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BRussell · Apr 15, 2006, 01:49 PM

It's gotta be good - this isn't just any child, it's a trophy child. You're so very special, so an average "Dave" or "Amy" definitely won't do. Some possibilities to get you thinking:

Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee)
Banjo (Rachel Griffiths)
Moxie CrimeFighter (Penn Jillette)
Roman (Keitel, Blanchett, & Messing)
Brooklyn (Beckham)
Audio Science (Shannyn Sossamon)
Makena'lei (Helen Hunt)
Apple and Moses (Paltrow)
Moon Unit and Dweezil (Zappa)

Dork. · Apr 15, 2006, 01:55 PM

Mookie.
Pedro.

And, of course,

Rickey™.

Obi Wan's Ghost · Apr 15, 2006, 02:23 PM

Bread Dipp.

maxx9photo · Apr 15, 2006, 02:38 PM

Dubya

Jim Paradise · Apr 15, 2006, 02:59 PM

Optimus Prime.

BlueSky · Apr 15, 2006, 03:22 PM

Smurfbiter.

vinster · Apr 15, 2006, 03:26 PM

Female: Holly
Male: Woody

rozwado1 · Apr 15, 2006, 03:37 PM

Skuyler or Bode (Boh-dee)

SpaceMonkey · Apr 15, 2006, 03:42 PM

#1 and #2.

TailsToo · Apr 15, 2006, 03:52 PM

1. George
2. George
3. George
4. George
5. George
6. George

Doofy · Apr 15, 2006, 03:59 PM

If I had a rabbit I'd call it Agamemnon the Bunny.

nredman · Apr 15, 2006, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Paradise

Optimus Prime.

you got that from dane cook didnt you

MaxPower2k3 · Apr 15, 2006, 07:00 PM

Seven

jwoods · Apr 15, 2006, 07:05 PM

Moon Unit hasn't been used much, other than Zappa.

Seriously......

I'd give me kids a good Irish name. Forget naming them something weird. Seamus or Sean if a boy for sure. No weird names.

rickey939 · Apr 15, 2006, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dork.

And, of course,

Rickey™.

Hmm, I much prefer:

The Greatest of All-Time.®

Ghoser777 · Apr 15, 2006, 07:50 PM

Seamus isn't a weird name?

Dork. · Apr 15, 2006, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by rickey939

Hmm, I much prefer:

The Greatest of All-Time.®

But Ted's too common a name to use.

volcano · Apr 15, 2006, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by BRussell

Dweezil (Zappa)

That's just plain mean. A prime set-up for future bullies... especially name-callers.

"Dweezil the nerdy weasel!"

I kind of like the name Apple, though. (And no, I don't like it simply because it's the name of my favorite company - if that's what you were (and I know you were) thinking.)

Unfortunately, it wouldn't work with my last name.

volcano · Apr 15, 2006, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by BRussell

Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee)

I'm surprised he didn't name his child Sasquatch, in honor of the being he hopelessly searched for in Drawing Flies.

davesimondotcom · Apr 15, 2006, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by BRussell

You're so very special, so an average "Dave" or "Amy" definitely won't do.

Ha!

My wife's name is Amy, and mine, obviously, is Dave. And we're not average at all.

P.S. David and Amy both mean the same thing. Beloved.

hickey · Apr 15, 2006, 11:15 PM

professor barksworth

sek929 · Apr 15, 2006, 11:40 PM

Soda

BRussell · Apr 15, 2006, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

Ha!

My wife's name is Amy, and mine, obviously, is Dave. And we're not average at all.

P.S. David and Amy both mean the same thing. Beloved.

Hehe.Those were the most normal names I could think of.

olePigeon · Apr 16, 2006, 12:38 AM

Nathaniel and Superfly.

abe · Apr 16, 2006, 06:37 AM

Owing to a residual fondness for African American inspired iconography, for a son it would be "Iceberg Slim."

And in a nod to the 1960's & 1970's Pop music culture, for a daughter it would be, "Beach."

When calling my infant son, I'd say: "Ice-Ice-baby..."

I'd call my daughter: "Beach baby, Beach baby..."

version · Apr 16, 2006, 06:46 AM

People I've known who have funky names (not including me):

Paul Shaggabattery

Penar Butterlock

Chu-me Chan

Mastrap · Apr 16, 2006, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by BRussell

Roman (Keitel, Blanchett, & Messing)

That's an old German name, nothing celebrity about it. I went to school with a very normal Roman.

version · Apr 16, 2006, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

That's an old German name, nothing celebrity about it. I went to school with a very normal Roman.

