Unfortunate Last Names

I've always thought my last name was pretty bad. And I mean that in the literal sense. 'Boese' means 'bad' (or angry) in German. But its meaning wouldn't matter much if only English-speaking people could pronounce it (it's 'burr-za', as if it had an 'r' in it... not 'boose'). But I shouldn't feel too sorry for myself, because this guy in Brazil, Mr. Reinhardt Adolfo Fuck, has me beat hands down. As far as I can tell, that really is his name. He must get endless jokes about it.

Identity/Imposters

Posted on Thu May 20, 2004



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My Teacher's name in elementary school was Mrs. Cox (..rhymes with fox..). We all thought that was funny. Then we found out her daughter's name was "Sharon". We still laugh about that one to this day.
Posted by JimmyT  on  Mon Aug 23, 2004  at  07:42 AM
I was a Forces-Brat in Germany (Baden). We had an Anglican pastor named "Christmas" who was, of course, Father Christmas. He had children, one of whom was a daughter named Mary. Hm. True story ... you can ask anywone that was there 1970 - 1973
Posted by Peter Addison  on  Tue Aug 24, 2004  at  12:12 AM
I worked at a hospital in Virginia with a married couple, the man a physician and the woman a nurse. His last name was Nurse, so they were Dr. Nurse and Nurse Nurse. Also, her first name was Florence.

Then there was the medical internist group of Drs. Hurt, Hurt and Payne. Dr. Payne is actually a friend of mine. We used to tease his daughter that she is a true Payne! She hated that!

The head of the food service department was Mrs. Cook. There were several other "coincidences" like that!
Posted by pastorcynthia  on  Tue Aug 24, 2004  at  10:12 PM
Gacked from http://www.behindthename.com -

. . . the man's name was Tonsillitis Jackson, who, along with his brother Meningitis, had helped his parents care for his sisters Laryngitis, Appendicitis, and Peritonitis.

Here's the rest of the article, which features some more unfortunate names - http://www.behindthename.com/articles/2.html Um, enjoy?
Posted by Caroline  on  Tue Aug 24, 2004  at  10:45 PM
There is this pair of legal eagles who wrote an oft-quoted legal book. Their names are Allan and Hiscock. I have a great time quoting them in my work.
Posted by Marty  on  Wed Aug 25, 2004  at  10:48 PM
A very common name in India is "Ishita"
Posted by Die Laughing  on  Thu Aug 26, 2004  at  08:40 AM
My son-in-law has a friend Thomas. Last name Hawk. So you get, "Tommyhawk "
Posted by margaret  on  Thu Aug 26, 2004  at  10:33 AM
In Holland is a buisness runned by two Chinese brothers, there last name is "Go"
I forgot the first name of one of them, but the other one was named "Bin" whet results in "BinGo" ! :lol:
Posted by Cyril  on  Thu Aug 26, 2004  at  12:47 PM
🐛 there was a kid that worked at a Meijer grocery store and his name tag said B. Dover, i jaked that it would be a shame if his parents named him Ben. It was then he got red faced and showed me his license.
Posted by james  on  Thu Aug 26, 2004  at  05:50 PM
My first name is Then. I wanted to call my first son Nowan but my wife vetoed it.
Posted by Marty  on  Thu Aug 26, 2004  at  07:08 PM
I work as a recruiter and I come across a lot of names that make me laugh but the one we always laugh about in the office is Sophat Hor. Her sister is Sophea Hor.
Posted by Kris W.  on  Fri Aug 27, 2004  at  09:18 AM
I know a couple who really wanted to name their son Miles, but decided against it since their last name was Long.
Posted by Alex Davenport  on  Fri Aug 27, 2004  at  01:20 PM
My surname is Bloss, my former sister-is-law's maiden name is Blosser... we used to joke how she was more of a Bloss than the rest of us.

Name of the commander of the ROTC post when I was in College: Major Semen. I kid you not, he had 4 kids last time I talked to him (in '90). Don't believe me? Check out Shippensburg U (PA), circa '86.

