[Verginius Rufus]

Nomar Garciaparra's first name is "Ramon" spelled backwards.

I had a distant cousin in the 19th century whose name was Parshandatha. The name came from Esther 9.7 where it is the name of one of the sons of Haman--but the name was given to a girl. I figure they opened up the Bible at random and took the first name they saw.

[grey_whiskers]

I had a distant cousin in the 19th century whose name was Parshandatha. The name came from Esther 9.7 where it is the name of one of the sons of Haman--but the name was given to a girl. I figure they opened up the Bible at random and took the first name they saw.

Hey, it beats Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz ("The spoil speeds, the prey hastes") from Isaiah 8:3 or Arphaxad from Genesis 11.

...or Noah, who was one of the daughters of Zelophehad who complained about land inheritance in Numbers 27...

Cheers!