Odd Names in the News

Odd Names in the News - Weirdest Names ever - In case you missed it, celebrities who've named their baby something unique, music power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z just welcomed a baby girl and, like many celebs before them, named her something unusual. Between that and a strangely named Wisconsin man making the news lately, we compiled a list of some of the more unique names to make the news. beyonce jay-z baby, celebrities who've named their baby something unique, wisconsin man arrested strange name,

Beyoncé & Jay-Z's baby - Singing sensation Beyoncé and rapper husband Jay-Z welcomed a baby girl on Jan. 7. Her proud papa candidly opens up about his little one in the new song "Glory". Beyonce and Jay-Z baby, blue ivy 7 pounds, Jay-Z glory , Jay-Z + glory lyrics,

Covelli Loyce Crisp - Oakland Athletics player Crisp got his nickname from his siblings growing up, who said he looked like someone on this cereal box. Covelli Loyce Crisp , oakland athletics, coco crisp center field, cocoa krispies, Covelli Loyce Crisp + resigns with Athletics + $14 million deal,

A PETA staffer - The man formerly known as Dan Carron, a PETA Foundation staffer from Michigan, changed his name to highlight the treatment of circus animals, one of PETA's new campaigns. PETA staffer dan carron, peta foundation, circus animal treatment debate, circuseshurtanimals dan carron, PETA Dr. Dre Using Fur in Headphones,

An Oregon man - The name Douglas Allen Smith Jr. wasn't exciting enough for one Oregon sports medicine student, who was sick of his mail getting mixed up with that of his dad, Douglas Allen Sr. Watch the video to learn more about the man behind the name change. chuck tv show, Douglas Allen Smith Jr. , 'captain awesome' Douglas Allen Smith Jr. ,

Former pro skier - This former pro ski racer went nameless for her first year and a half of life, as her parents waited for her to name herself. She responded to this name in her early days. former skier picabo street, picabo street medals, "little girl" picabo street, picabo street, picabo street means shining waters, picabo street + likes being a mom,

A Missouri man - The Missouri resident changed his name when finalizing his divorce from his third wife. Why the change? He says it's a tribute to this legendary heavy metal band. George F. Blackburn + Madison courthouse, George F. Blackburn now Led Zeppelin II,

George Foreman's sons - Variety is not the spice of life for famous grillmaster George Foreman. The two-time heavyweight boxing champion has five sons, all named something familiar. george foreman sons, heavyweight boxing champion, george foreman heavyweight champion 1973 and 1994, george foreman five sons all named george, george foreman sons nicknames + george, big wheel, red, ice,

A Seattle man - Seattle resident Jason Burrows changed his middle name to honor a character from "Transformers." Seattle man Jason Burrows , jason burrows middle name was michael, jason megatron burrows, Ohio man changes name to Optimus Prime,

An arrested man - Busted! A man recently arrested in Wisconsin made the news for his tongue twister of a name, which may remind you of this children's song. Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, Zopittybop-Bop-Bop violating conditions of his bail, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop,

A PETA intern - PETA intern Jennifer Thornburg was just 19 when she changed her name to protest animal dissections in school. The name change reflected PETA's anti-dissection website. PETA intern Jennifer Thornburg changes name, jennifer thornburgh now cut out dissection, khloe kardashian supports PETA, kim kardashian slammed by PETA,

A New York man - Holy smokes! The Manhattan resident formerly known as Jose Espinal took on a more religious name in 2005. Jose Luis Espinal changes name, Jose Luis Espinal changes name to Jesus Christ, "I am the person that is that name" man who changed name to jesus christ,

A former NBAer - Former NBA player Lloyd Bernard Free changed his name to reflect the nickname given to him during his childhood. Lloyd Bernard Free , Philadelphia 76ers, world b. free Director of Player Development 76ers,

An aspiring politician - The aspiring Idaho politician changed his name to highlight his abortion stance. He ran for governor of Idaho in 2006 and Idaho State Senate in 2010. marvin richardson changes name, pro-life richardson organic strawberry farmer, idaho state legislature - Senate, pro-life (marvin richardson) + will run for office every two years,

An LA man - Los Angeles resident Michael Buday tried to change his name when he married his wife but discovered it wasn't possible. He sued and won. buday changes name, michael buday takes wife's name to preserve family name, michael buday becomes michael bijon,

A New Jersey couple's kids - Not fond of your name? Think about the three oldest kids of New Jersey couple Heath and Deborah Campbell, who were given Nazi-inspired names. The couple lost custody of the children a few years ago and recently lost custody of their newborn. new jersey couple + nazi names, new jersey couple loses custody of children with nazi names, Adolf Hitler, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, Honszlynn Hinler, new jersey couple + nazi names + kids birthday cake,

A New Zealand girl - A New Zealand judge made a 9-year-old girl the ward of the court so that the bizarre name her parents gave her could be changed. new zealand girl name change, Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, Talula Does the Hula + called herself K,

Ron Artest - Good news! World peace has arrived. Professional basketball player and rapper Ron Artest changed his name in fall 2011. los angeles lakers, "Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world", Metta World Peace,

An Israeli man - We're not sure a certain Facebook employee will be friending software developer Rotem Guez after the Israeli man legally changed his name. Rotem Guez changes name, rotem guez becomes mark zuckerberg, Rotem Guez changes his name to Mark Zuckerberg to avoid a lawsuit from Facebook ,

An Illinois man - Steve Kreuscher, a resident of Zion, Ill., made the second of seven planned religious names changes in 2010. What was his first name change? Steve Kreuscher name change, Steve Kreuscher "in god we trust", Steve Kreuscher now One Nation Under God, Steve Kreuscher 7 name changes + 777, What Would Jesus Do, No Cross No Crown, man changes name to draw attention to the need for the Christian "unity" America had in the 1950s, Odd names in the news,