[unpolitical] weirdest named persons you've ever met - Page 3

Konovalov · 11-07-08, 10:22 AM

The most ridiculous surname that I have seen was when I moved to Britain on my working holiday visa and worked at a market research agency. On my screen appeared a Mr Cockpiss and I'm not bloody joking.

Thankfully there was no answer and I didn't have to ask the guy how his experience was at a Volkswagen garage when he had his VW Golf in for a service.

Koondawg · 11-07-08, 01:55 PM

Once had a guy call my cab company (while I was dispatching) and identify himself (being at Queen of the Angels Church and needing a cab) as Micheal Hunt...I reconfirmed "Mike ****". Of course he confrimed the name....he didn't get a cab (till 2 hours later)...till one girl came in and said he was a real person....

KD

FIREWALL · 11-07-08, 02:01 PM

Hymens Liquor Store 2nd ave. Downtown L.A.

sergbuto · 11-07-08, 03:27 PM

I met a person with the first name Industrialisation.

d@rk51d3 · 11-07-08, 04:07 PM

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Hymens Liquor Store 2nd ave. Downtown L.A.

:rotfl:

Reminds me of a bottle shop I saw once.

"Beaver Liquors"

Biggles · 11-07-08, 04:24 PM

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My former mathteacher had the lastname Kankaanranta...

That's a finnish name. Meaning moor or heath plus shore or beach.

I didn't know that.:hmm:

What I did know is that she's a Tornedalian, so she comes from northern Sweden, but with finnish background.

TarJak · 11-07-08, 07:25 PM

Axel Rodd

KeptinCranky · 11-07-08, 08:07 PM

A veterinarian named Slager which is dutch for Butcher,

Also a kid whose parents wanted to name him after an impressive american thing, only they didn't quite get which bit of the aircraft carrier the name actually was so they named him usnavy gonzalez

Task Force · 11-07-08, 08:42 PM

Gaylord Focker, was a guy in a movie with a strange name.

Stealth Hunter · 11-08-08, 12:08 AM

Patty Outhouse. She worked in the local bank a few years back. She said her name was pronounced "O-Touse", but...

Hitman · 11-08-08, 04:51 AM

I know a few ones, but they are of course in spanish. They are classics here, and some of them prompted a legal reform to prevent parents from giving children names that would by themselves or in combination with the family name be offensive (Note that we have two family names here, first from the father, second from the mother. Our wives do not lose their name to the husband).

Examples:

Dolores Fuertes de Barriga ---> would translate as "Strong stomach pain"

Cándido Cordero Blanco -----> "Candid white lamb"

Tosca Gaos ----> Readed together fast would sound like "Everyone is **** up"

CCIP · 11-08-08, 05:25 PM

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Svetlana Nilsson.

What's so odd about that one? :hmm:
(Svetlana is my mom's first name)

The oddest I can recall is my mother's school friend whose last name was "Nepeivoda", which translates from Russian/Ukranian quite literally as as "Dontdrinkthewater"

I'm also a English PhD student as some of you may know, and one of my colleagues' last name is Shakespeare. Talk about a good choice of specialty on his part :rotfl:

Biggles · 11-08-08, 05:34 PM

Well Svetlana is a somewhat unusual name for a teenaged swedish girl. She uses the name Hanna Nilsson which is, by swedish standards, problaby as "usual" as you can get. I thought that was her real name but then she told me that it was Svetlana and I was like

It appears that she actually comes from St. Petersburg. I had no idea at the time:hmm:

Then perhaps you'd think my name is strange? My name is Olof Rönn, aka. Olle Rönn. I remember telling that to an italian girl, and she laughed in my face

CCIP · 11-08-08, 05:38 PM

Hah, St. Petersburg. That makes sense then

I always thought Svetlana was actually one of the names that had at least partial Swedish origins, oddly enough. It's a one of the Russian names that pre-dates the country's conversion to Christianity, which is why it doesn't have a Western equivalent.

Biggles · 11-08-08, 05:39 PM

I can assure you, I've never met any full blooded swedish girl named Svetlana:hmm:

Just remember a fellow named "Mr. Smoketoomuch"

11-07-08, 10:22 AM	#31
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The most ridiculous surname that I have seen was when I moved to Britain on my working holiday visa and worked at a market research agency. On my screen appeared a Mr Cockpiss and I'm not bloody joking. Thankfully there was no answer and I didn't have to ask the guy how his experience was at a Volkswagen garage when he had his VW Golf in for a service. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter) Last edited by Konovalov; 11-07-08 at 10:23 AM.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Hymens Liquor Store 2nd ave. Downtown L.A. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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sergbuto Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,331 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I met a person with the first name Industrialisation. __________________ Serg's SH4 and SH3 pages

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Gaylord Focker, was a guy in a movie with a strange name. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-08-08, 04:51 AM	#41
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	I know a few ones, but they are of course in spanish. They are classics here, and some of them prompted a legal reform to prevent parents from giving children names that would by themselves or in combination with the family name be offensive (Note that we have two family names here, first from the father, second from the mother. Our wives do not lose their name to the husband). Examples: Dolores Fuertes de Barriga ---> would translate as "Strong stomach pain" Cándido Cordero Blanco -----> "Candid white lamb" Tosca Gaos ----> Readed together fast would sound like "Everyone is **** up" __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

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Koondawg Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pasadena, Ca Posts: 852 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Once had a guy call my cab company (while I was dispatching) and identify himself (being at Queen of the Angels Church and needing a cab) as Micheal Hunt...I reconfirmed "Mike ****". Of course he confrimed the name....he didn't get a cab (till 2 hours later)...till one girl came in and said he was a real person.... KD

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Axel Rodd

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KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	A veterinarian named Slager which is dutch for Butcher, Also a kid whose parents wanted to name him after an impressive american thing, only they didn't quite get which bit of the aircraft carrier the name actually was so they named him usnavy gonzalez

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Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Patty Outhouse. She worked in the local bank a few years back. She said her name was pronounced "O-Touse", but...

11-08-08, 05:34 PM	#43
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well Svetlana is a somewhat unusual name for a teenaged swedish girl. She uses the name Hanna Nilsson which is, by swedish standards, problaby as "usual" as you can get. I thought that was her real name but then she told me that it was Svetlana and I was like It appears that she actually comes from St. Petersburg. I had no idea at the time:hmm: Then perhaps you'd think my name is strange? My name is Olof Rönn, aka. Olle Rönn. I remember telling that to an italian girl, and she laughed in my face __________________

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Hah, St. Petersburg. That makes sense then I always thought Svetlana was actually one of the names that had at least partial Swedish origins, oddly enough. It's a one of the Russian names that pre-dates the country's conversion to Christianity, which is why it doesn't have a Western equivalent. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) Last edited by CCIP; 11-08-08 at 05:38 PM.

11-08-08, 05:39 PM	#45
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I can assure you, I've never met any full blooded swedish girl named Svetlana:hmm: Just remember a fellow named "Mr. Smoketoomuch" __________________ Last edited by Biggles; 11-08-08 at 05:40 PM.