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CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 18:21

My friends Mum recently had a baby and couldn't think of a middle name for her newborn girl. The Mum has a teenage sister, so whilst walking to the birth registration place, she let her pick the middle name just so her daughter had one. Turned out to be a normal name but what a way to pick a name.

There was a boy in my year who's middle name(s) were Ryan Giggs.

Anyone else come across strange reasons/funny names that made you wonder why the parents would want to put there child through it? Grin

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tobee · 18/04/2017 02:06

I don't get people who do the first name - surname the same. I've known of a Norman Norman, a Martin Martin and, probably the best, Ralph Ralph.

tobee · 18/04/2017 02:06

I don't get people who do the first name - surname the same. I've known of a Norman Norman, a Martin Martin and, probably the best, Ralph Ralph.

tobee · 18/04/2017 02:08

And I've posted it twice to be in keeping with the theme.

Ginlinessisnexttogodliness · 18/04/2017 02:17

Rusty Kuntz

I don't know what to say

BitOfFun · 18/04/2017 02:46

The best name I've ever seen on here was somebody's colleague called Roger Mashitter. I remember googling it at the time, and it was true.

Firsttimemama2017 · 18/04/2017 02:51

I used to work with a Jo King and my great Nan's maiden name was Teresa Green!

deaddeadgood · 18/04/2017 06:47

Someone on another thread just suggested Loveday. Wtf!?

hazelnutlatte · 18/04/2017 07:38

I was at Uni with an S. Lapper. We accidentally received her mail once and opened it as we thought it was a piss take - or was a lovely letter from her gran!
My Geography teachers at school were called Mr Fog and Mrs Hill!

teaandcakeat8 · 18/04/2017 08:34

I know a Dwayne Pipe.

Also a Clare Clare (through marriage)...

bumpertobumper · 18/04/2017 08:41

My brother was at school with Roger Mee.
And Mick Hunt was at my school.

AllTearsFlowFromLove · 18/04/2017 08:43

@hazelnutlatte my geography teacher was called Mrs Marsh and my woodwork teacher was called Mr Woodford. We also had a teacher called Mr G Bennett that we all wanted to be called Gordon but we later found out it was Geoff. I bet there are people called Gordon Bennett though.

FirstSeemItThenBeIt · 18/04/2017 08:44

Cockburn is pronounced Co'burn, Cuppa.

Possibly in the manner of Byew-mole though Grin

AllTearsFlowFromLove · 18/04/2017 08:44

I went to school with a boy called Billy William and he never got why everyone thought his name was funny.

Bambambini · 18/04/2017 08:45

Randy Bullock - not joking, he was on my email list at work. Also a lot of our Chinese employees used to pick their own westerised names - some really cool and bizarre ones.

A dad shouting loudly for Zebidee at Legoland caught my attention

There's an englush actress called Beverly Hills

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Comealongpond89 · 18/04/2017 09:04

I knew of a family with surname Lear and they named their two daughters Gonda and Chanda.

I also see a lot of names at my work (In a doctor's) including a man called Yoda and twin girls called Precious and Princess

SuperBeagle · 18/04/2017 09:11

A dad shouting loudly for Zebidee at Legoland caught my attention

This name always reminds me of Charles Manson's nutty "family member" who named her son Zezozose.

uncoolnn · 18/04/2017 09:23

Phillipa Hole Grin

Farfromtheusual · 18/04/2017 09:24

I know of a Tia Maria Pie. And I know a David Davies and David Davies Junior and a Robert Robertson. Not sure if their parents think it's funny or clever but it's just stupid really isn't it? Hmm

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 18/04/2017 09:33

DH used to be a postie and delivered to a Pooja Pants.

GaladrielsRing · 18/04/2017 11:12

Legov Lam GrinGrinGrin

GastonsWife · 18/04/2017 15:14

I used to work with a Robin Hood (his parents must have known)
Deezel
Shakira ( a few of these)
Nothing rude. Just odd!

NameyMcNamerson83 · 18/04/2017 17:45

I worked with an American guy called Randy Beard 😊

CuppaTeaTeddy · 18/04/2017 18:27

I've been waiting to come back to this post 😂

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