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The funniest real names you've heard!

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CityCommuter · 22/09/2021 21:31

A Vodafone door to door salesman was doing the rounds on our road earlier with the latest offers that aren't available online apparently... anyway he left his business card and when I saw his name I had to LOL as it was Robin Crowe! His family must love bird names Grin

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WutheringShites86 · 22/09/2021 21:33

Theresa Wood, best part is that's her married name.

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Brollywasntneededafterall · 22/09/2021 21:34

Orthodontist was Gordon Bennett.
Lad in dd's class many years ago Rory Lyons..
Woodwork teacher was Mr Sander.

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pinkstripeycat · 22/09/2021 21:36

We had a teacher in the 70s called Arthur Pound

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Cornishmumofone · 22/09/2021 21:37

I've met Dr Nurse and Dr Proctor.

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Meggie2008 · 22/09/2021 21:37

A girl from the town I used to live in married a guy who's surname was Dick. Mildly entertaining at that but her first name is Henrietta.
Definitely wouldn't have changed my name if I was her 😂

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ladygindiva · 22/09/2021 21:37

Lovely lady I knew called Marjorie Dawes. Married name, so definitely not deliberate!

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TrampolineForMrKite · 22/09/2021 21:38

Went to school with a James Dean and a Tom Jones. This was in the 80s/90s so it’s not like Mr. and Mrs. Dean and Mr. and Mrs. Jones didn’t know about the famous namesakes of their lovely little babies Grin

Also know an Amber who married a Mr. Skye and a Laura who married a Mr. Laurie.

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WhatDidISayAlan · 22/09/2021 21:38

Mary Shave.

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Zeal · 22/09/2021 21:38

I know of a secondary school boy whose first and last name in his own regional language reads perfectly innocently when written down. When it is pronounced in the English version, it is extremely rude. Really bad. And a total unfortunate coincidence.

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Charliechoosecarefully · 22/09/2021 21:39

I know a girl called Iona swan ( I own a swan Grin)

The weirdest name I've come across was William Williams - not very original..

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Inastatus · 22/09/2021 21:39

You probably won’t believe me but I swear on my kid’s lives that I knew a solicitor called Robin Money.

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TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 22/09/2021 21:39

I've met Dr Nurse and Dr Proctor

Thats funny, I've known a Nurse Doctor!

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MartyHart · 22/09/2021 21:39

Dr Gentle, he was a lovely old GP when I was a kid. He really lived up to his name.

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ChateauxNeufDePoop · 22/09/2021 21:39

Louise (known as Lou) Rowles. She was delighted to get married.

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Angelmonkey · 22/09/2021 21:40

A German girl called Silka Pants
An RE teacher called Mr Priest

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Mykittensmittens · 22/09/2021 21:41

Dentist…. Mr Savage

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thistimelastweek · 22/09/2021 21:41

Maida Smellie

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Warrickdaviesasplates · 22/09/2021 21:41

@WutheringShites86

Theresa Wood, best part is that's her married name.

I used to work with a Theresa Green, I didn't even hear it as funny until I mentioned to my friend that I was on the early shift with Theresa Green and my friend thought I was joking. Once it was pointed out to me it was impossible to unhear.
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RosesAndHellebores · 22/09/2021 21:41

I had to really think about Henrietta Dick Blush.

Iona McIntosh
V D Clapp
William Ankerson

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Zeev · 22/09/2021 21:41

A Dutch person called Tiny Kok.

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weebarra · 22/09/2021 21:42

Isla Whyte
Paul McCartney

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Philandbill · 22/09/2021 21:42

Eileen Over. Married name.

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 22/09/2021 21:43

Lauren Bush of the US Bush family married one of Ralph Lauren's family becoming Lauren Bush Lauren

I met a Mrs Christmas once she was decidedly not festive.

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ChateauxNeufDePoop · 22/09/2021 21:43

Also not necessarily funny names but worked at a place where the emails presented as "surname, forename"

Having colleagues with the surnames Farmer, Long, Paynter, Brown gave rise to some good jokes when emails came through.

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HappyTimeTunnelDinosaur · 22/09/2021 21:43

Used to work with someone called Rusty Rench.

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