Strange or unusual family names.
By koopharper
@koopharper (7601)
Canada
July 20, 2012 4:38pm CST
I've worked customer service for quite a number of years now and have heard a lot of really strange personal and family names. Used to be highly entertained by names like the Italian family name Incognito or the French name Malenfant. Compared to some of the names I've come across since those seem mundane and normal. I think some of the first nations from western Canada really take this to a whole new level. Fryingpan, Little Mustache, and Weasel Fat are all real family names of real people.
I love to hear unusual names from all over the world. If you have one you think is unusual weird or funny please share it with the rest of us. If is not English please translate. The rest of us don't want to miss out.
3 responses
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
21 Jul 12
the former prime minister of Canada
Pierre trudeau, which would loosely be translated as Peter waterhole.
the french name tranchemountaigne, means slice of the moutain
de troismaisons - 3 houses
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
22 Jul 12
Quite a few French names when translated sound a little odd. Appreciate you adding a few of them here.
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
21 Jul 12
There was an article floating around the interweb of a Guy whose ID had his Name as "Batman Suparman",both of which apparently are authentic family names in the region the guy came from..
@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
22 Jul 12
I'd have to check that one out. It is funny though that as an author if you made a character out of some of the real names that exist the publisher would ask to have it changed because it doesn't sound authentic.
@littleone3 (2063)
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20 Jul 12
I was sitting in the doctors with my son waiting for him to see the doctor when on the electronic screen the name Miss (can't remember the first name) Snowball to consulting room 3 flashed up.
I have never came across the surname Snowball before.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
22 Jul 12
Never heard that family name before either. Used to have a white cat with that name though.
