Whatever happened to normal names ?

[Lee Smith]

My first son is called Colby Dixie Smith. Colby = my maternal grandmother's maiden name, Dixie = no explanation needed.

My second son is called Finley. After a cartoon fire engine.

 

[Granada blue]

A teacher I used to work with used to plat a game. At the start of each year, without looking at past performance orvanybother data he would assign a (secret) predicted grade to his kids based on their first names.
The Dwaynes, Biancas and Chardonnays never got good grades, the Toms, Harriets and Edwards faired better.

He was uncannily accurate in the predictions when the test results came in.

Maybe because it became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Scotland has a tradition of surnames first. Names like Renton, Rankin and Wilson.
I recall Partick Thistle had a chairman named Brown McMaster.

 

[Granada blue]

Maybe because it became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Sorry, this point has already been made several times. Didn’t read the thread properly.

 

[royalblue66]

Knew a fella William Ankers.

 

[Tree13]

Can't remember if I've mentioned this one before or not....

Mrs Tree had a taster day child in a couple years ago, and the child's sibling went into a colleague's class on the same day.

Their names?

"Winner" and "Hero".

 

[Parker]

A client in work is named "Princess".

Thought someone was taking the piss until I heard someone say "Hi Princess" on the phone.

 

[tommytowne]

My hairdressers child is called Kennedy.Quite a unique name for a girl I reckon.

 

[chrismpw]

Can't remember if I've mentioned this one before or not....

Mrs Tree had a taster day child in a couple years ago, and the child's sibling went into a colleague's class on the same day.

Their names?

"Winner" and "Hero".

So glad I got out of the teaching game. Afterv 30 years my patience with parents who were desperate to make a statement about how different they were, at their kids' expense, (especially by misspelling names) was well and truly spent.

 

[bol-uk]

My wifes mate, a teacher in London, had a pupil called Ishat Salami

 

[LydiateLee]

The world is full of attention seekers, that's why.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

We have an Artuar at work
His nickname of course is Stella

 

[blue61]

Knew a fella William Ankers.

When you shook his hand, did he have a tight grip? Asking for a friend.

 

[Boba Fret]

Had a colleague who's surname was Cooper. He named his sons Austin and Lee.

 

[Kurt.]

Knew a fella William Ankers.

I used to work with a scouse fella named Les Ankers... they could be family almost