A Hawaii woman says local officials are trying to get her to change her lengthy last name because it exceeds the number of characters allowed on state-issued identification cards.

A casino in Cincinnati had no choice but to award two of its patrons $1 million each after giving the prize to one gambler while meaning to give it to the other.

An Ohio woman with an unfortunate appellation was indicted by a grand jury last week, several months after she allegedly struck and seriously injured a bicyclist while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Over the past 12 years, New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs has banned nearly 80 names deemed unacceptable to the government.

A Madison-based cancer support group named after legendary Saturday Night Live player Gilda Radner has announced that it will be changing its name to accommodate younger patients unfamiliar with the iconic comic, who passed away of ovarian cancer in 1989.

Among the many unfortunately named places in Britain, the village of Shitterton stands alone.

A young man from Nebraska strolled into York County District Court yesterday morning with one name, and strolled back out with another: Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Upper Austrian village of Fucking is fucking sick and fucking tired of all the fucking jokes, so its 104 inhabitants (demonyn: Fuckingers) are getting together to mull a name change.

In this, the year 2010, the University of Texas at Austin is starting to think about changing the name of a student dormitory that is named after a prominent member of the Ku Klux Klan, William Stewart Simkins. [CNN; pic]

Tabloid favorite Courtney Love's band Hole has a new album, and the singer has a new name, since she no longer wants to be referred to by her "oppressive" stage name. What's the new moniker?

Germany apparently has quite the strict laws for when it comes to naming your children, and has recently taken a stand against "Peppermint," "Sputnik" and "Tom-Tom." But not "Jihad!"

Oh, joy. Glee, even. Fox's rousing, wonderful new musical series is now officially slated for a September 9th return. Plus there's been a new musical number clip released, and it is fabulous. "Bust Ya Windows" fabulous. Here it is: