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'Most unfortunate names' revealed 
 
Imagine growing up as Annette Curtain or Tim Burr
What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain?

Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.

It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.

Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.

And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd as Doug Hole or Hazel Nutt.

The names were uncovered by researchers from parenting group TheBabyWebsite.com after trawling through online telephone records.

Retired airman Stan Still, 76, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life".

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout, 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," he said.

"It got hugely boring after a while."

But 51-year-old Rose Bush, from Coventry, West Midlands, said she loved her name.  MORE UNFORTUNATE NAMES
Pearl Button
Jo King
Barry Cade
Carrie Oakey
Priti Manek
Tim Burr

"I always get comments about it but they are always very positive," she said.

Implications

Researchers also scoured phone records in the US and found some unlikely names there too.

Spare a thought for Anna Prentice, Annette Curtain and Bill Board the next time you sign your name.

A string of Americans also have very job-specific names, including Dr Leslie Doctor, Dr Thoulton Surgeon and Les Plack - a dentist in San Francisco.

A spokesman for TheBabyWebsite.com said: "When the parents of some of those people mentioned named their children, many probably didn't even realise the implications at the time.

"Parents really do need to think carefully though when choosing names for their children.

"Their name will be with them for life and what may be quirky and fun for a toddler might be regretted terribly when that person becomes older or even a grandparent perhaps."
 

I read this yesterday, made me chuckle

There was a baby born a couple of years back called Drew Peacock. That made me chuckle.

Please god tell me its father wasnt Lee?

Some parent need to be smacked around the face with a wet kipper. Or something.

Anyway in blighty Celeb circles BBC's reporter Nina Nannar's name always makes me smile, and Arlo White has a silly name.

Locally Dick Mattick isn't really the same word play, but sounds like it would be a popular product in Anne Summers.

Wasn't their a local Jurno by the name of Nick Mashitter or similar. That's not funny. Not funny at all.

Yep. Affectionately known as "The Toilet Stealer".

correspondent for the manchester evening news: wayne ankers. True.

Heh, I'd forgottten about that. Good work Sam

I think I've posted this before but I'll do it again anyway. I worked with a Lisa Reddick and a Finbarr Manifold - not such a play on words but funny names nonetheless.

Oh, and also an Ian Tickle, not that funny but his email adddess was itickle@.....

Through work before, I've seen a Mr David David, Mrs Fanny Stang and my personal favourite, Mr Fuk Yu Man.

Neville Neville is a good one.

I work with a girl called Lisa Tugwell which makes me happy.

Didnt the Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox call her son Isaac?   Isaac Cox......Child abuse, surely.

Charlotte Hand.

HAhahahahaha.

James Walsh

Ben you ming!!  :cry:

At work recently I actually had some guy called Mike Hunt on the phone.  :soapy tit wank:

My lad is called Jack, we told everyone his middle name was Russell (it's not btw) !!

I've just remembered one of my school teachers was called Gordon Bennett.

One of the text guys on the BBC Cricket is called "Ben Dirs".

I think a lot of these journo's just make their "pen name" up.

And he's merciless.

Ben and Sam are picking on me today

And me, Gramps!

there was a girl in my class at school scabby cunt.

From about 3 years into secondary school I used to get the "Dick Pullen" comments. Suprised it took them that long.

There used to be a Mr Conman the bookie and best of all Robin Bustard the Antiques Dealer

In a previous job we had a Ram Banghard on the books.

There was a footballer called Frank Awanka, and another called Gerry Slagboom.

Someone I know is called Wayne Kerr. He married Jo Kerr. (Honest)

Someone in our global address book at work is called.....Randy Kuntz. 1 of the US sites.

a few customers back in the old days Carey Hunt, Edward Tin Man Pong and 54321 Liftoff (honest!)

Hello Mr Liftoff, or may I call you 5 ?

Isn't that incest?

Or like Jack White of the White Stripes, who took on his (then) wife's name.

I worked in a call centre years back, cold calling people trying to flog cd deals with Britannia music.  The name of the person you were calling came up on your screen as the phone was ringing.  The name came up just as an initial and a surname, not even a Mr or Mrs.  When the call was answered, I therefore had to say: "Good evening, could I speak to A Monkey please?" 

I didn't laugh out loud - surely deserving of a medal.

i spoke with a 'helmut wanke' a while back.

a right miserable cunt he was as well.

My Dad's got a mate called Helmut. He's German. I call him German Helmut.

At my old work we had a few dodgy names

Rachel Sook kin Kok
Roger Maring
And a fella who changed his name by deed poll to 'Weed'

Richard Head

Swindon Town Dave (STD)

Just found someone on our work intranet called Bhushan Arse

That reminds me of a fella I used to know who would never get accepted for credit card applications because of his name (they thought it was a wind up), his name

A Cock. 

He was a good laugh was Alan too, ended up moving to Australia.

If anyone could change their name by deed poll, what would you change it to?

Marmaduke.

Jesus

Forename Surname.

I know someone called Rose, who is engaged to a man with the surname West.  She wants to take his surname, but...

I worked with someone called rose west! she got bullied alot!

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We used to deliver to a women called Fanny Picking.

There were sisters at my school called Holly and Rosie Berry. Their mum was the french teacher, no idea what her first name was.

Logan?

One can only hope.

I also hope this thread doesn't now descend into punditry.