Have you come across funny surnames...
By vanny
@vandana7 (100179)
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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@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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@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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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• 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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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7119)
• Cuddalore, India
17 Feb 18
That's really difficult
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@MashaVickina (2184)
• 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...
In Russian, there are so many funny, strange and embarrassing surnames... but I'm afraid that I cannot explain it in English...1 person likes this
@MashaVickina (2184)
• 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
she has beautiful face and legs1 person likes this
@Angela150 (928)
• London, England
17 Feb 18
I have not heard of anyone with these surnames in UK!
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@vandana7 (100179)
• 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.
