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My personal lists of some the best names in Birmingham history:
My personal lists of some the best names in Birmingham history:


==Fun names==
==Fun short names==
* [[Hul-Cee Acton]]
* [[Hul-Cee Acton]]
* [[Otto Dus]], Pastor of St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church
* [[Two-Boys Gumede]], UAB soccer player
* [[Sam Will John]]
* [[Wulf Koch]]
* [[Tuck Kornegay]]
* [[Garnet Leader]]
* [[Sang Lyda]]
* [[Ocllo Mason]]
* [[Barge McCall]], 1942 air raid warden (and "scrap man") for Leeds
* [[Zipp Newman]], Birmingham News sports editor, 1933.
* [[JoJo Starbuck]], Olympic figure skater
* [[Eph Tunkle]], pianist for the Society Serenaders
* [[Azor Van Hoose]]
==Fun medium-sized names==
* [[Spurgeon Banyard]]
* [[Spurgeon Banyard]]
* [[Young Boozer III]]
* [[Young Boozer III]]
* [[Lone Broussard|Lone Jensen Broussard]]
* [[Lone Broussard|Lone Jensen Broussard]]
* [[Sander Cakebread]]
* [[Sander Cakebread]]
* [[Twinkle Cavanaugh|Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh]]
* [[Godfrey Chryssoverges]]
* [[Eleanor Clinkscales]]
* [[Eleanor Clinkscales]]
* [[Alfred Conybear|Alfred E. Conybear]]
* [[Alfred Conybear|Alfred E. Conybear]]
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* [[Spright Dowell]]
* [[Spright Dowell]]
* [[Culpepper Exum]]
* [[Culpepper Exum]]
* [[Efrem Zembelist Fulford]]
* [[Logwood Goin|Logwood Ulysses Goin]]
* [[Electric Griffin]], Birmingham High School Class of 1916
* [[Electric Griffin]], Birmingham High School Class of 1916
* [[Two-Boys Gumede]]
* [[Lazarus Gusdofer]], clerk at Famous Clothing Store in 1884
* [[Lazarus Gusdofer]], clerk at Famous Clothing Store in 1884
* [[Leven Hazlegrove|Leven Savage Hazlegrove]]
* [[Freeman Hrabowski|Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III]]
* [[Zenko Hrynkiw|Zenko John-Gregory Hrynkiw]]
* [[Chervis Isom|Hewlett Chervis Isom Jr]]
* [[Sam Will John]]
* [[Theophilus Jowers|Theophilus Calvin Jowers]]
* [[Wulf Koch]]
* [[Tuck Kornegay]]
* [[Garnet Leader]]
* [[Sang Lyda]]
* [[Ocllo R. Mason]]
* [[Dolester Miles]]
* [[Dolester Miles]]
* [[Vasthy Mompoint]]
* [[Vasthy Mompoint]]
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* [[Oswaldo Ponce]]
* [[Oswaldo Ponce]]
* [[Memory Leake Robinson]]
* [[Memory Leake Robinson]]
* [[Audrey Skirball-Kenis|Audrey Marx Skirball-Kenis]]
* [[Notable Smith]]
* [[Notable Smith]]
* [[Milner Snuggs]]
* [[Milner Snuggs]]
* [[JoJo Starbuck]]
* [[Stan Stefansic]]
* [[Stan Stefansic]]
* [[Walladean Streeter]]
* [[Walladean Streeter]]
* [[Ninian Tannehill]]
* [[Ninian Tannehill]]
* [[Tryphena Voltz]], girls' adviser at Woodlawn High School
* [[Rebel Zeigler]]
==Fun long names==
* [[Twinkle Cavanaugh|Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh]]
* [[Fleeta Chappelear|Fleeta Holt Dodderar Chappelear]]
* [[Godfrey Chryssoverges]]
* [[Ingermar Liquori Kuwait Cleggett]]
* [[Efrem Zembelist Fulford]]
* [[Logwood Goin|Logwood Ulysses Goin]]
* [[Leven Hazlegrove|Leven Savage Hazlegrove]]
* [[Freeman Hrabowski|Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III]]
* [[Zenko Hrynkiw|Zenko John-Gregory Hrynkiw]]
* [[Chervis Isom|Hewlett Chervis Isom Jr]]
* [[Theophilus Jowers|Theophilus Calvin Jowers]]
* [[Pennington Pribbenow]]
* [[Audrey Skirball-Kenis|Audrey Marx Skirball-Kenis]]
* [[Trygve Tollefsbol|Trygve Olaf Tollefsbol]]
* [[Trygve Tollefsbol|Trygve Olaf Tollefsbol]]
* [[Eph Tunkle]], pianist for the Society Serenaders
* [[Azor Van Hoose]]
* [[Sidney van Sheck|Sidney William Jiroušek van Sheck]]
* [[Sidney van Sheck|Sidney William Jiroušek van Sheck]]
* [[Tryphena Voltz]], girls' adviser at Woodlawn High School
* [[Rebel Zeigler]]


