to ask if you know of any 'urban myths' that are actually true?

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a colleague told me the other day that her husband had been to school with a brother and sister called Everard and Ophelia Dick. I was very dismissive, told her I'd heard that story several times before, that it was an urban myth and possibly on snopes.com.

Luckily I stopped short of saying that the story probably had racist undertones.

But I've just googled them and they're well documented in the same town that her husband is from. So the chances are he's right. I'm very and will have to tell her so in the morning.

I get so used to these name tales being false and offensive that I didn't think there was any way it was going to be true.

Does anybody know if any of the others are true?

I had a head teacher called Mr Cock also know of a Richard William Cock no lie!

Also someone in my area called Tommy Thomas but his actual real true name is Thomas Thomas Thomas

There is a child in my year group with the surname Mahboob. Obviously not an English name so would have a different pronunciation maybe in country of origin and not the same connotations either.

I went to university with someone who had a brother called Richard Cox. lborolass - wonder if it's the same guy?!

Wasn't there an athlete caller fanny schmeller? Unfortunate

My MIL is a medical receptionist and she was horrified to tell me yesterday they just had a baby registered with the first name of La-a.

So it appears its not a myth! MIL isn't on MN and not the kind to tell fibs!

I know a Jordan Jordan, but he wasn't named that at birth, I think his mother either divorced or remarried and his surname was changed along with hers.

I also know a John Johnson, and a Jo(ann) King :)

My dh went to Uni with a girl called Fanny Gurgly. He also dated a Holly Bush.

I've known an Albert Hall and a Miles Dunne

There is a consultant in a hospital called Mr O'pong

He is a colo-rectal surgeon.

I shit you not

I know a Chris Peacock.

(I also didn't get Jenny Taylor for a good long while )

EverybodysStressyEyed I just cannot believe that there is anybody in this world who has called their son Ewan Kerr

I know Joanne King too. And Richard Bottom, and Eliza Goode.

And a Robert Roberts.

yellowhat - really?! Wow, that's the kind of thing I was thinking of, exactly.

It's become so knee-jerk on mn to shout 'no you don't, urban myth, snopes, racist' whenever someone says they know a le-a of any of the others that it seems (as I have proved) there is a danger of saying it to people irl (and yes, I know I was rude, did my OP not make that clear!).

And, just occasionally, they're apparently right!

Amd Chris (tine) Peacock.

My cousin's daughter is called Genna Taylor - seriously.
I never noticed the two words together for about 10 years because we just obviously called her by her first name and I never put the two together until someone pointed it out!

I work with a Michael hunt..he goes by Mick

The new starters think I'm taking the piss I'd I ask them to ring and ask for him.

The myth about the computer that has a 'cup-holder' must have come true somewhere, given the amount of stupid things people do with computers.

I know a Chris Peacock. Never fails to make me smile. His parents didn't realise until too late.

Years ago, when it was not so PC, I worked for a large institution. Staff would make up names on forms and get junior colleagues to go into the waiting room and call them out.

One example - Matista Richie. Can't really say some of the others.

My granddad had a friend called Arthur Pye - always made me snigger!

I know of a William Williamson and a Robert Roberts. Both have been patients on the ward I work on.