Bruh, Mozart's whole ass name was cool as hell. Not just his last name. This man wins hands down.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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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."
Did Beethoven have a brother Mario?
Thanks for the history lesson. Honestly every one of those different names and translations is pretty good too.
Sergei Rachmaninov is a pretty cool name and keeps with the theme.
Those darn russian composers
I knew someone with the last name Lancaster, it feels both game of thronesy and cyberpunky
born to be a network engineer
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, ", hello?" is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it's your actual name.
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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 βspace-likeβ in Hitchhikers Guide.
One of the IT people at my high school had a surname of "Code". He did write some code, but mainly KiXtart scripts.
I knew this girl once whose surname was ΞΟΞ±ΞΊΞΏΟΞΏΟΞ»ΞΏΟ (Drakopulu) that means "daughter of the dragon"
I think that's pretty fire idk about you guys
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You'd rather not have a last name?
Atreides
Cantalapiedra which can be roughly translated as: the stone that sings. Canta: sing La: the Piedra: stone
I know a doctor named Docter.
But West is the coolest I've seen "in the wild".
Wild-wild.
Steele
Matadamas
It's Spanish and, translated to English, means: Lady-killer
- Savage
- Powers
- Attack
- Shields
I sense a theme.
Just realised how many porn names are really war names.
Ok you got me, I'm a huge nerd
Shaft
Name has its own theme song
I knew a Shaft, used to work with him. He was the farthest from cool, and also lacked integrity.
I've always thought the name Buchanan sounded... Not cool per se but... Atmospheric? Like it could only belong to one of those old-money families up to their eyeballs in secret societies and mystery.
... or David Hasslehoff in Baywatch :-D
I barely remember that show. Was that his character's name?
Yes, Mitch Buchanan.
Sweet is a nice last name, though I'm sure some guys don't like being called "Mr. Sweet". Names like Fox or Wolf are pretty badass. Also some indigenous last names can be cool like Roundpoint or Buckshot.
Honestly, my own. Meyers is pretty good, even if nobody knows how to spell it.
At the cemetery I work at we got a couple Blickenderfers, Hammermeisters, and even a couple Deatherages. All pretty BA names. One of the Deatherages was even named Ozzy.
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.
βI got it off a hair dryer.β
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I worked on a ladies computer one time and her name was Judy Batman.
I mean, people can always just "invent" a last name by means of being derivative. My siblings have lots and lots of children and often give them "theme names" or pun names, either because it's cool or helps them remember and keep track of everyone. One of them has a very musical-sounding first and middle name and just became engaged to the Crescendo family which I think is cool.
"This is Melody Crescendo"
"Oh, that's pretty. What's her middle name?"
"Well Melody is her middle name. Her real first name is Hurdy-Gurdy"
Nero
In high school I knew a guy named Mark Outlaw. Never have I heard a cooler name.
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