Round Ups Funny names

This Twitter account curates the most unfortunate names of actual people – 17 examples guaranteed to make you chuckle

Dominic Carter. Updated October 3rd, 2024

Some names are more unfortunate than others. Then there are those which are so bizarrely awful it’s hard to believe they’re real.

This is the premise behind the X account @ActualNames1, which, as its name suggests, gathers together the weirdest and funniest names of actual people throughout the ages.

These include names that are your standard fare of double entendre, through to the hilariously outlandish and downright random.

Each name is taken from genealogical records or other attributed sources. And as the account’s pinned status points out, the years of these records only refer to ‘the time span covered by the source that the name appears in.’ So no, these weirdly named people didn’t live a weirdly long time.

There’s a wealth of names being posted to the account regularly, so be sure to give it a fellow. And to whet your appetite, here are 17 excellent examples.

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