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.

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Posted on Thu May 20, 2004


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I work in market research. We are still chuckling about the doctor named Richard Kisser. Think about the most common nickname for Richard, and you will wonder, as I do, how the poor guy made it through middle school. And what were his parents thinking?
Posted by Warmenuf  on  Wed Sep 15, 2004  at  08:48 AM
Maths teacher at my old school? Mr. A.Mount. Also, in Ashford,Kent, there's a dentist named I.Chew. Oh, and I knew a bloke named Ian Kuntz. Yes, pronounced like that.
Posted by jules  on  Wed Sep 15, 2004  at  04:07 PM
I went to school with a girl with the unfortunate name of Charmin (as in the toilet paper) Roller. Not quite sure what her parents were thinking..............
Posted by Michelle  on  Wed Sep 15, 2004  at  04:49 PM
My childhood dentist was named Dr. Fillmore; a friend had breast augmentation and a face lift done by a plastic surgeon in San Francisco named Dr. Falces (pronounced "Falsies")
Posted by tenthumbs  on  Wed Sep 15, 2004  at  07:23 PM
When my daughter was in junior high school, two of her classmates were brothers named Matt and Richard (Dick) Whacker...I still wonder what their parents were thinking. 😊
Posted by red  on  Wed Sep 15, 2004  at  09:32 PM
I work in market research. We are still laughing at the doctor whose name is Richard Kisser. What were his parents thinking? How did he make it through middle school?
Posted by Tom Byrd  on  Wed Sep 15, 2004  at  11:08 PM
I went to school with a poor young chap who went by the name of Richard (Dick) Head, needless to say he REALLY lived up to it!!
Posted by lovelydoll  on  Thu Sep 16, 2004  at  07:52 AM
I know a guy named Bruce Dick who named his son Bruce Dick Jr. They are always referred to as Big Dick and Little Dick. Bug Dick probably get more dates !
Posted by TERESA  on  Thu Sep 16, 2004  at  08:56 AM
I know a few good ones, a cousin's friend named "Assin Butt", and a man named "Bob Loblaw."
Posted by rosee  on  Thu Sep 16, 2004  at  08:13 PM
Along the same vein as the name discussed by Teresa, I had a boyhood friend named Harold Dick...you can see where that led!! Eventually his mother remarried and he was able to change it before he graduated from HS. My teenaged daughter swears that she once had a substitute teacher whose name was Ms. Cunt. I never really beleived that one.
Posted by Bob F  on  Thu Sep 16, 2004  at  08:37 PM
I work for an ambulance company and one of the doctors we deal with everyday (who happens to be a cardiologist) is Dr. Plack....He is a GREAT doctor but it is kind of funny how he is a cardiologist who does heart surgery (and one of those is removing plack from the arteries) and that his last name is the same as his profession. :coolsmile:
Posted by Vixen  on  Thu Sep 16, 2004  at  09:45 PM
At the Fort Leonard Wood Hospital here in Missouri, we have an ER Doc named Coffin and an ENT Doc named Dr Wax.
Posted by sixgunz  on  Thu Sep 16, 2004  at  10:38 PM
I know a family who's last name is Harddick (said Hardick, not the literal...)That's kinda harsh...
Posted by blaize  on  Fri Sep 17, 2004  at  07:16 AM
Uhh there is a family in our town whose last name is glasscock?
Posted by Shawna Hawkins  on  Sat Sep 18, 2004  at  03:15 AM
Another bloke I was at school with : Clive Dunn. One for the "Dad's Army" fans. And no, I don't recall ever asking him if his parents were aware.

There was also a photograhers of the early 20th C. by the name of De'Ath. Don't know if they ever branched out into the funeral business, mind.

