A man came to connect my phone line. He was wearing a florescent yellow gilet and a beanie. The process took some time and he had to get out his ladders. As he was going down the stairs I asked my question and then whether it was with or without an 'h'. 'Well, I spell it with an 'h' but on my birth certificate it's without, you know?' he replied.
Later, in a pub full of noisy Welshmen, the topic of names that could have been is raised. My friend might have been called 'Milo' after his mother's childhood dog. I was nearly 'Hamish' after a donkey in a children's book. A friend of a friend said she had once considered changing her name by deed poll to 'Rik Mayall'. The revelation of her Turkish middle name comes up by happy accident.
Actually, the friend was nearly named 'Milo' after the main character in 'The Phantom Tollbooth', but his mum didn't want him to think he'd been named after the dog.
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A reasonable concern. Although a missed opportunity.
DeleteWill you thank the friend for this correction?