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Uthman
02-26-2009, 06:03 PM
What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain?

Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.

It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.

Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.

And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd as Doug Hole or Hazel Nutt.

The names were uncovered by researchers from parenting group TheBabyWebsite.com after trawling through online telephone records.

Retired airman Stan Still, 76, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life".

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout, 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," he said.

"It got hugely boring after a while."

But 51-year-old Rose Bush, from Coventry, West Midlands, said she loved her name.

"I always get comments about it but they are always very positive," she said.

Implications


Researchers also scoured phone records in the US and found some unlikely names there too.

Spare a thought for Anna Prentice, Annette Curtain and Bill Board the next time you sign your name.

A string of Americans also have very job-specific names, including Dr Leslie Doctor, Dr Thoulton Surgeon and Les Plack - a dentist in San Francisco.

A spokesman for TheBabyWebsite.com said: "When the parents of some of those people mentioned named their children, many probably didn't even realise the implications at the time.

"Parents really do need to think carefully though when choosing names for their children.

"Their name will be with them for life and what may be quirky and fun for a toddler might be regretted terribly when that person becomes older or even a grandparent perhaps."

MORE UNFORTUNATE NAMES
Pearl Button
Jo King
Barry Cade
Carrie Oakey
Priti Manek
Tim Burr

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aadil77
02-26-2009, 06:16 PM
Lol these names are hilarious :D

best ones: Jo King!, Tim Burr! Stan Still,

Bill Board lol!;D
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Uthman
02-28-2009, 09:29 AM
I think "Les Plack" the dentist was the funniest one. :D
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zanjabeela
02-28-2009, 09:33 AM
:sl:

LoL! Rose Bush and Hazel Nutt are my faves...I think I could get along with those two...

Do we have equivalent "unfortunate names" in the Muslim world? I wonder.

:w:
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Far7an
02-28-2009, 10:19 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by zanjabeela
:sl:

LoL! Rose Bush and Hazel Nutt are my faves...I think I could get along with those two...

Do we have equivalent "unfortunate names" in the Muslim world? I wonder.

:w:
I can remember once hearing that a couple had twins and they named them 'Asfala' and 'Safileen' because they thought it sounded nice :uuh:.
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Uthman
02-28-2009, 10:42 AM
:sl:

format_quote Originally Posted by Far7an
I can remember once hearing that a couple had twins and they named them 'Asfala' and 'Safileen' because they thought it sounded nice :uuh:.
What do them words mean, then? :uuh:

:w:
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Far7an
02-28-2009, 10:56 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Osman
:sl:



What do them words mean, then? :uuh:

:w:
Lowest of the low!
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Uthman
02-28-2009, 11:16 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Far7an
Lowest of the low!
Probably not one of the parents' better decisions, then? ^o)
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Al-Zaara
02-28-2009, 02:46 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by zanjabeela
Do we have equivalent "unfortunate names" in the Muslim world? I wonder.
Hmm... Maybe "Genie Lamp" in Arabic or something? "Ali Ababa"?

Haha, cute names.
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zanjabeela
03-01-2009, 02:05 AM
:sl:
format_quote Originally Posted by Far7an
I can remember once hearing that a couple had twins and they named them 'Asfala' and 'Safileen' because they thought it sounded nice :uuh:.
Oh my. This reminds of something really popular around here: some Indo/Pak families will open the Qur'an to look for nice-sounding words, and use those as the names for the newborn. The problem with this is that everything in Arabic sounds nice, even the lowest of low! Swearing in Arabic can sound like poetry!

format_quote Originally Posted by Al-Zaara
Hmm... Maybe "Genie Lamp" in Arabic or something? "Ali Ababa"?
LoL!

:w:
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IslamicRevival
03-01-2009, 02:12 AM
What a load of rubbish!

this has no relevace to "Islam"
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The Ruler
03-01-2009, 12:13 PM
Makes me think of the name Honor, "You got Honor?", "Yea, man. I got Honor. Honor's easy to get". A Scrubs conversation. Heh.
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Uthman
03-01-2009, 01:34 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Troubled Soul
What a load of rubbish!

this has no relevace to "Islam"
Sorry akhee. It is in the 'general' forum though...:)
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IslamicRevival
03-01-2009, 03:34 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Osman
Sorry akhee. It is in the 'general' forum though...:)
Salaam brother

I apologise for the pointless comment i made earlier on :)

I acknowledge it may have sounded a little strong

JazakAllah Khair
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Whatsthepoint
03-02-2009, 11:42 PM
heh
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kjra
03-03-2009, 01:17 AM
lol :D
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Uthman
03-03-2009, 06:39 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Whatsthepoint
heh
I'm not sure where you went, but welcome back!
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Musaafirah
03-03-2009, 07:25 AM
There was this woman who refused to change the name of her daughter, coz she found it in the Qur'an...It was LaRayba...:muddlehea.
Hmmm, imagine if someone was unfortunate enough to have the name: Ben Dover. Lol.
The name Justin Case is hilarious!
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crayon
03-03-2009, 12:44 PM
"Hi, it's great to finally meet you, I've heard so many good things about you!... I'm Joe King..."
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MO783
03-03-2009, 12:51 PM
funny

:smile:
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Thinker
03-03-2009, 01:14 PM
A few years back there was a chap in the Irish Tisha whose name is Richard Head. What were his parents thinking of when they named him, his schooldays must have been a nightmare.
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Whatsthepoint
03-03-2009, 01:16 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Osman
I'm not sure where you went, but welcome back!
I actually got suspended for "one-line insults against Islam".:embarrass
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Whatsthepoint
03-03-2009, 01:17 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by crayon
"Hi, it's great to finally meet you, I've heard so many good things about you!... I'm Joe King..."
I don't get this one.^o)
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crayon
03-03-2009, 01:25 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Whatsthepoint
I don't get this one.^o)
Joe King, jo king, joking...?
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Whatsthepoint
03-03-2009, 01:26 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by crayon
Joe King, jo king, joking...?
I know, I was joking.
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crayon
03-03-2009, 01:29 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Whatsthepoint
I know, I was joking.
You're called Joe King?^o)
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Whatsthepoint
03-03-2009, 01:33 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by crayon
I know, I was joking.
You're called Joe King?^o)
I was, then I changed my name to Ucan Stopnow.
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Musaafirah
03-03-2009, 03:01 PM
This thread's turning funny.
You guys remember the girl who changed her name coz she didn't want to be *Deep breath* TalullahDoesTheHulaFromHawai? And Benson &Hedges etc etc?
I think there was a thread here regarding that, or I came across it in a newspaper..
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Layla454
03-03-2009, 03:20 PM
Hehe :D
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aadil77
03-03-2009, 03:52 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Thinker
A few years back there was a chap in the Irish Tisha whose name is Richard Head. What were his parents thinking of when they named him, his schooldays must have been a nightmare.
Don't get this one, whats wrong with it?
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Thinker
03-03-2009, 04:16 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by aadil77
Don't get this one, whats wrong with it?
People whose name is Richard are often called ****; hence it becomes **** head which in the UK is what someone might call an idiot.
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