What-chu-ma-call-its?

On one of my endless name searching journeys I came across a few sites with some of the most unusual names I've ever heard. I thought I'd share.

Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime (born 1971) is a U.S. Army Ohio National Guard firefighter.Named after a character in the Transformers cartoon series. He changed it legally on his 30th birthday and shows up on drivers licence and id's

Winner and Looser Lane

Winner and Loser Lane are the sixth and seventh children of Robert Lane, respectively. They are notable primarily for their unusual first names, but also for their fate being quite the reverse of what their names would suggest. (Totally unfair to the child named Looser.)

The only noteworthy achievement of Winner Lane, born in 1958, is his criminal record - nearly three dozen arrests for burglary, domestic violence, trespassing, resisting arrest and other crimes.

On the contrary, Loser Lane, born in 1961, graduated from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, and joined the New York Police Department. He eventually advanced to become sergeant.

Cardinal Sin

Jaime Cardinal Sin, was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He led the Archdiocese of Manila as its archbishop and was later elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Paul VI.

Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather (born 1663) was a socially and politically-influential "Puritan" minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. Author of more than 450 books and pamphlets, Cotton Mather's ubiquitous literary works made him one of the most influential religious leaders in America.

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Pronounced /'al,bin/, Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 was the name intended for a Swedish child who was born in 1991.
The boy's parents had planned to never legally name him at all, as a protest to the strict child-naming rules of the Swedish government. (Poor kid)

Sadly after this name was rejected the parents tried to name the baby "A". That too was rejected. I have no idea what the finalized named turned out to be.

Moon Unit Zappa

Frank Zappa, the famous american singer, guitarist, composer and satirist had four children, which he named: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan, and Diva Muffin Zappa.

Thursday October Christian

Thursday October Christian (born October 1790) was the first son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the mutiny on the HMAV Bounty) and his Tahitian wife Maimiti. He was conceived on Tahiti, and was the first child born on Pitcairn after the mutineers took refuge on the island.

World B. Free (born 1953) is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1975-1988. World was known as the "Prince of Midair" as well as "All-World". In 1980, he had his first name legally changed from "Lloyd" to "World".

Eagle-Eye Cherry sees everything

This American-Swedish singer is known best for his hit "Save Tonight". The name Eagle-Eye was given to him at birth because his father thought he had the eyes of an eagle. Luckily, the father didn't noticed he also had pig's hands.

Picabo Street

Picabo Street (born April 3, 1971 in Triumph, Idaho) is an American skier, now retired and living in Portland, Oregon. She is named after the town of Picabo, Idaho, and was raised on a small farm in Triumph. She first joined the United States Ski Team in 1989, at the age of 17.

Quoted from Funny and Unusual names by Richard Pettinger.