Have you ever known someone who is the opposite of their name?

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Obviously doesn't apply to people with non descriptive names!

I've been emailing a customer services person for a couple of days today called Melody. Ridiculously, in my mind I'd imagined her sounding all girly.

She called me today to resolve the issue I've been having. A more gravelly voiced and monotone lady I have never spoken to in my life.

Made me think of other descriptive names, and if people generally live up to them or are the opposite of them

Priti Patel?

My Dd's dance teacher is called Joy. There is no joy to her at all.

I know a girl called ebony who is white. Always have a giggle

I worked with someone whose surname was Divine. (He wasn’t)

I once knew a Serena who was not serene at all - in fact, she wasn't very nice either!

I once knew a Happy who was grumpy, and a Peace who was a drama queen .

(Both from a region where children are often named after their mother's feelings when they're born. Mine would have ended up being called OWWWWW).

I know a very grumpy Joy too,
I had a boyfriend with the surname- it was not meant to be...

Rich, who is always in debt.

Another Joy(less).

Christian who got in trouble at school for trying to carve the Sigil of Baphomet into a desk.

I know a great gallumphing girl named Grace.

I once knew a Serena who was not serene at all - in fact, she wasn't very nice either!

Neither was the Serena I knew, she was the side kick of the school bully.

I know a Hope who is the most pessimistic person I have ever met.

A classmate of my Dd's who was Blessing. I'm not sure the teacher thought he was.

I once knew a guy surname of Merryman.
The most dour,sharp natured,fault finding person i have ever met

I know a six foot seven Mr Little!

I don’t know her, but I was recently in the queue at IKEA behind a tweenage girl who was having a right old strop and sulk at her mum. Her name was Merry.

A couple of decades ago when it was quite an unusual name I knew a little girl called Grace. She had none! I also knew a Prudence who was anything but.
I've always loved the name Meredith but refused to consider it for DD in case it was shortened to Merry & she turned out to be a grumpy so & so.

A really grumpy receptionist at GP surgery when I was a kid - her name was Joy.

And a primary school teacher called Patience. On reflection, she could have taken Joy's job at the surgery!

Highly unkind of you @abitshitsorry

She didn't name herself and who cares what the ancient meaning may have been. Non white people in Spain are called Blanca all of the time.

Lord Adonis.

I used to know a girl called Princess. She was an absolute Tomboy.... I always wondered whether she always would have been or if it was a rebellion against her name

I know a Hunter who is now vegan and has been nicknamed Gatherer :)

I knew a woman with the surname Sunshine, tbf it was a married name.
She wasn't a ray of sunshine.

My swimming teacher was called Joy. She was a hatchet-faced purveyor of misery.

I also met a little girl called Prayshus once. Pronounced Precious. Or screamed "precious you little fucker". Seemed v sad.

I know an Angel who is the total opposite of the word! I do love the name though

abitshit it’s just a jewel name, girls called Ruby aren’t red either.

I’ve known several Joys who are really miserable.

missing I wonder if we knew the same one

I also knew a miserable woman called Joy. Seems to be a tough name to live upto.
A teacher friend said he had siblings in his school. He described them as Excel who doesn't and Success who will be.
Worked with a man called Wiseman who I often wondered how he managed to leave the house each day such was his stupidity.

I know there is nominative determinism (Dr Payne, Teachers called Mr Chalk etc). I wonderif this is reverse nominative determinism.