Teachers Names

[abit-sean]

Just found out my daughters IT teachers name is Mr Dell. There must be more teachers or anybody who has a name that matches there job?

[LordVetinari]

This actually has a name: 

 

nominative determinism 

[wasab]

Mr.Newbie

[abit-sean]

2 hours ago, LordVetinari said:

This actually has a name: 

 

nominative determinism 

Sounds painful 

[Middcore]

2 hours ago, LordVetinari said:

This actually has a name: 

 

nominative determinism 

 

The world of Death Stranding, and why Teddy thinks Bob's last name is Burger. 

[airborne spoon]

I never had any teaches with those kind of names but over my 18 years in the Army I've come across PFC Drinkwater, SGT Major, CPT Obvious, there was a few others but I honestly don't remember them all

[abit-sean]

3 hours ago, airborne spoon said:

I never had any teaches with those kind of names but over my 18 years in the Army I've come across PFC Drinkwater, SGT Major, CPT Obvious, there was a few others but I honestly don't remember them all

I've known a few as well, Cpl Sargent. We had a few of Blackadder cast as well, Capt Blackadder and Darling.   

[Radium_Angel]

SOme time ago we had a person to into my (former) work place to pay on a bad debt, their last name was "Crook"

[greenhorn]

Well, I don't know any teacher with funny names, but during my electrical engineering studies I encountered a certain type of antenna called "Beverage antenna". Turns out it was named after a Lt. Cmdr. Beverage, which imho is a very nice name

[IPD]

Seeing as how this was common parlance for many surnames throughout history, I don't think this should really surprise anyone.  It's only with recent history and the industrial age (when people started migrating away from tradecrafts of old) that these no longer held sway over meaning.

 

Examples:

Pig farmers with the last name Schwein

Shoe makers with the last name Cobbler or Coppler

Bricklayers with the last name Mason

Cooks with the last name Baker

Prison guards or lawmen with the last name Warden

 

P.S.

I've also ran across various other oddball last names like these, but "Stonebreaker" and "Swinghammer" were 2 of the oddest.

[sub68]

I have a friend that has a last name of "boob".

https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=boob

[TempestCatto]

There's a fire chief in the next town over with the last name "Nosal" pronounced "nozzle" he's your textbook chiseled senior officer; pretty nice guy actually.

[bondoao1]

I had a teacher, Mr. Wiener. 
His first name was Harrold.