Well, I do know that my great-grandpa had an alcohol problem at one point, and my grandma well recalls him being plastered when he came up with the name. He also did not have good judgment in general and even when he sobered up, he still thought
Sherwood Durwood was funny. Also on the maternal side of my family, the name is usually decided upon after a baby is born. I acquired my birth name that way, as did my mama, my aunt, my grandma, and so on.
R.I.P. Dust
Buddy and Nessie
Kim