In the 1970s, Everett H. Williams–director of the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville, Florida–compiled lists of the most unusual baby names he saw on Florida birth certificates. Here’s a sampling:
- 5/8 Jameson
- Betty Burp
- Bigamy and Larceny [twins]
- Cancer
- Candy Box
- Cherry Pye
- Cigar Stubbs
- Crystal Chanderlier
- Curlee Bush
- Dor Bell
- Easy Rider
- End of the Line
- First Time Benjamin
- Florida Fellows
- Full Dress Coat
- Gospel Lilly Floweryvine Virgin Mary Lord Caroline
- January Snow White
- Kekoalauliionapalihauulioliokeloolau David Kaapuawaokamehameha
- Lasagne
- Lavoris
- Looking at the Moon
- Lucky Hippotamus
- Mac Aroni
- Pansy Flowers Greenwood
- Prarie Totsiuia
- Shantu Cantre
- Silver Ware
- Sky Rocket
- Sports Model Higginbotham
- Starlight Cauliflower Shaw
- Strange Odor
- Sweet Tart
- Teflon
- Tootsie Roll
- Wedless Souvenir Campbell
I checked for some of these names in the SSDI and discovered one more Lasagne, two more Cigars, two more Larcenys, eight more Gospels, and 17 more Stranges. I also spotted a Full Price (1912-1990), an Easy Fortune (1922-2009) and a Flowery Tutor (1890-1965).
Sources:
- “Everett: what a name!” Miami News 13 Sept. 1973: 1.
- “Speaking Of Names.” St. Joseph News-Press 5 Jul. 1970: 1.
- “What’s in a Name?” Gadsden Times 23 May 1974: 3.
- “What’s in a Name?” Ocala Star-Banner 16 May 1977: 2B.