Players with Firstnames as surnames

[tom27111]

You should never trust a person who's surname is a christian name 

[Steve Earle]

Who’s ever had Gray or Joachim as a first name? Or have I misunderstood, again?

[Jimothy]

Just now, Steve Earle said:

Who’s ever had Gray or Joachim as a first name? Or have I misunderstood, again?

Joachim Low

 

Gray is less common, but there are some, especially in the states. No less odd than Ferdinand 

[IsItMuzzy]

1 minute ago, Steve Earle said:

Who’s ever had Gray or Joachim as a first name? Or have I misunderstood, again?

Fairly common Hebrew name... Joachim Low, Joachim Andersen. Not sure on Gray though 

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Mark Dennis and Tony Dennis

Andy Jeffrey

 

[Reginaldo]

1 hour ago, Steve Earle said:

Who’s ever had Gray or Joachim as a first name? Or have I misunderstood, again?

It’s definitely more common than Drinkwater...

[HybridFox]

Collins John

[Plastik Man]

Surnames as first names seems to be a modern phenomenon. 

 

 

 

...erm, Stanley Matthew(s)

[HybridFox]

Peter Taylor 

[Jimothy]

1 hour ago, TK95 said:

Collins John

I remember when he signed for Fulham and was introduced to the fans by John Collins

[Guest Col city fan]

7 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

I remember when he signed for Fulham and was introduced to the fans by John Collins

😆👍

[Alex_LCFC]

We had Harry Kane on loan 

[elvisfmcfly]

Any Icelandic player! 

[Oxfordfox83]

4 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

Who’s ever had Gray or Joachim as a first name? Or have I misunderstood, again?

Joachim is definitely a Germanic first name-there’s quite a few around.
 

I don’t believe Gray is an actual first name-maybe he’d have had a bit more end product if he’d been Demarai Gary...

[dylanlegend]

Rab Douglas

 

James Justin

Simon Grayson

Wesley Morgan

Luke Thomas

Tom Lawrence

Matty James

Gary Parker

Ben Marshall

Steve Howard

Collins John

[Messi]

David Martin

Kerrea Gilbert

Matt Elliott 

Clive Clarke

Jordan Stewart

Neil Lennon

Junior Lewis

James Maddison

 

Trevor Benjamin 

Nathan Blake

DJ Campbell

 

Fearful strike force that 😂

[Aus Fox]

If we’re allowed Gray and. Drinkwater then I’m having Gordon Banks in goal.

[Fox seen in Norwich]

Jonny Evan(s)

frank sinclair

[Aus Fox]

2 hours ago, Messi said:

David Martin

Kerrea Gilbert

Matt Elliott 

Clive Clarke

Jordan Stewart

Neil Lennon

Junior Lewis

James Maddison

 

Trevor Benjamin 

Nathan Blake

DJ Campbell

 

Fearful strike force that 😂

This just says to me footballers with Surnames as first names are shite!!! 
Some okay ones but generally shite!

[Rustynail]

Andy King --- King Arthur 😅

[Aus Fox]

Horace Bailey -

Simon Morgan

Wes Morgan

Matt Elliott 

James Justin

 

Neil Lennon

Garry Parker

James Maddison

 

Arthur Chandler

David Gibson

Rodney Fern

 

Now there’s a first name as surname XI that could challenge any other first name as a surname XI on earth.

[Stoopid]

12 hours ago, Tuna said:

Iwan Roberts.

Just about every Welsh surname is, in fact, a first name (Williams, Owens, Richards, Griffiths, Davies, Jones [Johns] etc).

Strange really. 

[Vacamion]

1 minute ago, Stoopid said:

Just about every Welsh surname is, in fact, a first name (Williams, Owens, Richards, Griffiths, Davies, Jones [Johns] etc).

Strange really. 

 

Even the Welsh surnames you don't think come from other names do so.

 

Ap / ab means "son of"

 

Powell = Son  of Hywel

Pritchard = Son of Richard

Price = Son of Rhys

Bowen = Son of Owen

 

Bored, yet?  

[Stoopid]

12 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

Even the Welsh surnames you don't think come from other names do so.

 

Ap / ab means "son of"

 

Powell = Son  of Hywel

Pritchard = Son of Richard

Price = Son of Rhys

Bowen = Son of Owen

 

Bored, yet?  

And Evans/Bevan of course. 

As someone with Welsh connections it's often puzzled me. 

Plus the fact that so relatively few different surnames are used in Wales. 

(Leading to the Jones the post, Jones the milk usages).

[Vacamion]

24 minutes ago, Stoopid said:

And Evans/Bevan of course. 

As someone with Welsh connections it's often puzzled me. 

Plus the fact that so relatively few different surnames are used in Wales. 

(Leading to the Jones the post, Jones the milk usages).

 

The Welsh, just like Icelanders and Russians used a largely patronymic system.

 

Maybe they, more than some other Nations, thought it important to identify who their Dad was