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Weird Personal Names

gerardwilkie said:
When I lived in Turkey , I used to use this bus company all the time , Kamil Koc:
http://www.kamilkoc.com.tr/
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shame the 'c' in 'koc' is pronounced 'ch'.
perhaps the best Turkish name ever was that of the ambassador to West Germany just after world war II: Mustafa K!nt. I kid you not. :D
 
Daftbugger1 said:
I probably am repeating myself, but from my call centre days, Lily Whitelegs was a great name. I also found someone living in Liverpool who's first name was 'Shit' with a long and possibly Thai surname.
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My nan was a tax officer ,in Liverpool and she had to deal with a customer called Mr Shit. He told her to pronounce it She-ite. She could never remember this thus contributing in some small way to the bad reputation of tax inspectors as heartless

Daftbugger1 said:
The village of Spittle in the Street - just down the road here in always raises a smile.
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Spittle Tongues in Newcastle Upon Tyne always made me smile.



I went to university with a guy who was studying to be a gynaecologist who went by the name of Lusty. Dr Lusty tne gynaecologist always made me think of Carry on films.
 
I briefly worked as a casual clerical assistant for HM Inspector of Taxes in Liverpool...remember one file for a G.G. Stables...
 
George Cross for hero who's already got a Victoria Cross (That's his girlfriend's name!)
By Rebecca Camber
Last updated at 11:02 PM on 30th October 2008

He claims to be the first person ever to hold both the George Cross and Victoria Cross.

One, Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher wears around his neck. The other he keeps close to his heart. :D

But as the Royal Marine was presented with the George Cross at Buckingham Palace on Thursday for his valour in Afghanistan, his girlfriend, Victoria Cross, was sadly absent.

The 24-year-old from Birmingham, who threw himself on an exploding grenade to save his comrades, said he was 'honoured' to receive the highest civil decoration from the Queen.

However, the marine from 40 Commando was a little disappointed not to have his girlfriend on his arm.

Unfortunately, Miss Cross, pictured here with her arms around the hero at a Spring ball to raise money for members of the armed services injured in recent conflicts, was not able to attend.
The 21-year-old student from Northamptonshire is currently in Australia as part of a marketing management course at Oxford Brookes University.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -name.html
 
Apparently there was once a pilot in the Iranian Air Force called Mustapha Khunt. This may or may not be an urban legend of course. But one thing I can assure you of is that a major supplier of paints and wallpapers once had a Credit Controller named Debbie Fortune.
 
Recently on there news there was a man who apparently had stolen money from drug dealers. To get him to come out of hiding they kidnapped his grandchild. His grandchild´s last name was Puffinburger. :?
 
Ok , I know it's not a persons name , but saw this in my local supermarket and it gave me a giggle :
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Here's a surname I've not heard before - Bodycomb

"Russell Bodycomb arrived as the new Head of Hospitality [at Arsenal FC]."

If it had been spelt Boddicombe, it would have sounded more like a westcountry place name. But a web search reveals that the name Bodycomb is much more common than Boddicombe - 9,596 against just 36!
 
There's a man on Radio Wales called Owen Money. It usually makes me giggle childishly. :D
 
After posting earlier today about Bodycombe, I went to a meeting, and one of the people I met was a Mr. Boddy!

How odd! ;)
 
I encountered another unusual name yesterday
- I got an email from a Ms. Fretter (and, no, it wasn't spam about Viagra!)

She sounds like a character from the Mister Men series! :D
 
Yesterday I was looking through the mail box in my hall of residence and stumbled on a letter to someone called Ding Ning. It made me giggle.
 
StormMagic said:
Yesterday I was looking through the mail box in my hall of residence and stumbled on a letter to someone called Ding Ning. It made me giggle.
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Knock knock!
Who's there?
Ding
Ding who?
Ding Ning
Who's there?
Ding
Ding who?
Ding Ning
Who's there?
etc
 
One of the best names I have ever come across was Mahary Husband! Still makes me titter.

