Time yet again for another installment of " Amusing Names"

I was once babysat by Sunny Blades.

I knew an Oliver Twist.

My dad knew a guy named Richard Rott.

My mom’s friend’s last name is Austin. She has a sister named Jane and a brother named Steve. That always cracked me up.

:cool:

Along the lines of featherlou’s post, I have a friend who used to work with a guy named (spelling is probably incorrect):

Manly Tin-Phuc Wan.

No idea where the “Manly” part came from, but it cracks me up every time.

On a related note, when I was a grad student in the physics department at the University of Houston, there were a lot of students from China. A surprisingly large percentage of them took Western first names. One particularly nice woman had the last name Hu. I have no idea what her real first name was, but the Western name she chose?

Heidi.

Heidi Hu.

Hoo boy…

The secretary at the first place I worked was named Tina Gonya. She was getting married to a guy who’s last name was Rial. I asked if she was going to hyphenate her last name, we paused for a second then everyone burst out laughing.

Oh, and someone I knew from college; Constance Smedley Sheets. It’s just so…perfect somehow.

I completely forgot about Rayce Carr. (Race Car, of course)

His middle name is Allen, making him Rayce A. Carr.

Lived in the same college dorm as a Carroway Seed.

Also a girl whose named was listed as: C. Rebecca Suk

Unfortunately, I never did.

My mother grew up nextdoor to the Pissys. The Whimpys lived down the street though.

in one high school i went to, my pre-calc teachers name was mildred rash - mild red rash. but wait! there’s more!

half way through the year, she got shingles and had to stay out for a couple months!

I knew a Harry Dick and a Harry Ball, but for some reason, both of them insisted on being called “Harold”! :smiley:

Finally, I get Janna Taylor. I still don’t think it’s particularly funny, though.

In the scary little redneck town where I was raised, there were plenty of stupid homophone names, or “why’d they do that to the poor kid?” names.

Christmas Carroll (called Chrissy, fortunately)
Lyda Day and her brother Everett, who was called (by his parents) Ev’ry
Melody Harmony (sat next to me in the H.S. choir, and was apparently tone deaf)
Two Coatts - I don’t know if that was his real name, but still!
Jan and Stan Mann had twin sons named Dann and Vann
The John sisters - Dawn, Fawn, Shawn
Jack Spratt, he was a friend of my brother
Shelley Keats Longfellow - she was homecoming queen my junior year of H.S.

and not particularly funny, but somewhat uncomfortable in the 70s when I was in school, was the name of a friend of mine - Nick Dixon, whose name was repeatedly transformed into Dick Nixon.

There’s a block of land near here that is being sold by a Richard LePrik…Dick the Prick…holds sides in mock laughter

When I lived in Philadelphia, one of the reporters at the Daily News was named Mister Mann Frisby.

So, if he had a live in servant, would that person call him “Mr. Mister?”

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This just cracks me up to no end. One Regency writer. One Million Dollar Man. Heh.
I use to have clients named: **Rick Seaman ** and George Aho, whom the latter said, " Hey it could be worse, I could have been named Harry." Both these guys were exceptionally funny people.
Another client I had was named **Wil Power **. Very very nice guy. His brother was **Joe Power **

There is a realtor in our area with the last name of **Upthegrove ** One of these days I am going to call him just to find out the background on his name.

**Hit enter too soon **

My old boss use to work with a man whose last name was **Sexauer **. (Sex-Hour) when ever someone called the office to ask " Is there a Sexauer there?" The response was always,
“Oh, I wish.” :slight_smile:
I once met a woman whose married last name was **Marlarkey ** as I commented on what a fabulously funny name and the puns galore, she grinned and said, " It gets better. My maiden name is **Bologne ** I was green with envy. * What a bunch of Bolonie…no wait, that’s the Malarky’s. *WAHHHHHHHH! (this woman was a blast, btw.

I met a guy last summer whose last name was **Richendollar **

As a name-ologist (whatever) I collect humorous names, here is a small sampling of my collection ( as I cannot find the scribbled peices of paper that I jot them down on the minute I hear/read them.) from the newspapers, cemetaries, telephone book and life in general.

**Younghusband
Haythornwaite
Cashdollar
Wormwood
Craparotta ** (crap-a-lotta)

and my personal favorites, which would be a great name of a law firm **Cockburn, Highcock & Allcock: Yes, we are Dicks. **

If I ever find the rest of my wadded up notes, I will advise immediately (but don’t hold your breath.)

Having nothing better to do than avoid housework

I found one of my lists.

In random order:

**Goodfellow
Faircloth
Goodacre
Goodheart
*Gethicker *Is this not priceless. What if Sally Allcock married Richard Gethicker? She could be Sally Allcock-Gethicker.
Grimshaw
Pennybacker **

There is a pyshycic (sp?) who advertises in the local new age thing here who’s name is **Penny Weaver **

My guidance counselor in high school: Mrs. Malarkey
My high school principal: Dr. Dyk
My U.S. history professor (I’ll have him next semester too, I hope): Dr. Richard Head.
Went to school with a girl named Khaki, that was interesting. Breeze and Cinnamon Jennings were a couple of hot sisters, too…

Harold Beaver has a sign on his Jeep saying “Save a tree, eat a beaver.” I hope he’s not referring to his wife, Dorkus.

I had an eye dr. named Dr. Light.

My husband’s dentist was Dr. Gore

My dad’s dr. was Dr. Breakbone.

I knew a guy named Harry Arms

When I worked in insurance, a policy holder’s name was Eskimo Moffit.