Reply With QuoteI always thought Lord Adonis must have changed to that by deed poll or something.
Cool name at least!
I was in the Docs the other day. There's a big screen which displays each patient's name and the room number they should go to when the Doctor is ready. Also a robotic voice speaks their name and the room number.
Usually I tune out until my name is called. BUT one name caught my attention when the robotic voice spoke: "MAXIMUS CLEAVER to Room 9 Please"
I stared at the screen and there it was - 'Maximus Cleaver' - what a name. With a name like that you could be anything; a pron star, a tycoon, a Bond villain, anything.
Any good name examples you've encountered?
I always thought Lord Adonis must have changed to that by deed poll or something.
Cool name at least!
The Wigan Midfielder 'Max Power' never fails to raise a smile..
Did his appearance live up to his name?
I knew of a guy from Dublin who changed his name to Dr Shirley Valentine-Love because he couldn’t get a decent restaurant reservation. His name was Dermot O’Brien or something like that.
My friend has a daughter called Dakota-Velvet
Probably fortunately I was in the Nurses waiting room (oo-err Matron) not the main Doctors waiting room, so I didn't see.Originally Posted by Kingstepper
Just saw Mona El Isa being interviewed on Newsnight.
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/mona-el-isa
I am a long term fan of the NFL (American Football). A goldmine for names.
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Ty Law
When my wife was expecting twins, we were considering names and came across some celebrity or other that had named their twin boys Artimus and Galileo.
Worked with a guy who's brother had 2 kids called Hunter and Fox. I always figured they'd grow up to be gladiators.
Also worked on a project with a guy who's assistant was named Armando Ferrari. He was a wee podgy, ginger, Scottish guy.
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I once knew of two sisters whose father was a big fan of the space race.
Their names were Moon Rock and Lunar Surface.
So clever my foot fell off.
There was a racing driver called Lorenzo Bandini.
It just sounds quick.
Many years ago got stopped by a policeman who mistook me for Stirling Moss.
When I was on a parachute display team we would sign the kids posters as ‘Rocky Gravel’ or ‘Chuck Stones’ as they sounded more action
RIAC
"When I was on a parachute display team" - may just be one of the coolest posts on here for a long time!
So clever my foot fell off.
Whilst at Uni I worked for a high st bank part time.
A lady came in one day to open an account. Her name...
Ivana Jrkimov...
Once worked with someone called John Thomas .........
He loved to tell the story about being stopped by police.
Should have gone for Nevil Shute, surely.
Is that my coat? Taxi!
Take a look at Fanny Trouble (@fannytrouble): https://twitter.com/fannytrouble?s=09
Reminds me, I used to play Sunday Football with a chap called Mick Jackson many moons ago.
He once got booked by the referee in a game; on providing his name, Michael Jackson, the referee promptly sent him off for being a smart arse.
Ooh, and another.
When I worked at Merrill Lynch years ago, the head of compensation was a Mr. Peter Stingi
There's a name for that - nominative determinism.Ooh, and another.
When I worked at Merrill Lynch years ago, the head of compensation was a Mr. Peter Stingi
It's where Mr. Baker ends up being the man who makes the sliced stuff that bookends sandwiches.
I once came across someone called Annie Myfanwy Cockram.
Bradley Walsh cracking up at the name of the skier " Fanny Chmelar" on an episode of The Chase is a classic.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=StAozUpSnSQ
I remember reading about them in the Luton Herald in the 80's when I lived there!
An old fave...
Unless you know how to pronounce it...
There was an Indycar driver called Scott Speed.
Dick Trickle, though, is just cruel!
My wife used to work with a Richard Head...
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
There was a person on the Brent Electoral register called Count Dracula, apparently changed by deed poll.
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This reminds me of a story about the legendary QB, Joe Montana, of the San Francisco 49ers.
The San Francisco Chronicle ran a contest to give him a nickname. However, one contestant said that because 'Joe Montana' already sounded like a nickname, he should have a "real name" instead, suggesting 'David W. Gibson'.
Montana liked this suggestion so much that he had the name stenciled above his locker in the changing room!
Used to have a client in Germany called Hans Koch and his brother was called Bent
Not a great name, in fact a terrible one... But I was at a stag do in the US once, and met Darth Raider. Seriously. He even showed me his driving licence. Unbelievable!
I rue the names that could and should have been.
If the singer from Fleetwood Mac had married William Shatner, she would have been called "Stevie Shatner Nix".
Always liked Sir Clixby Bream.
From Inspector Morse played by Richard Briars.
This one always brings a smile to my face not quite sure why. I walk past the entrance to an Osteopaths every morning, plain black door with plaque on the door 'Dr Igor Artsibushev'
When I first started work the bus I was on took me past a dentist with the name 'Peter Payne' on the front door.
But the funniest thing I ever saw where a name was involved was this particular episode of Strike it Lucky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tcyy6i30YI
When I served in the forces,
We had an attached officer whose Surname was ‘Warrington-Minge’.
Andy
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
^^^^^^ I first read that one many years ago Eddie, still love it!!!!^^^^^^^^^
I had a classmate with surname Arse (in latvian of course). He changed it when he legally could (at 16 or 18) to more appropriate one. Interestingly he did not got picked up at school because of it.
I've known and worked with two guys named Michael Hunt (think Porkies)
.... and a plant contractor called (Bob) Robert Sole who used to paint R.Sole on the side of his JCB.
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Once worked with a Mr Perfect.
My wife’s old schoolfriend called her son Ezekiel Maximus, rather brave choice imo! To each their own of course.
During the Obama Administration the White House assistant chief of protocol went by the splendid name of Randy Bumgardner.
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I went to school with a girl called Tamara Knight (maybe it needs a NI accent?). Also there is a local estate agent called Richard (dick) Pooler.......
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Some twins in New Zealand apparently called....
Benson and Hedges
Wasps coach, Dai Young. Maybe more an unfortunate one than great 😀.
James Garner was originally called something similar. Bumgarner. No surprise to find out he dropped the first syllable.
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