My wife worked for several insurance agencies, and saw some doozies. The one I remember was an Ima Beaver, being in Oregon, where the Beaver's are one of the state university's major teams, (the other being the Ducks, actual signage at a local Subway before the 'Civil War' game between the two schools: "Stop here to get your 1' long before the hot Duck on Beaver action", I almost wrecked the car I was laughing to so hard) no one blinked twice, We howled about it.
Posted by biomekanic  on  Fri Aug 27, 2004  at  01:25 PM
Heh.. one of my friends names is Adriene Manlove. But, the funny bit comes about when you ask about her middle name. Its Ester, a traditional family name... on her mother's side. The Manlove bit came from her dad. Her grandmother found it incredibly hilarious to suggest they name the baby "Polly", as in "Polly Ester Manlove"... I still laugh to this day when she tells that story.. its hilarious.
Posted by Danielle  on  Mon Aug 30, 2004  at  08:12 PM
I am a high school teacher and with the years, I heard some good ones...

A guy's last name was MacDonald, wich is kind of common... except that his parents named him Ronald!

One asian guy named Bill Wong!

And for those who understand french: Adam Labrosse, but on my list, of course, the last name is written befor the first name...

And finally one urologist working in Montreal which name is Dr. pipisale
Posted by Ingrid  on  Mon Aug 30, 2004  at  08:48 PM
Oh, and I forgot to tell you about the two very common arabic name for girls:

Lama and Imen

still funny for those who understand french....
Posted by Ingrid  on  Mon Aug 30, 2004  at  08:52 PM
I've seen some last names...

Titterton...Pistolese...but a Greek couple down the road are Mr and Mrs Anus!
Posted by Crysta  on  Tue Aug 31, 2004  at  11:20 PM
;-P
A resident at a care facility I worked at years ago was named Anna Hedlika and when a coworker with a southern drawl would call her name, you can imagine how hard it was not to laugh!
Some names I currently see at work are Richard (Dick)Long, Odd Osteroos, and Kolt Tiger
Posted by CJ  on  Thu Sep 02, 2004  at  01:48 AM
My history teacher is named Mrs. Dull.
Posted by Akira  on  Thu Sep 02, 2004  at  05:00 PM
My history teacher is named Mrs. Savage... she lives up to her name. o_0''
Posted by Mewtaila  on  Thu Sep 02, 2004  at  09:54 PM
When I took Wheelthrowing in high school (it's the skill of making round clay stuff on a potter's wheel) the teacher's name was Mr. Boulware.

Also, my dad has a colleague called John Loo.
Posted by megabigblur  on  Thu Sep 02, 2004  at  10:01 PM
I once took an introductary auto mechanics course through a local high school's summer school program. The instructor was named Mr Honke( the finel "e" was silent!)
Posted by Glen  on  Mon Sep 06, 2004  at  02:20 PM
I had an aunt and uncle called Horace and Doris Harris, they seriously thought about calling their son Maurice. Also, i had a mate called Mike Hunt (say it out loud).
Posted by Rach  on  Mon Sep 06, 2004  at  10:06 PM
I've heard of a kid named Gabe Asher, and I know a guy named Gordon Gordon Gordon.
Posted by Barb  on  Mon Sep 06, 2004  at  10:12 PM
I knew a couple once named June and August Cabral. They decided that if they ever had a child, boy or girl, its name would be July.
Posted by Ga  on  Tue Sep 07, 2004  at  09:01 AM
There is a DJ on London's Kiss FM radio called Robin Banks.

Most likely an alias but there's bound to be a real one out there somewhere.

Oh, I went to school with a William Killian - maybe these parents don't actually say the full name to each other until it's too late?
Posted by Peter  on  Tue Sep 07, 2004  at  07:11 PM
In high school, I knew Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed. In my first year of college, I met Ashley Swallow and Ashley Head.
Posted by Gmike  on  Wed Sep 08, 2004  at  06:09 AM
In my high school, there was an instructor named Ted Teach.
A fellow student at the same school was named Candy Bar.

My optometrist who I used to go to during my 20s was named Dr. Moeiny (pronounced mo-WE-nee). Poor guy.
Posted by anonymous  on  Wed Sep 08, 2004  at  09:08 PM
I have taught for over 40 years and have had some students with real doozies for last names. My first year as a school teacher, I had a lovely young lady with the name, Roberta Schmuck. After the first time I called role, I never said her name again.

