Spam generators have a tough "job". They have to keep finding new ways of tricking millions of e-mail programs to let their sleazy messages through. It does not help that every company, big and small, is now fighting them tooth and nail. Some states in the US have even passed laws that ban spam and can impose huge fines and/or prison terms.

But wait! This is not a pro-spam advertisement! I am as frustrated with spam as the average computer user. But I have to admit to a certain level of curiosity at how these people auto-generate their content. I recently noticed a pattern in the junk that I was deleting blindly from my spam screen folder: the names that are tied with the various e-mail IDs originating in Russia, Italy, Germany, etc. seemed to indicate, to borrow a phrase, a modicum of method to all the madness.

Here are a list of names (both first and last), obviously randomly generated, that I have encountered. I have two categories here. The first set contains one "regular" name (i.e. either the first or the last name is a "valid" name), while the other name is a word from English or another language. In the second set, both first and last names have meanings in regular conversation.

So here goes. This list will be updated regularly.

Half-"correct" names:

Emily G. Folded
Kristin Hammer
Defamatory Q. Hickman
Dwarfed C. Tyson
Bolted O. Roberson

Totally exotic names:

Wretchedly B. Homes
Kidnaping H. Withholding
Brassier H. Gondolier
Mussing G. Cussing
Palace V. Fountainhead
Conscientiousness S. Cycling
Vegetates M. Phases
Speed B. Cheroot¹
Hesitant F. Heiress
Bloodstained J. Roquefort²
Dive U. Relay
Shorted H. Sued
Pitchers U. Violet
Shamrock S. Entomological
Clipt J. Presumptuously
Crossbarring E. Tasselling
Exigent J. Decriminalize
Bangle A. Lariats³
Entreats V. Giotto⁴
Preternatural I. Snowing
Reporting P. Favor
Rollback K. Cuticles
Trojan J. Slabs

Notes:

[1] A cheroot is a cigar cut square at both ends. But this is amazing! According to the   Meriam-Webster dictionary, the etymology of the word "cheroot" is the Tamil word curuttu, literally meaning "roll"!

[2] Roquefort is apparently a type of blue-veined cheese from southern France.

[3] A lariat is a long light rope used to catch livestock or tether grazing animals.

[4] "Giotto" sounds like a regular name. But the Merriam-Webster dictionary yielded one hit! Giotto di Bondone was a Florentine painter, architect and sculptor. The chief Italian pre-Renaissance painter, he is credited with the fresco pieces "Life of Christ" and "Life of the Virgin", and is the architect of the Duomo in Florence.