Crazy NamesDr Valentin Hristov of the University of Zimbabwe Mathematics Department has been collecting interesting names of some of the graduands at the university's graduation ceremonies over the years. Addmore Admin Admire Advice Africa Alaska America Anywhere Astonishment Author Beauty Benefit Big Blaming Bless Brain Bright Brilliant Champion Charity Charms Choice Christian Clever Climate Cloudy Coins Confidence Cover Doctor Driver Dry Duty-first Easther Editor Evidence Excelent Faith First Foreach Fortunate French Friend Future German Givemore Godfree Godknows Godsend Godwills Gracious Grammar Growandsee Guide Happymore Hardwell Headache Honest Honour Hope Horsegrine Innocent Jealous Joy Joymore Jubilee Last Learners Life Loneliness Lot Lovemore Lovewell Master Medicine Memory Method Midline Midnight Military Million Morelight Nation Needmore Never Nevermind Newline Noise Nomore Notagain Nowell Obey Okay Office Onward Oppress Patience Pardon Passmore Peace-maker Pilot Player Pretty Pride Privilege Promise Providence Prudence Punishment Reason Regiment Rejoice Rex Rich Rio Risk Savemore Seedwell Shame Shepherd Shone-boy Silent Simplicio Since Smart Soul Stone Story Strength Stylish Succeed Sure Talent Talkmore Thirdmore Treasure Trouble Trust Trymore Typewriter Viola Vision Wander Welcome Wireless Witness Wonderful X-mass The Harare telephone directory also boasts of Dr's Panic and Nutt. ... The physiotherapist for the Zimbabwe cricket team is Dawn Cramp. . I personally met an amateur ornithologist called Penny Feather. But even these names pale in comparison to some of the names given by early American Puritans according to Bill Bryson in his excellent book "Made in America". Misercordia-Adulterina
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