Silliness Do non-English speaking countries have funny names?

ziegl027 · 04-18-2010, 09:26 AM

One of the most famous "clean" funny names in the US is Ima Hogg. I'm sure everybody can come up with others (some being non-English origin names that have unfortunate connotations in the American cultural scheme--the surname Putz is somewhat common, for instance).

Just wondering if our Spanish/German/Japanese/etc members ever come across a name that makes them snigger? Are those names of foreign derivation, or do natives ever make unfortunate choices when naming their children?

HarryT · 04-18-2010, 09:30 AM

This may be of interest:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7909561.stm

banjobama · 04-18-2010, 01:07 PM

Not sure if this is true or not, but my uncle told me he knew a Japanese man with the last name of Takashita.

dsvick · 04-18-2010, 01:11 PM

My brother used to have a friend named Les Waite.

poohbear_nc · 04-18-2010, 01:14 PM

There was a student in my high school named Barbara Body! High school was a rather difficult experience for her.

Bilbo1967 · 04-18-2010, 01:14 PM

I went to school with both a Teresa Green and a Terry Bull!

YGG- · 04-18-2010, 01:21 PM

A French (Breton) possible name is Le Bolloc'h (pronounced --well you guessed it).
Two funny names for a French :

the Nordic girl's name "Bitte" (means 'dick' in French, sorry)

and the big mushroom shaped thing in front of the main train station in Hannover, that bears the name "ZOB" (probably means Zentrum Ober Bahnhof, I guess) makes all the French that see it smirk (it means --yes again; and the shape too).

alecE · 04-18-2010, 04:50 PM

My Turkish neighbours, Mr & Mrs Birk gave their daughter the forename Idyl.

KarenH · 04-18-2010, 10:15 PM

I worked for a mail-order company for years, and saw some amazing names come through our system. The three that stick with me (all valid names with a credit card and/or checking account) are Birdie C. Pigg (female), Fannie Rash (female) and Pink Bunn (male).

Magnesus · 04-19-2010, 02:55 AM

Not peoples names, but:
1) A name of light bulbs manufacturer OSRAM means in Polish "I will shit on you" (seriously, there is even a joke about it - "what hangs on the ceiling and threaten").
2) Television Syfy (former SciFi Channel) means in Polish "filth", "junk" and many more not good things.

Delta Tango · 04-19-2010, 03:17 AM

Silov Ana - silovana means raped
Vesela Lešina - happy carcass
Boris Piški - Boris pees
Mamuti Selim - I'm moving your mother
Zloćo Mlađi - little evil guy Junior
Kliska Mica - slippery pussy
Mošnja-Škare Lorena - scrotum-scissors Lorena
Tikvina Jagoda - pumpkin's strawberry

Javed · 04-19-2010, 04:50 AM

This one is english but I thought it was Peculiar.

Rumpelteazer · 04-19-2010, 06:44 PM

In Dutch a surname that you see every once in a while is "Naaktgeboren" (born nude).

A cardealer my grandfather always bought his cars from was called B. de Haas, a "beunhaas", or Beun de haas as seen in old tv commercials, is someone who is a bungler (or even a swindler) or someone who does work he isn't trained to do and charges less than craftsmen/specialists. Knowing my grandfather he went to that cardealer just because of the name.

ziegl027 · 04-19-2010, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta Tango

Silov Ana - silovana means raped
Vesela Lešina - happy carcass
Boris Piški - Boris pees
Mamuti Selim - I'm moving your mother
Zloćo Mlađi - little evil guy Junior
Kliska Mica - slippery pussy
Mošnja-Škare Lorena - scrotum-scissors Lorena
Tikvina Jagoda - pumpkin's strawberry

So, are these foreign names that are only dreadful in Croatia or are there native Croatian parents who are this dreadful? In the US, there are a lot of Asian immigrants who at least have the excuse that their parents had no idea that "Yu Suk" might be problematic.

