Say the whole thing aloud. Repeatedly.

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I have a friend who swears on a stack of bibles that an aquantance of hers named Mr and Mrs Royd named dd Emma and couldn't understand her shock at hearing this.

Another friend swears a child in the primary she works in is Giselle Onions. (Repeat it, and don't try and pronounce it all French like)

Also, in Stoke dialect, it you can't do something you say "I conner...". So why are there 2 kids in her school called Connor Cook and Connor Cope?

I was taught by a Sylvia Birch, but that was a cruel twist of marriage.

I have a surname which makes the say it aloud method essential.

Any other corkers out there.

I know a B.A Boon

And siblings named Roy & Joy

If you google Emma Royd and Emma Royds there seems to be a few out there!

Albie Back
Les Bean

I went to school with an Iona Cock. Dreadful. She was a nice girl though.

Dh went to school with Hazel Nutt. Also with Brian O'Brien. I jest not.

Drew Peacock

Promise these are real people

Annette Curtain
Barry Cade
Jim Vest
Shaun Lamb
Iona Garden

There is actually a Donald Duck too who preceded the famous one.

There's a newsreader (think he used to be on channel 5?) called Chris Peacock!

Cherry Fudge (another unfortunate choice of husband)

Ivor McClaren

U Lovemore

I went to school wth a Chris Peacock - I don't get it?

I went to school with the King family. Kids were Jo, Lee and Wayne.
I SWEAR this is true.

There's a producer on Radio 4 called Jo King.

My mum knew a lady at school who was called Mary Christmas (through marriage). That's not that funny, just not a great name if you're trying to order a new kitchen or something and you want them to take you seriously

And I fancied him??!

I went to school with a Sandra Klaus. she was known as Sandy

and I had a teacher called Leslie Leslie. she really should have kept her name!

I saw a woman on TV last night whose children were called Sam and Ella

DP has a friend called Luke Luke. (His mother remarried and SD adopted him.)
Causes much hilarity on the phone; "What is your name?" Luke "And your sir name?" Luke "No sir, your second name" Luke "and your chiristian name, Mr Luke" Luke..... and so on ad nauseum.

Lovely bloke though.

Isaac Cox - Sara Cox's son -I always wondered if she said this name for a joke and he had another, real, name.

My brother went to school with brothers Anthony and Peter Ness, or A. Ness and P. Ness, if you prefer.

I am friends with a Mary and Chris Smith which I always think sounds a bit like Merry Christmas with a lisp.

Dwain Pipe

My mum went to school with someone called - Alpine McAlpine in Glasgow.

I think Paul Mycock is an urban myth.

I did know someone whose family inherited boys' name was Donald McDonald.

Deed poll must be very expensive!