U. s. president's mother was given the rather unusual first name stanley

It was Barack Obama’s Mother. She was named Stanley Ann Dunham. As she says she was named after her father because he wanted a son. But other relatives said that her mother named her after actress Bette Davis’ character from the film "In this our life" because she was her favorite actress and she thought that name Stanley as girl’s name will sound more mature. She was teased a lot because of her name. after she went to college she was known by her middle name Ann Dunham.