The best names you have heard of

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**Saintspirit**

There are some real names that is quite hilarious. Heard of any?

Here in sweden, there is a scribe whose name is Harry Amster. H. Amster...
I am slightly curious really how his parents reasoned there.

Also, long ago we had an arch-bishop named Gustav Trolle...

**sarpedons-right-hand**

One of my colleagues is called Alicia Gottlaid. Does that count?

**Cerebrium**

I know someone named Sudberg Gudbergson.

Also known as the Swedish Chef or Bork Bork.

**Saintspirit**

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:One of my colleagues is called Alicia Gottlaid. Does that count?

Yes, I'd say it does.

**kronk**

Real names of people I know directly or have 1 degree of separation:

Summer Winter Faels (pronounced falls).

Daily Joy

Johnathon Johnson (Goes by John John)

Bubba Horschack. His first name on his birth certificate is Bubba. This is Texas, after all.

Names used when substitutes passed around the roll sheets:

Ben Dover
Ilene Dover
Chuck Wagon
Richard Hurts
Richard Head
Anita Man

**filbert**

I went to school with both a Richard Head and a Michael Hunt.

**ineptus astartes**

I can beat you all. I knew a guy who worked at the local starbucks. his name was Huge Erection.

My elementary school VP was 'Mister Loldick' not kidding.

not even a little.

**Melchiour**

My mother swears she had a high school teacher named Harry Wrotencroch (rotten crotch.)

**filbert**

Either way, I suspect this might not be beaten:

Spoiler:

Spoilered as it's slightly NSFW

**ineptus astartes**

kudos to who gets the ref.

say this out loud. And quickly.

Ety Sapyti Ieman Nass.

**Monster Rain**

filbert wins, man.

There's no defeating Anass Rhammar in a goofy name contest.

**Saintspirit**

You sure? I know a guy named Muck! And he's swedish. Really, did his parents know any english at all?

**sarpedons-right-hand**

Monster Rain wrote:filbert wins, man.

There's no defeating Anass Rhammar in a goofy name contest.

That's the winner for sure...... What were his parents thinking!! Genius.....

**kronk**

**ineptus astartes**

I know a kid.

his last name was Oli , being Nepali and his first name was also a commen Nepali name too...Ravi.

**Zefig**

Friend was going through a census from the mid-1800s and found a Loudolphus D. Maybee.

Just funny, not really punny.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Not so much funny as it is just made of pure win: Magnus ver Magnusson

Manliest name EVER!

My dentist growing up was Doctor Payne.. however, he was quite painless, it was his hygienist assistant who lived up to her TV name: Xena.

An officer in my last unit had the unfortunate last name of Crunch. Worst part was that he was in fact, a Captain. So we had a Captain Crunch in Iraq with us. (he was born with the name and didn't change it when he became an officer, though i suggested a name change once he hit Major)

**assultmarine**

the horse race commentor in our area called willy stroker. i kid ye not.

**Mr. Self Destruct**

The guy who does that One Man Army show's name is Mykel Hawk.
Heh. Heheh.

**Albatross**

I once knew someone who had the surname Lickard.

She did.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

I'm considering calling my third son Lexington Luthor, if that counts.

Oh and yeah, you know what his nickname will be.

**Azza007**

We had a kid in school called ... Bond who's candidate number was 007, the mum vetoed James. Another friend of mine, his name came up on some minute meetings as A. Jordan which just made me laugh.

**MrDwhitey**

Well, not someone I knew personally but:

Sir Cockburn.

Washington DC may remember him.

**purplefood**

My careers teacher was a Mr. Bates...

**Ultrafool**

I don't know any funny names, but if I have a son, I will name him Konrad, because my last name is Cruz.

**Coolyo294**

I knew a girl in middle school who's last name was Dorn.

**Slarg232**

Some dude came back telling stories of him along with James.

James Burnhard Folenbladur.

James B. Folenbladur.

**WARORK93**

Used to have a friend...first name Ben...last name Dover...

**MadEdric**

A roomie of mine in the Army had the name Caliph Swindel, I always thought that was the coolest name I've ever heard.

**killykavekommando**

On some stupid reality show my parents were watching a couple of years ago, there was a lady named Listeryne! Like the mouthwash, but spelt with a "y"