My sister married into a family that had the same surname as us. I was glad she didn't opt for the double barreled approach, I would have hated her to have been Mrs Ball-Ball. :lol:
 
:grouphug: When we lived in Alaska, there was a man in the phone book named Clay Fruit.A guy here at work has the last name of Glasscock.

In Texas, there are several communites with unusual names.
1.Jot Em' Down
2.Mutt and Jeff
3.Gunbarrel City
4.BugTussle
5.Weeping Mary
6.Gasoline
7.Telephone
8.Telegraph
9.Teacup
10.Babyhead
11.Cut and Shoot
12.Squeezepenny
13.Chickenfeather
14.Who'dathought it(nothing remains of this town)
15.Ditto(again, nothing remains of this town)
and I'm sure some others I missed.
Babyhead in LLano County got it's name when someone found the head of a baby, possibly killed by Apaches or Commanches.
Jot'Em Down comes from a shopkeeper who would tell people to write down what they wanted.
Near Austin,Tx is the town of DimeBox.So named because people would leave a dime in the box at the stage stop so their letters could be mailed.
The very first campagien in the March of Dimes took place there.you can get out the March of Dimes website on how it got started.
You can also go to www.texasescapes.com and look up many of these towns
as well as The Texas Handbook Online for more info on these places too.
Also at Texas Escapes, you can type in Woman Hollering Creek, and read something on it.The creek starts at Randolph Air Force Base in the back by the golf course and then runs eventually into Cibolo Creek.This is in the area of Universal City and Schertz,Tx.
 
http://www.smh.com.au/news/specials/unusual-tales/birthday-boys-name-doesnt-take-the-cake/2008/12/17/1229189675703.html said:
The father of three-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, denied a birthday cake with the child's full name on it by a US supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance.

Heath Campbell and his wife, Deborah, from New Jersey, are upset not only with the decision made by the Greenwich ShopRite, but with an outpouring of angry internet postings in response to a newspaper article on their flare-up over frosting.

"I think people need to take their heads out of the cloud they've been in and start focusing on the future and not on the past," Mr Campbell, 35, said.

"There's a new president and he says it's time for a change; well, then it's time for a change," he said.

"They need to accept a name. A name's a name. The kid isn't going to grow up and do what [Hitler] did."

Deborah Campbell, 25, said she phoned her order to the shop last week.

When she told the bakery department she wanted her son's name spelled out, she was told to talk to a supervisor, who denied the request.

A store manager referred questions to a corporate spokeswoman who did not return a phone message on Tuesday. But spokeswoman Karen Meleta told The Easton Express-Times for Sunday's editions that the store considered the request inappropriate.

The Campbells ultimately got their cake decorated at a Wal-Mart in Pennsylvania, Mrs Campbell said. About 12 people attended the birthday party on Sunday, including several children who were of mixed race, Mr Campbell said.

"If we're so racist, then why would I have them come into my home?" he asked.

The Campbells' other two children also have unusual names: JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell turns two in a few months and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell will be one in April.

Mr Campbell said he named his son after Hitler because he liked the name and because "no one else in the world would have that name".

He sounded surprised by all the controversy the dispute had generated.

He said his ancestors were German and that he had lived his entire life in Hunterdon County. On Tuesday he wore a pair of black boots he said were worn by a German soldier during World War II.

He said he was raised not to avoid people of other races but not to mix with them socially or romantically. But he said he would try to raise his children differently.

"Say he grows up and hangs out with black people. That's fine, I don't really care," he said. "That's his choice."
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Now this guy clearly has a few sandwiches loose in the top paddock. Having children with the names "Adolf Hitler" and "Aryan Nation" does tend to make it look like he's possibly a bit racist. And his statement about how he isn't racist as he's allowed mixed race kids in his home doesn't really help.
 
