This got me thinking about other people I have known with ‘unusual’ combinations of names. In England I went to school with an Olive Green, and an Anne Teek. In high school I knew an Ann Franscisco.
As a teenager, I had a summer job at a bank; we had a customer named Izadore Bell (is a door bell), sometimes keeping a straight face wasn’t easy!
Another woman I knew was called Hope Lewis, she married Larry Hope and became Hope Hope. I wonder if she thought about that before she said, “I do.”
A good friend of mine used to date Jim Bagg, and I still like to tease her about that! For a while I worked with Mr. Fish…his mother’s name was Iona. Iona Fish, I dare you to say that without a smile!
In elementary school, my son had a teacher called Mr. Case, his first name was Justin. Justin Case…what were his parents thinking?
I’m sure I’m forgetting a few others, I probably will remember them as I fall asleep tonight!
Have you come across some odd name combinations?
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cute post.. i once met a girl named tuesday and another named lovely.
My wife's maiden name was Berry. Which made he Isobel A Berry. the answer, I would always tell her, is obviously not.
I'm afraid I haven't known any interesting names such as the ones you cited, but I do thank you for starting my day with a smile.
A friend of mine, Judy, married a Brian Rudy. She kept her maiden name. I also knew a Phyllis Diller. And a Harry Dick. And I worked with an Ann Shirley - who all day had to say her name was Ann without an 'e'!
I like reading the obits to find unusual names and generational names shifts.
You definitely got my day off to a hilarious start! How funny and what are people thinking??? Or is that the problem -- they aren't/weren't! You're right it's all but impossible to say those out loud and not laugh.
Thanks for the fun, Sunny! Have a great day!
Sylvia
Cute post, Sunny... Names are interesting, aren't they??? You are really showing your age --by reading the obits... ha ha ... My Daddy used to say that he would read them to make sure he wasn't listed. That way he knew he was still alive... HA...
Not the type of names you are talking about --but there was an unusual name in my family. My brother Ray Banks married a gal named Evelyn Banks... Same last name but no relation. SO--Evelyn's name was Evelyn Banks Banks....
Hugs,
Betsy
I can't think of any.....you met them all/lol
When I first started work, my best pal was called Donald Sinden. But by far the best was a lorry driver I once worked with called Robin Hood...seriously.
Sunny this post made me laugh out loud...more than once! Funny world!
The funniest I ever saw was a birth announcement: We have a son. His name is John. We will call him Andy.
The logic...
Okay Hope Hope, that is crazy. There is a TV commercial for an insurance company and the guys TV name is Justin Case, go figure.
Thanks for sharing all those names.
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Yeah, I liked the smiles your post gave me too. Thanks.
I remember reading about a guy in Texas whose last name was Hogg, and he named his two daughters Ima and Ura. Ima became quite famous, in spite of her name. And I've always wondered if anybody was ever named Ben Dover. Great stories!
My college roommate married Dirk Sippi and she became a teacher. Her kids called her Mrs. Sippi.
Great post.
Really cute post. It is bad enough to have your parents saddle you with a silly name but to willingly marry into such a situation takes courage.
I once laughed in the face of and demanded ID for a "Farmer Brown." ID checked out. OOPS.
Wow you sure know a lot of people with odd names. I have one to add to the list.
Winda Payne.
It's very strange some of the things parents name their kids. I am surprised that more of those kids don't go by their middle name or have their name legally changed. Fun post!
There's a radio presenter here in the UK called Miles Long. that one always makes me smile, although these days, perhaps some people won't find it funny, what with kilometres being more common currency. Shows I'm old, I guess. Enjoyed reading your posts. Nice blog.
Your name 'Sunny' suits you well - your post gave me a good chuckle. Mum always read (in this order) who died, date of burial and who married. Followed by things that interested ladies in those days.
There was a Lebanese chap introduced - his name was (not sure of the spelling) Anas, pronounced exactly the same way an English word is - I burst out laughing. I couldn't help it. My ex and his friends were not amused.
YOu have a very merry Christmas.
Cheers.
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Merry Christmas Sunny! My Maiden name was un-spellable and un-pronouncable..so I would have settled for just about anything else than just an inital..a Y for my last name..then I got married and got a common name ..what a relief! :)
It's great to start the day with your post. It makes me smile.
I wish you a wonderful coming year with a lot of laughs, a good health for you and you family.
All the best
These were funny - My brother went to school with a Harry Armpit, my sister went to school with triplets April, May and June.
Sunny, great post. I have written on this subject before as well. I will add a few names to your list.
First I have a few guys that my hubby served with over the years in Navy.
Rusty Burket, Dusty Rhodes, Ben Dare,
I went to school with a Judy Duty.
Thanks for the lovely comment my way. So nice to hear from you.
Yep, I got a couple - went to school with a guy named Snow E. Bush.
One of our local dignitaries, last name Hogg, named his two daughters - Eura Hogg and Ima Hogg. No kiddin'!
I see DJan beat me to the Hogg story. Real story - Tyler, Texas! My hometown!
When I first started work it was with a Miss Carriage, our supervisir always used to blush and stammer when he had to address her.
I went to college with a girl who married a Jack Bracegirdle.
My niece married a man called Paul Brain, she refused to be called Mrs P Brain, so a family name was hyphenated to it.
I used to care for an elderly gentleman who had the name of Ebeneezer Pratt.
As for myself, my maiden name was Ward, and a Chinese friend could not understand why all the rooms in the hospital were called my name... Ward 1, Ward 2, etc.
My first married name was Wong, so I of course had all the jokes about the wong number! But coincidentally my sister's married name was Wight, so we were Mrs Wight and Mrs Wong.
Fun post Sunny!
Love Granny
In my hometown growing up, these were the doctors:
Dr. Young - peditrician
Dr. Cuthoff - internest
Dr. Payne - peditrician
Dr. Ginana (you can imagine) - surgeon
I knew a girl in graduate school who was named Pebbles Stone, and she had a brother Rocky and a sister named Sandy.
Hi Sunny,
I just now discoved this other blog of yours.
In grade school, there was a teacher named Sandy Beach. Now I know that had to be deliberate on his parents' part.
I saw your post on husband and pets snoring, and boy, can I relate!
Vicki
Hi Sunny,
My husband and I are sitting her laughing our heads off! I was laughing so hard that I couldn't get my breath...thank you...because we have our beloved Jake dog and friend here with us dying, and I have shed lots of tears the past two days, but this gave me a wonderful outlet. I have know several names that rhymed...Mary Perry and Mary Carey...and we did know an Autumn Breeze and there are several Dusty Rhoads around here. Have a great day!
I went to grammar school with a Tim Burr and Chris Burr. Even at that young age I thought their parents must have had a warped sense of humor.
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