Ugly Names that are Handsome

Only if you're an aviation buff or seriously addicted to popcorn.

Problematic, even if not for Dilbert.

Rocking out on the porch with buddies Hubert, Norbert, and Osbert.

This name of famed philosopher, mathematician and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell becomes slightly more plausible with the French pronunciation, bare-TRAHN. Another noted bearer is French director and screenwriter Bertrand Tavernier.

An old Irish surname that was big in the 1960s, but would be an unexpected choice for a child now.

Sometimes pronounced MAY-nerd, which is death to a name. However, the name Maynard was given to 25 boys in 2022.

All names ending in ville are in nowheresville.