Reply With QuoteI am meaning the use of names together. The poor kids got teased a lot
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We (as kids) couldn't understand why their new baby brother had such a "normal" name. I guess that given his sisters' names, we were expecting Torquil or Addonis or Elimelech or something. Not Sam
Jasmine is a common enough name now (with different variations of spelling) but back then, each of those girls had a completely unique name as far as the school goes.
In other news, at my high school we had a guy whose name was David David. Dead set - first and last names were David. No new marriage of his mother, no nothing - that was his name.
And I remember reading in the paper about a kid whose name was Andrew Peac*ck, and whose parents called him Drew. Drew Peac*ck. Say it out loud.
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I am meaning the use of names together. The poor kids got teased a lot
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DH worked with a Chris Peac*ock. Every time there was a fire drill the firemen thought they were being set up lol
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Whoops!
And I remember reading in the paper about a kid whose name was Andrew Peac*ck, and whose parents called him Drew. Drew Peac*ck. Say it out loud.
I've known a few of those double names (not quite as exact as that!) but I'm not 100% sure of their history - William Williams, Luke Lucas, Robin Robinson (married name). These are all about my age or older.
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Were you at a religious school? I didn't even understand the issue at first. I guess kids find anything to tease about.
Double names are very common in some cultures. I had a surgeon called David David too. He was brilliant
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Wasn't Andrew Pea**** a politician?And I remember reading in the paper about a kid whose name was Andrew Peac*ck, and whose parents called him Drew. Drew Peac*ck. Say it out loud.
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My friend's mum is Gaye and she married Mr Gay so she is now Gaye Gay - and my friend (her son) is gay. He thinks it's quite hilarious.
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Awesome.
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No a small state school in the country.Were you at a religious school? I didn't even understand the issue at first. I guess kids find anything to tease about.
Double names are very common in some cultures. I had a surgeon called David David too. He was brilliant
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Tinks - I suspect he didn't let people call him Drew
meow - not sure what being a religious school or not would have to do with it? I would have thought it was common knowledge that the names mean the same things?
Another - I know a lady who was considering naming twin girls Melody and Harmony... not sure what she ended up deciding...
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When my sister was born in 1976, my mum couldn't understand why my dad was laughing hysterically whenever the people in the ward called their daughter Ophelia. It wasn't until after mum was discharged that dad told her that the family name was D.ckie.
Ophelia D.ickie is just mean.
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Oh my... I bet she couldn't wait to marry...
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Had a person on payroll called Gay Panting . . . plus one of the bigwigs where my sister works is called Richard Seaman
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Unless her beloved was David Cox. Or Daniel Hore. Or ...
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I saw a woman who's surname was Topless
You were RAK'ed in 2015.
Theres a silly baby brand suggestion post I keep getting on fb, all about unique names. Oh dear.
One of them says 'My daughter's name is Sarah but spelled Srruh for something a little different' huh?
Another one named their daughter trishelle.
With almost 6000 responses there are some interesting names in there.
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Can anyone guess how Kviiilyn is pronounced? Hint, it's a common girls name.
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Caitlin? With the viii representing 8 in Roman numerals?
Odd...
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