Adolf Hitler taken away from parents
A three-year-old boy named Adolf Hitler has been taken away from his parents and removed from the family's New Jersey home.

Last Updated: 4:39PM GMT 14 Jan 2009

The boy hit the headlines last month after his parents complained that a supermarket had refused to make a birthday cake for him.

Adolf Hitler Campbell and his sisters, JoyceLynn Arian Nation 1, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, 8 months, were taken from the family home, police confirmed.

They said they had they had not received any reports of abuse or negligence, although no reason has yet been given for their removal.

The children's parents, Heath and Deborah, from Hunterdon County, New Jersey, have denied they are racist.

But their home is decorated with swastikas.

Campbell says he chose the names to honour his German ancestry and because they're unique.

Holland Township police Chief David Van Gilson confirmed that the children had been removed from their parents' home. They were taken into care by the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services, he said. Heath, 35, speaking about the cake furore, urged people needed to be more tolerant..

"They're just names, you know," he said.

"Yeah, they (the Nazis) were bad people back then. But my kids are little. They're not going to grow up like that."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... rents.html
 
Baby born to family called Snowball
A baby was born as Britain was being blanketed by snow to a woman who was appropriately called Snowball.

Last Updated: 10:12AM GMT 06 Feb 2009

Sarah Snowball, 25, gave birth to her first child Ella 11 days overdue.

Mrs Snowball, a primary school teacher, said: "It's been an ongoing joke for months that the baby will come when the snow comes. And now it has happened.

"She stubbornly refused to come out until the country was deep in snow. It's hilarious. We can't wait to be able to tell her."

But the timing was a little inconvenient - the couple awoke on Monday morning to find their car deep in snow.

Midwife Kim Batten, 25, had earlier sent her a text: "Is this enough snow for you yet?"

Dad Phil Snowball, 32, had the responsibility of cautiously driving Sarah through fresh snow so she could make her 7.15am hospital appointment and be induced.

They covered the three-mile stretch in 15 minutes to find many staff at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn Garden City, Herts, had not been able to make it into work.

Fortunately Ms Batten had made it to the hospital and ensured everything went ahead as planned.

Mrs Snowball, from Hatfield, went into labour at 4pm and Ella was born at 8.04pm weighing a healthy 8lbs. Both are both doing well.

Sarah and Phil met six years ago whilst studying teaching at Reading University - he employed her to do a part time job at a local leisure centre.

She said: "I laughed hard when I heard his name. Then a little later, when we first started dating, I realised with horror that we could get married.

"But now I love the name. It's just brilliant and unusual. Also it's great now that I'm a teacher - all the children think it's very funny."

Mr Snowball's family live in Retford, Notts, but he believes the name Snowball originates from Australia.

Sarah added: "Everyone that we've spoken to thinks it's funny. Even the doctors and nurses found it funny."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... wball.html
 
Jo King and Terry Bull on list of Britain's most unfortunate names
They might sound like punchlines to very bad jokes, but real people have been named Helen Back, Jo King and Justin Case, according to researchers investigating Britain's most unfortunate names.

By Murray Wardrop
Last Updated: 1:58AM GMT 25 Feb 2009

The team also managed to find people whose parents were inconsiderate enough to name them Terry Bull, Mary Christmas, Anna Sasin and even Doug Hole.

A spokesman for online parenting advice service TheBabyWebsite.com, which carried out the study, said: "Parents need to think carefully when choosing names for their children.

"Their name will be with them for life and what may be quirky and fun for a toddler might be regretted terribly when that person becomes older or even a grandparent perhaps."

For Stan Still, 76, living with his name has been a test of his patience.

The retired RAF airman, from Cirencester, Gloucs, said: "My name has been a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life.

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing. It got hugely boring after a while." :D

Meanwhile, Rose Bush, from Coventry, West Mids, said the connotations of her name have seldom been a cause of mockery.

The 51-year-old author said: "I love my name. It has caused me no trouble whatsoever. People like it. I always get comments about it but they are always very positive."

