Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Famous people with unusual names - how many?

60 replies

MannyMoeAndJack · 22/07/2008 19:56

This is a little tongue in cheek....I've noticed that whenever a poster asks for opinions on unusual names, there will generally be one or two replies along the lines of, 'don't choose it, it won't suit an adult' or 'they won't be taken seriously' and similar.

Well....just how many people in the public eye do have unusual (first) names? Are there very many?

Tiger Woods

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Original poster
MannyMoeAndJack · 22/07/2008 20:03

Oprah Winfrey?

OP posts:
southeastastra · 22/07/2008 20:03

impressed with your name knowledge nqc

NotQuiteCockney · 22/07/2008 20:02

Elmore's a fairly normal name for someone of that age. And it's actually a name, unlike 'Rip'.

Oh, and before anyone brings up Sigourney Weaver, she was born Susan Weaver, and changed her own name as a teenager.

NotQuiteCockney · 22/07/2008 20:01

It is fairly unusual, but not as unusual as 'Tiger' - he was named after a friend of his dad's.

Original poster
MannyMoeAndJack · 22/07/2008 20:01

Ditto Elmore

OP posts:
Original poster
MannyMoeAndJack · 22/07/2008 20:00

OK, but in my book, Eldrick is also fairly unusual!

OP posts:
thisisyesterday · 22/07/2008 20:00

well Eldrick is quite unusual in the grand scheme of htings too I guess.

am imagining the replies you'd get on here for suggesting it for an imminent baby lol

NotQuiteCockney · 22/07/2008 20:00

Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931

southeastastra · 22/07/2008 19:59

rip torn

NotQuiteCockney · 22/07/2008 19:59

His real name is Eldrick, Tiger is just a nickname.