Unusual Surname Club (1 Viewer)

trevelfarandwide · Sep 25, 2016

Not sure if this has been posted before, and I recognise that some chaps may prefer to remain anonymous, but who has an unusual surname?

Either that, or what's the most unusual/bizarre surname you've heard?

Mine is Trevelyan, like the Bond villain from Goldeneye, which is of Russian extraction I believe.

rob9872 · Sep 25, 2016

Whatsize!!

Monners · Sep 25, 2016

Mine is Monnersmelly, but I shorthened it for an easier life

skybluedan · Sep 25, 2016

Oxlong and the first names Mike

trevelfarandwide · Sep 25, 2016

I genuinely did meet a woman last year named Mrs Cocksmouth.

rd45 · Sep 25, 2016

I used to work across the corridor from someone called Gaye Cox.

Gazolba · Sep 25, 2016

trevelfarandwide said:
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Mine is Trevelyan, like the Bond villain from Goldeneye, which is of Russian extraction I believe.

Trevelyan is definitely Cornish. There are some great names in Cornwall (people names and place names) deriving from the old Cornish language.

Gazolba · Sep 25, 2016

rob9872 said:
Whatsize!!

There used to be a stall (fruit I think) in Coventry market with that name. May still be there for all I know.

Gazolba · Sep 25, 2016

Indian last names take some beating. I worked with a guy called Srikumar Lakschminarayanan. The names in Sri Lanka are even worse.

rob9872 · Sep 25, 2016

Was a family stall on the market since it began 100 or so years ago (about 6 of them in the 60s) until approx 10 years ago. My uncles was the last worth thousands each but could barely give it away in the end.

footyfrenzy · Sep 25, 2016

rob9872 said:
Whatsize!!

I used to work with your Mum at DWP

rob9872 · Sep 25, 2016

Probably my aunt or cousin - mum not worked since she sold hairdressers in Earlsdon in about 1971!

pastythegreat · Sep 26, 2016

There not unusual surnames but I generally find Africans have unusual 1st names.
3 kids at my sons school, twins and their older sister. The 1st born twin is called blessings, the 2nd born is more blessings and the older sister..... Stephanie.
Also met a Nigerian guy called (and he proved this with his passport) Grandad. Could this even begin to pronounce his surname.

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Wyken Sky Blue · Sep 26, 2016

skybluedan said:
Oxlong and the first names Mike

My name is Mike too!

Surname is Hunt.

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bringbackrattles · Sep 26, 2016

A City fan in the pub borrowed me his season ticket and his surname was Summerscales.Never came across that before. And a old lady I knew years ago had a great name I reckon Ruby Sparks.A name for a rock singer or author !

trevelfarandwide · Sep 26, 2016

Gazolba said:
Trevelyan is definitely Cornish. There are some great names in Cornwall (people names and place names) deriving from the old Cornish language.

Cornish? Since my great, great Grandad was from St Petersburg, hmmm...

Otis · Sep 26, 2016

bringbackrattles said:
A City fan in the pub borrowed me his season ticket and his surname was Summerscales.Never came across that before. And a old lady I knew years ago had a great name I reckon Ruby Sparks.A name for a rock singer or author !

My surname is Swallowcombe.

For that reason I have always wished I had been a girl.

Otis · Sep 26, 2016

Otis said:
My surname is Swallowcombe.

For that reason I have always wished I had been a girl.

My parents would have called me Irena.

I would then have become I. Swallowcombe.

Luckily I'm a boy and my real first name is Unwin. Much prefer that initial as it deflects the sensitive issue away from me.

Malaka · Sep 26, 2016

There was a Wankling at Whitley Abbey in the 70's

Otis · Sep 26, 2016

Malaka said:
There was a Wankling at Whitley Abbey in the 70's

Yeah, I knew a Wankling too. Jane Wankling. That was the 70's.

Same person?

Malaka · Sep 26, 2016

Otis said:
Yeah, I knew a Wankling too. Jane Wankling. That was the 70's.

Same person?

No Tim

skybluejelly · Sep 26, 2016

my son honestly went to school with a girl with a second name of Royds and a first name of Emma

Liquid Gold · Sep 26, 2016

I always thought Drinkwater is a ridiculous name

Otis · Sep 26, 2016

Liquid Gold said:
I always thought Drinkwater is a ridiculous name

And so's Gotobed.

There's a Hattie Gotobed we know of.

bringbackrattles · Sep 26, 2016

There was a chap who's surname was Doctor. And he was a doctor. So he was Doctor Doctor. True !

Wyken Sky Blue · Sep 26, 2016

Malaka said:
There was a Wankling at Whitley Abbey in the 70's

There's someone that works at my place with the surname Wankling.

She would be in her 50s too. What's her first name?

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Otis · Sep 26, 2016

skyblue1991 said:
There's someone that works at my place with the surname Wankling.

She would be in her 50s too. What's her first name?

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He said Tim, so not a she.

The Wankling I know was Jane Wankling.

Samo · Sep 26, 2016

My sir name is Jarse, but you can call me Hue.

robbieray · Sep 26, 2016

I went out with a girl called Isabella Rodentnipple

Malaka · Sep 26, 2016

bringbackrattles said:
There was a chap who's surname was Doctor. And he was a doctor. So he was Doctor Doctor. True !

Doctor Doctor! I think I am a pair of curtains

Pull yourself together man!!

sorry I just had to!

bringbackrattles · Sep 26, 2016

Malaka said:
Doctor Doctor! I think I am a pair of curtains

Pull yourself together man!!

sorry I just had to!

What about Sarah Blizzard the weather girl from Coventry. Born with a surname like that she suits her job !

Samo · Sep 26, 2016

Is it just a coincidence that the fastest man in the world is called Bolt? :shifty:

Malaka · Sep 26, 2016

Being of Greek-Cypriot origin I know of loads of strange names:
Periclios Periclios x 2
Constatinos Constantinou
Savvas Savva
But my all time favourite was a first name. We all have an English translation to our name, i.e. Periclios is Perry, Constantinos is Dino, Eftimios is Tim but we could not work out why Cockney Dave was Dave. He was very reluctant to tell us his name but after a bit of drinking and other stuff he finally chilled out enough to share with us the name that his father gave to him. Now Agapios may not seem funny to you guys that don't speak Greek, but after several beverages and hearing that, I literarily thought I would piss myself. The translation actually means love or love boy. Poor bastard!

Terry Gibson's perm · Sep 26, 2016

I knew somebody with the surname Christmas

Gaz71 · Sep 26, 2016

Gazolba said:
Indian last names take some beating. I worked with a guy called Srikumar Lakschminarayanan. The names in Sri Lanka are even worse.

David Lloyd tells a funny story involving the Sri Lankan cricket teams long surnames and a bat signing session.

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