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

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hash. born on 4/20. growing up we used to go here to roast bowls

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

In sweet grass County

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A person I’ve worked with before literally had the last name β€˜Cool’. I thought that was pretty cool.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Villalobos.

Instantly makes any given name sound badass.

"I am Clancy, from the Town of the Wolves."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

I like some of the names from Puritan New England.

Cutting Moody

Tristram Coffin

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I like some of the names from Puritan New England.

Cutting Moody

Tristram Coffin

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I mean, people can always just "invent" a last name by means of being derivative. My siblings have lots and lots of children and often give them "theme names" or pun names, either because it's cool or helps them remember and keep track of everyone. One of them has a very musical-sounding first and middle name and just became engaged to the Crescendo family which I think is cool.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Murgatroyd, which was the last name of one of the dancers on Dancing With The Stars. To me, it sounds very sci-fi, it makes me think of how Trillian combined her first and last name to make something sound more β€œspace-like” in Hitchhikers Guide.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

RIP Marauder Shields o7

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Just realised how many porn names are really war names.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

At the cemetery I work at we got a couple Blickenderfers, Hammermeisters, and even a couple Deatherages. All pretty BA names. One of the Deatherages was even named Ozzy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I know a doctor named Docter.

But West is the coolest I've seen "in the wild".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

…gimme the news, I’ve got a bad case of luuuuuvin you!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Shaft

Name has its own theme song

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I knew a Shaft, used to work with him. He was the farthest from cool, and also lacked integrity.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I've always thought the name Buchanan sounded... Not cool per se but... Atmospheric? Like it could only belong to one of those old-money families up to their eyeballs in secret societies and mystery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

But then my fellow Latinos will call you β€œel bucanas” it doesn’t have the same ring to it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

... or David Hasslehoff in Baywatch :-D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I barely remember that show. Was that his character's name?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, Mitch Buchanan.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Kuntz. Yep, said like That... As in Rusty Kuntz. Best baseball name in history:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Kuntz

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Honestly, my own. Meyers is pretty good, even if nobody knows how to spell it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Matadamas

It's Spanish and, translated to English, means: Lady-killer

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

Mate here in italy we have "della morte" as a surname; which translates literally to "of the death". I don't think we can get more goth than this

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months 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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Smithe. It's Smith with an E. Your source of high quality names.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Not to be confused with "Smith, eh" which is most commonly found in Canada.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Smith-Y?
Sm-EYE-th?
Smith-with-an-E?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like my Norwegian heritage side of the family: Bull.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This name has auspicious connotations in the... spicy... community.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

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

FYI Danzig is his stage name. His actual last name is Anzalone.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

β€β€β€Ž β€Ž

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Pendragon the dragon-born, king of dragons.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

born to be a network engineer

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