I also went to school with a brilliant young man, who became a NASA scientist, named Wendell Mendell. This was not unfortunate, but is unusual.
Posted by Carolyn Montgomery  on  Fri Sep 10, 2004  at  02:22 AM
Years ago I did a lot of temp work for Johns Hopkins Hospital and Med School. For a few days I got to work for a rather prominent AIDS researcher who oft dealt with other researchers all over the world. One of the letters I had to write for him was to a certain Dr. Dwip Kittyaporn of Thailand (spelling might be incorrect, it was many years ago). I'm sure it sounds very different to Thai ears.
Posted by DAvid  on  Fri Sep 10, 2004  at  11:45 PM
I found Haywood Jablome in the phone book for upstate New York. I'm not sure how the last name is pronounced, but we had a good laugh over it. :lol:
Posted by Mommabear  on  Sat Sep 11, 2004  at  09:53 PM
IMy mother went to school with a Harold Cox...Harry for short...only thing worst would be a Harry Cox Jr.!!! Goshen, Ohio
Posted by Gidget  on  Mon Sep 13, 2004  at  01:13 AM
yeah, Harold Cox did name his son, Harry Cox Jr...true names...)
Posted by Gidget  on  Mon Sep 13, 2004  at  01:18 AM
my first boyfriend's best friend was James Shew (pronounced shoe), he went by Jim!!! Also, my mom's friend in school was Sandra Beech...Sandy Beech!!!
Posted by Gidget  on  Mon Sep 13, 2004  at  01:22 AM
I knew a couple sisters in high school with the last name Griesadich (pronounced grease-a-dick)...
Posted by Sabrina  on  Mon Sep 13, 2004  at  08:20 PM
I worked with a man several years ago named Dick Bump. We also had a guy running for some political office with the last name Bumpass.
Posted by Melody  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  09:26 AM
Ted Teach? I wonder if he was related to a famous pirate...
Posted by Matt  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  11:11 AM
I had a science teacher whose name was Arnold Sexe. (Pronounced "sexy") (He wasn't!)
Posted by Barb  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  12:06 PM
Also saw the name "Dick Glascock" in my meanderings. It is pronounced "Glass-coe".
Posted by Barb  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  12:09 PM
When I was in the Air Force, many years ago, I had a First Sgt. named D. DUCK. Quack Quack
Posted by Gary B  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  12:40 PM
we once had a teacher named mr.randy cox HA HA!!!! 😛
Posted by Kayla and marley  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  01:49 PM
I went to college at the U. of South Carolina (the Fighting Gamecocks -- and trust me, I've probably heard everything you can hear about that. Our yell is "Go Cocks!"). There was a girl named Loni Mustard. She married a guy who had the last name of Pickles. Her name, today, is Loni Mustard Pickles. And that's just unfortunate.
Posted by voodoo311  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  02:18 PM
i once knew a girl whose surname was WILD.she promised me that she would name her first born son BIJORN TOBY...i haven't seen for 10 years,i still wonder if she did.
Posted by snowy  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  04:20 PM
thinking about it i also went to school with a lad called ANTON HISCOCK and i also knew someone called PETER CRAP, as far as i know they have both got on well in life dispite of this.
Posted by snowy  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  04:29 PM
bloody hell. the more i think about it the more i remember(see the 2 below this).i have a very good friend called LOU ROLLS..if she knew i told the world ...??????
Posted by snowy  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  05:55 PM
My husband worked with a fellow whose name was spekt, allan (All) Dyck and his brother was named Harry Dyck
Posted by Kara  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  07:15 PM
How about our 2 nieces? Our overly zealously religious brother/sister-in-law named their daughters:

Joy Melody and Glory Hallelujah!!
Posted by Chuck & Iris  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  07:36 PM
I dont know if any of you know this but, there were two collegiate basketball players with the last name Map, their first names......Majestic, and Scientific
Posted by grim  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  08:03 PM
hi i went to highschool with 2 girls who were named INA PURDY, and MIA HOOKER. get it !! i thought it was funny
Posted by kris  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  09:51 PM
Ok, so in marching band when I was in high school there was a young lady named Butts.
First name Peachy.

That is not unfortuante, I beleive her parents were down right cruel.
Posted by Rick B  on  Tue Sep 14, 2004  at  11:34 PM
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