for restaurants/to go orders that absolutely insist on a last name I usually tell them von-munchhausenhoffenstein-johannsen or Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff - which is just the surname for: Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff .
oldtin wrote: for restaurants/to go orders that absolutely insist on a last name I usually tell them von-munchhausenhoffenstein-johannsen or Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff - which is just the surname for: Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff .
I may have to steal this. My parents usually went with my mom's maiden name when making reservations (even though she changed her name) because it's way easier to pronounce- I see you went the other way around on that one.
Just how DO you pronounce that last name?
alex wrote:ransom wrote: I'm amused by the historical last name thing in Scandinavia (particularly Norway? Not an expert...). Hypothetical example: Gustav Ericsson's son, Thor, got the name Thor Gustavsson. His daughter was Elsa Gustavsdotter...Yep, that's a Scandinavian and Icelandic tradition. My mom hyphenated her last name when she got married. (Hey, it was the 70's.) I officially have two middle names, the latter being her maiden name, but no hyphens in my case.
This is called patronymics, I believe. My mother's side of the family is Norwegian, so I am familiar with the practice. In the modern world, it is really only common in Iceland. Thus, if I followed that practice, my last name would be Robertsson. It just sounds goofy if the name of your father isn't Scandinavian. For example, Orangelo = Orangelosson.
The name hyphenation thing originally came from aristocratic families that had only daughters and wished for their names to carry on. The lucky groom would get the estates, but have to take the name. Then it became a women's lib thing as taking the man's name as a sign of subjugation.
My first experience with this was a couple that ended up with the beautiful appelation "Schwarz-Leaper." Schwarz is a bad enough name on its own, without making it jump.
In reply to Basil Exposition:
And I see your Schwartz is as big as mine...
P.G. Wodehouse said: "Sir Jasper Finch-Farrowmere?" said Wilfred. "ffinch-ffarrowmere," corrected the visitor, his sensitive ear detecting the capitals.
my mother-on-law changed her middle name to her maiden name when she got married...
To me, it's an uppity thing that white women do. It REALLY rubs me the wrong way. There seems to be a very pushy, superiority-complex-laden vibe to a LOT of hyphenated women (at least in my personal experience).
Geekspeed wrote: In reply to Basil Exposition: And I see your Schwartz is as big as mine...
If I ever have a son I'm naming him Barfolomew Lone-Starr. Wait.. I want him to grow up tough. Susan Barfolomew Lone-Starr.
Geekspeed wrote:alex wrote:This is called patronymics, I believe. My mother's side of the family is Norwegian, so I am familiar with the practice. In the modern world, it is really only common in Iceland. Thus, if I followed that practice, my last name would be Robertsson. It just sounds goofy if the name of your father isn't Scandinavian. For example, Orangelo = Orangelosson.ransom wrote: I'm amused by the historical last name thing in Scandinavia (particularly Norway? Not an expert...). Hypothetical example: Gustav Ericsson's son, Thor, got the name Thor Gustavsson. His daughter was Elsa Gustavsdotter...Yep, that's a Scandinavian and Icelandic tradition. My mom hyphenated her last name when she got married. (Hey, it was the 70's.) I officially have two middle names, the latter being her maiden name, but no hyphens in my case.
Isn't that where Mc/Mac and O' comes from as well? McTavish, son of Tavish?
I would rather have the last name Thomasson. Much more interesting than Tanner. Heck, I would have preferred McTavish from my mother's side.
In reply to Keith Tanner:
Yes, it is. I believe the practice came about after Viking incursions into the British isles, but I could be mistaken...
Think of the horrors of having someone with the last name of Dick marrying someone named Johnson, then having a kid, then that kid marrying someone named (wait for it....) Weiner-Boehner.
BoostedBrian wrote: Just how DO you pronounce that last name?
It's pronounced Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, just like it's spelled. Duh.
Geekspeed wrote: . Think of the horrors of having someone with the last name of Dick marrying someone named Johnson, then having a kid, then that kid marrying someone named (wait for it....) Weiner-Boehner.
Dick Johnson is one of our local newscasters. My wife doesn't find it funny when I call him "penis squared".
http://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/about-us/Dick_Johnson.html
alex wrote:BoostedBrian wrote: Just how DO you pronounce that last name?It's pronounced Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, just like it's spelled. Duh.
it's actually not that bad. Needs more throat noises.
My wife's friend; Jen Long. Her father is a used car salesman, Dick.
He is all of the stereotypes you would expect from a used car salesman.
To quote George Carlin -
" Hey Lady, pick a f*ckin' name!"
Rufledt wrote: Also, anyone remember an SNL skit with Nicholas Cage where they were figuring out a name for their kid so he wouldn't get bullied? His name was Oz-Weep-Eh, spelled A-s-s-w-i-p-e
Yes, I remember that one. Twas a long time ago, maybe early to mid 90's? Asswipe Johnson.
I have my mum's last name (which she never changed) and my dad's. They're not hyphenated, just two words. When I was a kid the family always treated my mum's name as a second middle name, but these days I occasionally use it for an alternate last name. Sometimes it's useful to have two.
Datsun1500 wrote:carguy123 wrote:http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.aspDatsun1500 wrote: That is an Urban Legend. There is also no lemonjello, orangejello, ABCDE, E36 M3head, etc.Boy, you don't get out much do you?
I used to live in Memphis...they are not all urban legends.
Datsun310Guy wrote: I tease my son that he is going to marry a "strong" woman and he will change his last name to hers.
your son will marry another man
My wife was happy to take my name. She has a wonderful French first name and I have a French last name.
I saw George Bush's daughter Lauren the tv yesterday. She married Ralph Lauren' son. Her name is Lauren Bush-Lauren which is better than Lauren Lauren!
Geekspeed wrote: What happens when she gets married to another ultra-modern man, and then has a kid? When does the madness stop!?!?
Sooner or later the young marrieds get smarter than their foolish ancestry and change their last name to "Confused".
Sultan wrote: My wife was happy to take my name. She has a wonderful French first name and I have a French last name. I saw George Bush's daughter Lauren the tv yesterday. She married Ralph Lauren' son. Her name is Lauren Bush-Lauren which is better than Lauren Lauren!
LBL too close to LOL
My wife took my last name, she was Slodki now Cash. She said it was an easy choice for her. LBL
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