I’ve always found it interesting something so closely tied to oneself as their name is the one thing that you don’t get to choose. Sure, you can change your name and create a new identity for yourself, but most of us go through life with the name our parent’s gave us, for better or worse. This morning, BBC news turned me on to a recently published list of the most unfortunate names in the UK. It was compiled by The Baby Website after researchers dug into online phone listings in England.

Some of the more unfortunate names included Hazel Nutt, Justin Case and Stan Still. The site also checked out some American listings and found a Bill Board and an Anna Prentice, among others. Dr. Les Plack, a San Francisco dentist, seemed destined to live up to his name.