Unfortunate (genuine) names

[oxoman]

Woodcock is my sisters married name, apparently quite common in NZ where she now lives. We didnt call the BiL splinter dick though. His first name was justin so we used that in a derogatory way.🤭

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

One of the Nurses that I know had the surname 'Maycock', she married a Mr 'Roach'
So now, she refers to herself as a 'cockroach'


I don't know her, but there's a 'Nurse Beautiful' (I do know one with the name Beauty, though)

 

[Mike Ayling]

At one of my bean counting jobs out business banker was John Treblecock with a silent ck!

 

[Dave7]

At one of my bean counting jobs out business banker was John Treblecock with a silent ck!

There used to be an Everton player with that name.
At derby games us Lpool fans did not pronounce it with the silent 'ck'

 

[accountantpete]

As an articled accountant the office manager took great delight in loudly handing out annual accounts work to the ladies in the room as the client was called Seymore Cox.

 

[Chris S]

Moe Lester's obituary seems genuine.

 

[simongt]

When my eldest son was born, in the same ward was a Mrs. Cross who decided to name her new born son Chris.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Knew a Midlands Bank Manager back in the early 90's called Gordon Bennett.