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"General" a first name?

Greetings! The name of the father of Doc Watson was ""General Dixon Watson". I do not find anything related to a first name "General". Was he named after a "General Dixon"? Any information about "General"? Thanx --Grey Geezer 07:36, 1 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grey Geezer (talk • contribs)

There was also General Johnson. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:14, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

General "Norman" Johnson ... --Grey Geezer 12:31, 1 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grey Geezer (talk • contribs)

But General was his given name at birth - [1] - inherited from his father. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:27, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps Captain Munnerlyn's parents weren't as ambitious, as they gave him a lower rank. Then again, God Shammgod's parents had very high hopes. --Jayron32 19:09, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

As a reform Jew once said to me, "One of our boys made it!" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:29, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

So General is a first name ?! Grey Geezer 20:44, 1 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grey Geezer (talk • contribs)

Anything is a first name. All that is needed is for someone to put a collection of letters on a birth certificate or a name change form, and viola, it is a name. Mining the world of athletics for unusual names is like shooting ducks in a very small barrel. Basketball fans of the 1980s will remember World B. Free (which was his legal name after he changed it), and modern basketball fans know of Metta World Peace (likewise). Dick Trickle was a NASCAR driver who should have had Depends as his sponsor. Al Kaline had basic skills as a baseball player. Maybe Creedence Clearwater Couto's parents heard his name down on the corner. There are, of course, equally fun names from the world of entertainment. Moon Unit Zappa comes to mind; Nicholas Cage named his son Kal-El (after Superman). The list goes on and on. --Jayron32 21:06, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Let's not forget the outfielder with the birth name of Fielder Jones. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:30, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Viola is indeed a name: see Viola (footballer).  :) -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 21:17, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

To step into the fictional realm for a moment, there is also Rose of Sharon Joad. And from what I recall, there are some characters in some of Neal Stephenson's books whose first names are things like "God is Gracious" or some such thing. Though I can't find any evidence of it here in the articles for his books... Dismas|^(talk) 00:27, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

There's Nicholas If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebon. Adam Bishop (talk) 14:02, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

In Catch 22, there was a character with the surname Major, whose father had given him the first and middle names Major and Major as a joke, so his name was Major Major Major. This led to such confusion in the military bureaucracy, that he was promoted to the rank of major, making him Major Major Major Major. Alansplodge (talk) 01:18, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Kenneth Connor played the role of Constable Constable in Carry On Constable, which was released in 1960, the year before Catch-22 was published, but Heller had been writing it since 1953, so it was probably an independent idea. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 05:47, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

And there's Sargent Shriver and various people with Marshall as a given name. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 05:51, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

I once met a chap named Marshall who had a Polynesian look about him. I never had the nerve to ask whether he was from the Marshall Islands. —Tamfang (talk) 17:52, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

People may find this article of interest. Ghmyrtle (talk) 06:58, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

On a similar theme, there's also Colonel Abrams, which is apparently his real name.--Michig (talk) 07:09, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Earl is quite a common first name in the UK, I have 3 friends with that first name! Besides Earl "Fatha" Hines... --TammyMoet (talk) 08:58, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

James Earl Carter is quite a well-known human being. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 09:53, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Well this seems to have turned into a list of unusual names (which was sent to AfD five times) but it can still be seen here. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 13:16, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

It's missing Voltaire Molesworth and Farquhar Buzzard. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 13:53, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Several years ago I was at a record office in Cambridge when they had a display showing the profile of a gentleman, who was born on 25th December 1876 in St Ives. Mr and Mrs Day decided to mark the prestigious occasion by naming their newborn Christmas Day. Apparently he did quite well for himself in life, so the name couldn't have been that much of a setback for him. -- role^player 09:46, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

There was a National Hockey League player and coach named Clarence Day, who went by "Hap" or "Happy". Once, he introduced himself to a new player as "Happy Day", and the kid, not knowing who he was, responded "happy day to you too". Adam Bishop (talk) 12:40, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

"Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins" - "Homer Simpson, smiling politely". -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 19:35, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I once had an aunt Mary, who married Mr Christmas. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

looking for the name of this song

http://z0r.de/4369

Help please - this is such a sick beat! :3

Thanks everyone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.157.39.52 (talk) 23:38, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

My TrackID app says it's "My Name Is Skrillex" by Skrillex. Gil_mo (talk) 13:55, 5 June 2012 (UTC)