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I'd still rather have a name like that than Alan Smith (or whatever a common girl equivilant is) so don't worry. :smile:

I used to want a normal name and toyed with going by my middle name at one stage (unfortunately, I absolutely detest that name :rolleyes:

) ... but now, I've got used to it and it's a part of me. I am the person with the odd name, and I don't think I could get rid of it. :dontknow:

Reply 61

Cake Faced Kid.

My Dad wanted to call me Polly. That would have made me Polly Barrett, as in polly parrot. I'm glad he didn't.

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Alix23

Original post by TheSownRose

I used to want a normal name and toyed with going by my middle name at one stage (unfortunately, I absolutely detest that name :rolleyes:

) ... but now, I've got used to it and it's a part of me. I am the person with the odd name, and I don't think I could get rid of it. :dontknow:

I hate my ordinary name (Alice) which is why I get everyone to call me Alix now

Reply 63

Schmucks

My mum used to work with a guy called Richard Swipe, and for whatever his job title was, was required to get letters to his workplace. So every morning it'd be there in the mail.

Mr. R Swipe.

True story.

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username969647

when my dad went to cambridge, the college porters used to take the piss out of him because his surname is Punt... and in case you didnt know, the boats they have there are called punts.
VERY original :facepalm:

Reply 65

Schmucks

Original post by anna-chipie 95

Name like Punt, could've been worse.

Reply 66

AngryCheeseCake

Hi there.

My surname is Hickey.

Reply 67

syrettd

Does anyone remember a news story that went round a couple of years back, concerning the Peacock family? A couple with the surname Peacock named their newborn son Drew. Then they decided to look Drew Peacock up online to see if there was anyone famous with this name. Google came up with "Did you mean Droopy cock?".

Call me immature, but this still brings a smile to my face.

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JSR94

The transport person for schools for my county council when I was at school was called Mrs Pickup!!!

She chose the right job for her name :wink:

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

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syrettd

Original post by JSR94

The transport person for schools for my county council when I was at school was called Mrs Pickup!!!

She chose the right job for her name :wink:

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

I once read a book that had a psychologist called Dr. Knutz :biggrin:

Reply 70

CasualSoul

Original post by anna-chipie 95

I thought you said they used to TAKE HIS PISS OUT FOR HIM
..I was thinking 'omg Cambridge really is elite' haa:P

Reply 71

gm15

Original post by JamalAhmed

Insulting Mohammed is disrespectful to your (our) religion. Just tell them to shut up....s

Except they were making fun of the sound of the word not the islamic prophet or Islam. And they were kids

Even plain surnames get made fun of (although it normally stops much earlier)...my surname is mills and even i got jokes (windmills, pills, beverley hills etc...not good jokes).

Making fun of the name mills isn't making fun of millers.
And most jokes about being called mohamed (or other spellings) aren't about the prophet or religion.

Reply 72

Schmucks

Original post by JSR94

The transport person for schools for my county council when I was at school was called Mrs Pickup!!!

She chose the right job for her name :wink:

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

I had a high-school teacher called Mr. Pickup. My dad used to say 'pick-up truck' to him at Parents Evening. Bit embarrassing.

Even worse, Mr. Pickup was a Leeds United fan (like me). He knew this and belted out Leeds songs in the corridor when I saw him. This didn't go down well with the other kids in a Lancashire high-school...

Reply 73

Jessca

My last name is Small and it's been the bane of my life.. the fact I'm short really increases the comedic value :rolleyes:

Reply 74

Alex17595

Original post by whyumadtho

What kind of evil parents would do that? :zomg:

I would have gone with richard :/

Reply 75

TattyBoJangles

My surname isn't unfortunate as such, but it's forever being mis-pronounced as it's French.
Same for my first name, actually. It isn't difficult to pronounce, but it's Lara. People *always* call me Laura.

My Chemistry class in Year 12 had someone called Phil Mitchell and someone called John Mitchell (they aren't related). However, John had the nickname "Peggy" because one of his legs was slightly shorter than the other and he walked with a limp. The result? Phil and Peggy Mitchell sat next to each other.
It took us about 6 months to realise this.

When I was in Holland, I saw a book written by "Dick Swaab". Tad unfortunate.

(edited 11 years ago)

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username208984

Saw a dude once whos surname was Raspberry, gotta admit ... that's pretty funny, not the guy who's name it was, just the fact it's Raspberry.

Reply 77

Tiger Rag

My surname is also a fairly common boys first name. However, it's spelt a completely different way.

Reply 78

squeakysquirrel

Original post by Clare~Bear

Why do people (usually immature children) laugh at and even sometimes pick on people cos of their name? I think it's quite sad really.

Your parents picked it and changing it (and on all your accounts and licences etc) is a faff, time consuming and expensive. And would probably make any historians job in the future harder to find out about you.

I had a bit of bother, but not too much. I'm female and part Scottish. My last name is Scottish, but also a fairly common boys name. Kids I went to school with (in England) thought it was wierd that I had a boys name as a last name especially as they didn't realise it was Scottish. What didn't help was the fact that on most school registers, your surname is printed before your first name. Even in sixth form teachers still make the mistakes of calling me it occaissionally when they're not paying attention.

So I didn't get it really bad, but I can sympathise with those that do. A guy at my sixth form has the last name Sparkhall, which is pronounced Sparkle by most people. A group of guys in our class find it hilarious :sigh:

I am not a kid and I still snigger at the name of a woman I met - Teresa Green. And yes that was her name. And then a young girl called Charisma ( who was soooo plain) - I could go on.