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TrendyNannie6 Sun 15-Dec-19 23:22:13

I will start by apologising as don’t want to upset anyone, it’s really a lighthearted post, but I have to smile when I hear certain surnames, in the town where I grew up we had some funny ones namely lol excuse the pun, Gotobed. Bearcock . Bowcock. Babcock, Higginbottom .the funniest was two males one was Ivor Wright and the other Ivor Whitehead honest to god it’s true,

RustyBear Tue 17-Dec-19 09:06:01

My Dad once had to introduce Mr Dippy to Mr Batty.

Witzend Tue 17-Dec-19 09:14:04

When I was maybe 6 or 7, there came to school a new teacher by the name of Miss Winterbotham.

Another teacher told us in advance that we might find her name very funny, but we absolutely mustn't laugh, since it would be extremely rude.

I think we managed to behave ourselves!

henetha Tue 17-Dec-19 10:16:01

I knew a Pearl Frost once, which I thought was rather beautiful.
My mother had a friend called Minnie Orange.
I had a teacher called Miss Onions, but she pronounced it
O'Nions.

Grannyguitar Tue 17-Dec-19 10:19:16

In the 1960's/70's the Norwich dustcarts proudly bore the name of their Head of Department - Mr Smellie!

Sara65 Tue 17-Dec-19 10:54:10

I’ve just had a customer called Mr Paradise, thought that was sweet.

quizqueen Tue 17-Dec-19 13:10:44

Thanks for the explanation, Pittcity, I don't think that name is too bad or embarrassing, compared with some of the most amusing ones on here.

Dillyduck Tue 17-Dec-19 13:13:40

My friend's surname was Allcock and for a few years lived in a lovely thatched cottage called.....Willy's Well!

KatyK Tue 17-Dec-19 15:25:47

We had a teacher at school called Miss Stagg. She married a Mr Wild and was thereafter referred to as Wild Stag.

Blondiescot Tue 17-Dec-19 15:41:34

Henetha, I laughed at the Onions one - I remember my mother telling me about the time when she worked as a clerkess and had to phone a man by that name - well of course, she pronounced it like the vegetable, only to be told in no uncertain terms by the very posh gentleman that it was O'Nions!

Musicgirl Tue 17-Dec-19 15:47:07

We also knew of a lady called Joyce who married a Mr Joyce and another lady called Cherry who married a Mr Pye.

Granny23 Tue 17-Dec-19 16:12:04

My DD had a class mate called Christopher Smith - Chris for short. Not really subject of teasing until it came to this time of year, when everyone made a point of referring to Chris Smith's Cards, Chris Smith's Day, etc.

I was at school with an Ellen Nutt, whose sister was called Hazel, also a Willie Little, had local solicitors called Welsh & Robb and in the Bank a girl called Penny married a Mr Money.

Ooeyisit Tue 17-Dec-19 16:55:06

My mum had s classmate called Alfred hart

Cindy8 Wed 18-Dec-19 00:10:53

When i was at school i had an English teacher called Mr Waterworks and a Geography teacher called Mr Overend plus one of are Gym teachers was called Cliff Richard!???

GrannyBeek Wed 18-Dec-19 05:59:14

My DIL’s maiden name is Bytheway. I do try to stop myself saying “By the way...” when talking to her. The midwife who delivered one of my babies was a Sister Kidd.

Witchypoo Wed 18-Dec-19 09:32:09

Knew a teacher named mrs Hiscock and i worked for a man named Ralph Ralph.

Witchypoo Wed 18-Dec-19 09:33:25

Chris Moss

LadyJus Wed 18-Dec-19 19:25:38

I was horrified to learn that Zoe Ball & Norman Cook named their son Woody - As in Woody Cook? No, he wouldn't!
My neighbours surname was Nutt, his initial was P and her name was Hazel...
Another neighbour has a son named OllieKinns! Do parents overlook the whole name?!!

LadyJus Wed 18-Dec-19 19:26:52

And the surgeon who performs vasectomies st my local hospital? Mr Waterfall!

Coppernob Thu 19-Dec-19 17:36:02

One of my granddaughters has a teacher called Miss Fortune. The daughter of a friend married a lad whose surname is Christmas.

callgirl1 Thu 19-Dec-19 23:51:46

Our music teacher at school was Miss Frost. Then shev married a Mr. Glass, and was forever after known as Frosted Glass.

Gemini1789 Fri 20-Dec-19 00:12:04

Just seen Dr Ribchester on tv ! Appropriate.

BradfordLass72 Fri 20-Dec-19 00:15:06

Mention of a 'Chris' just reminded me that when I lived out in a rural area (where we all knew one another) my friend Christine was going out with a Stephen Cross.

If she'd taken his name when they married, in 2000, she would have been Chris Cross - fortunately she kept her own, Barrett.

drifter Fri 20-Dec-19 01:04:10

got a book of funny names by the auther Russell Ash.its hilarious.like Potty.Fartwell and Knob.extraodinary but true names of british people lol

drifter Fri 20-Dec-19 01:06:11

my mother went to school with a jack frost

drifter Fri 20-Dec-19 01:08:24

my mother went to school with a jack frost in the 1930s she was from north east coast of england .its cold up there