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Someone spotted people with names so appropriate you’d think they were fake – 16 favourites

Names are fascinating. They make an impression, sometimes even before the person they’re attached to has had a chance to make one, and if your name stands out, that makes it – and you – a little more memorable.

Adam Bradbury on Threads spotted some pretty memorable names, with a healthy sprinkling of nominative determinism.

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Let’s make those clearer.

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A man in a news item, lying in a bed. His name is Amin Abed

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A snowy scene with the name 'Shanda Lear' on screen.

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Andrew Drinkwater. Water Research Centre

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Sara Blizzard, weather presenter

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Major Dickie Head

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Paul Twocock

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Alan Toogood Samaritans volunteer

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Dr Mike Loosemore, Exercise Medicine University College London