==Classical names==
==Classical names==
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* [[Merry Christmas]], minister
* [[Merry Christmas]], minister
* [[Lexi Coon]]
* [[Lexi Coon]]
* [[Lake Erie Crenshaw]], mother of [[Edward Crenshaw]]
* [[Kris Cross]]
* [[Kris Cross]]
* [[Rusty Dorr]]
* [[Rusty Dorr]]
* [[Izzy Gould]]
* [[Izzy Gould]]
* [[Polly Graham]], market research executive
* [[Harry Lipson Jr|Harry Lipson]]
* [[Harry Lipson Jr|Harry Lipson]]
* [[Shiney Moon]] (1906-1953), artist
* [[Shiney Moon]] (1906-1953), artist
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* [[Cherri Pitts]], architect
* [[Cherri Pitts]], architect
* [[Buck Wheat]], co-founder of [[Miss Myra's|Miss Myra's Pit Bar-B-Q]]
* [[Buck Wheat]], co-founder of [[Miss Myra's|Miss Myra's Pit Bar-B-Q]]
* [[Hewy Woodman]], [[Helena City Council]] member
* [[Olden Young]] (1894-1976), miner
* [[Olden Young]] (1894-1976), miner


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* [[Chris Christie]], attorney
* [[Chris Christie]], attorney
* [[David David]], real estate agent
* [[David David]], real estate agent
* [[Fouad Fouad]], enginner
* [[Fouad Fouad]], engineer
* [[Johnny Johns|John Johns]], CEO of Protective Life
* [[Joe Joseph]], restuarateur
* [[Joe Joseph]], restuarateur
* [[Neely Henry|Henry Henry]], vice-president at Alabama Power
* [[Neely Henry|Henry Henry]], vice-president at Alabama Power
* [[Matt Mathews]], photographer and barrel racer
* [[Swaid Swaid]], neurosurgeon
* [[Swaid Swaid]], neurosurgeon
* [[Tommy Thomas]], former Pelham police chief
* [[Tommy Thomas]], former Pelham police chief
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* [[Bill Williams|William Williams]], architect
* [[Bill Williams|William Williams]], architect
* [[William H. Williams]], Baptist minister
* [[William H. Williams]], Baptist minister
==Oxymoronical names==
* [[Valley Crest Apartments]]
* [[Olden Young]] (1894-1976), miner


