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Names not go give your children

30 replies

fletchaaarr · 11/02/2008 21:25

I once met a family.....

They had a US mother and Yugoslavian dad (in the days of the cold war)

Their mother liked to read and to name children after characters in books.

DD1 - Glumdalclitch (a character from Gulliver's travels)
DS1 - Ocean (from Oceans ride)
DS2 Heathcliff (work that one out for yourself)
DS3 - Jeswaldo [sp?]
DS4 - Thirsten Twirst [sp?]

My dad wanted to lend her the hitch-hikers guide the galaxy

My mum threatened him with death if he did as she couldn't face being responsible for a slarty bardfast or a zafod

Go on - beat that for daft names (loved the kids btw, who were my age or younger - and Glummy - if you are out there on MN, I would love to get in touch)

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TurkeyLurkey · 11/02/2008 21:30

You've got to be 'avin' a larfffff??! They're ace, especially loving Thirsten Twirst. Did they grow up to be dead 'ard after all the piss taking at school? Must have been, ahem, character building to say the least

Heated · 11/02/2008 21:30

Judas

Lubyloo · 11/02/2008 21:30

Someone my DH worked with called his son Gandalf! Everyone thought he was joking when he announced it and it took some persuading that they really had called the poor boy that!

harpsichordcarrier · 11/02/2008 21:29

Ptolemy

stroppyshopper · 11/02/2008 21:29

Met a guy in a chemist whose little boy was named Pushkin. Thought that was about as pretentious as it gets.

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