Names that match (or don’t match!) a person or their job

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Have you met anyone whose name was particularly fitting for their character or job? Or the opposite?!

We had a physics teacher called Miss Motion -which seemed apt - and the local shop keeper growing up was called Mr Smiley, which definitely wasn’t - he was a real miserable bastard and all the kids were scared of him. I thought it was someone’s idea of an ironic joke for years but no, he really was just poorly named 😆

Anyone come across any other examples or amusing name combinations?

I was always impressed that Sara Blizzard presented the weather.

PE teacher Mr Fitt!

I give you Chris Lamb of the Meat and Livestock Commission www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/beef/mlc-roasting-over-sunday-lunch

My childhood orthodontist was called Mr Savage

Education secretary - James Cleverley. Makes me laugh.

When my ds2 was born prematurely we were looked after by a dr A Killer which was a bit unerving.

Gynaecologist called Mr Johncock.
Vicar called Rev'd Gotobed

I had an English teacher called Mrs Spelling and a Dr Payne.

I've posted this before but there was a woodcraft teacher at my college called Trevor Wardrobe

Doctor Doctor.

Nominative determinism. Though in that case having the surname Doctor did encourage her to go for a PHD.

Had home economics teacher Miss Baker.

An electrician called Mark Leckie!

And a colleague at a bookshop who's surname is Reader.

And Mrs Small who used to teach at my secondary school who was actually pretty tall!

Haha these are brilliant. Dr Killer?! Similar vein to Dr D’eath 😬

My mum had a doctor called Dr Kidney.

Our family GP was called Dr Goodheart. My dad's GP was Dr Payne.
Music teacher before marriage Miss C Sharpe.

My favourite was the bbc journalist reporting from a petrol station during the fuel shortage - Phil McCann

Bob Flowerdew on the BBC gardening radio show
‘Sound design by David Crackles’ on the Times podcast

DS’s had a games teacher called Mr Small who was about 6’3 and his calves were enormous!

My mum taught maths and the family surname is mathematical. That's probably outing enough as it is (everyone seems to know my mum).

My geography teacher was Mr Holland. My primary school police officer was PC Bluitt (sp?) Which always made me think of a police officer blowing their whistle.

C Sharpe is brilliant 🎶. I think Phil McCann reporting on petrol shortage takes some beating 🤣

just realised my thread posted twice, sorry all!

Once worked with an accountant with the surname of Fiddler and a work colleague whose surname was constable and yep her hubby was a police man... Constable constable lol

Had a patisserie teacher in chef school called Mrs Sweet. She wasn't sweet but her desserts were incredible

Had a geography teacher called Mr Fielding who was quite possibly the most stereotypical geography teacher to have ever lived. He was lovely though and I always felt a bit sorry for him.

Once knew a copper who's first name began with e and surname was clugh (pronounced cluff but be clue) . Always read his title Mr E. Clugh - as mystery clue

Someone's already mentioned Bob Flowerdew of GQT fame but there is also Pippa Greenwood!

The Commercial Director of Pets At Home is called Lisa Miao.

My first teaching school had a Miss Room, and a Home. Ec. teacher called Miss Cook, who became Mrs Ovens.

My own school, a miss Jane Bond who became a Mrs Jane Austin.

Equestrian eventer called Ros Canter