Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Best name you ever heard

241 replies

Elephantsareace · 06/03/2024 22:39

Re-watching old Walking Dead and I'd forgotten about the wonderfully-named producer Caleb Womble.

Best name ever, for me. What's yours?

OP posts:
Thread gallery
5
ShesGotAHeartOfGold · 07/03/2024 17:39

I've remembered my friend's Gran who was called Fanny Brown then got married and was called Fanny Hair.

I could never decide it double barrelled to Fanny Brown-Hair would have been better or worse

madamepresident · 08/03/2024 00:55

I worked with a lady named Lovely - and she really was !

SoOutingWhoCares · 08/03/2024 01:04

TammytheFaceGhost · 07/03/2024 07:58

My Food Tech teacher was Mrs Baker, and I was taught music by Mr Vinall. Not exactly amazing names but a nice bit of nominative determinism!

My college English Lit teacher was Liz D’Arcy. She had a PhD in a Jane Austen related topic.

Coincidence or a cunning plan?

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

Northernsouloldies · 08/03/2024 04:41

ShesGotAHeartOfGold · 07/03/2024 17:39

I've remembered my friend's Gran who was called Fanny Brown then got married and was called Fanny Hair.

I could never decide it double barrelled to Fanny Brown-Hair would have been better or worse

Is that big fanny brown...no it's just sunburnt.couldnt resist.😀

Scorchio84 · 08/03/2024 05:10

it's a misheard name rather than an actual one "Duke Bellingham" (Jude Bellingham *facepalm!) I can never unhear it now... plus it reminds me of Duke Silver 😆& of course Duke Caboom!

TheSuperbOwl · 08/03/2024 06:15

My kids went to school with Hugh. It must be the same one as this Hugh's dad is a vet too, just down the road from me.

TammytheFaceGhost · 08/03/2024 07:13

I also went to school with a Phelan Berrycloth. He ROCKED that name.

PiggieWig · 08/03/2024 09:38

SoOutingWhoCares · 08/03/2024 01:04

My college English Lit teacher was Liz D’Arcy. She had a PhD in a Jane Austen related topic.

Coincidence or a cunning plan?

There was a librarian at my university called Juliet Shakespeare. As an Eng Lit student I thought she had a fabulous name.

TheForgetfulCat · 08/03/2024 10:41

DH once encountered someone as a court witness named Darren D’eath. I know it’s a common surname in some languages but the combination with Darren …

Needhelp101 · 08/03/2024 11:07

Some fabulous names on here!

I like Diablo Cody. And once knew of someone called Philomena Mango.

Blubbled · 08/03/2024 11:18

@MariaVT65 Oh I'll be giggling about this all day! Thank you! It makes the one I thought of , Robin Banks, seem quite sensible!
Years ago a letter addressed to a Kamel Chagga was delivered to my house though! I returned it to sender!

Blubbled · 08/03/2024 11:22

@user1492757084 There's a very successful singer here in Ireland called Dickie Rock, and a TD ( member of the Irish parliament, the Dáil) called Dick Spring!
Oh dear!

catin8oots · 08/03/2024 11:24

There's a pilot who does the flights to Grenoble called Captain Johnny Snowball. He clearly knows it's funny and announces it all drawn out with an American twang. I love him.

catin8oots · 08/03/2024 11:27

Ihaveneedofwaternear · 07/03/2024 13:44

Someone at work called Tony Antonioni

Toby LeRone - heard that one on the radio.

Is he a maths teacher? If so, he taught me!

HectorPlasm · 08/03/2024 11:28

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 07/03/2024 13:37

Journalist?
Wayne Ankers edits our local paper, not too far from Manchester.

That'll be him!

Heckythump1 · 08/03/2024 11:28

My Dad once had a patient called Emma Royd! Poor kid!

Ihaveneedofwaternear · 08/03/2024 11:28

catin8oots · 08/03/2024 11:27

Is he a maths teacher? If so, he taught me!

Do you mean Tony Antonioni? No, he's a GP - I can't believe there are two of them!!!

MariaVT65 · 08/03/2024 12:30

Blubbled · 08/03/2024 11:18

@MariaVT65 Oh I'll be giggling about this all day! Thank you! It makes the one I thought of , Robin Banks, seem quite sensible!
Years ago a letter addressed to a Kamel Chagga was delivered to my house though! I returned it to sender!

Hey Robin Banks is also a great one 😂

ReadtheReviews · 08/03/2024 14:18

@Judgejudysno1fan I know an osteo called Mark Roughley.

ReadtheReviews · 08/03/2024 14:20

@Svolvaer For some reason those made me laugh out loud!

KittytheHare · 08/03/2024 14:33

bord · 07/03/2024 13:26

Hedda Dick - went to University with her although didn't know her well.
Evidence of her existence is found on imdb here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7328024/

Her sister is Gethan Dick

PeppermintParty · 08/03/2024 14:37

Drew Peacock (you need to say it aloud)

JanetareyouokareyouokJanet · 08/03/2024 14:47

My mum loves Tulip Mazumdar

SwankyPants · 08/03/2024 14:47

Wally Funk

TorroFerney · 08/03/2024 14:49

Zoltan Bendiner. Worked for a client we were dealing with .

Swipe left for the next trending thread