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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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JudgeJ · 22/09/2021 22:25

@TrampolineForMrKite

Went to school with a James Dean and a Tom Jones. This was in the 80s/90s so it’s not like Mr. and Mrs. Dean and Mr. and Mrs. Jones didn’t know about the famous namesakes of their lovely little babies Grin

Also know an Amber who married a Mr. Skye and a Laura who married a Mr. Laurie.

I once taught a James Bond, he looked just like the Milky Bar kid though.
Yogsgirl · 22/09/2021 22:26

Have also taught an Alexander Bell and a Jacob Marley!

Once taught a boy called Jack-Boy too!

Some parents really don't seem to think through what they call their children!

Mythologies · 22/09/2021 22:26

I was at college with a boy called Justin Casey - no idea wha his parents were thinking

HaveringWavering · 22/09/2021 22:27

Carol Service

NigellaSeed · 22/09/2021 22:28

Mr Slaughter

JudgeJ · 22/09/2021 22:30

@Mytooferts

With many of these I'm left thinking "only in the UK". That's all I'm saying.

Horrible thread.

I am sure that other languages also have some funny names, not everything only occurs in the UK, there's a whole world out there for the unblinkered.
CorpusCallosum · 22/09/2021 22:30

Ms Bottoms 😳

Charlize43 · 22/09/2021 22:30

One of my first jobs was as a PA for a boss called Dick Ryder.

It was hard not to burst out laughing when saying, 'Dick Ryder's office'.

bumpertobumper · 22/09/2021 22:31

I was at school with Michael hunt, never shortened to Mike...
And my brother was at school with a very unfortunate boy called Roger Mee
Naive parents...

ddl1 · 22/09/2021 22:31

We nearly had a Prime Minister called Major-Ball, but his dad changed it to just Major. Just as well, really - can you imagine all the newspaper quips about Major-Ball making a Major Balls-up? There were MPs called Terry Dicks and Michael Cocks and they once stood against each other in the same constituency!

dragontightrope · 22/09/2021 22:33

I met a girl called Princess Love, once! American.

MouseRoar · 22/09/2021 22:33

can anyone explain the Henrietta Dick one? I'm slow on the uptake

HouseOfRunners · 22/09/2021 22:33

My dads dentist, Emma Dale
My dentist, Mr Butcher 😳

NigellaSeed · 22/09/2021 22:34

Oh and a mr. Snowball! Tee hee

Mother87 · 22/09/2021 22:34

A hotel manager in Bali called "Gérard Hotelier" (lovely too he was)

happinessischocolate · 22/09/2021 22:34

A girl called Scarlett Amber Green

Went to school with a girl called Falcon Hawkins, with a brother called Kestrel

Aposterhasnoname · 22/09/2021 22:34

@MouseRoar

can anyone explain the Henrietta Dick one? I'm slow on the uptake
I’m assuming it’s Henry ate a dick
HazelBite · 22/09/2021 22:34

Worked with a Cherry Orchard and a Sophie Brophy

Costacoffeeisbetterthansex · 22/09/2021 22:35

@YolandiFuckinVisser

I used to work with Helen Heaven.

Also worked with Martin Inge, his work email address was minge@....

I worked with a Helen Heaven until recently…

I once bought a car from Bill Board

rslsys · 22/09/2021 22:35

Girl at DC's Primary School called Iona Lake
Friends got married when she was 8 months pregnant, called the son Justin, their surname was Tyme . . . They thought it was hilarious Hmm

Orphlids · 22/09/2021 22:35

Kid who lives not far from me named Treehouse.

Ladysamantha · 22/09/2021 22:35

At work- Cherry Berry and Dr Roughley

hollyhocksarenotmessy · 22/09/2021 22:35

@MouseRoar

can anyone explain the Henrietta Dick one? I'm slow on the uptake
Henry ate (et) a dick.
tableanadchairs · 22/09/2021 22:37

I know of a brother and sister
Phil McCann and sister Carrie McCann

OwlinaTree · 22/09/2021 22:37

Might be outing, but there's a kid in my dd's class called George Bush. Grin