George Cockburn, British naval commander.
I don't care how good a commander he was, his name is hilarious.
I don't care how good a commander he was, his name is hilarious.
Names you just can't keep a straight face to
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Who the fuck gives their kid a dog name?!
Also, one of my friends from junior high was named Urassoul (I think that's how you spell it). His name is pronounced ur-ass-ol. He was from Kazakhstan. We called him Ura instead of his full name...
Who the fuck gives their kid a dog name?!
Also, one of my friends from junior high was named Urassoul (I think that's how you spell it). His name is pronounced ur-ass-ol. He was from Kazakhstan. We called him Ura instead of his full name...
The one that gets me the most is actually a last name: Krauthammer.
I just keep thinking that there had to be at least one soldier named Krauthammer with the Allies in WWII. It's just such a perfect name in that context. But what if he was stationed in the Pacific? Did he want to be in the European theater so he could live up to his name?
I actually have no idea if the term kraut is considered offensive in this day and age or not, and if so, I do apologize.
I just keep thinking that there had to be at least one soldier named Krauthammer with the Allies in WWII. It's just such a perfect name in that context. But what if he was stationed in the Pacific? Did he want to be in the European theater so he could live up to his name?
I actually have no idea if the term kraut is considered offensive in this day and age or not, and if so, I do apologize.
Ya. I couldn't keep a straight face during Olympics because of her. It was made especially funny because my friend's older brother was dating a woman named Destiny at the time. She was blonde and was always covered in makeup. We always joked that she was a hooker.Asita said:
In my hometown we had a mayor whose name was Harry Baals (pronounced "balls"). It's a never ending joke at my city's expense. I think Jay Leno even made fun of it once.Genocidicles said:
My cousin also told me about a kid he knew in high school who was from somewhere in the Middle East and named Anal (pronounced Uh-nahl). I can only imagine the torment he must have endured.
I know this is about odd/humorous names but seeing as how we're on the subject of names anyway, perhaps we can take a moment to appreciate the best name ever?
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manley_Power[/link]
Manley Power.
I wouldn't have been surprised if his middle name turned out to be "Muthafuckin'".
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manley_Power[/link]
Manley Power.
I wouldn't have been surprised if his middle name turned out to be "Muthafuckin'".
I once saw the following name on an envelope where my mother worked:
Weylarando Fat.
That was more than a decade ago and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.
Weylarando Fat.
That was more than a decade ago and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.
"We named the dog 'Indiana'!" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones]RedDeadFred said:
Indiana? We named the DOG Indiana.RedDeadFred said:
Edit: Ninja'd by Rogue Wolf
OT: Archibald or Gertrude. These names have gone out of style for a reason. With first names parents at least have a choice, so you know who to blame if it's terrible, your surname is just foisted on you. I grew up in a large sheep farming area, and one of my good friends surname was Woolcock. Poor bastard.
Edit: When I was a little kid we used to read a series of learn to read books at school that featured the characters Dick and Fanny. That's a bit suspicious now I think about it....
At the school my mum works at there are kids enrolled with these namessextus the crazy said:
Abcd - pronounced like abseadee
Shitter - pronounced as it is spelt ._.;
Shithead - this one is apparently pronounced something like Shiii aheeed, but the spelling really is Shithead.
no joke ;/
The Indians get a bit of bad luck on the names I must say. My brother went to school with a guy whose name was Prikshit, pronounced as it's written. I had a hard time staying on the chair first time I heard that, I mean you can't even shorten his name to something somewhat reasonable. At least ArsPaarter has some awesome implications =Dseagoon said:
There was a girl who was two classes behind me in High School. The family's last name was Walker, so you know what her parents chose named her? Sky. That's right, Sky Walker. Poor girl...