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Amusing names stories

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Enko · 10/09/2018 10:29

Reading another thread suggestions on here 2 names came up that reminded me of a story MIL used to tell me So I thought I would share and also ask if others have amusing stories about names. (I don't mean rude name suggestions but funny things around it)

MIL and FIL had their oldest son who was with his middle names named after Paternal and Maternal grandfathers (think something Like William Charles) 3 years later SIL arrived and plenty family and friends asked " So will you do the same for the girl?" (maternal and paternal grand mothers names) MIL replied...
" Well which would you rather ? Minnie Winnie or Winnie Minnie?"

SIL's middlename is Anne Grin

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happymummy12345 · 12/09/2018 19:02

Shadow I love that. My husband absolutely loves jack Daniels (I'm very partial to a few myself mind you).

When we were thinking about names, we chose Daniel for a boy. Dh jokingly said his middle name should be Jack. When the baby was born and we found out we had a boy, he then said if we ever had another son we should call him Jack. Then when we were all out he could call out "Jack", "Daniel", even though Daniel would be the elder child.
Or if we'd had twin boys we should have called them Jack and Daniel.
He was joking but it made me laugh at the time (and fancy a few).

Pinkywoo · 12/09/2018 18:47

My friends brother is Paul Gaul, we didn't believe him for years!

DesperatelySeekingSnoozing · 12/09/2018 18:44

I know a Michael Michael. He has a brother called George Michael too.

JungWan · 12/09/2018 18:41

I used to work with a Brun Schidt which sounded too much like brown shit for us to be able to cope with maturely.

sluj · 12/09/2018 18:38

I had to point out to my lovely but very unworldly friend and wife that the name "Lolita" had some connotations. Always glad I chose to mention it.

TheGateauIsInTheChateau · 12/09/2018 18:34

I worked for a parcel company many years ago. It was my job to type up the names the parcels had been signed for. If we got a name we thought wasn’t genuine we had to escalate it to our manager. I was absolutely gleeful one day when I came across a Ben Dova.

To verify the signature my manager called the customer, who politely validated the signatures with the response “oh that’s our Au Pair!”

ZebraKid71 · 12/09/2018 18:25

I once mentored a woman named Lucie Lucy, thankfully by marriage and not parents choice!

Cosmoa · 12/09/2018 18:21

@Liverpool23 she was someone that married into an Italian family we knew when we used to live in Canada in the late 90's/early 00's and she was around 30 as far as I can remember!

Marcipex · 12/09/2018 17:40

I like those alliterative names Baroness.
I like Magnus Magnusson etc too.

BaronessBomburst · 12/09/2018 17:22

I had a great aunt called Ivy S who married a J Ivemy. I think I was 20 before I realised that Ivy Ivemy was actually her name, and not some daft quirk of my mother's. Grin

The Dutch like to alliterate names. Things like Gerry Gerritson, Frank Franks, Geert Geertson, Pieter Peeters are quite normal here.

TyrionLannistersShadow · 12/09/2018 17:19

I went to primary school with a boy called Loughlin O'Loughlin, I mean seriously what were his parents thinking!

LMDC · 12/09/2018 17:11

I used to work with a Kelly Kelly (by marriage).

TheWinterofOurDiscountTentsMk2 · 12/09/2018 16:37

Pretty sure I do, but thanks for vetting the people I know

If you say so. Tell her friends Chlymidia and La-a we say hi.

WakeUpFromYourDreamAndScream · 12/09/2018 16:17

I went to school with a Richard Richardson

Liverpool23 · 12/09/2018 16:09

@Cosmoa
Haha - That is interesting! I'm not sure of how old Svetlana Dalalana is but I think if Anna Hannah got married today she would have just kept her maiden name, guess it was the less popular thing to do in the 60's!

I suppose I could add that when I get married my initials will be B.J - HELP ( I am thinking of reclaiming my 2 middle names to make it not so bloody obvious!)

Thetimehascometo · 12/09/2018 16:05

*'No you don't'
*
Pretty sure I do, but thanks for vetting the people I know 🙄

pinkcarpet · 12/09/2018 16:01

I have met a Fergus Ferguson and a Niall O'Neill recently!

Cosmoa · 12/09/2018 15:58

@Liverpool23 yes I know of a lady who became Svetlana Dalalana!

TheWinterofOurDiscountTentsMk2 · 12/09/2018 15:33

I know a lovely young lady called ‘fee-marl-lee’ spelt Female 🙈 I don’t know what her parents were thinking

No, you don't.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/funny-names/

Liverpool23 · 12/09/2018 14:55

Any funny combo's once you get married?
Back in the 60's my great aunt's best friend was called Anna Hannah.
I looked after twins about ten years ago in a nursery with the surname Death, when they got to school age the parents changed it to ''De-Ath'' - come on - children are not stupid!
I also work now with a John Johnson but I actually quite like that, it works for him!

PawneeParksDept · 12/09/2018 00:34

There is a good film on this called Strange Name Movie on Netflix

There were 3 generations of Donald Duck 😄

Thetimehascometo · 12/09/2018 00:31

I know a lovely young lady called ‘fee-marl-lee’ spelt Female 🙈 I don’t know what her parents were thinking

PrincessWire · 11/09/2018 20:58

We have a Keeley Kelly at work!

Shadow1234 · 11/09/2018 20:30

My son went to school with a 'Jack Daniels'. His name
certainly made him stand out from the rest.

BikeRunSki · 11/09/2018 12:06

Aah. A baby brother for Ffordd Allan.
(Way out).

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