The month-long survey also managed to hunt down a Paige Turner, Chris Cross, Barry Cade, Sonny Day, Teresa Green, and Ray Gunn.

Doug Hole of Penrith refused to talk about his name. He said: "I don't want to be involved just because I have an unusual name."

Beyond Britain's shores, the study found American's called Anna Prentice, Annette Curtain, Bill Board and Carrie Oakey.

Medical professionals also provided some entertaining titles such as Dr Leslie Doctor; Dr Thoulton Surgeon; Dr Payne, a plastic surgeon from Ohio; and Les Plack, a dentist from San Francisco.

While Dr Sumey is likely to invite more than his fair share of lawsuits from disgruntled patients.

BRITAIN'S MOST BIZARRE NAMES

Barb Dwyer

Pearl Button

Ray Gunn

Helen Back

Stan Still

Jo King

Lee King

Terry Bull

Mary Christmas

Max Power

Paige Turner

Sonny Day

Tim Burr

Teresa Green

Will Power

Anna Sasin

Chris Cross

Doug Hole

Justin Case

Barry Cade

WORLDWIDE

Anna Prentice

Annette Curtain

Bill Board

Carrie Oakey

Dr Leslie Doctor

Dr Thoulton Surgeon

Dr Payne

Les Plack

Priti Manek

Dr Sumey

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... names.html
 
I've found a few weird names whilst looking at family history, all from my local area.

Salathiel Sleeman.
Suckey (a girl's name)
Lystra
Tryphena
Lazetta
Argent (again a girl)
Cynobia Prophet (sounds like a fortune teller)

I'll share any others with you when I find them :)
 
gerardwilkie said:
There's a guy just started at my wife's work.... he's called Barry Beaver :rofl:
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Found out today that his wife is called Eva , and they have a daughter called Mary :rofl: .
 
Rudest names from the Middle Ages are dying from embarrassment
Valentine Low

They are some of the oldest surnames in the land, passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years. But over the past century or so, they have gone into a catastrophic decline.

Is it migration? Death? Disease? Some socio-demographic calamity that has befallen these families? Perhaps not. A list of the names reveals that their fall in popularity may have a more prosaic cause.

Cock, Daft, Death, Smellie, not to mention Gotobed, Shufflebottom and Jelly: they are all surnames that would have caused their owners considerable embarrassment over the years. A new analysis of British surnames reveals how names with rude overtones have seen the sharpest decline over the past 120 years as their owners have changed them to something more innocuous.

A comparison of the 2008 population — using data from a variety of sources — with the first census in 1881 shows that the number of Cocks has shrunk by 75 per cent :shock: , while the number of people called Balls or Daft has fallen by more than 50 per cent.

David Hey, author of Family Names and Family History, said that ridiculous names were often more harmless than they appeared. “ ‘Bottom’ names were from farms at the bottom of a valley. In the Middle Ages ‘daft’ meant meek. It was a perfectly acceptable name.”

The analysis, which was conducted by Professor Richard Webber, visiting professor of geography at King’s College London, with Experian, the information services company, and Geowise, a provider of geographical analysis software, also reveals fascinating details about patterns of migration.

etc...

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life ... 970919.ece
 
Some of my favourites from a book I had named Remarkable Names of Real People. I bought it in a bargain bookshop to read on a train journey, and was travelling alone, so initially tried to stifle my giggles but after a few pages I just caved in and was laughing like a maniac with tears streaming down my face. It probably wouldn't have affected me so much if I'd been at home reading it, but just trying not to laugh only made it funnier, and I do have a weakness for amusing names

Shanda Lear
Iona Victory Bond
Fanny Finger
Norman Icenoggle
Newton Hooton
Luscious Pea
Suparporn Poopattana
 
I worked with a girl called Fanny Fagot.
(She was french, and pronounced Fagot as fay-go, but I preferred our version!!) :twisted:
 
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