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The funniest real names you've heard!

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CityCommuter · 22/09/2021 21:31

A Vodafone door to door salesman was doing the rounds on our road earlier with the latest offers that aren't available online apparently... anyway he left his business card and when I saw his name I had to LOL as it was Robin Crowe! His family must love bird names Grin

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SnottyLottie · 22/09/2021 23:58

Tracey Spacey (married name)

Year2Parent · 22/09/2021 23:59

Just today, I heard a child being called back to their Mum - Vogue. Yep, really. ConfusedConfusedConfused

SnottyLottie · 23/09/2021 00:05

@OwlInATowl my friend used to date a Chris Peacock, I wonder if it’s the same one!

I’ve met someone whose actual legal name is Cinderella Cinders

thatfuckingtent · 23/09/2021 00:11

I worked in a finance department with someone who's surname was money and someone else who's was crook

bellabelle1994 · 23/09/2021 00:12

Someone at my mums church, their sons middle name is Ryan Giggs

bellabelle1994 · 23/09/2021 00:13

@SnottyLottie omg I think you live near me 🤣🤣 I know someone with that name as well

IAmStrange · 23/09/2021 00:14

Years ago I worked in a call centre and spelled back surnames to bring up customers records.

I don't know what I was thinking when I naively "confirmed" "so that's cocks...?"
And Mr Cox angrily shouted out "NO. THATS C. O. X"

I was mortified Blush

CoralBells · 23/09/2021 00:18

Mr Shaw-Twilley

SirenSays · 23/09/2021 00:21

One of the founders of Food For The Poor is named Robin Mahfood 😂

Twofurrycats · 23/09/2021 00:22

A sort of nickname one. Chinese names are surname first then given name. And some choose a western name as well.
I worked with a translator called Bin Cheng. Chosen name Dusty Bin.

TartanDMs · 23/09/2021 00:22

I had neighbours called Gordon Bennett, Carl Strange and Dave Smelt. This was when I was a teen and quite immature so I found it hilarious. DH once had a customer called Pooja Pantts.

waybill · 23/09/2021 00:23

Customer called A Fish.

I once answered the phone at work to a Mr WH Smith.

And I overheard a colleague on the phone: "What, the Paul Daniels? Oh, you are? Oh..." Grin

VienneseWhirligig · 23/09/2021 00:25

I once employed a chap who had changed his name by deed poll to Darth Vader. He was a bouncer, it always made me curious about how he thought he would be taken seriously. I never knew his real name but it was probably something plain like Bob Smith Grin

MrsMoastyToasty · 23/09/2021 00:25

I was at primary school with a Chris Massey. .

DoucheCanoe · 23/09/2021 00:28

@MrsMoastyToasty I know a Chris Massey and I've only just realised why it's funny!

XenoBitch · 23/09/2021 00:31

Knew someone whose surname was "Bollock"
I would be filling in deed poll forms if that was me.
Also encountered someone called "Baby". Totally legit first name.

Mamanyt · 23/09/2021 00:36

Frank Zappa named two of his kids "Moon Unit" (daughter) and "Dweezle" (son). And the heiress to the Lear Jet fortune's name is, honest to God, Shanda. Shanda Lear. Can you IMAGINE the jokes she had to put up with???

viques · 23/09/2021 00:39

We used to get charity donations from a Mary Christmas.

My dd used to go to school with a Lee King.

LukeEvansWife · 23/09/2021 00:41

And someone always claims to know a Henrietta who married a Mr Dick - in fact it was a Jasper Carrott joke thirty years ago

LukeEvansWife · 23/09/2021 00:43

Honestly I hope nobody finds someone they know on here but it's mean spirited

OddSockReunion · 23/09/2021 00:44

@CounsellorTroi

DH used to work with someone called A Nutter. His name was on his office door.
This is brilliant!!
Mountainash · 23/09/2021 00:46

When I lived in Kent, many years ago, I knew a lovely man, a policeman by the name of Robert Copper. Known as Bob or Bobby. He was such a good looking and personable man, you couldn’t make fun of his name.

viques · 23/09/2021 00:46

@MouseRoar

can anyone explain the Henrietta Dick one? I'm slow on the uptake
Henry Ate A ..........
Bunnyfuller · 23/09/2021 00:49

Richard Brain (Dick to his friends)

Randy Shaver - ended a night shift porn name competition

Paisley19 · 23/09/2021 00:49

I have loads of these. Most memorable: Unfortunate child at school called Irwin Tossashita. A colleague of mine got friended by someone on LinkedIn called Shittal Janglebag. Possibly my favourite ever, a professional in my industry called Randy Male.

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