I seem to recall that in the 1600's, a popular christian name was "Lettuce". Heaven knows why.
Posted by jules  on  Sun Sep 19, 2004  at  08:30 AM
This isnt rude but my daughters teacher is called Mr Oakey (Okey Dokey, Hokey Pokey, voice was croaky, drank some cokey, gave his wife a nice long pokey while he had a quick strokey) - you can tell we have lots of jokies...I mean jokes about this at home). Every time someone mentions his name she cant help bursting out in smile but is at least polite enough not to say anything. Unlike her mother who blurts this out on the web!
Posted by NattyNZ  on  Sun Sep 19, 2004  at  05:40 PM
I was in navy boot camp with a guy named Sean Stain. His rank was Seaman, hence his hilarious title, Seaman Stain.
Posted by arbit  on  Mon Sep 20, 2004  at  05:28 AM
I went to school with a guy with the last name pepper. His dad was a doctor. DR. PEPPER
Posted by pete  on  Mon Sep 20, 2004  at  03:53 PM
This morning I was doing paperwork for a closing and one of the sellers' first name was Smilie. Her parents must have been hippies.
Posted by Jellybelly  on  Mon Sep 20, 2004  at  08:38 PM
When I was in college I worked at a bank. There was a young couple that were customers there. His name was Dusty and her name was Sandy. Their last name was Rhodes. I always thought they were made for each other!
Posted by JD  on  Tue Sep 21, 2004  at  12:16 AM
There was a guy in my DOD High School in Japan named Harry Koontz...got a LOT of ribbing for that one!
Posted by Mike Ferguson  on  Tue Sep 21, 2004  at  01:34 PM
I have a friend whose last name is Denowh (pronounced "dunno") and a very common last name in a city near where I live is "Kraxberger" another common name is "Yoder" which isn't disturbing or anything but it's still fun to say.
Posted by Sharon  on  Wed Sep 22, 2004  at  12:00 AM
there's a barbara backyard here in phoenix, no it's not a pornstar name. also, gary swallows is a real estate agent in phoenix. i just went over a rental app for a guy named richard n. head, but unfortunately he goes by rich. also, check the phone book, i swear there are plenty of people who will answer to "Dick Ryder" also i found people named Dick Sucher and Dick Zucker.
Posted by z  on  Wed Sep 22, 2004  at  12:20 AM
There is a company in ontario called "Cumming Cockburn" Nasty!
Posted by Andre Marin  on  Wed Sep 22, 2004  at  10:42 AM
My husband works in sales and ran across the name,
Silkey Stump. My brother in law is a Harry Groth.
Posted by ks  on  Wed Sep 22, 2004  at  02:24 PM
there was a girl I went to High School with named Sunny Day. No Joke
Posted by Anthony Zeigler  on  Wed Sep 22, 2004  at  11:37 PM
I had a renter, Rustin Balls. Imagine a parent that would name a tiny helpless baby that.
Posted by sybil  on  Thu Sep 23, 2004  at  01:15 AM
I had a classmate back in middle school named Justin Cider.He wore that moniker proudly,as he well should have.
Posted by Rich  on  Thu Sep 23, 2004  at  10:36 AM
My last name is Reefer.
I'm just glad the parents didn't call me Mary Jane...
Posted by 'Breezy  on  Fri Sep 24, 2004  at  10:06 PM
I work for (a major employer; possibly postal). We get the Mrs Palmers, Master Bates (rare but do happen). Recently poor Mr Farkas got laugh. Same goes for 'someone' Poulakakis
Posted by steve  on  Sat Sep 25, 2004  at  12:17 PM
This one is absolutely genuine:http://www.coldwellbankerpbr.com/males/ If she is married and took her husbands name what was she thinking?
Posted by steve  on  Sat Sep 25, 2004  at  01:06 PM
There is a place near me called Butt's Plumbing.
Posted by Ian Miller  on  Sat Sep 25, 2004  at  04:13 PM
A link I posted (just below) has been removed. The poor individual was a broker from california: Gaye Males.

Other posts have mentioned business names. In melbourne we have a couple of restaurants: Fook the Cook (chinese) and Lahore House (indian). Worth a mention
Posted by steve  on  Sat Sep 25, 2004  at  09:00 PM
THERE IS A SHOP IN KUANTAN , EAST COAST OF PEN. MALAYSIA CALLED :

FOOK YEW TRADING
Posted by suhami  on  Mon Sep 27, 2004  at  01:45 AM
Here in Israel we have a man who hosts E!-style TV programs named Guy Pines, pronounced "Penis". The Coen Brothers joke about him in the commentery of "The Man Who Wasn't There" DVD. They say he insists on telling people to pronounce it "Penis" and not "PY-inz". Go figure. They also mention a reporter named Hans Fuck.

