Do you have an unfortunate name? Or know someone else that does?

[DrMadelineMaxwell]

It's been drawn to my attention by DH this week, that because of my habit of trailing the end of the word away to a squiggle when I'm signing my name, I've been signing everything as TWat_ for quite a while. He found this hilarious.

And I can't even blame him for his unfortunate surname beginning as I was another name beginning with Wat...before I married.

Once encountered a person called 'Ufuk'.

I was holding it together right up until Tuna Kunt. Howling🤣🤣🤣🤣

Not a person but a building. There is a care home in Prenton called Corona House.

I’m not going through the whole thread again, but has anyone said Fanny Chmelar yet?

With the video that still makes me laugh!

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I had a patient called Isis.. quite unfortunate lol

I once had a phone call with a customer called Mrs Petty. As she screamed down the phone at me over something that was a complete non-issue, I really did think she lived up to her name...

DH’s great grandmother (I think) was Fanny Raper. But at the time it wouldn’t have raised the eyebrows it does now.

It must be terrible to have your perfectly normal name suddenly become widespread slang for something unfortunate.

I worked with a Teddy Bearin once...

A child at DS school - their parents changed their surname when the came to the U.K. (sensible folk). Dickshit would only cause amusement...

I heard of a man called Mr Prick, but he insisted on pronouncing it 'Prike'.

I once encountered a gentleman called Roger Fellowes. Never did meet his wife....

I also vaguely knew an Anne Angel. She ordered a Christmas turkey over the phone once, turned up to collect it and discovered that they hadn't got one for her, as they'd just assumed it was somebody playing a silly festive prank!

A school friend of mine had the surname Alcock - her brother was nicknamed All cock no balls - he was mouthy so it suited him.

Worked with men called Jocelyn and Beverley - both very posh

My Dad is called Dick. After almost 50 years it doesn’t really register with me anymore except when my Mum is annoyed that he is hiding in his shed so she yells it from the back door!!!

There was a customer who used to ring in - Mr Trebilco, I thought. When it was written down it's Treblecock! Poor man.

We know a James Tew.

Nickname Jimmy, surname pronounced 'Choo'. You get the picture.

Teddy Bearin

I have the same first and second name as a popular character, I go by Millie or mils these days
OH surname is unfortunately Pratt, hence why we never married
My eldest daughter goes to school with a Sonny Day and Katie Price, poor kids

@Milknosugarthx

Teddy Bearin

You’d think he’d be a friendly, cuddly type of chap. He was not.

It's worse when they changed the pronunciation.

Cummings - Coo mins or Shytes -Shi ters.

Just change the name by deed pole and be done with it.

@Stingray123 My Dr used to be Dr Mort too. Probably not the same one though!

I used to be friends with a Poonam, but he always used a nickname which everybody called him, not sure many people knew his real name. His two brothers have got really nice names too.

These are hilarious!

I also knew of a Pooja Pantts.

My mums old GP was Dr Love.

A neighbour when I was a child was Terry Tickle.

I was once interviewed by a woman called Attractive Ho.

I used to go to a Thai fast food place where a server was called Titigun. And another was called Rapeporn.
It was about 10 years ago but we still mention it...The names were on the receipts.

Dick Bell

He loved his name and really suited it. What a prick.