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The Daft Names Daily

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A celebration of real people with the best names on the planet. Props to Yeuw Fat Fook, Burton Leathers, Sultan McDoom, Sally Mangina & Fanny Chu

 Daily moniker-guffaws assured
Joined February 2011
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Not Chris Taylor@the_itch198019 Nov 2015
Eternal thanks to @PlenderleithIan for introducing me to the footballer Archie McHard. ARCHIE MCHARD! hugmansfootballers.com/playe…
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Tom Wiggins@WiggoWiggo4 Oct 2015
Replying to @daftnames
@daftnames The New York Jets have a player called D'Brickashaw Ferguson.
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes16 Jul 2015
Wonderful @daftnames action on @BBCBreakfast
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes26 Apr 2015
"Overall, I ran well, Gabby..." Great name, @daftnames
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Huw Davies@thehuwdavies17 Apr 2015
Kurt Maflin (Norwegian-English snooker playing Mark Selby tomorrow) named his son Neon.
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James Maw@JamesTMaw16 Mar 2015
Hassocks is another ridiculous/brilliant/made-up place name. Sounds like a condition you develop if you spend too long in water.
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes5 Jan 2015
Replying to @FootballCliches
“@FootballCliches: Delighted to learn Yeovil Town's tea bar is run by a lady called Pat Custard: nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sport…” Yay! @daftnames
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Tom Wiggins@WiggoWiggo14 Dec 2014
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@daftnames New family of splendid daft names for you: Barkevius Mingo and his brothers Hugh and Hughtavious en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark…
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes7 Nov 2014
Daftnameologists' delight on #HIGNFY tonight with namechecks for politicians Young Boozer and Butch Otter. @daftnames
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes17 Jul 2014
Wonderful name. The construction industry's loss is the rag trade's gain. @daftnames #BrianBrick
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James Maw@JamesTMaw11 May 2014
Tottenham have an under-8 player called Magic Smalls. Can't tell you how much I hope he makes it.
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paul simpson@paulsimpsonHN12 Apr 2014
Bedford Jezzard! Why don't footballers have named like that anymore? Almost as good as Septimus Atterbury.
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes25 Mar 2014
@justynbarnes: What does Foster the People bass player Cubbie Fink? Found out on @BBCBreakfast today @daftnames
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes23 Mar 2014
Wonderful, half-Scottish, half-inquisitive @daftnames contender worked as a driver on new Winslet film Labor Day - Tom MacQuestion.
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes14 Mar 2014
Harry's girl Cressida Bonus. Simply undeniable @daftnames #Gogglebox
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes12 Mar 2014
Replying to @prodnose
“@prodnose: Doorbell. A man called Charlie Suet asks if I live here...” Fine new entry for @daftnames
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Justyn Barnes@justynbarnes20 Feb 2014
Some wonderful @daftnames on the #Her film crew inc. Joe Pancake, Lance Bangs, Jesse Wine & Lemon Liu. Frisbee Namath also gets a 'thanks'.
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Narrow The Angle@NarrowTheAngle15 Jan 2014
Sometimes when I hear great Scandinavian names, I get genuinely sad they aren't footballers. CEO of online casino Mr Green: Bo Wänghammar.
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Sir, you CANNOT be called this: http://t.co/rDGjM2y67A (via @FelicityMorse)
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Andrew Duhon@AndrewDuhon15 Nov 2013
Big thanks to James for letting me borrow Dick Hyman's chord book. Wait.. Who's chord book?? instagram.com/p/guRyD3DCYB/
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