Here’s another list of peculiar names that belonged to various American men:
- Bland Ballard (1761-1853) – soldier and statesman.
- Burgoyne Diller (1906-1965) – abstract painter.
- Comfort Sands (1748-1834) – merchant, banker and politician.
- Crispus Attucks (c.1723-1770) – first of five civilians killed in the Boston Massacre.
- Errett Bishop (1928–1983) – mathematician.
- Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867) – poet.
- Grantzberg Hart (born in 1961) – musician.
- Jouett Shouse (1879-1968) – lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician.
- Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876) – statesman and jurist.
- Ringgold Lardner (1885-1933) – sports columnist and writer.
- Spottswood William Robinson (1916-1998) – civil rights attorney and judge.
- Squire Whipple (1804-1888) – civil engineer.
- Stith Thompson (1885-1976) – folklorist.
- Theophylact Bache (1735-1807) – merchant.
- Verplanck Colvin (1847–1920) – lawyer, author and topographical engineer.
- Zackquill Morgan (18th cen.) – founder of Morgantown, West Virginia. Son of Morgan Morgan.
- Zealous Tower (1819-1900) – American soldier and civil engineer.
“Comfort Sands” might make a nice name for a beachside resort, don’t you think?