Delta Tango · 04-20-2010, 01:12 AM

Those aren't immigrants.
Sometimes it's just that parents didn't realize what they were doing, sometimes they think it's funny to name their kid that way, but Mošnja-Škare Lorena - scrotum-scissors Lorena is specific.
It's double surname which probably means that a woman (probably Lorena herself but perhaps her mother) was born Mošnja (scrotum) and married to a guy named Škare (scissors) or the other way around, but chose to keep both names, which isn't unheard of, but not customary. I can't shake off the feeling it's deliberate.

Boris Piški - Boris pees would be funny no matter what first name he was given. It's the curse of the family.
Same thing with happy (joyfull) carcass. It's the entire family of corpses

04-18-2010, 09:26 AM	#1
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	Do non-English speaking countries have funny names? One of the most famous "clean" funny names in the US is Ima Hogg. I'm sure everybody can come up with others (some being non-English origin names that have unfortunate connotations in the American cultural scheme--the surname Putz is somewhat common, for instance). Just wondering if our Spanish/German/Japanese/etc members ever come across a name that makes them snigger? Are those names of foreign derivation, or do natives ever make unfortunate choices when naming their children?

04-18-2010, 01:21 PM	#7
YGG- Dry fruit Posts: 1,157 Karma: 1047086 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: Bookeen Opus + HTC Desire HD	A French (Breton) possible name is Le Bolloc'h (pronounced --well you guessed it). Two funny names for a French : the Nordic girl's name "Bitte" (means 'dick' in French, sorry) and the big mushroom shaped thing in front of the main train station in Hannover, that bears the name "ZOB" (probably means Zentrum Ober Bahnhof, I guess) makes all the French that see it smirk (it means --yes again; and the shape too).

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banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	Not sure if this is true or not, but my uncle told me he knew a Japanese man with the last name of Takashita.

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alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	My Turkish neighbours, Mr & Mrs Birk gave their daughter the forename Idyl.

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KarenH Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 37762 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW Washington State, USA Device: K3	I worked for a mail-order company for years, and saw some amazing names come through our system. The three that stick with me (all valid names with a credit card and/or checking account) are Birdie C. Pigg (female), Fannie Rash (female) and Pink Bunn (male).

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Magnesus Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 58 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Bebook Neo	Not peoples names, but: 1) A name of light bulbs manufacturer OSRAM means in Polish "I will shit on you" (seriously, there is even a joke about it - "what hangs on the ceiling and threaten"). 2) Television Syfy (former SciFi Channel) means in Polish "filth", "junk" and many more not good things.

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Delta Tango Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Onyx Boox	Silov Ana - silovana means raped Vesela Lešina - happy carcass Boris Piški - Boris pees Mamuti Selim - I'm moving your mother Zloćo Mlađi - little evil guy Junior Kliska Mica - slippery pussy Mošnja-Škare Lorena - scrotum-scissors Lorena Tikvina Jagoda - pumpkin's strawberry

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Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	This one is english but I thought it was Peculiar.

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Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	In Dutch a surname that you see every once in a while is "Naaktgeboren" (born nude). A cardealer my grandfather always bought his cars from was called B. de Haas, a "beunhaas", or Beun de haas as seen in old tv commercials, is someone who is a bungler (or even a swindler) or someone who does work he isn't trained to do and charges less than craftsmen/specialists. Knowing my grandfather he went to that cardealer just because of the name.

04-20-2010, 01:12 AM	#15
Delta Tango Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Onyx Boox	Those aren't immigrants. Sometimes it's just that parents didn't realize what they were doing, sometimes they think it's funny to name their kid that way, but Mošnja-Škare Lorena - scrotum-scissors Lorena is specific. It's double surname which probably means that a woman (probably Lorena herself but perhaps her mother) was born Mošnja (scrotum) and married to a guy named Škare (scissors) or the other way around, but chose to keep both names, which isn't unheard of, but not customary. I can't shake off the feeling it's deliberate. Boris Piški - Boris pees would be funny no matter what first name he was given. It's the curse of the family. Same thing with happy (joyfull) carcass. It's the entire family of corpses