What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.
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I knew this girl once whose surname was Δρακοπούλου (Drakopulu) that means “daughter of the dragon”
I think that’s pretty fire idk about you guys
I once worked with a guy with the last name of Fick (German for fuck) and a woman with the last name Lazarus. I found both quite cool. The guy in particular was very offensive with his name, always answering the phone with simply “Fick”. I just looked him up and he has changed his last name, probably by marriage. I guess he found it unprofessional in the end.
It’s common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn’t being offensive.
Well, “<lastname>, hello?” is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it’s your actual name.
I live in Germany, it’s how people answer the phone here, often. Not everyone but a lot, no Hallo after, just name.
I live in Germany as well and with a name like Fick, answering the phone in this manner is a statement.
Bruh, Mozart’s whole ass name was cool as hell. Not just his last name. This man wins hands down.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart’s full baptismal name was
Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
But he went by a few different names, partially because there were so many different languages spoken by the aristocracy in 18th century Central Europe that he adapted his name to suit whatever language he was using at the moment. “Theophilus” is the Greek form of “Amadeus.” Sometimes you’ll see the German translation of “Gottlieb.” Day-to-day, he is reported to have gone by “Wolfgang Amadè.”
It wasn’t uncommon for people to translate their names freely like this. Beethoven went by “Luigi” in Italian texts, and “Louis” in French.
“Giuseppe Verdi” would today be translated to English as “Joe Green.”
Smithe. It’s Smith with an E. Your source of high quality names.
Pendragon
My stage name is Witchfire. A lot of people think it’s my real last name. I don’t correct them.
A person I’ve worked with before literally had the last name ‘Cool’. I thought that was pretty cool.
Ravenscroft
Instant goth
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
I met someone named McCool once. I thought that was pretty cool.
that’s too cool
I knew a girl whose last name was Fantasia. I always thought that was awesome
I knew someone with the last name Lancaster, it feels both game of thronesy and cyberpunky
born to be a network engineer
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.
“This is Melody Crescendo”
“Oh, that’s pretty. What’s her middle name?”
“Well Melody is her middle name. Her real first name is Hurdy-Gurdy”
Danzig
Glenn Danzig was born with the perfect name for an 80s metal bandGlenn Danzig was born with the perfect name for an 80s metal band
FYI Danzig is his stage name. His actual last name is Anzalone.
Anzalone sounds like the generic name for a drug. Glad he went with a stage name.
Somehow it makes sense to learn he’s Italian, not German.
Hash. born on 4/20. growing up we used to go here to roast bowls
