What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.

  • @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    Bruh, Mozart’s whole ass name was cool as hell. Not just his last name. This man wins hands down.

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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      Mozart’s full baptismal name was

      Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart

      But he went by a few different names, partially because there were so many different languages spoken by the aristocracy in 18th century Central Europe that he adapted his name to suit whatever language he was using at the moment. “Theophilus” is the Greek form of “Amadeus.” Sometimes you’ll see the German translation of “Gottlieb.” Day-to-day, he is reported to have gone by “Wolfgang Amadè.”

      It wasn’t uncommon for people to translate their names freely like this. Beethoven went by “Luigi” in Italian texts, and “Louis” in French.

      “Giuseppe Verdi” would today be translated to English as “Joe Green.”

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    One of the IT people at my high school had a surname of “Code”. He did write some code, but mainly KiXtart scripts.

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        Same. I was in high school in the 2000s. They used KiXtart for the login scripts. Some friends and I figured out that if we pulled out the network cable at a particular point in the login process on the Windows 2000 school computers, we’d have access to some things we normally wouldn’t have access to, like being able to access the WINNT directory and the root of the drive (which were usually locked down). That was fun.

  • 🕸️ Pip 🕷️
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    141 year ago

    I knew this girl once whose surname was Δρακοπούλου (Drakopulu) that means “daughter of the dragon”

    I think that’s pretty fire idk about you guys

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    I once worked with a guy with the last name of Fick (German for fuck) and a woman with the last name Lazarus. I found both quite cool. The guy in particular was very offensive with his name, always answering the phone with simply “Fick”. I just looked him up and he has changed his last name, probably by marriage. I guess he found it unprofessional in the end.

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      71 year ago

      It’s common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn’t being offensive.

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        61 year ago

        Well, “<lastname>, hello?” is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it’s your actual name.

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          21 year ago

          I live in Germany, it’s how people answer the phone here, often. Not everyone but a lot, no Hallo after, just name.

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            41 year ago

            I live in Germany as well and with a name like Fick, answering the phone in this manner is a statement.

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    21 year ago

    Doctor Solomonides. I’m absolutely terrible with names and it’s stuck with me since I was a child.

  • eightpix
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    101 year ago

    I worked with teacher named Mr. Zero for a year. He was super cool.

    Also, if you haven’t seen it, the Zero Effect is a solid movie with Ben Stiller and Bill Pullman. The latter plays Daryl Zero.

  • Gamma
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    181 year ago

    I knew someone with the last name Lancaster, it feels both game of thronesy and cyberpunky

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    111 year ago

    Sweet is a nice last name, though I’m sure some guys don’t like being called “Mr. Sweet”. Names like Fox or Wolf are pretty badass. Also some indigenous last names can be cool like Roundpoint or Buckshot.

    • Thelsim
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      201 year ago

      Are you kidding? Mr. Sweet sounds like some kind of professional hitman. I do not want to meet with any Mr. Sweet :)

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    241 year ago

    Danzig
    Glenn Danzig was born with the perfect name for an 80s metal band