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to think these twins' names are ludicrous?

245 replies

lulucappuccino · 09/03/2016 19:19

Toddlers - Dick and Fanny.
Not short for anything, apparently. British family.
Lordy.

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Tollygunge · 09/03/2016 20:33

Also just remembered my grandad 'jack' had a younger brother called 'Danny.' Being cockneys this was the source of much hilarity

Twinsareplenty · 09/03/2016 20:34

We used to call our twins Chlamydia and Waynetta when out in public.

x2boys · 09/03/2016 20:35

Said this before on here but my paternal grandad was Bill and maternal grandad was Ben.

SatsukiKusakabe · 09/03/2016 20:36

Yes I think so Here

Old English but was left prevalent in Cornwall.

Quietattheback · 09/03/2016 20:38

I think Loveday is a sweet name.

Sparklingbrook · 09/03/2016 20:42

Loveday came up on a baby name thread. I thought it sounded like a mail order sex shop.

liberatedwine · 09/03/2016 20:45

My son goes to school with a girl called Becky, I only recently discovered her full name is Beckham, not Rebecca.

hopes her mum isn't reading this

JennyOnAPlate · 09/03/2016 20:45

You're thinking of love honey sparklingbrook Smile

There are twin girls called Emily and milky at dds school. Always makes me Hmm because surely that's the same name??

JennyOnAPlate · 09/03/2016 20:46

Emily and milly not milky!! FU autocorrect!!

Sparklingbrook · 09/03/2016 20:47

I know about LoveHoney, I thought Loveday could be another company. Grin

fluffypenguinbelly · 09/03/2016 20:47

Everard and Ophelia Dick and definitely real.

CinderellaFant · 09/03/2016 20:51

You just met them today yet she showed you their passports?! Very strange...

Ohdearohdearme · 09/03/2016 20:52

There were 3 Fanny's on my dad's side of the family - all elderly or have passed away, born in an age before the name had that connotation. My Dad gets all defensive when I laugh at their names. However - I kid ye not - their full names are:

Fanny Beaver
Fanny Cox
And the third one has a normal surname but is married to a William, so often get's called Willy's Fanny.

The first thing you see when you walk into my parent's hall is a framed piece of embroidery, with the name Fanny Beaver in large letters. As an only child, I stand to inherit it. Rest assured that's one family heirloom I won't be displaying ...

Finallyonboard · 09/03/2016 20:55

Ohdear - that has made my day! Brilliant.

PegsPigs · 09/03/2016 20:57

I know a Loveday but as a surname.

x2boys · 09/03/2016 20:59

My mil, she died before we got married was called Frances Ann she was called Fanny as a child.

PegsPigs · 09/03/2016 21:01

Milky Grin

Vintage45 · 09/03/2016 21:04

Maybe the OP is goady but guess what, the thread was/is funny. The beauty of mumsnet shines through then huh Grin

Wardrobespierre · 09/03/2016 21:06

My grandparents were Everard and Fanny Adams.

Sadly, Everard isn't pronounced ever 'ard.

NeedACleverNN · 09/03/2016 21:06

Not twins but I once worked at a nursery where a little boy was called Deneil. Older brother.....Neil.

lulucappuccino · 09/03/2016 21:08

No, I met twins today for the first time. I've spoken to the mum several times, dog walking.

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lulucappuccino · 09/03/2016 21:09

I'm not being goady at all!

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Nullipara · 09/03/2016 21:12

Pull the other one

StrumpersPlunkett · 09/03/2016 21:16

Brother went to school with 4 brothers. Bill Ben Ed and Fred (William,Benjamin,Edward and Frederick sound v sensible names before they are shortened)
Always made me chuckle

AlisonWunderland · 09/03/2016 21:17

I'm calling my twins Aibu and Yanbu