Not Happy with Your Name?

Next time you introduce yourself or sign your name, spare a thought for Barb Dwyer and Paige Turner. They are among those honoured with having the most bizarre and embarrassing names in Britain, according to a survey.Researchers spent a month scouring the UK's online phone records to find those for whom meeting new people or showing their credit card in a shop is likely to be an ordeal. Other top silly names included Hazel Nutt, Lee King, Terry Bull and Mary Christmas, according to the Babywebsite.com, which conducted the study.
They also looked through phone records in the U.S., uncovering the unfortunate Anna Prentice, Carrie Oakey and Bill Board. The website warned parents to be on their guard against names that could attract ridicule.
A spokesman said: 'There must be tremendous embarrassment every time they have to introduce themselves to anyone, especially to a crowd.
'Even their teachers must have had to hold back their smiles sometimes. Parents really do need to think carefully when choosing names for their children.'
The unfortunate bearers of these names confirmed it was no laughing matter. Retired airman Stan Still, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, told the BBC: 'My name has 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. It got hugely boring after a while.'

Others whose names did not make the top 20 left comments on the BBC website. A Susan Mee from Doncaster wrote: 'My name was Susan Frame. I am a lawyer. I met and married Robert, who is a banker. Now we are Sue Mee, a lawyer, and Rob Mee, a banker.'