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I was reading my morning newspaper and first came across this name: Ronald Rotunda, an expert on the Illinois Constitution. I wondered if he was actually "rotund," but didn't think that much more about it.

In the next article I read about a school situation where a phony letter was sent out, telling students they could "buy" extra credit for $20 or even $35 to be exempt from a test. The principal, Tony Gobble, explained that wasn't the case. I am thinking Tony could have gobbled his way to being rotund, too. Wink


We've talked about funny names before, but feel free to post a few others here.
 
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Here is a partial list to start the process.
The oddest one I've ever heard is Seven and seven-eighths Smith, whose parents named him for a hat size. Back in the '30s, according to H. Allen Smith. Of course, he had been known to lie at times.
 
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Rotunda, an expert on the Illinois Constitution.

Actually, a rotunda is an area in a state capitol building, so his job makes the name more ap than his physique might.
 
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