The
Cornwall County Record Office have compiled a list of the 1000 funniest names
from their archives, and the results are painful.Below
is our top ten best names from the list.
10 | Offspring
Gurney |
9 | Fozzitt
Bonds |
8 | Charity
Chilly |
7 | Susan
Booze |
6 | Abraham
Thunderwolff |
5 | Obedience
Ginger |
4 | Boadicea
Basher |
3 | Truth
Bullock |
2 | Philadelphia
Bunnyface |
1 | Faithful
Cock |
It
could probably have been worse. Faithful Bunnyface? Charity Cock? or what about
Boadicea Basher-Bullock.
Some
entertaining marriages are noted in the list, too:
Nicholas
Bone and Priscilla Skin married in 1636
Charles Swine married Jane Ham in 1711
John Mutton and Ann Veale tied the knot in 1791
Richard Dinner married Mary Cook in 1802
There
was even a guy called Levi Jeans who got married in Padstow, Cornwall, in 1797.
13th September 2005.
