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The funniest real names you've heard!

739 replies

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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Bunnyfuller · 23/09/2021 00:50

Also know a Constable….with the surname Constable

Maskless · 23/09/2021 00:51

There is a dentist in Ashford called Mr Chew.

Pallisers · 23/09/2021 00:51

I remember reading about Shiloh Jolie Pitt being born and thinking thank god she is unlikely to go to school in Ireland where she would inevitably be known as Pileo Jolly Shit.,

Mothership4two · 23/09/2021 01:02

My neighbour is John Thomas.

And my Dad knew a Robin Bastard

SpiderPlant101010 · 23/09/2021 01:03

I can't work out the Amanda Poole name. Can someone tell me?

Mothership4two · 23/09/2021 01:04

I remember that in the credits of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was someone with the surname Wanker

thetaleunfolds · 23/09/2021 01:06

Someone I know got married and became Vicky pollard

ZealAndArdour · 23/09/2021 01:09

I had a politics lecturer called Dr Love. He was kinda tasty, tbh.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 23/09/2021 01:14

One that isn’t funny on its own is the first MEP for my parent’s constituency - Mr Prout. But because of his position, he was known locally as the Brussels Prout.

LaurenKelsey · 23/09/2021 01:19

I knew a Dusty Rhodes. 🤣

Nomorefuckstogive · 23/09/2021 01:31

My parents genuinely knew someone called Michael Hunt. You really should say names over and over, with all their diminutives, before you name a child.

AcrossthePond55 · 23/09/2021 01:34

Mum went to school with a girl named Crystal who married a Mr Ball.

Our church accountant was Mr Swindle.

I knew a Major Sargent (spelt 'wrong' but still....)

Friend's married name was Turnipseed (she changed it back in the divorce

uncomfortablydumb53 · 23/09/2021 01:37

Retired Endocrinologist Dr Reckless

PyongyangKipperbang · 23/09/2021 02:15

Guy who came round SO many times to fix my washing machine (I suspect I managed to buy the only extended warranty that was actually worth the money). First name Andy, surname Mann. :o

Oh and twin boys born about 25 ish years ago now LeRoy and ElRoy. Seriously.

Emmiexpat · 23/09/2021 02:40

I like in America and came across some Called La/a as La Dash A. Only in America.

mathanxiety · 23/09/2021 03:03

There are a lot of hoary old chestnuts on this thread.

Hmm
Toddlerteaplease · 23/09/2021 03:20

@Charliechoosecarefully my dad was at school with an Iona Foot.

starrynight21 · 23/09/2021 03:31

@TheLovleyChebbyMcGee

I've met Dr Nurse and Dr Proctor

Thats funny, I've known a Nurse Doctor!

I used to work with a Doctor Doctor and a Doctor Death. ( he always pronounced it De - Ath but everyone else said Death).
hesterstanhope · 23/09/2021 03:37

thevasectomist.com.au/meet-the-doctor

Saw his practice when on holiday a few years ago.

HappyDays40 · 23/09/2021 04:01

My mum's teacher was Mr. Eyeball he always said he had lots of pupils.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 23/09/2021 04:03

A friend in Scotland genuinely knew a boy called Drew Peacock.

3 names from my work (not colleagues)
Carey Oakey
Imelda Nash-Wanklin
Liberty Grimmet

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 23/09/2021 04:04

Randy Ponce - he was American though, and maybe the Ponce was pronounced the Spanish way.

A dd knew a Polly Esther Cotton

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 23/09/2021 04:08

And then there's the semi-famous Australian one - Kviiilyn.
Her mum wanted to call her K8lyn but Aussie rules disallow numbers in names - so she used the Roman numerals instead (they're meant to be capitals but you can't tell a capital i from an l in this font so...)
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OldieButaGoodie · 23/09/2021 04:42

The old local barber when I was a child - Cecil Poole (known as Ces Poole).

MyMabel · 23/09/2021 04:45

Jezzabel - poor girl.