tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post111530395359278838..comments2023-11-02T13:54:22.485+05:30Comments on Amy & The Fifth Beatle: Sunil "Piece-of-scum" MoreFifthBeatlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401668749535983431noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115640884105641552005-05-09T17:44:00.000+05:302005-05-09T17:44:00.000+05:30LOL! yeah speaking of the russians - do all male s...LOL! yeah speaking of the russians - do all male surnames end in 'ov' and all female ones in 'ova'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115627883932196832005-05-09T14:08:00.000+05:302005-05-09T14:08:00.000+05:30The icelandic method of naming has become somewhat...The icelandic method of naming has become somewhat defunct now. Otherwise how could we have Scarlett Johansson?<BR/><BR/>Russian middle names, by the way, end with 'eevna' (for girls) and 'vich' (for guys).<BR/><BR/>Still, better than having seventy-two different names, as they do in South India. One of my friends, a Malayali by origin, uses his father's name as his surname, but in all official matters, his sub-caste is his surname. Odd. (Which in turn is a very common name in Norway.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115473408501548682005-05-07T19:13:00.000+05:302005-05-07T19:13:00.000+05:30i'm not going to comment on the parentage of the i...i'm not going to comment on the parentage of the icelanders... strange though that everyone in the family would have different surnames!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115463859657406122005-05-07T16:34:00.000+05:302005-05-07T16:34:00.000+05:30I have the feminized version of my great grand fat...I have the feminized version of my great grand father name. I think the thing in France is to give as a second name the name of an ancester you really liked. So most of us have extremely fuddy duddy second names :p .Nefisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154072736279324320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115437059644094832005-05-07T09:07:00.000+05:302005-05-07T09:07:00.000+05:30The Icelandic system means the kid's surname will ...The Icelandic system means the kid's surname will always be different from that of his parents. Because of that (partly) over 75% of Icelanders are born out of wedlock.Kunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145197090585110100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115380796614768342005-05-06T17:29:00.000+05:302005-05-06T17:29:00.000+05:30the icelanders are even crazier.. they adopt their...the icelanders are even crazier.. they adopt their father's christian name followed by "sson" (son)or "dottir"(daughter) respectively (depending on the sex of the child)<BR/><BR/>thus Johann's son Eidur would become Eidur Johannsson..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115369470567640762005-05-06T14:21:00.000+05:302005-05-06T14:21:00.000+05:30The 'father's name' syndrome exists in many cultur...The 'father's name' syndrome exists in many cultures. In fact, I think that Christianity (practicing or non-practicing) is one of the very few religions/cultures that doesn't have this. Hindus, Russians (Slavs), and people from some parts of China are some of the people from major cultures who have their father's names as middle names.<BR/><BR/>I personally think that's silly, but even I have my father's name (although I try not to use it).<BR/><BR/>The middle name has a great use - if you grow up and don't like your first name, you can just use your middle name. Unless your middle name is Hippolytus or something.<BR/><BR/>You are quite right about Mr. More, by the way. Scum! Words cannot express the entire feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10529905.post-1115363532231403262005-05-06T12:42:00.000+05:302005-05-06T12:42:00.000+05:30never heard that one beforenever heard that one beforeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com