15th February 2006, 03:12 PM
Claire
Thank you for asking, Thumbsucker - I would have had to, if you hadn't!
I went to school with a lad called Jon-Thomas. He used to get teased something chronic about his name, and I never, never understood why, until I read Lady Chatterly's Lover!!
What were his parents thinking of??? (Maybe best not to answer that!)
What puzzles me, though, is how all the uncouth, ignorant 11 year old boys in my class knew all about this particular D H Lawrence novel!
#17 15th February 2006, 03:17 PM
Cathy
Ah. Yes, its one of those things that I can see is funny without it making me laugh.
There is a girl in Glasgow called Pocahontas.
#18 15th February 2006, 03:17 PM
Mungus
At my school was Mike Hunt and I can't remember anyone ever teasing him. It wasn't until I saw Porkys (or whatever film it was) that I realised! Such innocence...
#19 15th February 2006, 04:38 PM
Flingo
Quite often (especially at the end of the summer when I am doing reading challenge stats) I have come across some amusing names through libraries.
Some of the best recent ones were Harry and Matthew Corbett who are brothers! Poor kids!
There are more, but I don't feel I can post them here (breach of trust!)! The unusual ones are the worst though - the parents have tried to make a statement with their children's names, and I feel so sorry for them!
#20 16th February 2006, 01:33 PM
Starry
Well you learn something every day! My real name is Jennifer and I couldn't work out why I shouldn't marry a Mr Taylor - thanks for asking Thumbsucker!
In my previous job I came across a Eileen and Ben Dover (mother and son) in the records and I've recently come across a Chervaughan! I suppose Siobhan is rather difficult to spell
#21 16th February 2006, 02:35 PM
Tess
My mum works in a hospital and there have been some funny stories of names being called in the waiting room, the best was for a Mrs Mary Christmas
#22 16th February 2006, 02:51 PM
lucyb
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This reminds me of when I was at school and someone asked what a 69 was and I said isn't it an ice cream?! Oh to be young and innocent again.
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In a previous job, I had to speak to a Mrs R. Slicker and my sister's teacher was a Phillip Green. Why do parents do this? There are others but they're a little too rude for this forum - the joys of working on a helpline...
#23 16th February 2006, 07:10 PM
Adrian
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I know him. He married Teresa, didn't he?
#24 16th February 2006, 07:18 PM
Hilary
There is a Jenny Taylor in our church and as soon as dh first mentioned her name I said, 'Oh no! Poor girl, how awful!' and he said, 'Why?' and I then had to admit I had a ruder mind than him and explain!
There was an Ashley Hunt at my school and it took me a while to work out why people called him Mike...and then I wished I didn't know...
#25 16th February 2006, 07:20 PM
Thumbsucker
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I've recently come across a Chervaughan! I suppose Siobhan is rather difficult to spell
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This reminds me of something I read on the TES website where there was a discussion on names and some parents' difficulties with phonics. One parent, when asked for their child's name, gave the name Schlow - when asked to spell it because it was an unusual name the parent spelt out Chloe! Oh dear!
#26 16th February 2006, 07:39 PM
Hazel
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Why would a Catholic family name a child after a cocktail?
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I have absolutely no idea, but he was the only one that I found hard to speak to. I understood the origins of the others but his name just made me laugh. I suppose the family wanted memorable names and it worked because I have never forgotten them!
#27 16th February 2006, 11:12 PM
megustaleer
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I know him. He married Teresa, didn't he?
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No, she was his sister, she was a pupil at a school I once worked at!
#28 17th February 2006, 09:02 AM
lucyb
No! Once again, why don't people think a little harder about names?
#29 17th February 2006, 09:07 AM
Hazel
When I was pregnant with our first and we were thinking about names, I really like Isaac and it wasn't until my hubby pointed out that our son would be called Isaac Hay -too similar to Isaac Hayes, so we changed. I then settled on Lucas, but then my brother in law pointed out that the child would be Lucas Hay, which sounded too like Lucozade. It is impossible to get a name that no one can make fun of!
#30 17th February 2006, 10:17 AM
megustaleer
Middle names beginning with vowels can be a minefield, the initials making unforseen words. I have a friend who used to be the headmaster of a school for children with behavioural difficulties.
Because of the names his parents chose for him, he was able to initial all memos and notices 'GOD'