People with Stupid NamesThere are hundreds of unfortunate people out there with silly names desparately coping with the evil their parents perpetrated upon them at birth.
So far, I've met a woman called Rusty Tharp, a child health consultant called Peter Files and have the business card for "Fab Boolaky" on my desk.
We'd like you to tell us about the people you've met or work with that have silly, inappropriate or frankly wierd names.
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chthonic, Thu 26 Aug 2004, 10:54)
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Thai namesI live in Thailand, so this is going to be a long one. You might have heard of names like Tittiporn. I'm afraid it's true. Other common, everyday names (I've met people with all these names) include Suleeporn, Supaporn, Pornanong, Pornchai, Porntip...
But those are real names, which are reserved for formal use. Usually people use their nicknames, which are given by the parents. For example, Pong, Poo, Dik, Nit, Pee, Gay...
In recent years parents have started to use English in their children's names. So popular nicknames now include, A (as in, "the first letter of the English alphabet"), B (as in, the second letter of the...), C, D...
Occasionally the mistake is a bit more obscure. For example, the mother who wanted to give her son a better start in life with a name that suggested nobility... like Prince, or Earl... sadly the cheap dictionary used only had the word "Title". Now that would make form-filling a lifetime nightmare...
(, Sun 29 Aug 2004, 8:26, Reply)
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