Posted on 02/27/2010 7:08:16 AM PST by JoeProBono
LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A British parenting Web site said its research uncovered the "Most Unfortunate Names in Britain," including Barb Dwyer, Justin Case and Stan Still.
TheBabyWebsite.com said its online research discovered Britons bearing the names Hazel Nutt, Barry Cade, Chris Cross and Paige Turner, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
"When the parents of some of those people mentioned named their children, many probably didn't even realize the implications at the time," a spokesman for the Web site said. "There must be tremendous embarrassment every time they have to introduce themselves to anyone, especially to a crowd. Even their teachers must have had to hold back their smiles sometimes. Parents really do need to think carefully though when choosing names for their children."
The Web site said strange names are not limited to Britain -- some of the more odd monikers it found for U.S. residents include Carrie Oakey, Anna Prentice and Bill Board.
I like Stan Still.
Haywood Jablowmy
Dick Hertz
Richard Head unavailable for comment.
I have friends that named their children Samuel and Ellasandra. The didn’t realize what they did until someone started laughing when they introduced their children as “Sam and Ella”.
There was a local guy that owned a hotel. His name was Michael Hunt. That was fine unless people called him “Mike”. He has since sold the hotel. lol
Ben Dover? Craven Morehead?
Chris Cross had some popular songs, as I recall.
I know of a Derry Ayers.
Also, I knew a guy named Dick Hair. If you called him Richard, he would get defensive and say, “My name is Dick. Why the formality?” hee hee hee
A doctor in Rochester, NY who specialized in performing vasectomies had a very appropriate name. His name was Dr. Stop. No lie.
My Mom was a private secretary in the 60's for an executive. She loved calls from the lawyer Tom Sawyer.
Obstetrician in NY state, Seymore Weiner. He has retired because of a lawsuit.
Dr. Seymour S Weiner, DO
Dr. Seymour Weiner practices Family Practice in Madison Heights, Michigan. Dr. Weiner graduated with a DO 53 years ago
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there is the Twit Chiropractic clinic in Stevens Point, WI on Hwy 10...
Rick Shaw
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Libby Glass
You have to wonder what were these parents were thinking. Our doctor Weiner is probably in his 70’s now. The last name Weiner was bad enough for an OB/Gyn without the first name.
Sometimes people with those kinds of names love them, considering them conversation pieces. After all, they could always change their names if they found them to be a liability.
Don’t you wonder where that last name came from?
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