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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?

Gajahgran Sat 08-Jan-22 19:33:43

I once had a dentist called Mr Puller and he was a bit of a butcher.
I was also on an interview panel and the final successful candidate was Shirley Knott!

Beswitched Sat 08-Jan-22 20:50:16

Our butcher is Mr Ribb and my nephew's Geography teacher is Mr Mapp.

Suki70 Sat 08-Jan-22 20:53:43

I know a Dr Paine.

HowVeryDareYou Sat 08-Jan-22 22:28:23

I once knew a nurse named Nightingale, and there was a Dr Barnado on the same ward

FoghornLeghorn Sat 08-Jan-22 22:46:47

Over the years I have worked with a number of plastic surgeons two of whom were Mr Hackett and Mr Carver. I’ve also worked with a Nurse Nurse.

Hopikins Sat 08-Jan-22 22:55:46

There is a weather girl on the TV called Sarah Blizzard.

DiscoDancer1975 Sun 09-Jan-22 17:35:27

I know of a divorce solicitor called Mr. Salvage!

Mollygo Sun 09-Jan-22 17:40:18

Our Latin teacher was called Miss Homer. I was at school with a boy called Donald Duckworth. I thought his parents were mean!

Ali08 Tue 11-Jan-22 00:43:00

Him indoors has just told me of when he was younger and on a crew cleaning up an old graveyard, some military people came in and asked for the grave of 'Mr. Die'!
They found him and laid flowers.

25Avalon Tue 11-Jan-22 08:42:17

UA3 in Bath has an expert who gives talks etc on birds called Starling