What's in a name.

[Deleted member 36735]

I knew a John Macanerny He was known as three heads.

Had to think about that for a little while but got there in the end

 

[backwoodsman]

Royal families do that a lot, so I don't see a problem with it for the rest of us.

Although a precedent was set recently. House of Windsor or Mountbatten Windsor should have changed to the male name. That is what always happened before.
Prince Philip was from the Oldenburg Royal House of Greece and Denmark, but he had dropped that and chose Mountbatten.
The Mountbatten family had changed to that when they dropped Battenberg.
So our present King could have been Oldenburg, Mountbatten or Battenberg, from his father's line, but he decided to remain Mountbatten-Windsor.
Windsor was chosen when the Royal family decided to drop Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Mrs V and I did not change either of our surnames when we got married.
Some people seem to have great difficulty accepting that.
eg: "Oh, I thought you were married."
"We are."
"But how can I call you Mr and Mrs xxx?"
"You can't. You have to call us Mr xxx and Mrs yyy, because those are our names, the ones we've always had."

He couldn't be a Battenberg because he's a fruitcake ?.

 

[Voyager EMH]

He couldn't be a Battenberg because he's a fruitcake ?.

Is USA head of state a Dundee Cake?
Very nutty up top.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

One of my daughters friends with the surname Taylor

First name…….. Jenna

Absolutely true,

 

[SocketRocket]

A lad at School had a surname Bates. Was known as the Master.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

My school physics teacher…James Riddle; guy I used to work with…Richard Head; and another one…R Searle; and of course the St Mirren player at uni same time as me…Phil McAveety.

Girls seem to get away lightly on the naming front.

 

[Slab]

Growing up in South Wales, my mother knew someone in her village called Thomas Thomas.

He was known as Tommy Twice.

Did he go on to sell satnavs by any chance ?

Worked in DIY retail many moons ago and the guy that bought the paint etc was called Matt White

 

[cliveb]

Girls seem to get away lightly on the naming front.

I used to work with a chap with a girlfriend named Rose Plant.

 

[Swango1980]

There was a guy at one of the local schools when I was growing up, with the surname Lightbody

He was one of the most overweight kids in the town

 

[Beezerk]

My mate once had a girlfriend called Paula Bear

 

[Voyager EMH]

Girls seem to get away lightly on the naming front.

Well, here are 3 to be getting on with. I'm sure there are more.




And the second one - Father was founder of Lear Jets.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

For an April fool wheeze one year I invented a PA for one of our directors and called her Avril Fowler…

 

[ExRabbit]

My name was because (as a prior lowish teen player) I again became a Rabbit golfer (19+) before I signed on here, but got back to lower than 18 again when I registered.

I am now a Rabbit again - and by quite a few shots after WHS and injuries - 23+

This year I will try to get back to be a Tiger golfer again (18 or less).

 

[SocketRocket]

I used to like tractors

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I used to like tractors

are you an ex tractor fan?

 

[Swango1980]

Just noticed a person who works for one of our clients is called Chester Field