When your name and surname combine to form a word..

[Cortina]

Is this always a mistake? I fear it maybe! :)? Can it ever work or be got away with?

For example, Scarlet Jam or similar...Hmm not a good example. Not necessarily that the surname is a noun but the names could be seen to run into each other to make a word?

Dh used to have to have meetings with Emma Royds. Truthfully.

she was a ....

Mike Hunt

I knew him, Hully. Lovely bloke.

Bit beardy, though.

Yes, smelt funny. But a lovely bloke nonetheless. Warm.

I knew a Penny Wyn. She could have kept it as Penelope if she wanted I suppose.

I also knew someone whose surname was Daye, and whose daughter was born on the 14th Feb. They were tempted to call her Valentine but didn't want her to have VD as her initials.

Someone-I-know's Mum went to school with a Rosie Bottom.

("What was her name then?" asked my BIL when told this story.)

I always thought there was something a bit fishy about him.

Hmm. I suppose he was a bit wet from time to time.

And he was a secret pinko.

I know a Will Lee, always makes me laugh that one :P

He has a daughter called Emma, no joke!

I know a Sam Sonight and a Fuk Yu.

There's an Iva Beer and a Lo Fat in a cemetery near us. Even if it is mean to your kids, it'll give future generations a laugh. Go for it!

I went to school with a lucas ade poor child he was american do they have lucasade there? or is it gaterade.

My dh and I were put off our favourite boys name recently.
We really liked Angus but my aunt pointed out that he would be called Gus and our surname begins with T so would be called gusty!!
Always nice to have someone else to help eliminate

Well I had a very unusual and difficult to spell surname, so was really looking forward to the day when I could get rid of it at last and take on my husband's name. But now I am Emma Lester.

Say it out loud. ((sigh))

Just had a little chuckle sorry emsyj

My mum knows a Holly Bush....

I really love the name orla, but surname is wright - is this a bad idea?

Emlyn Hughes named his children Emlyn and Emma-Lynn.

My DD knows a girl in her year called Susan Flay, which isn't too bad, except for the fact that she won an award for cookery last year at the awards evening....and they announced the prize as being for Sue Flay. Which raised quite a few titters from the audience. And no word of a lie, my first primary school 'boyfriend' was called Joseph King. He was known as Joe.

I used to know an elderly Horace Cope.

My first name and maiden/work name run together to form a different first name. It is very tedious; many people think that that is my name, but that they don't know my surname.

I know a Wendy who married Mr House.

Psyche Del.
Won't say how I knew her but she was real - and rather lovely. Are you out there Psyche?

Oh, got carried away on an old thread. Had a bump on the head recently. Sorry. Ignore....