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Names that made you think wtf?

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 18:21

My friends Mum recently had a baby and couldn't think of a middle name for her newborn girl. The Mum has a teenage sister, so whilst walking to the birth registration place, she let her pick the middle name just so her daughter had one. Turned out to be a normal name but what a way to pick a name.

There was a boy in my year who's middle name(s) were Ryan Giggs.

Anyone else come across strange reasons/funny names that made you wonder why the parents would want to put there child through it? Grin

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PinkGlitter17 · 17/04/2017 22:32

I went to school with a lad called Marlon McFarlane.

I just find the craze for using surnames as first names really weird, no offence, I know a lot of mums here will have called their LOs surname names. Friends of mine have, too.

Also, when people name their kids things that really do not translate into filling in application forms for jobs - names that are really cutesy and childish.

Fuxfurforall · 17/04/2017 22:30

A boy at my school was called Panks Wiggington. My sons had two brothers called Great and Marvellous in theirs.

SmilingButClueless · 17/04/2017 22:30

Just remembered another one. A friend's teacher was called Richard Head, which obviously got shortened by the pupils.

melissasummerfield · 17/04/2017 22:30

My husband went to school with someone called Richard Richards Confused

mummabubs · 17/04/2017 22:30

@Awwlookatmybabyspider I know a Jo King IRL! My fave from your list though has to be Chris P Bacon 😂😂

vitaminC · 17/04/2017 22:29

Lots of African families where I live give their children slightly excentric names. Also gypsy/traveller families.
Some noteworthy ones I've come across through work include:

Prince-Charming
Noodles
Gracious
Perfect
Modest
Peaceful

LettuceMash · 17/04/2017 22:28

Bonnie Tyler

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 22:28

When I used to work in retail, someone I worked with had to call up a customer to say we didn't have what they wanted in store.

She was a Chinese woman and we had the name written down on paper but no body could actually know how to say it. The boy ringing up the lady was someone who Liked to joked around but I couldn't actually believe it when he called her Mrs. CumOnMyMinge. He said it about 5 times so don't think she corrected him 😂😂

Was hilarious.

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dalmatianmad · 17/04/2017 22:25

I work with a Jenna Taylor Blush

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/04/2017 22:25

Harry Potter. Are the other kids fascinated by that Any.
Just remembered. There was a Michael Jackson in my dds school. Everyone, well all the kids. thought it was amazing and wanted to be his best friend. Grin

FirstSeemItThenBeIt · 17/04/2017 22:23

When I worked in a call centre I spoke to a Mrs Shite. Mrs. She chose to take that name. Confused

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 22:23

I don't understand why families with unfortunate last names don't help by giving their children terrible first names too.

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girlandboy · 17/04/2017 22:21

I once met a Richard Dick. I always hoped no-one abbreviated his first name to Dick Confused

BoboBunnyH0p · 17/04/2017 22:21

In my DS class there is a Missy Pitts and a Tiara.
One customer I dealt with was called Buck Rogers.

Mrsknackered · 17/04/2017 22:21

Deputy head (or one of those roles) at my sixth form was Jo King.
Always made me laugh when she introduced herself at the beginnings of assemblies

anyadviceplease78 · 17/04/2017 22:19

Harry Potter in dd class

DanGleballs · 17/04/2017 22:18

Doris Rose Mycock
The surname Biggerdyke.
Drew Peacock
Willie Wanklyn
M Inge
Shitrah
Mandeep

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 22:17

Wish I put my better ones in the OP. These comments have really made me laugh tho!

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/04/2017 22:15

Oh I.could just have a glass of ice cold Tia Maria, now.

PunkrockerGirl · 17/04/2017 22:15

Most of the ones on the baby name threads, tbh. Grin

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 22:15

@SuperBeagle I'm crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 22:14

I also had a teacher called Mr Hiscock. He still works there now.

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skyzumarubble · 17/04/2017 22:13

Ita Peach
Chelsea Stamford
Tia Maria

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/04/2017 22:13

There's an actor named
Tuesday Knight

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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 22:13

Omg some of these are hilarious! 😂😂
There was a boy who lived up the road from me when I was growing up who was called Jackson Daniels but people called him Sonny.

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