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What are the funniest names you've heard of?

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starsandstuff · 10/05/2018 18:44

I once worked with a person who'd gone to school with a girl called Myrtle Turtle. I have never stopped loving that.

Any others?

(Not in the spirit of taking the piss out of people's choices, more in the sense of acknowledging parents' genius)

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EllebellyBeeblebrox · 10/05/2018 19:33

Oh please can someone link to the Balonz thread I need a giggle

mummabeargrr · 10/05/2018 19:33

When I was a nursery school there was a girl called Crystal Belle, I thought it was the most beautiful name I'd ever heard.
I knew a Jaffa Djaffa
A girl at school called Vagina Shock

StillNoClue · 10/05/2018 19:31

Customer at work called Donald McDonald. Clearly the parents liked the name so much it was imposed on him twice Confused

userabcname · 10/05/2018 19:31

When I was at school a friend of a friend was supposedly called Angelina Aquamarina but I don't know whether it was true!

Roomba · 10/05/2018 19:30

Went to school with a Teresa Green. She's married now and her new surname is Wood Grin

MimiSunshine · 10/05/2018 19:29

Genuinely went to school with Jennifer Taylor, known as Jenny.
Never thought anything of it until decades later I was listening to Chris Moyles doing a thing on funny names and laughed about Jenny Taylor, suddenly it clicked 😳😳😳😂😂

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RedPandaMama · 10/05/2018 19:28

LittleGreySheep oh that's so sad. Poor John John Flowers

boymum9 · 10/05/2018 19:28

There was a boy at my primary, so going back 25 years... he was max Maximilian maximus...!!

AdaColeman · 10/05/2018 19:26

I went to school with a Rose Bush.

FellOutOfBed2wice · 10/05/2018 19:26

I went to school with James Dean and a Tom Jones..... always seemed weird choices to me!

Passmethecrisps · 10/05/2018 19:23

Not funny but I one I loved was a wee girl I once knew called Crystal Button. I thought it was lovely

WhoWants2Know · 10/05/2018 19:23

Baby Girl, surname Pancake. First name... Blueberry 😁.

LittleGreySheep · 10/05/2018 19:22

I once had an elderly neighbour called John John. According to him he was abandoned at birth and the note found with him only said "John", so he used it for both first and last name as he didn't know his real last name.

flapjackfairy · 10/05/2018 19:22

And talking of Dicks ! My friend knew a girl who was marrying a Mr Dick. Problem was her name was Rhoda !
They v wisely both took her surname instead !

Aprilmightbemynewname · 10/05/2018 19:22

My orthodontist was Gordon Bennett.
Ds's friend at primary school was Rory Lyons.

popcorntime · 10/05/2018 19:21

We used to know a Dougald McDougald

flapjackfairy · 10/05/2018 19:20

Years ago i saw a programme about the highland games and a man was called Dougal Dick ! I thought it was v funny and it still makes me giggle now.

OpalIridescence · 10/05/2018 19:16

I knew a Phillip Phillipson in junior school getting.

I thought the surname was literal due to his dad also being called Phillip..

BirthdayKake · 10/05/2018 19:13

Rosie Bell

ViserionTheDragon · 10/05/2018 19:11

Balonz

gettingtherequickly · 10/05/2018 19:10

Richard Richardson showed a distinct lack of imagination.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 10/05/2018 19:07

Rosie Bottom.

Grammar · 10/05/2018 18:55

Candida

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starsandstuff · 10/05/2018 18:54

Aw crap. I'll get me coat...

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peachypetite · 10/05/2018 18:54

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