I went to school with a boy named
Elmer, in the days when the
Elmer Fudd character was well known. However, none of us thought to connect the two.
Oddly, at age about 10, his mother decided that her should be called
Edward, his middle name. Went to the school to tell the teacher about it. The teacher tried her best to remember the new name..
In fact,
Elmer, now
Edward, didn't like the new name, and we kids all continued to call him
Elmer, at his insistent request.