Ringo had appendicitis at age six, and after the appendectomy developed peritonitis which put him in a coma for some days and caused him to be in the hospital recovering for a year. Several years later he contracted tuberculosis and went back to the hospital for another two years.

Ringo is a boy's name of Japanese origin. Meaning "apple," this name is synonymous with Ringo Starr from The Beatles. If the world of rock and roll inspires you, a name like Ringo is an excellent choice for your little star.

Born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England, Starr got the nickname “Ringo” because of his fondness for rings. A sickly child who missed school often, he left school in his early teens and worked as an engineer's apprentice.

The former Beatle is the father of three adult kids — Zak, 58, Jason, 56, and Lee, 53 — whom he welcomed with his late ex-wife Maureen Cox. The two were together from 1962 to 1975, but separated following Starr's affair with American model Nancy Lee Adams and Cox's affair with George Harrison.