AIBU to tell the Met Office there's no such name as Henk

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Henk?

Seriously? Thats a made up name if ever there was.

Our friend Henk's longer name was Hendrick.

You know. Like Henry.

Not a real name either, I suppose.

Looking forward to storm Balonz when they come back round the alphabet.

it's very possible that people from the Netherlands might find your name ridiculous OP.

Just because you've not come across a name before doesn't mean it's sprung from someone's weird imagination.

There are names from all over the world that you've doubtless never heard of. Does that make them all 'ridiculous'?

The names start with a then go through the alphabet so h is always going to be the 8th storm to compare year on year

Henk is a perfectly good Dutch name, and I believe was put forward by the Dutch met office.

Why is it ridiculous? What a xenophobic thing to say.

https://www.henckroling.com

I know a Henk

It's Dutch. The UK, Irish and Dutch meteorological agencies collaborate to name storms since we tend to be affected by the same ones.

Poor @HenkJnr

Dim AND xenophobic. Go you!

Are you racist as well?

Don't Look up the list of names for upcoming storms. Some of them are also swoons foreign.

Henky penky

This.

PMSL here - I'll let my uncle Henk know! What's your view on Gerrit? Just so I can let my other uncle know! (Yes, I am Dutch)

Of course it's a name. They aren't thick.

What a bizarre point of view

Suspect the OP is off googling 'what does xenophobic mean?'

How embarrassing for you @tescocreditcard

Do you find all non English names weird?
How pathetic

Did it really not occur to you that the people who name the storms might, you know, be aware of what's a name and what isn't?

Did you think you spotted a fatal flaw in their policy and no one else had noticed?

Not the way we pronounce it, we use the 'e' sound.

Imagine being so utterly ignorant & xenophobic.

Is this a joke?

Betting my last fiver the OP won't be back

It's not as ridiculous as tescocreditcard now is it...?