Unusual Surnames

[GM]

Girl I knew called, Gotobed.

I used to go out with a girl with that name. Wonder if she's the same one, this would have been around 1971.

 

[downesy]

Used to work with a bloke who's surname was Rainbird , not really odd just nice a lovely name

 

[Dirk]

There's a family in Bideford with the surname Pyne - Coffin.

 

[Lavender Rose]

One unfortunate centre Member is called Miss Raper

 

[Globalti]

There used to be a plumber in Ramsbottom (not a bad name in itself) called Gordon Fish. When I was a kid there was a gardener in the village called Dan Digweed.

I like the affectionate Arabic custom of calling men "Father of (son)" so that once a man has a son, he goes from Said Mohamed (Mr Mohamed) to Abu Hafeez or Father of Hafeez. I don't know if the same happens for mothers but I've just read that as a mark of their love and respect for him, medical colleagues of the surgeon David Nott in beleaguered Aleppo renamed him Abu Molly when his daughter was born.

I also like the Icelandic custom of naming children -son and -dottir so a boy becomes Gustavsson and his sister Gustavsdottir.

 

[Dirk]

I knew an old fella in the Isle of Man called Harry Herring.

 

[Fnaar]

We have probably discussed this before but I was browsing the Christian names thread and it got me thinking of unusual surnames, when I had to work to get by, a regular phone contact was called,

Barry Bytheway.

The first time I asked his full name he obliviously replied "Barry Bytheway" to which I said yes but whats your surname ?

I wonder how many times this had happened to him.

Other contacts unusual surnames were Bellavaqua and Featherstonehaugh (I still don't know how to pronounce this one)

Funny ... includes surname "Bytheway"

 

[Fnaar]

There's a Nigel Death where I work.

I had a teaher called Mrs De Ath (it was 2 syllables)

 

[Dave7]

There used to be a plumber in Ramsbottom (not a bad name in itself) called Gordon Fish. When I was a kid there was a gardener in the village called Dan Digweed.

I like the affectionate Arabic custom of calling men "Father of (son)" so that once a man has a son, he goes from Said Mohamed (Mr Mohamed) to Abu Hafeez or Father of Hafeez. I don't know if the same happens for mothers but I've just read that as a mark of their love and respect for him, medical colleagues of the surgeon David Nott in beleaguered Aleppo renamed him Abu Molly when his daughter was born.

I also like the Icelandic custom of naming children -son and -dottir so a boy becomes Gustavsson and his sister Gustavsdottir.

So.... when Gustavsson has a son is he named Gustavssonson

 

[Julia9054]

There used to be a plumber in Ramsbottom (not a bad name in itself) called Gordon Fish. When I was a kid there was a gardener in the village called Dan Digweed.

I like the affectionate Arabic custom of calling men "Father of (son)" so that once a man has a son, he goes from Said Mohamed (Mr Mohamed) to Abu Hafeez or Father of Hafeez. I don't know if the same happens for mothers but I've just read that as a mark of their love and respect for him, medical colleagues of the surgeon David Nott in beleaguered Aleppo renamed him Abu Molly when his daughter was born.

I also like the Icelandic custom of naming children -son and -dottir so a boy becomes Gustavsson and his sister Gustavsdottir.

Similar system for mothers in Zimbabwe so in my case I would be Mai Joe.

 

[Dave7]

We knew someone called Mrs Sidebottom who insisted it was pronounced Siddybotome.

 

[Julia9054]

There is an art dealer and gallery in Harrogate called Godfrey and Watt. It changed its name a few years ago. The second name used to have a T in front of it!

 

[LarryDuff]

I used to have a customer whos name was mrs cockshot, only she would pronounce it as mrs co shot, reminded me of hyacinth bucket

Our German text book at school was by a Mr Cockburn. The teacher pronounced it like Coburn but we always said it like it was spelt.

 

[Beebo]

I knew an old fella in the Isle of Man called Harry Herring.

We had a teacher called Mr Haddock.

 

[Fnaar]

Our German text book at school was by a Mr Cockburn. The teacher pronounced it like Coburn but we always said it like it was spelt.

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