael bijon, The Los Angeles residenttried to change his name when he married nurse Diana but discovered it wasn't possible. He sued and won. Why did he make the switch?
New Jersey couple's kids
their names are Adolf Hitler, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, Honszlynn Hinler, Not fond of your name? Think about the three oldest kids of New Jersey couple Heath and Deborah Campbell, who were given Nazi-inspired names. The couple lost custody of the children a few years ago and recently lost custody of their newborn
New Zealand girl
her name was Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, A New Zealand judge made a 9-year-old girl the ward of the court so that the bizarre name her parents gave her could be changed.
Ron Artest
his name is Metta World Peace, Good news! World peace has arrived. Professional basketball player and rapper Ron Artest changed his name in fall 2011.
Rotem Guez
his new name is rotem guez becomes mark zuckerberg, We're not sure a certain Facebook CEO will be friending software developer Rotem Guez after the Israeli man legally changed his name to match that of the Facebook founder.
Chicago Bears fan Scott Weise
he did try to change his name to scott weise tried to change name to peyton manning, After losing a bet on the 2007 Super Bowl, die-hard Chicago Bears fan Scott Weise tried to change his name to match the Colts' superstar quarterback.
his new name is Steve Kreuscher now One Nation Under God, The resident of Zion, Ill., made the second of seven planned religious names changes in 2010. What was his first name change?