People named for something else

Specific

People named after a specific person, organization, fictional character or product.
Armand Hammer, famous industrialist. Named after the "Arm and Hammer" symbol of the Socialist Labor Party.
Christine Daaé, A Phantom of the Opera fan who had her name legally changed to that of the character.[citation needed]
Eros-Adonis. Name of a Belgian boy.
Espn (pronounced Espin). The name of two boys from Michigan and Texas, named for the popular cable sports channel ESPN. However, in Scandinavia, both Esben and Espen are somewhat common names.
Hapoel Tel Aviv, a baby born in Israel in 2006, who was named by his father after his favourite football club Hapoel Tel Aviv[citation needed].
Harley Quinn Smith, daughter of filmmaker Kevin Smith, named for the Joker's sidekick Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series.
Iuma Dylan-Lucas Thornhill. Named after the Internet Underground Music Archive's "Name Your Baby IUMA" [citation needed]contest.
Jesus Christ. Born Jose Luis Espinal, he legally changed his name in December 2005.
Jesus Christ Allin, later Kevin Michael Allin, most well known as GG Allin, named by his fanatically religious father
John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, a fan of the same.
Joker Arroyo, a Philippine Senator. His name derives from his father's fondness of playing cards. He has a brother named Jack, also for the playing card of the same name
Kal-El Coppola, son of actor Nicolas Cage, is named for the fictional character Superman.
Keldorn - First name of an Estonian boy named after the character Keldorn Firecam from the PC game Baldur's Gate 2[citation needed]
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American jurist and baseball commissioner, named after Kennesaw Mountain near Atlanta, Georgia.
Matrix, an Estonian named so by his parents due to them seeing the movie of the same name. Shortly after this case a law was enacted by Estonian parliament to prevent further naming children after celebrities, misspellings and cultural references, as it might become annoying for a child once he grows up.[citation needed]
MegaZone, an American IT/programming geek who legally changed his name (from Brian Bikowicz) on April 12, 2000. Originally taking the name from Megazone 23 as a login in 1989.
Metallica. Daughter of Michael and Karolina Tomaro.
Minty Clinch. Film publicist and journalist on The Observer
Oleúde José Ribeiro, nicknamed "Capitain" was a Brazilian football player. His first name is a badly misspelled rendition of Hollywood [citation needed]
Optimus Prime. A member of the United States National Guard.
Sony PlayStation, born John Serling, legally changed his name after he became obsessed with the game console [citation needed]
Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel. British political candidate self-renamed after a Monty Python character. Born John Desmond Lewis.
Tomer.com, an Israeli programmer.
Urhines Kendall Icy Eight Special K, a baby born in St. Francis Health Center in Kansas in 2003.

General

People whose name is a noun or other word not commonly used as a given name.
American McGee, video game designer (Quake, American McGee's Alice) famous for having an unusual name.[14]
Apple Martin, daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. The Hungarian word for Apple Alma is a rare, but not unheard-of female name in Hungary
Baby Hospital, feral child[citation needed]
Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, daughter of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell
Boo Moore, minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization in 1980s/90s [citation needed]
Breece D'J Pancake, short-lived writer of short fiction. The unusual initial came from a misprint of his first story, which he decided to not correct.
Reverend Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe.
Coco Crisp. Major League Baseball center fielder for the Boston Red Sox.
Crown Shakur Thomas, a boy who died of malnutrition at the age of 6 weeks old, after being starved by his parents, who were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Depressed Cupboard Cheesecake. Child of a couple in Kent, England
Flipper Reddolphin - Guitarist from South Wales [citation needed]
God Shammgod. American basketball player, who played one season in the NBA after being picked by the Washington Wizards in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft. He was born on April 29, 1976 in New York City.
Heaven Rain Charvet daughter of Brooke Burke and David Charvet. Known as Rain Charvet