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What are the funniest names you've heard of?

278 replies

starsandstuff · 10/05/2018 18:44

I once worked with a person who'd gone to school with a girl called Myrtle Turtle. I have never stopped loving that.

Any others?

(Not in the spirit of taking the piss out of people's choices, more in the sense of acknowledging parents' genius)

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stopbeingadramallama · 10/05/2018 20:43

I had a teacher called rob hiscock

JaretsGirlfren · 10/05/2018 20:44

I know a Sheree King

JaretsGirlfren · 10/05/2018 20:45

Oh, and a Jack Sparrow!

DesertSky · 10/05/2018 20:45

Not a singular name as such, but when my mum was little, her next door neighbours either side were Mrs Fish and Mrs Chips!

OpalIridescence · 10/05/2018 20:50

When I was little we had a headmaster called Mr Wright and a music teacher called Mr Willy. Obviously we thought that hilarious.

flapsicle · 10/05/2018 20:51

VerbenaBorensis I’d forgotten about that Bradley Walsh show Grin

My Fanny was born in the early nineteenth century and married very young, I wonder if she just wanted rid of Smelt...

Mayhemmumma · 10/05/2018 20:51

Daisy chainy and I'm sure she had a sister called lou....

ohhelpohnoitsa · 10/05/2018 20:53

I know a Nelly Kelly and a Sally Lally. I REALLY DO! Why they took their husbands name bemused me, just the done thing in their day I imagine.

dontforgettofloss · 10/05/2018 20:54

Paul Paulson, I really did go to school with someone with that name!

TheTroutofNoCraic · 10/05/2018 20:55

A little girl named Pepper Sargent

pollysproggle · 10/05/2018 20:56

I worked as a temp over the xmas period in a department store years ago. I was put to work running the credit info through over the phone for xmas hamper orders.

It was very boring and mundane until I came across an order for a 'Mrs Chicken'. My 17 year old self thought it was hilarious and couldn't tell the lady on the other end of the phone the name so had to spell it out.
After that I had to process the delivery detail where the first name was printed.
Rosemary!
Mrs Rosemary Chicken 😀

DD2017 · 10/05/2018 20:58

Mr Husband
and
First doctor was Dr Payne Grin

YouCantBeSirius · 10/05/2018 21:00

I had a neighbour called Donald O'Donnell

blitzen · 10/05/2018 21:00

Trilby Beaver 😅

elpth · 10/05/2018 21:01

I was taught Astronomy at university by Professor Heavens. He was great!

Lancelottie · 10/05/2018 21:01

Oh.

I was about to offer up the name of the boy next-door when I was little. But I've just googled him out of nosiness and he died a couple of years back.

Ohlellykelly · 10/05/2018 21:02

There's a Rosemary Chicken in our town

Ohlellykelly · 10/05/2018 21:04

Just read Pollysproggle's comment. Thats a coincidence!

BellMcEnd · 10/05/2018 21:05

I know a Lucy Lavender and a little girl called Crystal-Alice. Guess what team her dad supports (it isn’t Man U)

I also had a RE teacher called Mary Nazareth and I worked with a doctor called Dr Cock so obvs he became Doc Cock, poor bastard.

cheshiremama89 · 10/05/2018 21:07

Lydia Snowball

BellMcEnd · 10/05/2018 21:09

Oh and I was at school with a girl called Melina. I hope she didn’t become a gastroenterologist

JessieMcJessie · 10/05/2018 21:09

I worked with a Carole Service.

franktheskank · 10/05/2018 21:10

I know a Harley Davis Smile

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 10/05/2018 21:10

I know a John Thomas (goes by his middle name, Dennis)

Also know a Holly Bush, Gordon Bennett, Tom Tickle (not particularly witty but I think it's quite sweet), and went to school with a Richard Long who was horribly teased and called Long Dick. Poor bugger.

MyGastIsFlabbered · 10/05/2018 21:17

When I used to do mailshots for work I used to send regular letters to a Mr P Chuter, always made me smile

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