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Some customer names I've come across at work:

-Ankrum. Pronounced ANE-crum. You might think he'd be foreign, but he was actually a very downhome, Southern man. His middle name was something very standard, like Thomas.
-Azlee. I've actually heard of Asley (an old woman with the unfortunate name of Basha Asley Dick), but my first thought is that someone doesn't know how to spell Ashley.
-Bracken. I've seen it listed under the girls' names section of some of my name books, but this was a man. Very Southern, owned his own construction company.
-Chellie. Very old, quiet woman. I think it's supposed to equate to "Shelly."
-Durkie. Middle name Dwayne, but I heard him addressed as Durkie. His last name is Jacobs, and he lives on Willie Jacobs Ave in a nearby city. "Willie Jacobs Avenue?" I asked a coworker who had been working with Durkie. "Shh! It's named after his father," he said back. I'm still not sure if he was serious.
-Earnis. My guess was a bastardization of Ernest. Old man, and not a very friendly one, so I didn't ask.
-Koln. Maybe some warped version of Colm? Again, not the kind of man who invited conversation, so I was left guessing.
-Perse. She looked approachable enough, so I asked if it was pronounced the same as "Percy." It was, she told me, in a tone of great annoyance. Maybe it wasn't just me, though. Maybe she hates life, because her last name is Tatas.
-Slade. Very pretty, hip, 30-something woman with a soft Australian accent--of note because you very rarely meet Australians at this North Carolina coast. Her last name is Smith, and while alliteration usually doesn't agree with me, her name fit her so well, I think she pulled it off.
-Wotzveely. His last name was Perez. And he was pretty much, uh, well...white. Maybe he was adopted.

More...some other time.

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I think it's very interesting, maybe a little hipster. It suits her.