<p>Most of the Richards I know go by “Rick” or “Rich” not by “Dick.” Neither of our kids use a nickname most of the time. </p>
<p>We knew an Almira. After her husband was appointed Chief Justice, she started correcting everyone and said everyone had been mispronouncing her name for decades. She started correcting everyone as they had been calling her for for decades before. Not sure how she prefers to be called since her H retired some time ago.</p>
<p>I’ve known a Dick Hertz and a Dick Swett. I could never understand why they didn’t go by Rick or Richard.</p>
<p>Then there’s George Foreman’s son, George Jr… Doesn’t seem a funny name until you learn that his brothers are George III, George IV, George V and George VI!</p>
<p>I know a lawyer named Richard Dick. He does, in fact, go by Dick Dick.</p>
<p>Also a couple named Ira and Myra</p>
<p>My neighbor’s name is Bunker Hill. You wonder what WERE all these parents thinking?</p>
<p>Someone I knew married into Nanci DeLancey. Luckily, she remarried to a better name (and guy, by all accounts.)</p>
<p>I just looked up someone I went to school with, whose name was Mona Lisa Crump. Turns out her father (different last name) was one of the Tuskegee Airman. Did not know that. Thats really cool.</p>
<p>Richard Trainor. Yep. Goes by Dick.</p>
<p>My husband works with a Richard who goes by Dick Butt >>>>>></p>
<p>Why would he do that? ; )</p>
<p>I saw an article in a journal once by a Judy Ludy.
I always assumed she married Mr. Ludy.</p>
<p>Past co-worker’s dad: Harry Tower.</p>
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<p>Love this.</p>
<p>These are two beautiful, accomplished young women, but really with the names?
[Twins</a> to Graduate With Identical Honors ? Valedictorian - ABC News](<a href=“http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/05/twins-to-graduate-with-identical-honors-valedictorian/]Twins”>Twins to Graduate With Identical Honors - Valedictorian - ABC News)</p>
<p>I know two very successful lawyers who are brothers but not identical who have similar names like these girls and it causes all sorts of problems with bar associations, court registrations, even corporate travel companies. I’m sure the mom was tired after having twins, but she should have given them truly separate names.</p>
<p>Know a set of twins (age 2) Alexander and Alexandra. Parents have already had mixup issues with insurance and pharmacy. And parents have already shortened name to calling “Alex” and both kids look up…</p>
<p>There was a couple in my old church named Horace and Doris.</p>
<p>Saw this piece of sad news on CNN (goodness, what an unfortunate name!):</p>
<p>[Retired</a> NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies](<a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/16/sport/motorsport/north-carolina-trickle-obit/index.html]Retired”>http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/16/sport/motorsport/north-carolina-trickle-obit/index.html)</p>
<p>I know someone who has two children–Daniel and Danielle. She must REALLY love that name. Also, I know someone who is Betsy Rossi. She got the Rossi by marriage, but I think she should have gone back to being Elizabeth!</p>
<p>I know a boy whose first name is Max, middle name Amillion.</p>
<p>We used to live next-door to a couple, Michael and Judy, who named their firstborn after dad - Michelle. Third child was a boy: yep, named him Michael. They could have used nicknames like 'Shellie and Mikey, but no it’s Michael and Michelle. Another set of neighbors were Chris and Karen. Named first child Christina in honor of Dad. Next kid was a boy. Christopher. They called them Chris and Christie.<br>
I guess what bothered me at the time was the implication that once a son was born the dad’s name was “upgraded” onto the new “better” namesake.</p>
<p>My kids had a school principal named Joyce Joyce. She married into the name. She said that her mom wasn’t happy but she decided that it gave her a name nobody would forget. (which worked, since I remember her long after she probably retired)</p>