Coconuts Posted November 8 Posted November 8 That's like being named Tank Tank or Coconuts Coconuts 1 Quote
Phil_314 Posted November 8 Posted November 8 Lol Gord Miller once claimed that his middle name was also Ivan, unfortunately it's been debunked. Quote
Deez Posted November 8 Posted November 8 When I was training in the Army, my Soldier Qualification (SQ) Section 2 I/C's last name was Slominski, but his sister's last name was Slominska. Never heard of masculine/feminine rules for last names. Assuming Polish or Slovakian? Always thought that was kind of neat. Ivan Ivan is on another level, though....Definitely an 'All-Name Team' candidate. Pale's in comparison to Johnny 'Ugly' Dickshot, though. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicksjo01.shtml Quote
DeltaSwede Posted November 8 Posted November 8 10 minutes ago, Deez said: When I was training in the Army, my Soldier Qualification (SQ) Section 2 I/C's last name was Slominski, but his sister's last name was Slominska. Never heard of masculine/feminine rules for last names. Assuming Polish or Slovakian? Always thought that was kind of neat. Ivan Ivan is on another level, though....Definitely an 'All-Name Team' candidate. Pale's in comparison to Johnny 'Ugly' Dickshot, though. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicksjo01.shtml Quite common. I'm sure you're familiar with the "sson" as in Pettersson = Petters Son. Same goes the other way, Pettersdotter = Petters Daughter Not a very common thing in Scandinavian countries anymore but Iceland still follow those naming rules for example. Like you've pointed out, also very common in slavic and balkan cultures. I'm sure there are a bunch of other examples that I can't think of right now. 1 Quote
Deez Posted November 8 Posted November 8 Just now, DeltaSwede said: Quite common. I'm sure you're familiar with the "sson" as in Pettersson = Petters Son. Same goes the other way, Pettersdotter = Petters Daughter Not a very common thing in Scandinavian countries anymore but Iceland still follow those naming rules for example. Like you've pointed out, also very common in slavic and balkan cultures. I'm sure there are a bunch of other examples that I can't think of right now. Wow! I actually wasn't! I guess I should pay attention more....lol! I had just not ever heard of the ski/ska thing before or since that. Quote
DeltaSwede Posted November 8 Posted November 8 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Deez said: Wow! I actually wasn't! I guess I should pay attention more....lol! I had just not ever heard of the ski/ska thing before or since that. You should look into why we even have last names. I find it really fascinating. In Germany for example almost all last names are a profession like tailor (Schneider), shoemaker (Schumacher), baker (Becker) etc. Long story short, most cultures or communities had to find ways to differentiate between the many "Tommys" in the village. Tommy from over the hill and Tommy the baker for instance. Tommy from (von) [insert town name]. JT Miller - that family was straight up grinding things from day one. Get it? because they worked the mill! Can give you an example from my family history - we're Swedish. Our current surname was chosen by a Michael Andersson who was in the army. The army had way too many Anderssons so they made people pick a different last name to help differentiate. But yeah, dating back, my ancestory would start with an Anders, who had a son called Michael Andersson, who then had a son called Anders Michaelsson, who then had a son called Anders Michaelsson and so on until poor Mike had to pick a new one. You can kinda tell why they made people pick new last names. Korea is fascinating as well. South Korea have a really limited amount of last names. In some areas of India almost everyone has the last name "patel" Names are cool as shit. Edited November 8 by DeltaSwede 2 Quote
RupertKBD Posted November 9 Posted November 9 6 hours ago, Deez said: When I was training in the Army, my Soldier Qualification (SQ) Section 2 I/C's last name was Slominski, but his sister's last name was Slominska. Never heard of masculine/feminine rules for last names. Assuming Polish or Slovakian? Always thought that was kind of neat. Ivan Ivan is on another level, though....Definitely an 'All-Name Team' candidate. Pale's in comparison to Johnny 'Ugly' Dickshot, though. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicksjo01.shtml The Russians do it too.... Petrov - Petrova, etc.... Quote
RupertKBD Posted November 9 Posted November 9 BTW, Ivan Ivan basically translates to "John John".... Ivan Ivanov would be "John Johnson"..... Quote
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