howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon
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rug and rat are good names for twins.but do like ethel and fred.
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My Mother-in-law wanted to call our unbourne baby Poppy if it was a girl.
My surname is Cox
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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What strikes me as slightly odd about that list is that there are no ethnic names on it. I remember I think a previous list which showed Mohammed at the top unless my memory is playing tricks. Does anyone else remember that?
What was interesting about the names of the British athletes taking part in the Olympics was how it showed clearly the wide mix of cultures that now makes up British society today. Also what was interesting, the upmarket more expensive sports still held on to tradional names if I can put it that way, where the basic inner city sports ( running - all you need is a pair of shoes ) had shifted away from tradition with names showing a higer level of immigration.
Phew..all that in a name.
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Yes Paul it is Mohammed if you include the different spelling versions
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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you're right keith there are many versions on the name.
what surprises me is this trend for giving the casual version of a name rather than the official one, got an "alfie" next door.
take for example the name "david", anyone given that name could then elect to call themself "dave" or "davey" if they so choose later in life.
Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
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My father-in-law promptly nicknamed my so polish, took ages for me to catch on that Simon Ives is a car polish! Still, not as bad as poor Tess who wed Mr Tickle.......
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I have known both a James Riddell and a Colin P Rick. Also a Turkish gentleman whose surname was Dogpu.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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some witty stuff here, i always wonder if there is someone in lancashire rejoicing under the name of willy eckerslike.
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Ivor Biggun.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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jeff,wasn't he a pop singer who sung a rude song about richard the 3rd.
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I was told by a member of the BOTTLE family, that a few generations ago one of them wanted to call their new daughter Imogen.
There are some strange names in the old parish registers, like a Christian name of : "Why-not-William"
I came across Pleasant PAIN.
I had a great-uncle called Skerrit GARRATT (his father, my gt-grandfather Abraham G. was a very keen freemason).
I was told Skerrit was a device on their badge. Another son he named Mason, and a daughter Masonia ! (There are a lot of Abrahams in the family)
That was an interesting programme on Radio Kent this morning - with the brothers named Jake and Sydney (surname PYE)
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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took a minute or two for the penny to drop on the jake and sydney one.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
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My Nan was Rhoda Foote, we had great fun with that as kids!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I have always wondered whether there was anyone rejoicing under the name of roland butter.
