Did they really name their son Monster?

Question

William Lee Kelley’s 1920 census record has his son’s name transcribed as “Monster”:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8V-F6D

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/13798277?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2264556776646f44656762453066577773644147747178583141384d313777563637357171464448796e626b3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

Can someone recommend an alternative transcription?

I’m unable to find “Monster” or the rest of his family on the 1930 census.

Answer 1

Family search has him listed as Moncer, ID G4R7-K5S.

Answer 2

Someone has submitted a suggested edit of Monrter at Ancestry 

Comments

But can’t find any other records

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Is that a plausible name?

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Thanks for looking!

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Saw nothing that supported that suggestion

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The letter showing as the "s" for monster does not look the same as others on the page - but neither does it look like an "r".
It might be that the letter taken as "n" is a "u", but I am not at all sure of that.
It does appear that the parents married in 1912 - when the mother (Minnie Hughes) was stated as "over 14", and the father as "over 21".

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Thank you for that information, Melanie! I was able to locate him. His actual name was Moncer.