Pines is a surname of quite a few people here. We even have a place called "Kfar Pines", which I guess can be translated to "Penis Village".
Posted by Isaac  on  Wed Sep 29, 2004  at  08:00 AM
We have a man here named Dr. Richard (Dick) Dickenhorst...with a last name like that, you would think his parents would have tried for a better first name.
Posted by sp  on  Wed Sep 29, 2004  at  03:36 PM
I know if a guy, owner of an investment management boutique, called Micheal Coward. Imagine someone entrusting a guy called this with their money. Also, I work in sales and in my database I had a prospect called John Butt. I never really got to courage to cald call him 😊.
Posted by roshla  on  Fri Oct 01, 2004  at  05:09 AM
Another one i remembered. Ms Paiement, working as accountant.
Posted by roshla  on  Fri Oct 01, 2004  at  08:07 AM
A guy from Italy called Piero Pascarelli moved to Helsinki, Finland, and after a while decided he had to change his name. Why? Because 'pieru' in Finnish means 'fart' and 'paska' means 'shit'. Anywhere he introduced himself people would assume it was some kind of a joke and look funny at him.
Posted by Paul  on  Sat Oct 02, 2004  at  04:51 PM
Fans of European football and particularly the Championship Manager series of computer games might recall the Brazilian footballer named Argel.
Although it is common for south American footballers to be referred to by their nicknames, Argel was probably keener than most to be called by his nickname as his real name was Argelico Fucks.
Posted by fenix down  on  Mon Oct 04, 2004  at  11:07 AM
hiya yea i know of a guy called cockayne yea sed how u think and sum1 my mum knew was called peneey halfpenny how cruel is that lol
Posted by sugaplumfairy  on  Tue Oct 05, 2004  at  02:21 PM
I went to school with twin boys, their names were Lemonjello, and Orangejello. Spelled like jello, but pronounced La-Mon-jell-oh and Or-on-jell-o. Wonder if their mom craved jello when pregnant?
Posted by Serena  on  Tue Oct 05, 2004  at  08:08 PM
There was this Korean exchange student whose name was Hung Suk Dong.I guess with a name like that he would have pulled the ladies.
Posted by duncan  on  Wed Oct 06, 2004  at  07:28 AM
Few people would know that the young film star River Phoenix actually started life out with the name River Bottom. He along with his brothers changed their name to from Bottom to Phoenix which sounds a lot better and more glamorous don't it?
Posted by duncan  on  Wed Oct 06, 2004  at  07:32 AM
Try this for a funny name: Its an alumni page, check out the name of the girl 5 rows down, 5th photo across...most amusing.
😊

http://www.electraisd.net/alumni/1993_seniors.htm
Posted by HotRox  on  Wed Oct 06, 2004  at  01:31 PM
Lets not forget the former Secretary of State: Lawrence Eagleburger :lol:
Posted by Nicolletta  on  Wed Oct 06, 2004  at  03:44 PM
In New Zealand we ahave a war hero called Charles Upham and many you boys were named after him. In my home town we had such a young man. Not so bad but his last name was McCracken, thus Upham McCracken. Not as bad his brother Philip (Phil)McCracken. Cruel, cruel parents!
Posted by Erin  on  Wed Oct 06, 2004  at  11:14 PM
Very true name. One of my first arrests as a young Police Officer. The guys name was Annis Royal Annis. He claimed he was Swedish but his southern accent was worse than mine. His parents must have loved him at first sight!
Posted by B  on  Fri Oct 08, 2004  at  06:05 PM
My Dad went to school in the 30's with three buddies whose names were: Ty Pott, Sy Butt and Pookie Lukus. I'll never forget them, as Dad always made us laugh when we were sad by telling us stories of their escapades together and of course repeating their names.
Posted by Marilyn  on  Sat Oct 09, 2004  at  11:25 PM
No kidding, in the middle part of Norway, there is a county that has a small town called Hell!!!
Posted by Cruella  on  Mon Oct 11, 2004  at  06:45 AM
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