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Help! My daughter can't marry Mr Willey

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MoBrown Fri 06-May-16 10:39:32

My DD has been going out with a very nice chap for the past year or so and it appears things are getting serious. She used to simply refer to him as Bill (not his real name) and never mentioned his last name and but I never really noticed. Now things are getting serious and they are moving in together. I'm assuming (hoping!) that a proposal is not too unlikely in the future... But it turns out his surname is Willey. And paired with hers will be even more hilarious. He's quite a traditional sort - so is she in some ways - and if it ever was to happen I'm quite sure she would take his name.
I'm saying this sort of tongue in cheek of course. I'm very grateful that they've found each other and he seems a lovely boy. But still.... grin

ladydoe Sat 07-May-16 09:30:54

Having the surname Doe we had to be careful with choosing our daughters name. However I loved the name Dillon when thinking of boys names, but had to rule that out in case Dil Doe was used lol. Also had to rule out a couple other names for a girl, but settled on one with no strange connotations smile

Ruth1958 Sat 07-May-16 09:24:47

Just think though, all her married life it will bring a smile to everyone's face!

Theoddbird Sat 07-May-16 09:18:33

I didn't change my name when I got married...very unusual back in 1976 His sir name was Hussey. Our children have both our names (mine being their last middle name) and my youngest changed to her husbands when she married. You don't have to change your name when you marry. Oh I do have a friend whose husband changed his name to hers. I have even heard of people combining their names to make a new name.

Misslayed Sat 07-May-16 09:17:05

There was a boy in my class at junior school called Peter Green. His mother was called Theresa Green.

Reddevil3 Sat 07-May-16 09:17:03

A teacher friend of mine had a boy in her class with the surname Peacock.
Unfortunately, his parents named him Drew.

Indigogaga1 Sat 07-May-16 09:14:39

Brilliant start to the morning, hilarious!

sue01 Sat 07-May-16 09:11:26

My art teacher at school was a huge Cole Porter fan... named his first child after him... so somewhere there is a poor devil called Cole Pit ( Minor )

I also had a family planning doctor in the 70s called Rosie Cock.

Pamaga Sat 07-May-16 09:10:54

LOL. That has really cheered me up this morning. If I were marrying a Willey, I'd keep my own surname or ask him to change his slightly - even Wiley would be ok.

Misslayed Sat 07-May-16 09:08:56

Stop! The tears are running down me legs!

Synonymous Fri 06-May-16 23:57:07

It makes you wonder how on earth all these names came about, surely it cannot be as obvious as most would seem to think?! hmm

harrigran Fri 06-May-16 23:30:23

My uncle was John Thomas, as was his father.

Deedaa Fri 06-May-16 22:01:45

We used to have a chap called John Thomas working for us. We generally referred to him as JT.

rubysong Fri 06-May-16 21:58:07

A friend of mine knew a girl with the surname Kermode and the Christian name Honor!
I had two Victorian ancestors with the surname Cock and the Christian name William. I don't know if they were known as Willie.
(This thread has really made me laugh, well done Grans.)

Marelli Fri 06-May-16 21:43:30

And another quite common name here, is Bogie. Not so very nice for one of DH's classmates, Henrietta. grin

Greenfinch Fri 06-May-16 20:15:05

John Smelley did not like his name so he had it changed by deed poll.He is now called Peter Smelleygrin

Greenfinch Fri 06-May-16 20:11:25

I knew a lady whose name was Maud Hogsflesh.

Greenfinch Fri 06-May-16 20:09:55

Ed Balls once said that for obvious reasons ,his children took their mother's surname.

Gagagran Fri 06-May-16 20:04:53

I've mentioned before about writing to a Mr Peed whose first name was Isaac and he lived in Pond Lane.

Also mentioned a colleague whose daughter married a Mr Plonka and they called their baby Polly.

goose1964 Fri 06-May-16 19:29:54

my friends mum is Chris Cross

Jalima Fri 06-May-16 19:04:57

A friend of mine married a Mr Wanklin That was the name of one of my college lecturers (a lovely man)
The surname of someone who worked for the same firm as DH was 'Bunkle'
His parents had named him Carl for some unknown reason. Perhaps they didn't like him much.

fiorentina51 Fri 06-May-16 18:22:36

Working in a chemist shop many, many years ago, one customer was called Euphemia Crick, then there was also a Mrs. Tinkler and a Mr Gasser. Handing out prescriptions with a straight face was sometimes difficult!

GandTea Fri 06-May-16 18:04:36

There was a very successful stock car driver in the 60's called Willie Wanklyn. We used to watch him at Harringay.

spanishsue Fri 06-May-16 17:50:02

Well, there was a boy in my Junior class called Roger Chitty and my very first love was called......Richard Large, known as Dick!!!!!!!!!!!!

GandTea Fri 06-May-16 17:49:00

Or ears perhaps confused

Humbertbear Fri 06-May-16 17:48:35

A friend of mine married a Mr Wanklin. She kept her own surname and gave her name to their daughter.