Bad Bad name

**Saffy** · November 17th, 2013, 04:04 AM

Noooooooo!

**raffy** · November 17th, 2013, 05:46 AM

My DH is in the RAAF and when he underwent his initial training he did it with navy and army people as well, he came across a guy in the navy whose last name was 'swallows' so he was Seaman Swallows and a guy in the army whose last name was 'Parts' so he was Private Parts!

My great uncle is William Williams and one of my school teachers was Alex Alexander

**~Kim~** · November 17th, 2013, 06:30 AM

A good friend of mine has an embroidery business and she recently had one 'Jaykub'

**Frangipani Lou** · November 17th, 2013, 08:12 AM

My DH is in the RAAF and when he underwent his initial training he did it with navy and army people as well, he came across a guy in the navy whose last name was 'swallows' so he was Seaman Swallows and a guy in the army whose last name was 'Parts' so he was Private Parts!

My great uncle is William Williams and one of my school teachers was Alex Alexander

Pmsl!

**DreamBabies** · November 17th, 2013, 07:56 AM

Still laughing about Seaman Swallows.

**No.5** · November 17th, 2013, 10:06 AM

That poor child (Maffew!).

**Joeve** · November 17th, 2013, 10:09 AM

I checked my work emails yesterday and I had an email from someone from an external company and their name was Sh*tal

**No.5** · November 17th, 2013, 12:12 PM

I checked my work emails yesterday and I had an email from someone from an external company and their name was Sh*tal

Not even sure how you'd pronounce that?!

**~clover~** · November 17th, 2013, 10:15 AM

This thread was bumped at the right time.

Q'Dell.

Hmm... really don't think I like it. ..

**Amaunet** · February 21st, 2014, 07:16 PM

I came across a new student whose name is Sweetheart....whilst it's a lovely sentiment and nickname - I can't help thinking it's a hard name to put on a resume or name tag!

**Floweryfields** · February 21st, 2014, 07:18 PM

I know an asian family with Glory and Marvellous.

**trishalishous** · February 21st, 2014, 10:51 PM

I came across a new student whose name is Sweetheart....whilst it's a lovely sentiment and nickname - I can't help thinking it's a hard name to put on a resume or name tag!

I know a Sweetheart and her cousin Precious. both 1st generation Aussies

**CoNNiE_Melb** · February 22nd, 2014, 07:08 AM

Imagine them at work?!
Boss says: 'Hey Sweetheart, have you got that report I asked for?'

In any other scenario that would be considered sexist or harassment! Lol

**Miss.September** · February 22nd, 2014, 07:54 AM

I feel sorry for people who immigrate here and their name means something horrible here. I went to school with a boy named Fahdi, pronounced Farty. Certainly not the intention of his parents when he was born overseas!

**TeniBear** · February 22nd, 2014, 09:39 AM

I feel sorry for people who immigrate here and their name means something horrible here. I went to school with a boy named Fahdi, pronounced Farty. Certainly not the intention of his parents when he was born overseas!

Me too! My mum was mortified when I yelled "HELLO FARTY!!" in a shop once

**Nai** · February 22nd, 2014, 09:29 AM

Or when people anglicise their names without knowing local slang - we had a senior executive come over from china for work and she changed her name to Fanny. Once she arrived and was told what her name meant she was mortified - she wished she had known before choosing that!

**OceanPrincess** · February 22nd, 2014, 09:57 AM

I went to school with a Katinka, an age ago. Wasn't that strange to us!

I'm doing a cake decorating course and one of the other women's names is Candida.

Yep.