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What's in a name?? Does your name match something about you?

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foxie48 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:08:35

Apparently the name of the first person to get avian flu is called Mr Gosling, he caught it from ducks though, not geese! I have known riding instructors called Miss Trot and Mrs Canter and a local equestrian centre is owned by the Gallop family. Anyone else come across suitable (or unsuitable) names?

foxie48 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:09:52

Sorry don@t share your own name though!

MissAdventure Fri 07-Jan-22 18:12:31

One of my exes has his vastectomy done by Dr. Balls.

Aveline Fri 07-Jan-22 18:20:58

I met a physiotherapist called Miss Cartilage.

PamelaJ1 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:23:46

Mr. Screech was a local dentist.

Cherrytree59 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:24:40

The local Hairdressing College had a tutor called Richard Bird.
Staff, students and clients ('Guinea pigs'), all called him Dickie Bird ? .
He took it in great part, A very flamboyant character .

Kali2 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:31:17

A dental practice in Oakham 'Dentith and Dentith'.

We knew a fantastic physiotherapist called 'John Thomas'.

Yammy Fri 07-Jan-22 18:35:56

DH worked with a Dr.Bone and I worked with a very small woman called Mrs.Short. Once in a Dr.reception room, everyone had to hold back a smile when Mrs Snowball was called and a lady with a shock of grey/white hair stood up.

Kali2 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:40:50

OH tells me one of his primary school teachers was Mrs Vast (and she was).

Oopsadaisy1 Fri 07-Jan-22 18:42:20

A Doctor who used to do vasectomies was a Mr Hacker

A friend Doctor was Dr.D’eath, I think he inserted the apostrophe.

Blondiescot Fri 07-Jan-22 18:42:53

When I was having my son, my doctor was Dr Boddy. And we used to have a local councillor called Dick Small (!)

EllanVannin Fri 07-Jan-22 18:51:10

An orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital where I worked was Mr. Bone.

EllanVannin Fri 07-Jan-22 18:54:36

Worse still was the eye clinic, where, on the door was a name Mr T.Watts . It was hurriedly changed when it was pointed out.

missingmarietta Fri 07-Jan-22 19:11:53

I was admiring a lady's dog and she told me that when she viewed the pups the owner called the parent dogs in.

She called 'Roger'....and the lady didn't know if it was the dog's name or a command!

Kali2 Fri 07-Jan-22 19:21:24

A Consultant obstetrician in Stoke was Mr Clubb- all is pregnant ladies joked they were 'in the Clubb'

MissAdventure Fri 07-Jan-22 19:24:10

grin

BlueBelle Fri 07-Jan-22 19:40:52

I was in maternity ward overseas with a consultant called Aldous Balls completely true the mums on the ward used to call him old conkers behind his back
I can’t tell you what my friends father in laws name is as he’s still alive and it’s such a naughty name his parents must have been bonkers to not realise

grannydarkhair Fri 07-Jan-22 19:51:54

A long time ago, I was introduced to a doctor. His name had nothing to do with medicine, but certainly made me bite my lip so as not to laugh. It was William Peter Dick. He was known as Willie.

joannapiano Fri 07-Jan-22 19:54:52

My Mum had a friend at school called Walter Cann.

Coastpath Fri 07-Jan-22 20:30:55

We had a neighbour called Barbie Kew.

The other day we were at the doctor waiting for my husband's appointment and on the next patient screen came up the message 'Mrs C Beeby to treatment room one'. We got the giggles.

kittylester Fri 07-Jan-22 20:37:05

Kali2

A dental practice in Oakham 'Dentith and Dentith'.

We knew a fantastic physiotherapist called 'John Thomas'.

The Dentith's daughter is now in the oractice.

MissAdventure Fri 07-Jan-22 20:42:18

These names sound as if they're straight out of a Carry On film. grin

Grannybags Fri 07-Jan-22 21:00:55

I went out with a butcher called Gammon

BigBertha1 Sat 08-Jan-22 05:56:03

I worked with a Nurse Nightingale and a Nurse De'ath.

Aldom Sat 08-Jan-22 08:06:19

My mother was at school with a girl called Easter Primrose.