Favorite Unusual Presidential Name?

[elperromagico]

Poll question: Favorite Unusual Presidential Name?

The most common Presidential names are very common names in general:

James
John
William
George

But some have only appeared once. Here are some of the most interesting. :D

[Phillycat]

1. I had to go with Ulysses, but Rutherford is awesome too.

[NYC Liberal]

18. I picked Ulysses, too.

His birth name was Hiram Ulyssess Grant. He didn't like the initials ("H.U.G."), so he started using Ulysses Hiram Grant. But there was a clerical error when he signed up for the military, and his papers said Ulysses Simpson Grant, and he stuck with that.

[CO Liberal]

2. Let's Hear it For GROVER!!!!!

[Cheswick2.0]

17. lovable furry old Grover

That was my choice too.

[MumblingPeasantSteve]

3. I'm a peasant of simple tastes,

Franklin.

[RubyDuby in GA]

4. Andrew

As in Andrew "kickass" Jackson.
He took no crap from no one. And he was kind to women. His poor beloved Rachel.....

[elperromagico]

5. There were two Presidents named Andrew: Johnson and Jackson,

so Andrew's disqualified. :D

[RubyDuby in GA]

6. Damnit!

Always disqualified on a technicality.
He's still kickass though!

[Kolesar]

He kicked the Cherokees' ass

Ran them out of the state. Most of them died on the way to exile. Sorry to be so gloomy, but that is what I think of when I see his face on a twenty dollar bill.

[RubyDuby in GA]

11. Took an entire class on him in college

After his election, he threw open the White House for his inaugural reception. A disgruntled citizen came that day to dry to assassinate him. The would-be assassin had a gun, but that day it was very damp so the gun wouldn't go off. It took 3 people to pull AJ off of his would be assassin. He nearly beat the guy to death with his walking stick and he was in his 60s at the time. He rocked!

[Lavender Brown]

7. Josiah

President Bartlett is my favorite. ;)

[Rowdyboy]

8. Millard, definitely Millard

[Richardo]

9. Abraham

(!)

[IronLionZion]

15. great minds think alike

at the exact same minute?

[IronLionZion]

10. Abraham

since it's my name too!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. Grover...

I had an uncle named Grover. He was great. And I always loved the Grover from Sesame Street. It's just a name for nice guys.
Duckie

[jpgray]

13. I want a president named Nubuchadnezzar before the century is out

How dare the Chaldeans presume to have cooler names than the USA! USA! USA!

[elperromagico]

14. Would you settle for Enoch? n/t

[Kenneth ken]

16. I almost picked Calvin

but decided he ought to stay silent Cal.

So I picked Ru ther ford :D