Unfortunate names

[Mr. Tea]

Amazing post.

There's a whiff of Chris Morris to some of these.

"We go now to our American correspondent, Alabaster Codify..."

 

[Mr. Tea]

France has an approved names list too, I think. Although it's also quite a racially diverse country, so I dunno if they have separate sections for allowed names if you're from, say, Mali or whatever, or if you then just have to call your kid Pierre or Claudine etc. like everyone else.

 

[boxedjoy]

Iceland has a list of approved names that's quite short too I'm sure.

 

[boxedjoy]

And everyone's name is Firstname Lastname-son, where the last name is literally just the parental forename with -son added to the end.

 

[woops]

those ones on hucks' list were made up by Evelyn Waugh. the ones on version's list are made up too.

 

[woops]

And everyone's name is Firstname Lastname-son, where the last name is literally just the parental forename with -son added to the end.

yes i can't resist adding that girls add-dottir instead with an accent on the i.

 

[Mr. Tea]

And everyone's name is Firstname Lastname-son, where the last name is literally just the parental forename with -son added to the end.

Or -dottir

 

[boxedjoy]

I always forgot about -dottir because I'm subservient to the patriarchy

 

[woops]

i always remember about -dottir because i am subservient to bjork

 

[Mr. Tea]

i always remember about -dottir because i am subservient to bjork

I think you mean 'Bjork-with-two-dots-above-the-o'.

 

[Mr. Tea]

As it is pronounced in her native Icelandic, I believe.

 

[woops]

yes that's right it means "birch"

 

[hucks]

those ones on hucks' list were made up by Evelyn Waugh. the ones on version's list are made up too.

I've idly googled a couple of names and they are low rent crims who turn up on the regional news. Altho it turns out Vimps Fountain is actually called Vamps Fountain. https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/...s-fountain-on-suspicion-of-carrying-a-2829740


Here is Augustus Toplady (Rev) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Toplady