Where did you think Arsenio Hall's name came from?
It's Spanish/Portugese/Italian, rather than a made-up "African-American" mutilation, so it's no surprise that people are named it, even in 2007, when nobody cares about Hall anymore.
(I've met a girl or two named James. It's unusual, but it works well enough.)
The bassist for the Bangles was a gal named Michael Steele, FWIW.
Posted at 2008-01-29 14:24:53 [PermaLink]I think my favorite was the boy named Exxon... I'm guessing the parents weren't ecomentalists.
Of course now that I've commented on it I'm sure someone will tell me it's actually a traditional ________ name and that will just ruin it really.
Man, for me growing up with a rare name sucked. Never pronounced right, never spelled right.
Georgely? Just awful. Good luck kid.