Wife used to work in a bank call centre in '90s... Best name I remember her tell me about was Mrs. Shight. After running through the security checks, and bringing up her details on screen, my wife attempted to address her by the name displayed, mangling it completely in a desperate attempt to avoid pronouncing it as ' shite '.
There was an audible sigh from the other end of the phone, and the poor woman confirmed in a resigned voice, 'it's pronounced shite'.
I once got introduced to a guy named Kevin Wardrobe in a meeting,
I've seen an A. Wardrobe in a phone book.
Cal Clutterbuck plays in the NHL for New York Islanders.
Miroslav Satan used to play in the NHL.
Not that unusual but when I worked on C wing at our place we had a Holmes, Watson & a Moriarty in adjacent cells.
I met a Chartererd Accountant who was in charge of Members Services for ICAS. His name was Dick Taylor. I still have his business card!
My friend worked with an Irish geologist by the name of Eamonn Haliday.
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There's a couple in Teddington cemetery, Henry Branch and his wife Olive.
Guy I sometimes see at at work called Willie Hunter, always makes me s****...
Windsurfer designer Helmut ****e. An editor of mine in the States was Otto ****e.
I used to deal with a Michael Hunt at a bikini company.
I went to college with a lad named Guy Feeler, apparently his father was called Richard.
My ex Mrs went to school with Penny Hoare.
Fanny Forest is a friend.
My first Inspector in the police really was Robin Banks
We know a Dr Pepper, who received a formal complaint from a patient who thought he was taking the piss, because she was called Mrs Salt 😀
We also know a Dr Death, and a Doc Marten.
Two of our friends got married, Dr Wright and Dr Payne, but sadly they refused to go for the double-barrelled surname despite lots of suggestions 🙂
I used to work for a share registrar, Where you have to provide legal proof of your name..
Henry Shaw-Twilley.
Chris P Bacon
Johann Sebastian Bach (4 different ones)
Seema Butt
Mrs (yep, she's elected to take this name) Fanny Gash.
I had to call a man named David forskin
I went to school with a girl called Emma Royds.
Some of my customers names include...
Mohammed Ali
Jim Davidson
Gary Neville
Phil Neville
Wayne Kerr
George Galloway
Dane Bowers
Jed Ward
I nearly had some reconstructive surgery done by a plastic surgeon by the name of Dr Sharp
Someone at my company has the same surname as the people Eddiebaby mentions. His first name is Horst. He came to give a presentation to the uk office, when he announced his name, one of the directors had to pretend to take a call to leave the room as he couldn't stifle the laughter...
Ragina Sexwhale. He was asking for advice on going to university, I felt like the only good advice I could give was go to a non-english-speaking country.
On our hols in the States my friend was chatting with the receptionist who admitted he liked to pass the time by laughing at guests names..at which point my friend told him to open the guest book and pointed out his own name .. Dick Hoare. People I've worked with or had a customers include Rick O'Shea, **** Hing Wong, Richard Head, Paul Mycock, Friendy Sin.
The other football one which makes me chuckle is Rod Fanni
I used to have a customer called Dr Ivan Slaughter. Dr I Slaughter to his unfortunate patients!
A girl in my year at secondary school was called Wendy House. She had one younger brother called Glynn, and another brother called Maxwell.
I work with a Mike Hunt.
Lived next door to a lovely old lady, only knew her by Mrs Bethel, as you do when your in 20s and she was in her 80s. At her funeral I found out her name was Ethel. Ethel Bethel.
My SiL works with a Dr Die. She also knew a boy at the Mums and Tots group called Magic.
I went to school with a Paul Hard.
I know a Richard Spink. Not sure if he prefers R Spink or Dick Spink.
Chuck (ie Charles) Spears
Dickie (ie Richard) Bird
Mr Bonefide (a lawyer)
M. T. (Eg empty) Head - headmistress of daughters school
Gary and Phil neville's Dad was definatly Neville Neville.
He sadly passed away not long ago heading to Oz where his Daughter Tracey was coaching the Netball team I think.
Some cracking names I've come across over the years.....
