Another thread was going OT with funny names so I thought I’d start a thread! I am delighted that the parents of the AFL player whose surname is Sidebottom - admittedly a tricky surname, especially in the schoolyard - named him Steele. The combo is quite awesome IMO 💪. Steele Sidebottom. Another name I love for it’s sheer aptness is a US female basketballer called Aerial Powers. 🏀. Would love to hear your funny and awesome names! Nothing too unkind please. Of living people, anyway. If they’re dead, well…🤷

i always find it amusing when people in relatively high profile jobs have a surname that is oddly suited to their job/role - eg there was a former head of Sydney Water whose surname was Drinkwater. there was a head of NSW Gaming and Racing whose surname was Gamble. (there was also a Minister for racing Richard (Dick) Head - less said about that the better.) ive always found the actress Miriam Margolyes has a linguistically satisfying name. and the former ABC china correspondent had a catchy name - Bill Birtles

the footballer (NRL) called Cherry Evans always amuses me..it just seem such an unlikely name for an NRL player? Cooper Cronk has a bit of alliteration happening. love love LOVE the UK ballerina Darcey Bussell.

I love the name Darcey, or D’Arcy, for guys or girls. Makes me think of Ruth Park and her husband D’Arcy Niland. Oooh, found another funny name but it breaks my own rule about not being unkind to living people…I saw him on an Air B’nB ad. His name was Marcus Farkas 🤭😂

My grandmother had a friend called Nora Onion We knew a Rose Bush whose maiden name was Rose Thorne Friends with Sams for their surname called their son Thai (Tiresome)

Camokat on the AFL theme, Jordon Butts, a crows player~,~ David Honybun - past carlton/richmond, Wylie Buzza, ex geelong and port, Irving Mosquito, bombers,

Cool and/or funny names