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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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asadlittleflower · 22/09/2021 22:18

A boy at school called Richard Sole. Try using the first letter of his name combined with his surname. He hated his name.

RuleWithAWoodenFoot · 22/09/2021 22:19

Courteney Salmon

JudgeJ · 22/09/2021 22:20

@TheLovleyChebbyMcGee

I've met Dr Nurse and Dr Proctor

Thats funny, I've known a Nurse Doctor!

We knew a Corporal Major years ago.
Whattheduck · 22/09/2021 22:20

I know of
Scott Scott
Sandy Beech
Jack Frost
Paige Turner
Honey Potts

Doorhandleghost · 22/09/2021 22:20

At work many years ago I came across a Swedish client called Bengt Koch. Wouldn’t have believed it if i had not seen it written down.

RawBloomers · 22/09/2021 22:20

Lovely Foggy Robinson

Assume it was an assumed name but it was hippy country, so possibly not.

cariaaad · 22/09/2021 22:21

@Charliechoosecarefully

I know a girl called Iona swan ( I own a swan Grin)

The weirdest name I've come across was William Williams - not very original..

I once knew an Iona who was engaged to a Mr Dyson. They didn't get married in the end. Lucky escape!
Oldowl · 22/09/2021 22:21

We lived next door to a lovely Dutch lady called Tineka Bell.

becarefuloutthere · 22/09/2021 22:21

Weston westerly west
Not sure where he lived, but hopefully somewhere west Grin

Iamthewombat · 22/09/2021 22:21

I too used to do the ‘look through the email directory for funny names when bored’ thing in my twenties.

I proudly shared an employer with one Bettina Bonkas. She was german though, so probably less comical in her own land.

Echobelly · 22/09/2021 22:21

@ddl1 - yes a colleague of mine at work commissioned an article from someone at Wright Hassall, which gave us all a giggle.

I do love law firm names, there are some very odd ones like Womble, Bond, Dickinson and Memery Crystal

Jellybean81 · 22/09/2021 22:22

I once worked with someone called Chris Peacock - say it out loud Grin

TheVanguardSix · 22/09/2021 22:22

Rae Gunn
Best name ever, really.

Lasttimeneveragain · 22/09/2021 22:22

Dr Donald Dick.

I'm not sure what was more amusing. Dr Dick or that it sounded like Donald Duck.

JudgeJ · 22/09/2021 22:22

@pinkstripeycat

We had a teacher in the 70s called Arthur Pound
I always found that in teaching being called Mr Daft must have been a hindrance.
my8thMNusername · 22/09/2021 22:23

Preben Prebensen

TatianaBis · 22/09/2021 22:23

Gurmit Lard (ex work colleague)

BigBumBessie · 22/09/2021 22:23

One place I worked we kept a book of customers with nearly celebrity names such as Jeremy Clark, Michael George and Ross Camp.

My least favourite name I've ever come across was a Doctor by the name of Doctor Randy. Unfortunate.

Aposterhasnoname · 22/09/2021 22:23

This

Yogsgirl · 22/09/2021 22:24

Lynne Seed
Eric Box (the undertaker)
Nathan Jones ( I sed to teach him as a child and he used to go to the toilet for ages)- we all used to sing 'Nathan Jones you been gone too long..." on his return.

Winederlust · 22/09/2021 22:24

Pierce Mycock.

I got chatting to a taxi driver in South Africa once, his name was Mixed Blessings...his brother's name was Paul 🤷‍♀️

Dubbin · 22/09/2021 22:25

@BrisbaneandGone

Worked with a guy called Joe Kerr, his sister was called Anne
Just as well there well there wasn’t another brother called Juan! 🤣
NotTheMrMenAgain · 22/09/2021 22:25

Elvis Boggle - was years and years ago, when I was working in law. Elvis was a persistent young offender, but I couldn't help but think he didn't have much of a chance in life, with that awful name!

VitalsStable · 22/09/2021 22:25

Guy who worked on our it security was called Robert Shrunkle. (Bobs your uncle!!)

SingingInTheShithouse · 22/09/2021 22:25

DDs lower gastroenterologist... Dr Butt

We know a plumber whose surname is Leak

& the one that always brought out the big kid in me

Our old Postman's name was Roger. The neighbours all talk about "Roger The Postie" I have to bite the insides of my cheeks to stop me grinning like an imbecile 🥴