cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 18 days agoWhats the most unfortunate surname you've encountered?message-squaremessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhats the most unfortunate surname you've encountered?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 18 days agomessage-square95linkfedilink
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoWhen last names became mandatory a lot of people chose funny ones as an act of rebellion. It’s also why a lot of last names come from places, occupations and first names. Whether or not Fingerbottom is one of those, I wouldn’t know.
minus-squareKyrias@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoProbably location based. Family/village lived near the bottom of a peninsula or something.
When last names became mandatory a lot of people chose funny ones as an act of rebellion. It’s also why a lot of last names come from places, occupations and first names.
Whether or not Fingerbottom is one of those, I wouldn’t know.
Probably location based. Family/village lived near the bottom of a peninsula or something.