cheese_greater to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 23 days agoWhats the most unfortunate surname you've encountered?message-squaremessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
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minus-squarex00zlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 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-up1·21 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.