Have you come across funny surnames...

@vandana7 (100531)
India
February 17, 2018 8:55am CST
Ok..it started with Anushka Sharma...Sharma in Hindi means "be shy". When I checked for funny surnames...at your end of the world... I couldn't believe "Gotobed" "Greedy" "Demon" "Nutters" How do they differentiate when they are told they are Demon when they are...
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
17 Feb 18
Yes there are many I heard like Manusmare.....which means killer of Human beings in Marathi language and I have come across a board stating Dr. Manusmare in my real life! Thanks dear @vandana7!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
17 Feb 18
Incidentally all the surnames you mentioned here are the ones which my classmates they do have dear @vandana7 ! I swear that is true! Thanks!
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
@AKRao24 Abhyankar ...put a name before that...say Vivek A Bhayankar (scary)
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
There is Kale, Bhide, Shende..lol. Marathi is class as far as funny surnames are concerned.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 18
I have never heard any of those surnames.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
Check it out...there is "Hardmeat" as well.. lol
Really Funny Surnames. In modern times people have become increasingly embarrassed to hold 'funny' and unusual last names that may make other people laugh.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
Theresa Green could be interpreted as There's a Green.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 18
@vandana7 The first line says "many OLD surnames have disappeared".... this is may be the reason why I never heard them. Anyway I do not live in the UK.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Feb 18
Nicknames were common during the 19th C in France, because in the same family were often given the same first names to children. One that made me smile was a man whose family name would have been "Ewe" in English, and he was nicknamed "The Quail". Kind of sheep with feathers instead of wool.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
We had a Manager - Dhotiwala, means one with Indian pants. There is Topiwala as well. Means one with hat.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
You all have one that is very funny Justin Case. It can read as Just In Case. lol
@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Feb 18
@vandana7 They are usually not that funny in French. They have quite disappeared today, but they were things like "The Young", "The Old", or related to the work of the person. An exception was the army were they had all a nickname. I remember a soldier nicknamed "Vadeboncoeur", it would be something like "Cheerful Heart".
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Feb 18
We have a surgeon in my town named Hacker, and though it is not a surname, the former Olympic champion skier Picabo (pronounced peekaboo) Street came to mind.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
LOL Now that is really cute name to have..lol
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• Cuddalore, India
17 Feb 18
That's really difficult
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
Yeah...somebody telling Anushka Sharma to behave..lol
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• Cuddalore, India
17 Feb 18
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• Russian Federation
17 Feb 18
I like Anushka Sharma In Russian, there are so many funny, strange and embarrassing surnames... but I'm afraid that I cannot explain it in English...
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• Russian Federation
17 Feb 18
@vandana7 I just watched some movies and I find her the only beautiful actress in India she has beautiful face and legs
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@Angela150 (928)
• London, England
17 Feb 18
I have not heard of anyone with these surnames in UK!
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
I will upload the site...
Really Funny Surnames. In modern times people have become increasingly embarrassed to hold 'funny' and unusual last names that may make other people laugh.
@jstory07 (139782)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Feb 18
Surnames are strange and so are some first names.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
17 Feb 18
I haven't heard these nicknames..but I heard Anushka Sharma.
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Feb 18
What about Dhotiwala, Topiwala, Kale, Gore, Bhide,