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Hoogstwaarschijnlijk wrote:ILuvEire wrote:Can we ask what it is? I'm terribly curious, now.Spaigelploatje wrote:Some weird surnames I know in Dutch:
Baksteen = Brick , an example is this guy: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Baksteen
Poepjes = small parts of poo
Slettenhaar = Slut hair
My own surname is so weird that Google+ accepted it only after moderation..
Yes, me too, pm please!
I know someone whose surname is 'De Man' (the man), which is just weird when you're a girl
In many Mainland Scandinavian dialects kj- is in fact [tʃ]. BTW, wouldn't an English Speaking person pronounce kj- as if it were spelled ky-?TaylorS wrote:My stepdad's surname is Kjos /tʃoːs/, derived from Norwegian Kjøs /çøːs/, and people not aware of how Scandinavian names are anglicized in these parts often don't have a clue how to pronounce it!
Hunef wrote:In many Mainland Scandinavian dialects kj- is in fact [tʃ]. BTW, wouldn't an English Speaking person pronounce kj- as if it were spelled ky-?TaylorS wrote:My stepdad's surname is Kjos /tʃoːs/, derived from Norwegian Kjøs /çøːs/, and people not aware of how Scandinavian names are anglicized in these parts often don't have a clue how to pronounce it!
TaylorS wrote:My stepdad's surname is Kjos /tʃoːs/, derived from Norwegian Kjøs /çøːs/, and people not aware of how Scandinavian names are anglicized in these parts often don't have a clue how to pronounce it!
Born high, or high born?5. Høifødt - born high
Aleco wrote:10. Pulk - pulk
Aleco wrote:I'd rather add these. These are place names, but they usually come from farms, and that means they're also people's names, or have been
Car wrote:I've seen a sign of a doctor with the last name Malade.
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