Truly awesome names

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I have just come across someone who proudly bears the name of Buckmaster de Wolf. It is the awesomest name I have ever heard! Does anyone have any similar awesome names?

Barney In my previous job we had a Holmes, a Watson and a Moriarty.

I had a French teacher called Mrs France.

'Miss Adcock' always makes me wince.

A psychiatrist called Dr (Paddy) Power, before the bookies association was as big as it is now.
DS (11 at the time) told him that Doctor Power was such a cool name!

I worked with a lady called Zena, who had a brother called Napoleon. Her other brother had a plain name, like Jeffrey or similar, but I wish I could remember their DC names as they all had dc with amazing names.

For famous people - Isambard kingdom Brunel is one of the fanciest names I've heard, there's a producer on programmes like SVU and Chicago PD called Dick Wolf which is an awesome name.
I know a Jacqueline Hyde who shortens her name to Jacqui to limit the name association and a Polly Wood in real life

I know a young Hercules. He has a lot to live up to.

I went to school with a Mahoney Knobb, pronounced Marnie Nobb

The two RE teachers at my school were called, I shit you not, Mrs King and Mrs Wiseman

I know a boy named Neptune. He was a fantastic swimmer.

so many strange names out there.

I was at uni with an Olivia Grace Le Breton which I thought was just gorgeous.

I also had a maths teacher at school called Rosy Winkle.

She had terrible rosacea

I love the RE teachers on this thread!

Hereward Proops (at school)
And Donna Dinnah (at college)
Jimmy Riddell (at uni)
Windy Pfau, Coloneand a Fuchal Dikstrap at work
Roger de Tempest (northern aristo)
Penelope Perfect (DD's lovely friend)

A teaching colleague, Fanny Payne. That's her married name too, she really should have kept her maiden name!

Ivan seeballuck.
Mr heaven & miss innocent

Meant to say Colonel Hazzard (at work)! Not
Coloneand...

Oh I know a very old lady with the last name Hazard - her first name is Bunny - I think Bunny Hazard is a fantastic name.

I bring this one out every time one of these threads comes round - Everard Cock. He is a South African vet.

I knew a professor at uni called Reginald Von Zugbach de Sugg. And another called Dr Love, pretty sure is Professor Love now.

I had a classmate at primary school called Chris Massey.

Two doctors at University College Hospital in the early 90s always stick in my mind.
Dr Speachly-Dick, and Dr Cinderella Noonoo, both female.

Loving these names. Now wondering why we didnt give dc more outlandish names...

At school
Mr English (German teacher)
Mrs blood and Mrs leech (lab technician)

Desiree Brackenbury
Was on a list at university. I imagined her as a bosom heaving heroine!

A classmate at junior school called Noel Varnish. Festive birthday!

Had a uni lecturer called Dr Strange.

n0ne, I know Jackie Patoto too!