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The governor of Texas named his daughter Ima Hogg (1882 - 1975) It was rumored that she had sisters named Ura Hogg, Hoosa Hogg, and Wera Hogg but she only had brothers. Other girls named Ima have been recorded in the Census - Ima Pigg, Ima Muskrat, Ima Nut, Ima Hooker, Ima Weiner, Ima Reck, Ima Pain, and Ima Butt.

There's a real life one that always gets a snort out of me. I was at a wedding years ago and I overheard this guy having a conversation about what he was going to name his future daughter. He said right out the gate, "Well my last name is Ness, so I can't name her anything that starts with an A!" He further explained that because if her name ever got shortened to only her first initial...
I never forgot that. So then when I worked in a bookstore, I happened to fall upon an author by the name of Patrick Ness. I was laughing inwardly and couldn't tell anybody.

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Also, Bob Loblaw.

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They're not my favorites by any means, but I tried.
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I'm terrible at puns, I just don't have a pun-oriented brain or something!

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There's an author called Nova Kane.

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I remember coming up with Hal Owen as a silly way of giving someone a "Halloween" name, years ago. Haha.

I know a family with six boys. Their last name is Case.

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If they have a seventh, I'm voting for Justin Case.

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