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Unfortunate name
- Thread starter Jazzy
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Fanny Chmelar without a doubt.
Dick Royal
Back in another life when I was working for an insurance company, yes, I did that for awhile too, long enough to prove to all and sundry that I had no business working for an insurance company....
There was an 'ethnic' woman who had named her several illegitimate children things that, at least according to her, were Swahili names. She was all about being "African". Oh well.
One of them was, and this was on his birth certificate and his insurance form: Gofart
His first name was "Gofart", even now, thirty some odd years later, I still remember that unique spelling.
As near as I can tell, and as this thread reminded me of it so I went and bounced it off several translators and a couple of the African search engines ( http://www.oafrica.com/web/uniquely-african-search-engines/ ).... that is not an African name, nor is it even a Swahili word.
Next time, I'll tell you about Beauvadeen.
There was an 'ethnic' woman who had named her several illegitimate children things that, at least according to her, were Swahili names. She was all about being "African". Oh well.
One of them was, and this was on his birth certificate and his insurance form: Gofart
His first name was "Gofart", even now, thirty some odd years later, I still remember that unique spelling.
As near as I can tell, and as this thread reminded me of it so I went and bounced it off several translators and a couple of the African search engines ( http://www.oafrica.com/web/uniquely-african-search-engines/ ).... that is not an African name, nor is it even a Swahili word.
Next time, I'll tell you about Beauvadeen.
I'm very proud to be named after my father.Icetex said:
My old Social Studies teacher. Ms.Joyner Knight
Jazzy said:Out of everyone you have met: who has the most unfortunate name?
My answer:
There is maintenance man where I work. His name is Richard Hurtz. He insists on being called Dick not Richard. His name badge reads: Dick Hurtz.
Hahaha That's too funny!
There was a guy in NJROTC that's last name was gulp so he was Seaman Gulp XD
@Corleone - That certainly IS an unfortunate name! 
There is a guy I met his name was Michael Myers. xD
