Famous people with unusual names - how many?

[MannyMoeAndJack]

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

but unless the name is wildly unusual then we all become accustomed to it because of hearing so much about said famous bod.

i would say that anthea is an unusal name. so is delia. nigella, now how many of them do you know?

Thanks for all replies...

Elvis Presley?

Orlando Bloom

Has anyone seen Gossip Girl (quite dreadful btw)? The cast names are quite extraordinary: Leighton somethingorother(a girl, I think), Chace somethingorother, Penn somethingorother and Blake somethingorother (also a girl). Most peculiar.

joaquin called himself leaf for a time as he felt left out not having an 'elemental' name like his siblings. i read an interview with him and i think that's what it said.

Joaquin phoenix was originally Leaf... he was in Space Camp with Lea Thompson when he was little... nd how sad that I didn't actually have to google to drag that out of my memory...

And isn't TigerLily's real name Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily?

The credits to Star Trek- Next Generation are the best for weird names...
LeVar Burton
Brent Spiner
Majel Barrett
Gates mcFadden

Lembit Opik (a Brit, of Estonian parents)

from wikipedia ...
'Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom ... Joaquin had begun calling himself "Leaf," desiring to have a similar nature-related name like his siblings (he was inspired by spending time outdoors raking leaves with his dad). This is the name he would use as a child actor; at fifteen, he changed it back to 'Joaquin'.'

i realise im being a pedant and also hi-jacking this thread but i was beginning to think id made the whole thing up!

i am quite enamoured of him, in my defence

Honeysuckle Weeks (actress from Foyles War) - interesting name I always think.

Honeysuckle - I think that's a really pretty name!

Nigella lawson
Fenella Fudge... quite a few on the radio I think, but they all escape me right now.

Joiquin phoenix was not originally leaf i dont think

he picked the name himself and used it for a few years as he was allegedly peeved that he did not have an odd name like his siblings

excuse terrible sps

erm...blanket and prince and whatever else MJ decided to call his children!

brooklyn
phoenix chi
princess tiiammi
apple
clemintine
sunday roast rose

most slebs have crazy names for thier dc luckily for the slebs children they will all go to crazy posh schools with other crazily named children so thier names wont be an issue

Don't forget Rollo and Perdita Weeks!

sorry

just read whole thread and realise you have all already said this !

maddox
pax
knox
fox in socks
shiloh
jolie
pitt

Dido. Apparently that's her real name.

well what about Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Dido's full name is

Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong...........

Bear Grylls

Just wiki'd him... Bear Grylls (born 7 June 1974), is an English television presenter and adventurer. He was born Edward Michael Grylls, but legally changed his name to his secondary school nickname: Bear.

midnight, I've seen it with it's weird and wonderful names. In fact, the only main cast member with a non-odd name is English!

Uma Thurman