Nominative determinism

[ahinton]

A friend with the surname Lane married someone whose surname is Wright, but they wisely decided not to opt for the double-barrelled route, which is hardly surprising since my friend's mother's maiden name is Driver...

[Oldcrofter]

Doolittle and Dalley - Estate Agents in Kidderminster & Bridgnorth.

[Old Grumpy]

Gastrointestinal endoscopist by the splendidly apt name of Dr Butt (no, really!).

[Rolmill]

Many years ago, my co-clarinettist in an orchestra was called Brenda Blewett.

[Nick Armstrong]

Three classics!!

[umslopogaas]

The former Head of Gardens (now Director of Horticulture) and lord of all the gardeners at the RHS Wisley Garden in Surrey is Jim Gardiner.

[Simon B]

I've never been able to work out whether it's some sort of postmodern ironic marketing ploy (unlikely, as they've been around for as long as anyone can remember), but in Newport, Gwent is based a locally well-known estate agent called:

"Crook and Blight"

You couldn't make it up.

[subcontrabass]

In Wolverhampton there is a window company called Breakwells Glass Ltd.

[Alain Maréchal]

late entry again: In East Sussex there's a firm of {I think) Solicitors called Swindells & Gentry, and I once knew of an orthpaedic surgeon called Mr. Bendall.

[Flosshilde]

Nominative determinism

(again - I think we've had a thread on this before)


Readin an article in the Guardian on coping with the recent storms & flooding, I discovered that the National Trust's coast & marine adviser is -

Phil Dyke

[teamsaint]

When I did Jury service we had a forensic expert called Dr Dabbs.

[Petrushka]

One of our local BBC TV weather presenters is Sara Blizzard.

[mercia]

When I did Jury service we had a forensic expert called Dr Dabbs.

was it a case up before Judge Judge ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Judge

[Beef Oven!]

Our library teacher at junior school was Miss Silence (honestly).

Edit: Not that libraries are quiet anymore. You been in one lately? Play-pens, computers and people talking on their mobile phones

[Nick Armstrong]

was it a case up before Judge Judge ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Judge

Alas his formal title as a High Court judge would have been Mr (or Lord etc etc) Justice Judge. His name's always tickled me though!

Odd coincidence, it was only yesterday that I learned his first name is Igor

(again - I think we've had a thread on this before)

Duly merged...