What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.
I knew this girl once whose surname was Δρακοπούλου (Drakopulu) that means “daughter of the dragon”
I think that’s pretty fire idk about you guys
Bruh, Mozart’s whole ass name was cool as hell. Not just his last name. This man wins hands down.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart’s full baptismal name was
Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
But he went by a few different names, partially because there were so many different languages spoken by the aristocracy in 18th century Central Europe that he adapted his name to suit whatever language he was using at the moment. “Theophilus” is the Greek form of “Amadeus.” Sometimes you’ll see the German translation of “Gottlieb.” Day-to-day, he is reported to have gone by “Wolfgang Amadè.”
It wasn’t uncommon for people to translate their names freely like this. Beethoven went by “Luigi” in Italian texts, and “Louis” in French.
“Giuseppe Verdi” would today be translated to English as “Joe Green.”
Thanks for the history lesson. Honestly every one of those different names and translations is pretty good too.
Did Beethoven have a brother Mario?
Sergei Rachmaninov is a pretty cool name and keeps with the theme.
I met someone named McCool once. I thought that was pretty cool.
that’s too cool
Atreides
DeLeòn
I have some family named Cambias, and learned it’s because they lost their last names in the Spanish inquisition when they were forcibly converted to Christianity. Changed.
I knew a girl whose last name was Fantasia. I always thought that was awesome
Pendragon
Power
Growing up the local judge was a Power. So yes, Judge Power.
Always sounded like he was going to send you to the phantom zone or something.
Don’t forget Max Power, the coolest name ever.
IndyCar driver Will Power
“I got it off a hair dryer.”
I once worked with a guy with the last name of Fick (German for fuck) and a woman with the last name Lazarus. I found both quite cool. The guy in particular was very offensive with his name, always answering the phone with simply “Fick”. I just looked him up and he has changed his last name, probably by marriage. I guess he found it unprofessional in the end.
It’s common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn’t being offensive.
Well, “<lastname>, hello?” is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it’s your actual name.
I live in Germany, it’s how people answer the phone here, often. Not everyone but a lot, no Hallo after, just name.
I live in Germany as well and with a name like Fick, answering the phone in this manner is a statement.
I worked with teacher named Mr. Zero for a year. He was super cool.
Also, if you haven’t seen it, the Zero Effect is a solid movie with Ben Stiller and Bill Pullman. The latter plays Daryl Zero.
Max Warman. Seriously.
Honestly you can Google anything like “best last name” and get some crazy nonsense, it’s great.
Murgatroyd, which was the last name of one of the dancers on Dancing With The Stars. To me, it sounds very sci-fi, it makes me think of how Trillian combined her first and last name to make something sound more “space-like” in Hitchhikers Guide.
The only reference to Murgatroyd I’ve ever heard: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fwpj27hlP4
Dudemeister, went to school with a German guy with the last name. They also used it on scrubs https://scrubs.fandom.com/wiki/Keith_Dudemeister
Met a guy with the surname “Case” and first name “Justin”. Thought that was pretty cool
I also did but I thought it was kinda lame?
Cantalapiedra which can be roughly translated as: the stone that sings. Canta: sing La: the Piedra: stone
