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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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peppermintpat · 23/09/2021 19:52

Know of a family surname Minnion (feel sorry for the young kids they have).
Used to know a Joyce Joyce (through marriage)
My dad worked with a Sergeant Sergeant.

Abrez90 · 23/09/2021 19:53

There’s a Dr Dikshit that refers patients to us.

funtimesahead100 · 23/09/2021 19:53

I worked with someone called Pinky Coch in Malaysia

lifeinlimbo2020 · 23/09/2021 19:58

Stormy-Water Cloud

DoucheCanoe · 23/09/2021 20:00

@lifeinlimbo2020 did you just lift that from another thread 🤣

Onehotmess · 23/09/2021 20:07

An ex’s dad was called Richard Cocker

Pinkandpink · 23/09/2021 20:13

lifeinlimbo2020
😂😂😂

mamamilkmachine · 23/09/2021 20:17

Came in to see if stormy-water cloud was on here 😂 wasn't disappointed

Hazey19 · 23/09/2021 20:18

Two teachers at my 6th form college were called Mark Stretch and Richard Head. 😂

SirGawain · 23/09/2021 20:19

A lady at my workplace was named Mrs Makepeace. She was rather bad tempered so we nicknamed Mrs Makewar.

Ifeelsuchafool · 23/09/2021 20:20

A deliberately contrived by schoolboys example was twin boys called Cristopher and Andrew but known to their friends as Chris and Drew. Their surname was Peacock. Friends of my DD!

opinionminion · 23/09/2021 20:23

Mykittensmittens I might know you !

Maireas · 23/09/2021 20:24

@lifeinlimbo2020

Stormy-Water Cloud
That poor child. His grandparents will never use it!
Yespresh · 23/09/2021 20:25

Husband used to know Dick Holding. I collapsed every time he said his name.

Maireas · 23/09/2021 20:25

@Ifeelsuchafool

A deliberately contrived by schoolboys example was twin boys called Cristopher and Andrew but known to their friends as Chris and Drew. Their surname was Peacock. Friends of my DD!
There's a news reporter called Chris Peacock
Maireas · 23/09/2021 20:26

@Yespresh

Husband used to know Dick Holding. I collapsed every time he said his name.
The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey...
Lickedmylollyandneversaidsorry · 23/09/2021 20:29

My friends partner was an electrician call James Spark and the examiner on my driving test was called Nicola Tester!!
I'm literally sitting her laughing out loud to all of these! Great thread 🤣

OverweightPidgeon · 23/09/2021 20:31

I have met Daphne Duck , Hugh Watt , Wanker Prasard and Min Ji .

sashadasher · 23/09/2021 20:33

Orson Cartwright , Mavis Davis,Terry Towel and lastly a Barnaby Bare

Mum233 · 23/09/2021 20:37

Box!

PUGMEISTER21 · 23/09/2021 20:40

Camille Foot, I kid you not!

janj2301 · 23/09/2021 20:49

My friend wanted to call her first son Andrew but her surname was Hoy, he was NOT called Andrew, see some parents do think it through.

Maireas · 23/09/2021 20:51

Olive Farmer

GrandTheftWalrus · 23/09/2021 20:59

Don't get Andrew hoy.

I do actually have one, worked with a guy called Ivor Beverage

Caplin · 23/09/2021 21:02

Whilst out canvassing during a by election we found:

Barbara Baboorab
Endletrout Cassidy
Grafton Prince

And there was a candidate (now an MP) called Bambos Charalambos, which was magestic.

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