I used to work with a guy called Roman. Quite a few here in Scotland.

Doofy · Apr 16, 2006, 08:19 AM

Sebastian Bach, formerly of the rock group Skid Row, named his kids Paris and London. When asked why he did this, he said it was so he could come downstairs every morning and feel like he was on a permanent World tour, shouting "Hello Paris, Hello London" like he would when on-stage.

Cadaver · Apr 16, 2006, 08:27 AM

Umlaut Shwa

Then, he or she could just write ¨ɘ instead of having to spell it out.

Mithras · Apr 16, 2006, 08:35 AM

I really like "Moxie Crimefighter" actually. I think that's a great name.

turtle777 · Apr 17, 2006, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

That's an old German name, nothing celebrity about it. I went to school with a very normal Roman.

Me, too. He was a real asshole.

-t

turtle777 · Apr 17, 2006, 12:06 AM

Oh, and my choice:

Boy: Mr. Finkelstein !
Girl: Mrs. Finkelstein !

-t

Daveecee · Apr 17, 2006, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by BRussell

an average "Dave" definitely won't do.

Salty · Apr 17, 2006, 03:05 AM

Twins : Pete and Re-Pete

rickey939 · Apr 17, 2006, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Dork.

But Ted's too common a name to use.

Hmm, I was thinking more along the lines of...

gorickey.®

Dork. · Apr 17, 2006, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by rickey939

Hmm, I was thinking more along the lines of...

gorickey.®

I'm sorry, when you said "The Greatest of All-Time.®", I thought you were talking about baseball players.

If you're talking about 'NN personalities, of course, none are greater than gorickey.

Aquataris · Apr 17, 2006, 10:10 AM

I would have two boys.

Mike Oxlong

Haywood Jablowme

davesimondotcom · Apr 17, 2006, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Dork.

I'm sorry, when you said "The Greatest of All-Time.®", I thought you were talking about baseball players.

Naming your kid George Herman, Babe, Ted, Stan, Willie, Joe, Reggie, Lou, Mickey, are all acceptable.

"Mookie" is only acceptable if you are a Mets fan and have a warped idea of what a great player is. But any decent Mets fan would name their kid Bill Buckner.

ReggieX · Apr 17, 2006, 03:18 PM

They'd all be named "Cody Dawg"

Railroader · Apr 17, 2006, 03:37 PM

I know some people with some very different names.

Aurora Borealis Freestone Concannon.
Summer Eva
Daiquiri Chambers
Ira Toy, IV
John Kill (officer in the Army)
Crystal Dick

Yes, those are the real names of real people I know. I couldn't make them up if I tried.

You guys also forgot Bruce and Demi's kids: Scout and Rumor.

ambush · Apr 17, 2006, 04:04 PM

Rail Rodent & Kill Bee

FeLiZeCaT · Apr 17, 2006, 04:15 PM

The story is set in the country. It's the first day of school and the kids introduce themselves to the teacher.

- Now, you boy, what is your name?
- Wagon Wheel.
- What?
- Wagon Wheel is my name ma'am.
Listen little boy, I asked you a question: what is your name?
- I told you! My name is Wagon Wheel! Wagon Wheel Smith!
- How could you be given such a name?
- That's because my parents, when I was born, were not able to find me a name, so mom ask dad to get outside and the first thing he'd see, he'd give us that name. So my name is Wagon Wheel because that's what dad saw!
- OK! I am done with you! Get out!

So the boy looks at his sister and said:
- Come Chicken ****. She won't believe you either.

Salty · Apr 17, 2006, 04:15 PM

I've always wanted to have a son and give him the middle name Danger.

Railroader · Apr 17, 2006, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by ambush

Rail Rodent & Kill Bee

Stalker. I see your obsession towards me leads you to want to name your children after me. I am flattered.

Seek help. NOW!!!

ambush · Apr 17, 2006, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

Stalker. I see your obsession towards me leads you to want to name your children after me. I am flattered.

Seek help.

Yes I really want to name my children that way. It wasn't a joke

u suck

smacintush · Apr 17, 2006, 07:06 PM

"Summer" and "Winter" because my last name sounds sort of like "Solstice".

davesimondotcom · Apr 17, 2006, 07:53 PM

I've heard of a kid named Gravel Pit - named that because that's where he was concieved...

TailsToo · Apr 17, 2006, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by rickey939

Hmm, I was thinking more along the lines of...

gorickey.®

Isn't that name retired?

turtle777 · Apr 17, 2006, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by TailsToo

Isn't that name retarted?

Fixinated.

-t