In the Opposite category: When I was in the Philippines in the 1980's the Bishop of Manila was named Cardinal Sin. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Sin
My father had a friend who was a psychiatrist, his name was Alan Strange, his business cards read, "A Strange Psychiatrist." There was no punctuation.
Worked with a guy in the AF named Alan Dick... Mandatory signature to sign off the aircraft forms was first initial, last name. Always felt bad for Al. He was a good guy and always handled the ribbing well.
"During the second world war, the size of the U.S. military swelled significantly and became far larger than even during World War I. With technology advancing so significantly in the interwar years and the military growing more diverse, the need arose for a rank higher than four-star general. The U.S. needed an equivalent to the British and Russian Field Marshal. But they declined [to use the rank of Field Marshal]. Instead, the five-star “General of the Army” and “Fleet Admiral” for the Navy were created by act of Congress. The reason was ultimately that the name of U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall would have sounded ridiculous with this new rank." -Blake Stilwell
