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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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trueblueari · 19/05/2018 19:44

Annette Kirkton.
Poor girl would have been fine anywhere else in the world, but no, she went to school here, in a town with a district called Kirkton pronounced "curtain," rendering her "a net curtain" forever more.

Wildlingofthewest · 17/05/2018 21:43

They really should!!! Grin
Her sister was called Star if I remember correctly.....

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starsandstuff · 17/05/2018 21:34

They totally should have called her Mulberry.

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Wildlingofthewest · 17/05/2018 17:23

Tree Bush.
No joke.
Her parents were hippy dippy types, their last name was Bush and her first name was Tree.

FanSpamTastic · 17/05/2018 17:21

I was married by the Rev Pagan!

MissCharleyP · 17/05/2018 16:55

Known two Jo Kings and a Lee King.

I remember years ago on the kids TV show ‘Knightmare’ one of the winning teams was lead by Dickon Hare.

ColdCottage · 17/05/2018 16:30

Dick Longstaff. He was a shooting instructor. Just brilliant.

IceSwan · 17/05/2018 16:29

A Crystal who married a Mr Dymond.

Went to school with a Kris Kristofferson and worked with a Steve Stevens.

I'd also like to know why Alicia Douvall named her baby Papaya ShockShockShock

@Awwlookatmybabyspider that actress wasn't born Tuesday, she changed it. God knows why she had a nice name

snowwhiteandthesevendogs · 17/05/2018 16:23

also isabelle bell. so bell bell.

snowwhiteandthesevendogs · 17/05/2018 16:21

my dp has a great auntie and uncle called fanny and willie. Not even joking.

pumpkinpieinmyeye · 17/05/2018 16:17

I came across a Rosemary Salt before which gave me a giggle!

LolaL · 17/05/2018 14:59

Very late to the party here but couldn't not share.

Hand on heart, my sisters uni flatmate is called Tuna Kunt. She's Turkish. Sister didn't believe her until she saw her passport. Has now decided to stay in the UK permanently so in the process of changing her name!

OhTheRoses · 16/05/2018 21:45

@marioki
The Rose Plant I knew was in NY in the mid 80s working at a v famous investment bank. Same one?

Elizajulie · 16/05/2018 20:34

My lovely grandma was Doris Norris.

Lilsquish · 16/05/2018 20:24

Oh and my best pals auntie

Annette Ball (she married into that name tho)

Lilsquish · 16/05/2018 20:23

Holly Day

MrsFoxPlus4 · 16/05/2018 19:57

When my cousin started nursery like 17 years ago there was a boy called Toabis Bentley & Narchella. Didn’t make me laugh but Iv never forgot about them

Grandmaswagsbag · 16/05/2018 19:50

When my dh was at uni, there was a person called shithaed. Pronounced shi-thay-ed. The lecturer doing a register for the 1st study group hesitantly just read out shit-head, obviously they couldn’t think how else to pronounce it. Pretty embarrassing all round.

Bumbumtaloo · 16/05/2018 19:44

My dad had brain surgery by Dr De’Ath. My mum knows someone called Shirley Shirley it’s her married name. And I know a male and female Jo King. All quite tame really.

clairehr · 16/05/2018 19:22

Jane Lane (married into this surname and always laughs about it)

Headly Dick - seriously. A lamb to the slaughter after becoming a secondary school teacher.

supersop60 · 16/05/2018 19:16

Just remembered Tom Harris (middle name Dickon)

supersop60 · 16/05/2018 19:09

Oboe teacher - Miss Blower.

supersop60 · 16/05/2018 19:08

Ex BF mum was Gladys Harris and his sister was Lynda Liddament. DD knew a girl called Rayne Bew-Lily.

Marioki · 16/05/2018 18:56

@OhTheRoses

My great grandmother was a Rose Plant.

GreenItWas · 16/05/2018 01:36

Long time ago there used to be a vet registered with the RCVS called Everard Cock.

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