Category Archives: fictional funny names

Íslensku Jólasveinarnir, The Icelandic Yule Lads

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

Halló funny names fans. Happy New Year! Today’s post, Icelandic lore. Every evening during the two weeks before Christmas one of the Yule Lads, also know as Iceland’s 13 Santas, come down from the mountains surrounding Dimmuborgir and cause trouble … Continue reading →

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Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

School’s, school’s, school’s out and our local library kicked off its summer reading program including the “Teen Challenge”. Which in no way influenced this post. Wink, wink. Let’s talk about Edgar Rice Burroughs, first of all, I’ve always wondered how … Continue reading →

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Groucho Marx: A funny man with a funny name, playing characters with even funnier names.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by

“Those are my principles.  If you don’t like them, I have others.”–Groucho Marx Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was not only one of the funniest men to ever live, he also played some of … Continue reading →

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Leonard Nimoy, Everybody’s Spock, Was Beamed Up for the Last Time, Doc

Posted on March 3, 2015 by

The world lost a man last week whose passing was marked with sad and loving words by space freaks and TV/movie geeks of several generations. And today the Blog of Funny Names must bow its head to the legend of … Continue reading →

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Elbert L. “Ickey” Woods

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

Never underestimate the impact of a sibling. For some, perhaps your brother or sister told you -bert was the funniest way to end a name. For others, it could be they couldn’t pronounce your name and it came out “Toe” … Continue reading →

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