==Commonly misspelled names==
==Commonly misspelled names==
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* [[Cindy F. Crawford|Cindy Crawford]], newspaper editor
* [[Cindy F. Crawford|Cindy Crawford]], newspaper editor
* [[Lillie Cole]], Kingston neighborhood president
* [[Lillie Cole]], Kingston neighborhood president
* [[Henry Ford]], co-founder of [[A Promise to Help]] ministry
* [[Henry Ford]], co-founder of A Promise to Help ministry
* [[Ben Franklin]], radio engineer
* [[Ben Franklin]], radio engineer
* [[Bill Morgan Freeman]], artist and crafstman
* [[Bill Morgan Freeman]], artist and craftsman
* [[Robert Frost]], restaurateur
* [[Robert Frost]], restaurateur
* [[Hugh Grant]], principal of Barrett Elementary School
* [[Hugh Grant]], principal of Barrett Elementary School
* [[Don Johnson]], heating & air conditioning executive
* [[Don Johnson]], heating & air conditioning executive
* [[Richard Harris]], South Pratt neighborhood president
* [[Richard Harris]], South Pratt neighborhood president
* [[Robin Hood]], co-founder of [[NHabit]]
* [[Katie Holmes]], Red Mountain Theatre Co.
* [[Andy Jackson|Andrew Jackson]], [[Eden Elementary School]] teacher
* [[Robin Hood]], co-founder of NHabit
* [[Andy Jackson|Andrew Jackson]], Eden Elementary School teacher
* [[Robert Kennedy]], UAB researcher
* [[Robert Kennedy]], UAB researcher
* [[Ted Kennedy]], founder of BE&K
* [[Ted Kennedy]], founder of BE&K
* [[Steven King]], former Blount County circuit judge
* [[Kenneth Loggins|Kenny Loggins]], convicted murderer
* [[Kenneth Loggins|Kenny Loggins]], convicted murderer
* [[Billy Martin]], advertising executive
* [[Bill Murray]], meteoroligist
* [[Bill Murray]], meteoroligist
* [[Bobbie Kaul|Barbara "Bobbie" Orr]], maiden name of Mrs Hugh Kaul
* [[Robert Leslie Palmer|Robert Palmer]], attorney and author
* [[Robert Leslie Palmer|Robert Palmer]], attorney and author
* [[Bobbie Kaul|Barbara "Bobbie" Orr]], maiden name of Mrs Hugh Kaul
* [[Annie Potts]], vice president of Grasselli Heights
* [[Annie Potts]], secretary of Grasselli Heights
* [[Keith Richards]], founder of Taziki's
* [[Keith Richards]], founder of Taziki's
* [[Robbie Robertson]], CEO of The Colonnade Group
* [[Freddie Rogers|Fred Rogers]], mayor of Roosevelt City
* [[Freddie Rogers|Fred Rogers]], mayor of Roosevelt City
* [[Richard Simmons III|Richard Simmons]], Center for Executive Leadership
* [[Richard Simmons]], author and former insurance executive
* [[James Stewart Jr|James Stewart]], [[Mayor of Irondale]]
* [[Smothers Bros Transmission Service]]
* [[James Stewart (disambiguation)|James Stewart]], Mayor of Irondale
* [[Peter Weller]], Unitarian minister
* [[Peter Weller]], Unitarian minister
* [[Irvin Wilhelm|Kaiser Wilhelm]], Barons pitcher and manager
* [[Irvin Wilhelm|Kaiser Wilhelm]], Barons pitcher and manager
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==Men with names (now) more commonly given to girls==
==Men with names (now) more commonly given to girls==
* [[Brandy Ayers]] (1935–2020), newspaper publisher
* [[Lauren Barrett]], architect
* [[Laurie Battle]]
* [[Laurie Battle]]
* [[Maxie Baughan]]
* [[Maxie Baughan]]
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* [[Camille Desmarais]]
* [[Camille Desmarais]]
* [[Luellen Foster]]
* [[Luellen Foster]]
* [[Dee Fowler]]
* [[Courtney Haden]], [[Courtney Shropshire]]
* [[Courtney Haden]], [[Courtney Shropshire]]
* [[Carol Hayes]]
* [[Carol Hayes]]
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* [[Elsie Lewis]] (-1928), a motorcycle officer
* [[Elsie Lewis]] (-1928), a motorcycle officer
* [[Brooksie Lovvorn]]
* [[Brooksie Lovvorn]]
* [[Gail Marsh]], baker
* [[Rosamond McDuff]]
* [[Rosamond McDuff]]
* [[Dana Ousler]]
* [[Dana Ousler]]
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* [[Clare Purcell]] (1884-1964), Methodist bishop
* [[Clare Purcell]] (1884-1964), Methodist bishop
* [[Shelley Stewart]]
* [[Shelley Stewart]]
* [[Joe Tortorice|Kay Tortorice]] (d. 2020) principal
* [[Stacy Williams]]
* [[Stacy Williams]]
* [[Leslie Wright]]
* [[Leslie Wright]]
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* [[Bedford Embry]]
* [[Bedford Embry]]
* [[Michael Etheridge]], [[Michael Robinson]]
* [[Michael Etheridge]], [[Michael Robinson]]
* [[Walton Foster]]
* [[Brantley Fry]]
* [[Brantley Fry]]
* [[Miller Girvin]]
* [[Miller Girvin]]
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* [[Ivan Jo Hightower]]
* [[Ivan Jo Hightower]]
* [[Micah Morgan]]
* [[Micah Morgan]]
* [[Clyde Phillips]], wife of M. Paul Phillips
* [[Stewart Richards]]
* [[Stewart Richards]]
* [[Cecil Roberts]]
* [[Cecil Roberts]]
* [[Willis Rushton]]
* [[Willis Rushton]]
* [[Barry Smith|Barry Wise Smith]]
* [[Jerry Songer]]
* [[Kyndall Waters]]
* [[Kyndall Waters]]

Latest revision as of 14:56, 23 April 2024

My personal lists of some the best names in Birmingham history:

Fun short names

Fun medium-sized names

Fun long names

Classical names

Names inspired by Native Americans

Pun names

Redundant names

Oxymoronical names

Commonly misspelled names

Names shared with someone much more famous

Men with names (now) more commonly given to girls

Women with names more commonly given to boys

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