People with unique forenames

I once worked for an online bookmakers who had a customer named "Ultimate Warrior". Obviously he had to supply ID when he had a draw and he supplied his passport along with a copy of his deed poll certificate. I don't suppose it counts either, or maybe it does?

My grandad had a Brough Superior but I think he was a motorbike.

Was a Glasgow publican called Effingham Deans.

www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/deans.html

That was his pub.

Goodluck Jonathon.

Imafanny Facts
Does that count?

its ok Aka you're blocked

I played rugby with a certain Xander Kartoffle. He was a good lad, not much good at rugby though.

We called him spud of course.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

Chip Beck, scottish golfer prone to hitting through the green.

Xander de Bruyn was a Saffer who was a regular in county cricket, so Xander Kartoffel doesn't make the list, I'm afraid.

Continuing the potato theme, Maris Crane, Niles' invisible first wife in 'Frasier', would have been there but for the Piper and Peer families having got there first.

Yul Bryner.

Moon Unit Zappa.

UN supremo Ban Ki-moon nearly scuppered Zappa's daughter, but instead enters the list in his own right alongside his predecessors Boutros Boutros-Ghali and U Thant.

Was a guy mentioned on I think it was HIGNFY the other day, american criminal called ..

Randy Boehner.

May 6, 2015 -- 8:26PM, SlippyBlue wrote:

I played rugby with a certain Xander Kartoffle. He was a good lad, not much good at rugby though.

Isn't Xander just short for Alexander?

I was trying to find someone called Unique, but couldn't manage it. I'll hazard a guess there's someone in the world called Unique.

God Shammgod

Is this the moment for Lembit Öpik to re-enter public life? Could be just the man to restore credibility for the Lib Dems.

Precious McKenzie, a weight lifter that the many dinosaurs on her will remember.

Dr Hastings Banda former President of Malawi, and let's not forget Canaan Banana, former President of Zimbabwe.

Precious may have been a little 'un, but was definitely all male.

Pokermonster - Wll done on Zappa's daughter!!  AND as soon as I read your post I remembered Dweezil (her brother). Not too many of them about.

one for foinavon....ndabaningi sithole.

Ilunga Mwepu RIP

Wankstain Pandora.

Yes, takes me back Leazes 67. Sithole was prominent around the time Ian Smith declared UDI. Ended up in jail which left the field open for Mugabe and others. What a sithole that country has become under Mugabe.

Asif

Freewheelin' Franklin Freek, Phineas Phreak and Fat Freddy Freekowtski for me

http://www.freaknet.org.uk/pages01/p01/wm01.html

Liquori Tate

Boutrosboutros Ghali

U Thant

Fulke Walwyn

Ivor Bigun

Kincsem - Fulke Johnson-Houghton

In some countries you have to name your children according to approved names.

There was a case recently of a UK couple who had emigrated to Iceland who gave their kids normal enough names but were told they wern't valid as they weren't icelandic names.

Bamber Gascoigne

What I liked about Griff Rhys Jones in The Young Ones was that he not only looked more like Gascoigne than the real one does, but he also has an even more uniquely daft forename.

Finetime Fontayne.

Played Hilda's lodger, Henry Wakefield, in Corrie iirc.

Booker Newberry III

Used to come across some strange Chinese names in Asia. A memorable couple are;

Miaow Miaow

Heidi Ho

On that theme what about Ping Pong Polly.

Heid ^ How

Boyle Degg

Milton Obote also known as Apollo Milton Obote. Perhaps he was born in a cinema.

Andy Carroll just another baby with TOWIE reality start Billie Mucklow.

It's called Wolf Nine.

The stupidity of fame.

Leland Sklar

Goodluck  (Jonathan)

I know and have known people named Frith , Westmoreland , Tawny and Lincoln.
Lincoln's surname was Green. Most unfortunate!

Dusty Springfield

Rip Torn

Always quite liked the name Mercedes McCambridge (she of the voice of the devil in The Exorcist). Unusual, but it's got a good ring to it.

(and extending it to surnames as well, what about Stirling Silliphant  !)

The author of Mathematics For The Million had a great name , Lancelot Hogben.

