Children's names

[subaqua]

He was the pianist on Playschool.

I thought that the onanist pianist from playschool was Brian Cant

 

[Moon bunny]

When our twins were born Hover's first choice for the boy was Osprey-after the boat he was working on-which it would have been had it not been for mentioning it to a friend who said "Ospway, that's an unusual name", a moments thought, what if the child had a similar speech impediment...

 

[classic33]

Twins at a local school, Dulux & Double Gloss.
Heard as the teachers were checking the kids were boarding the correct buses.

 

[Fnaar]

Surname Clarkson by any chance?

No And you're way out with the first name too

 

[Bodhbh]

I know someone called their kid Cain. Bit bizzare considering his main claim to fame was killing his brother. Maybe their next one will be an Oedipus.

 

[subaqua]

I went to school with a guy called Cornelius. that was proper poncy where we grew up where a name like Derek was considered posh

 

[Fnaar]

You're not another fecking Greg are you?

No. I would probably have changed it to Moon Unit if I was

 

[Fnaar]

I went to school with a guy called Cornelius. that was proper poncy where we grew up where a name like Derek was considered posh

I had a schoolmate called Cornelius too... it was shortened to Con.
And I had an Italian (male) schoolmate called Andrea. He called himself Andy.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I know someone called their kid Cain. Bit bizzare considering his main claim to fame was killing his brother. Maybe their next one will be an Oedipus.

Maybe it's from the TV show Kung Fu, could be worse, he could be called Master Po.

 

[Fnaar]

Cornelius a common enough name in Ireland..

Yep, his parents were Irish

 

[Bodhbh]

Cain, Kain or Kane all mean victory in battle, warrior, fighter, or similar in Ireland..

Oops, I stand corrected. They are not Irish, but I guess they could have looked it up. I'm not sure on the spelling either (without some FB stalking).

 

[Gasman]

Paediatrician colleague told of calling in his next (non Irish/Scots) patient, name on case notes was Siobhan. He called for "Shi-vawn". Stony faced mother ushered her daughter in and pointedly remarked, "It's pronounced 'See-o-ban"!

 

[Julia9054]

Both true...
My sister once worked with a woman whose daughters were called Faith, Hope and Charity.

I overheard a pregnant black woman on the bus telling her friend that if it was a girl, she was going to call it Bianca, "coz it's Italian for black". I hope someone put her right!

I had a Faith, Hope and Charity in the same class once.
I used to know a catholic family whose first four sons were called Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I know someone called Harry Hotspur, which I think is a cool name.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

My dad never used his first name, but when asked would give his initials - RS. Made us all laugh when, at a hospital appointment, they called out for Horace.