iansums Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Just read this article: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/8187376.Golf__Vineer_shines_for_US_college/ Is that name for real? What were his parents thinking? It did get me thinking about other amusing names I'd come across such as: A lady who worked in the accounts department at a previous company with the surname Fidler. A guy who worked for the company Chubb with the surname Lock. Has anyone else got any good ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Unbelievably, the PC World store assistant I bought my last computer from was Michael Hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 27 May, 2010 Author Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Unbelievably, the PC World store assistant I bought my last computer from was Michael Hunt. Of course, the ultimate comedy name. I remember being in a pub with a coach full of England fans on the way back from England v Scotland in Euro 96 when someone did that one. The poor young barmaid was walking round shouting "Has anyone seen Mike Hunt", brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 http://www.mikehuntscars.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Just read this article: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/8187376.Golf__Vineer_shines_for_US_college/ Is that name for real? What were his parents thinking? It did get me thinking about other amusing names I'd come across such as: A lady who worked in the accounts department at a previous company with the surname Fidler. A guy who worked for the company Chubb with the surname Lock. Has anyone else got any good ones? Is his name not Matt? Nothing odd about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Mate of my Dad is called Richard Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nutkins Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I know a lady called Eileen Dover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 The proprietor of the old post office on Bitterne Park Triangle was Mr W Kerr. I always wondered if his first name was Wayne. I’ve had dealings at work with Richard Head & John Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor_Saint Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I always wondered if his first name was Wayne. Nah, his surname is King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/AL_MemberDetails.asp?memberID=5246 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 http://www.ventyouranger.com/forum/attachments/general-discussion/98d1196526471-phani-tikkala-untitled.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuce Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 My brother used to know the manager of a wind farm, called Mr Breeze. My mum taught a girl called Leanne Perrin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Went to school with someone called Ben Dober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 knew a German bloke once called Daniel Druff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntingdon Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I used to deal with a grocery manager at Tesco in Salisbury called Dickon Head No wind up, that was seriously his name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Mustn't forget this bloke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dickov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 The proprietor of the old post office on Bitterne Park Triangle was Mr W Kerr. I always wondered if his first name was Wayne. I’ve had dealings at work with Richard Head & John Thomas. My sister went to school with a kid named Richard Head, seems he got ribbed mercilessly and continuously, wtf were his parents thinking:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 A couple of names that I've come across working in the finance industry: Dr De'Ath Richard Head and Darth Vader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK_Phoey Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 There is an antique dealer in Plymouth called Robin Bastard, dont know if this is his real name or not, in Asia I the Chinese get to pick thier English names when the start learning the language, and have come across some real strange choices, my former secretary in Hong Kong was called Creamy, I have worked with a guy called Punchy, but I think the funniest one I came across was a guy I worked with in Taipei who was called Flabby Wang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLove Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 doing work in the NHS I can confirm that there is indeed a DR Death. (Yorkshire NHS can't say any more than that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 27 May, 2010 Author Share Posted 27 May, 2010 My brother used to know the manager of a wind farm, called Mr Breeze. My mum taught a girl called Leanne Perrin. Was she a bit sauce...y?? I'll get my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Was she a bit sauce...y?? I'll get my coat. You know someone called Al Getmacoat? I'll get my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 (edited) In my last job, we had a customer called Ms W*nklyn .... she married & became Mrs Handc*ck Edited 27 May, 2010 by warsash saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 On one ship I sailed on, there was an Indoneasian seaman called Supaman and another one called James Bond. James Bond (the sailor) got arrested and the police refused to believe it was actually his name. The Captain had to go down the local nick with the guy's passport to prove it. And of course the popular footballer Kenny Lunt. A name that always amuses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Nah, his surname is King Ive mentioned this on here before..... My cousin is called Wayne King FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Batman Supaman.... http://www.inquisitr.com/tag/batman-bin-supaman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 There was a guy in the Army when my Dad was in there in the 80s....Major Flood. There's a motor racing driver called Jack Goff (does the Clio Cup UK), and my fave of the lot, is the East Midlands Today BBC weathergirl, Sara Blizzard. Oh, and TCWTB might count too, but he's just a joke in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 (edited) H i s c o c k is a common name up north. Seen gravestones marked "Here lies H I S C O C K" Do a google image search and there are a selection of the gravestones. Unfortunately the word censor doesn't allow one to give the links Edited 27 May, 2010 by ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I went to school with a lad called A l a n C o c k h e a d. A top bloke, great footballer and talented musician and very popular despite the crap he had to take about his name. A lesser man would have been bullied mercilessly. Anyway, I remember after the Christmas break one year he came into school and, apparently inspired by the adverts for a famous port, informed everyone that we'd been pronouncing his name wrongly and it was in fact pronounced "Co-head". Like C o c k b u r n ' s port, the ck was silent. Everyone ignored that And then on the first day back in the fourth year when the register was read out he answered "Here sir" to the question "Alan Brown?". Brown was his mother's maiden name and the family had apparently changed their names by deed poll. I've never heard of another one since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 This guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 When I worked at Worthy Down we had a Major Major and a Sergeant Sergeant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 H i s c o c k is a common name up north. Seen gravestones marked "Here lies H I S C O C K" Do a google image search and there are a selection of the gravestones. Unfortunately the word censor doesn't allow one to give the links I had a teacher called Phil Hisco*k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I was introduced to a production assistant on a popular soap opera in Australia whose surname was Buggy, and whose parents named him after their favourite film star, Orson Welles. Yes, he gloried in the name Orson Buggy. My son has a friend called M A R K C O C K R A M. It's not that his name is particularly funny, but read it backwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastleighhalo Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I ve heard of someone called John portmouth football club w******d..no honestly ..i havent made this up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 How about an electrician called Alan Conduit, which also means his initials are AC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 . . . And of course the popular footballer Kenny Lunt. A name that always amuses me. I do wonder what the Speverend Rooner would have made of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nutkins Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 Ex Newcasle and Chelsea front man Paul Cannell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 A guy I know called his daughter Victoria Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Gabriel's Halo Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I had to name my daughter Eleanor just because my wife wouldn't let me have her christened "Jethro Tull". I couldn't see what was wrong with it but that's women for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuce Posted 27 May, 2010 Share Posted 27 May, 2010 I was once passing the time at work looking through the global email address list and discovered an american colleague called Randy *****... no word of a lie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuce Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 I was once passing the time at work looking through the global email address list and discovered an american colleague called Randy *****... no word of a lie! Sorry, that should say Randy M1nge... Annoying bloody swear filter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bath Saint Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 What were this guy's parents thinking? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Healey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLove Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 I was talking to a girl last night who's first name was Blaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 Went to school with a Jennifer Taylor. A friend of a friend called Christopher Peaco*k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 The Lords groundsman is called Mick Hunt to avoid problems. I once sold insurance to a Ms. Jacquline Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowsaintsfan Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 Had an old bloke (70ish) come into a shop i worked in called Ronald Mcdonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 When I were lad growing up in Bitterne Park, there were two plumbers, one was called Mr Flood, the other was Mr Bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 The Lords groundsman is called Mick Hunt to avoid problems. I once sold insurance to a Ms. Jacquline Bastard. I went to school with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 When I worked in the NHS there really was a Doctor Doctor! I used to know someone called Pat Green, so her initials were P Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bath Saint Posted 28 May, 2010 Share Posted 28 May, 2010 Surely the epitome of this is Joseph Heller's character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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