According to QI, the name 'Gary' didn't exist until Gary Cooper, who was named after the city of Gary in Indiana.


May I add 'Rolf' to the list? I have never met one and I can't really see the name becoming fashionable....

Victoria Derbyshire did a feature on unusual forenames and a chap called 'Tennis' called in, ever so nice he was.

Isambard?

Way back in my family tree there is a Lancelot Turtle.

Rudyard Kipling

By amazing coincidence, one evening twenty years ago Rolf Johnson, at that time the Racing Correspondent of the Daily Express, gave a lecture to the Kipling Society in London on "Kipling, Horses, and Horse-Racing".

Mardy Fish

the single daftest name from this planet

Haha Clinton-Dix

NFL player

Canaan Banana, 1st President of Zimbabwe.

Andy Carroll seems to have cursed his new kiddie with the christian name of Wolf Nine ???

American golfer

Gaylord Burrows

Tory Sh*t

Sherlock Holmes

I was at school with a boy whose forename was (still is, afaik) Widgery.
Haven't seen that name anywhere since.

Milton isn't unique as there is Milton Jones the comedian.

And Milton Keynes, who I think is an economist.

Shirley Sterling can't be allowed if Rolf isn't - Sterling Morrison guitarist/bassist for The Velvet Underground as well as some scottish writer I met once; I think you'll find loads of Lembits in Estonia; am I allowed Siouxsie or even her ex-husband and percussionist Budgie or are deed pole names off limits?

Stirling Moss - Fartsdemon
Sterling Morrison - (Venus In) Fursdemon

Completely different.

Siouxsie out of Siouxsie & The Banshees is a difficult one. My late mother constantly confused her with Suzi Quatro, refused point-blank to acknowledge that they were in fact two different people, or that Siouxsie was an acceptable spelling. Back in 1982, when I was living in W Germany, she sent me a copy of the NME with a photo of a topless Siouxsie on the cover with her back to the camera, together with a note saying she'd seen it in the newsagent's and thought I'd like it on account of being a fan of Suzi Quatro.

Adam Faith was, of course, Budgie long before Budgie was Budgie.

Popeye his forearns we're impressive but also Magnus Samuelson in his day and Geoff capes

Petula Clark a shocking omission imo

Jawaharlal Nehru

RIP Windsor Davies. Unique name, unique man.

Stratford Johns

Robert Swan Mueller III

Nov 18, 2017 -- 3:04PM, Just Checking wrote:

And Milton Keynes, who I think is an economist.

surprised you got that one through

When I was an auditor in Africa I always asked to see the payroll before getting one of the juniors to do the audit work on it.
I wanted to see the names, and there were a few good one.
Bazaar Daka; Typewriter Zulu, Bigone Phiri; ... too many crackers.

Toomany Crackers sounds like the sort of character who ends up being president for life in some African countries.

Barrington W Hills

Atty Persse

Honus Wagner

Zowie Bowie

BATMAN (BIN SUPARMAN)......not my wrong spelling!

Anfernee Hardaway
Tevin Campbell
Brooklyn Beckham
DeForest Kelley

Toulouse Lautrec
Flick Colby out of Pan's People

Henri and Felicity . Flick had the most wonderful thighs .

River Phoenix

Honeysuckle Weeks   

Geddy Lee, singer/bassist with Rush
**** Galore, shocking omission

Pu$$y Galore

Honor Blackman

Henri and Felicity


I honestly thought Mr and Mrs Lautrec had named their little boy Toulouse. And I never knew that Felicities and Felicias call themselves Flick. Funny old world.

Flick had the most wonderful thighs .

Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix
Juju Smith-Schooster
BenJarvus Green-Ellis


If you want stupid names look no further than black NFL players from the ghetto.

George Orwell was going to name one of his sons River but decided against it in the end

An older kid across the road from me was called Marshall Sheriff.

bing crosby

hardy kruger

milton berle

harpo marx

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Milton isn't unique as there is Milton Jones the comedian.

Just Checking18 Nov 17 16:04Joined: 25 Jun 06 | Topic/replies: 29,264 | Blogger: Just Checking's blog
And Milton Keynes, who I think is an economist.