Ivor Broome
Mike Litt
Mike Kuntz
Gideon Fireman
John Shatwell
Daniel Orson Dawson
Mavis Davis
Dr Mort (otherwise known as Dr Death!)
Dr Patchett
Mr Burns (ex fireman)
Ms Gash + Ms Beaver, job shares + in our office, we quite frequently get our gashes + beavers confused.....
Roman Minge
Royston Nutbeam. Got caught in possession of a porn mag, by a teacher, on a school trip once.
Rhiner Kunkle.
Visited the custody suite one morning and saw that amongst the detainees we had a Burger, Lettuce and Onions. I asked whether CID were currently out looking for Mr Chips, and perhaps a Shakir. Onions, I'm told was pronounced O'Nyons.
I once knew a guy with an exclamation mark in his name (he was South African I think, or something similar). It was pronounced like a click at the back of your tongue.
A teacher I once had in upper school was called Kim Mander
I've encountered a few at work.
Chris Peacock always raises a chuckle as does Dick Moth.
My favourite though, not as it's funny more that is shows the wonderful, multi-cultural country we live in, was a Glaswegian guy called Seamus Hussain.
We had a Mr. Laycock and Mr. Highcock teaching at school, and Debbie Hare in my year had a younger sister called Virginia.
Wayne King from school days. Also Alex Gay had a hard time at school 🙁
Served by a young lady at M&S recently. I did a triple take as her name badge said 'Shalamar'
Served by a young lady at M&S recently. I did a triple take as her name badge said 'Shalamar'
I bet she'd give you a night to remember....
I used to go out with a gurl with the surname pheeley.
Not that funny unless we had got married....
Pheeley-Alcock
My favourite though, not as it's funny more that is shows the wonderful, multi-cultural country we live in, was a Glaswegian guy called Seamus Hussain.
Similarly, I used to work with Dongdong Smith.
School had a Rebekah Ursula Cumming, or R U Cumming on some forms.
Had a personal injury claim from a gent who started the claim called Mohammed, where liability for the road traffic accident was disagreed, so ended up going to Court, he didn't help himself my changing his name to Max Power during the proceedings and having the email address boyracer91@......com
There was something that went round on Facebook that made me giggle, where it had the song that goes "i'm in the mood for. Dan Singh, Roman Singh" with their FB profile pictures.
When I was at school there was rumored to be a brother sister combo of Ophelia and Everard Dicks.
If you went to school in Buckinghamshire then they were real.
Mates dad was called Mike Hunt.
My uncle used to live in Canada and one of his mates was a native indian who's name was, and I kid you not, George Standingatthedoor.
Apparently it was common for certain tribes to name their kids according to something that has happened at the exact time they are born.
Bumin Anal
Sitti Suckerer
Maverick Danger McPhee-Clough
And my doctor's surgery has both Dr Pepper and Dr Mott.
Alec Dick.
No word of a lie, he's the head of catering at the school I work at. He's the only member of staff that students are allowed to refer to by first name.
Marcus Mighty - recruitment consultant I deal with. Good strong name that one.
I've worked with
Dick Dipper
Reg Chicken
Wayne Kerr
Pinki Kok
oh, and a Steve Urin at school, but he was rock hard (funnily enough) so no one ever took the er, p*** out of his name.
In no particular order, people I know or have dealt with through work;
Fanny Staines
Dan Singh
Suki Mor
Birmingham City
Just today I have met :-
Byron Goodsir
Rich Bacon
I used to deal with a guy abroad who was B.O Emissions. I think he was Thai, so probably not as funny in his home country.
Used to work with a great guy from Zimbabwe, first name Wonder.
My wife worked with a Dr De'Ath, and knew a Maurice Minor.
My brother went to school with Everard Dick, as mentioned earlier. I believe his other sister was Dolly (apart from Ophelia, again see earlier posts).
Used to know a Jo King; she was great about it (you couldn't not be!)
Apocryphal, but somebody I know used to know an Isaac Hunt. Allegedly.
A female with the first name Loveday.
Wasn't Mitch Gaylord an American Olympic gymnast in the 80s?
My lad went to school with Ayrton Wibley and I do work for a guy called Dick Webb. A mate lived in Barbados for a couple of years and a friend whose first name was Massive.
