Has anyone on here ever known a feller from Accrington who was actually called Stanley? If so, what were the consequences if any regarding banter etc. I am not trying to offend anyone, I am just wondering. I spent all my working life in the South of the country so the issue never cropped up. I used to know a girl called Chelsea and we used to call her Man United.

I genuinely knew a Michael Hunt, I'm really can't believe how naive his parents were. He always referred to himself as Michael, never Mike or Mick.

[quote="Ozzy Saltburn"]Has anyone on here ever known a feller from Accrington who was actually called Stanley?
there is a stanley accrington who is a singer/songwriter but thats all i know about him.

always remember when the current tranmere manager was a player for blackpool. he got sent off in a game where my ex was with me. no one knew why he got sent off but she chirrep up saying because he had a stupid name. do not think parents thing deeply when they name kids especially when names make up odd initials. Knew a guy with the initials KGB and he said he must have heard it all.

We used to write names like Alf Huckam, Wilf Huckham and Warwick Hunt or hard hats at work years ago.

back in the days the programmes used to tell us where refs were from i always had a smile when i saw the name robert lewis coming up. he was from bookham in kent. the perfect place to live as a ref.

There was a Danish goalkeeper in the 1960's (I think he played for Odense) called Bent Koch (I kid you not).

Some really great responses. Many thanks one and all.

Once worked with a lad called Richard Fiddler. Always used Richard. Used to pay a pension to Fanny Tickler as well.

Lol.

There was a time when Fanny was a perfectly acceptable name for female. Isn't strange how the language develops? I gather that fanny started to become a rude word in the 1920's so either your client was born before then or her parents were ignorant of the evolving meaning. I dont think anyone would use the word as a name these days.

Worked with a lad called Richard Head (true),obviously we called him Dick.

I worked with a girl whose surname was Blows (a few on here will also have worked with her) and she married a guy called Cox.

We had a guy come over from the States to work locally for a while and his surname was Wanger, worse still his secretary was called Miss Johnson.

Also had a work colleague in Newcastle called Billy Ankers. Never ever used William for some reason

Went to college at the the Boro with a lad called Albert Hall, he insisted his name was ‘Alby’ even though on his file it stated ‘Albert’.

we had one of them on the buses in coventry. used to call him royal but him and others didn,t seem to get it. an under 21 coach at watford has a real problem knowing how that club seems to work. called richard shaw so will have a real rick shaw challenge just to keep his job.

Some great stuff on here. Loving it.

Used to know a bloke who was called Eden. We named him "Garden of"

Remember a few years back at the Father in laws funeral reception, one of my old instructors was there a lovely bloke who called me ‘Cornwell’ , but never questioned it at 17, you don’t !!
Anyway, I thought here’s my opportunity to solve the problem, he laughed and said it was because of a boy seaman called Cornwell stood by his gun aged 16 at Jutland when all his gun crew were killed and he was fatally wounded,, being awarded the VC.
When I asked him to explain he said because the rest of the buggers with you were off at any opportunity, but if you were told you had to stand by something you obeyed to the letter…and pointed out one of the other instructors called you the ‘Good German’ because you always ‘obeyed orders!’….

Xmas wouldn't be the same without the Fanny Cradock cook book.

Don’t forget her Johnny, a perfect match with Fanny

What a great story.

Worked with a bloke on tbe prop field, his daughter married a guy called Scurr and dropped a sprog. I did ask if the kid was named Bom

lol

Went to Elwick Road junior boy's school in the late 50s -early 60s and in my class were two boys one called Graham Oliver and the ither Oliver Graham !!!

I’ve just had three days away at Otterburn traing with a lovely blonde call Eva.
Bit of dog actually, ….. a Labrador.
She was a gun dog, but couldn’t take Ratboy.
On the first night for the evening meal, her owner was asking where we were from and told him Hartlepool, said he loved our beaches and smiling said his neighbour has a Hartlepool connection. Turned out it was Chris Turner.

A fella I worked with surname was Crapper, seriously, another ones surname was Duck, he changed it to Daniels for the sake of his kids.

my local GP surgery is actually called Kilmeny. refuse to call it kilmeeny as many do.

Did he live in oban avenue with a brother called Keith Oliver?

A few years ago there was a travel agents in York Road called Carnage!!!

There was the three shops alongside each other in Church Street in the 60’s….Sparks, Watts and Electricity.

Used to love it when my mam arrived home with the yellow and white striped Sparks box. Cream buns or custard tarts all round. Happy days.

On Esther Ransen show donkey years ago remember seeing a photo of a shop the name was Robin Basted Antiques,

Aw come on. With a name like that, you'd have to change your name if you were running a business.

Went to school with Richard Bate, known as Master Bate by many of us.

Very funny though less so for poor Richard. I guess he was lucky he was called Bate rather than Bates.

Was a guy at the place I used to work called Rick O’Shea.

secretary of the west riding county f a in the 70,s and 80,s must have had parents with no imagination whatsoever. surname Robin, christian name Robin.

Maybe they were trying to HOODwink everybody.

Did his sister have red breasts?

no, but she was a chirpy little character. sorry.

Gary Neville’s dad was called Neville Neville. What were the parents thinking.

cannot blame parents though for the modern disease of these silly double barreled surname stuff. oxlade chamberlin etc.

Some people just loooooove these double barrelled names nowadays. Once the preserve of the upper class, I suspect if they use it, it makes them feel a bit posh too. It doesn’t.

Summat to do with the rise of feminism, I suspect. Some women don't see why they should take their husbands name when they get married so both names are used. Also, some couples choose not to get married at all and bestow both names onto the child. All very modern.

I could never have a double barrelled surname with our respective surnames as it would be open to ‘manipulation
Mind you, if your double barrelled name is Heckingbottom-Winterbottom….. and your aspiring footballer son is called Alexander ….. it ain’t gonna work.

Yes, Ms. Bucket - Spade doesn't quite work does it.

Lol. I guess the two surname people need to consider how the double -barrelled name sounds, you make a very good point.

Worked in Morley - local family called the Gotobeds
Darren Gotobed
Jason Gotobed
etc.

Apparently a well-known name in Yarkshur