Lastnames . . .

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Originally Posted by emily_325

. There's a comedian with the last name Galifianakis who jokes that he failed kindergarten bc he couldn't spell his last name. Funny, but some kids do have real issues with it.
My oldest son by my ex husband has an extremly difficult name.. I don't know WHAT we were thinking when we named him
It's Justice Christofer Chamberlain.....
I feel SO bad for him now in school!
And notice his middle name is with an "F" not a "PH"
 

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I don't want to take my boyfriends name if we get married but I know I will. My last name right now is Hayward, and his is Bourré. His french last name doesn't go with my name and I can't even pronounce it.
 

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Originally Posted by crazy4cats28

The first thing I thought of when I started reading this thread was that friends episode. Pheobe's husband also said he was going to change his name to Crap Bag.

I'm no help with the last names. Mine is really really common and people still get confused on spelling.
You guys have NO IDEA how hard I laughed when I saw this! That is my number one fav show and I thought of it too when I read this thread.
 

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Originally Posted by Oscarsmommy

You guys have NO IDEA how hard I laughed when I saw this! That is my number one fav show and I thought of it too when I read this thread.
I thought of that too - Crap Bag


I'll be taking John's last name when we marry (sometime in the future I hope
) I'm proud to take his name
- its the same number of letters as mine is now... actually 1 less
 

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Originally Posted by jlutgendorf

Oh trust me, I know all about the complicated last names! Mine is Lutgendorf. It's actually pronounced like it looks and spelled like it's pronounced, but I think 10 letters in a row freaks people out! My mom's a school teacher and went from Jones (maiden name) to Lutgendorf. But she makes sure that all her little kids can pronounce her last name.

That's why I like November. It's easy to spell, but I would bet there isn't another Julia November out there. (there's not another Julia Lutgendorf! and if you know someone with that lastname, I'm related to them)

~Julia
How about Lutgen? Or look back in your family trees for interesting names.
 
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Well, we finally picked one!

We're going with an Americanized spelling of his mother's maiden name.

In Hungarian it's spelled: Sandy

But were going to spell it (so that people will pronounce it close to the Hungarian way): Shándi (looooong "A")

Now we just have to figure out how to tell his dad. He's going to be really upset and see it as a slight against the family name. But it's not that at all, it's something I've wanted to do since I was little and it has nothing to do him or his family name. I don't know if I should be there when he tells him, or if it needs to be a father/son moment.

Sigh . . . weddings are a lot of work!

~Julia
 

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So glad you found a name. Mine is Schultz and Lee's is Ragan. I will be taking his. People find mine hard to pronounce. Its not that bad. Its pretty much like its spelled but people insist on calling me either shoots or shorts!!
 
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It's like Charles Schultz, right?

People are funny! I know this last name will still mispronounced and misspelled, but hopfully nowhere near as bad as my current last name!

Man . . . how do people get Shoots from Schultz?

~Julia
 

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Originally Posted by jlutgendorf

It's like Charles Schultz, right?

People are funny! I know this last name will still mispronounced and misspelled, but hopfully nowhere near as bad as my current last name!

Man . . . how do people get Shoots from Schultz?

~Julia
Yep like Charles Schultz!! I have no idea where people get extra letters or delete some. But I have been known to butcher some names!!
 

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My last name is herbrew- Kivel (the i is short in it)- i hate it!!!! Everyone always screws up the pronucniation-it never fails! My boyfriend's last name is Green so if we get married, I can't wait to take his name and have a normal one
I'll be thrilled to dictch my last name in exchange for his
 

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I went from a very easy last name to a very hard last name when I took my husband's. My real first name (Jenica) is unconventional too, so now I just really confuse people!
 

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My maiden name was Thomas and nobody messed that up. I used it, for several years, between husbands. Since my divorce from "Robinson", I've gone back to using my late husband's name (I LIKED him). Its unusual, German-Jewish and I LIKE being different. Of course, nobody, who reads it can pronounce it and, if they hear it, they can't spell it
 
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