I’m Brazilian and I like the culture of hyphenating names, in my country there is no such custom, I took two surnames from my side + one surname from the other party. I want to put my son’s name:
Alex Santiago-Pampolha-Worthington
I was given a suggestion to include:
Alex Santiago Ben Pampolha-Worthington
What would be the implications of this for bureaucracy?
I would also like to know if in American culture, giving such long and hyphenated surnames is common there? (Triple).
I apologize if my question is stupid.
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Yes. But, it’s not my child. So I don’t have any reason to tell you to not do it
Yes, that’s super long by usual American standards and might actually not fit on certain government forms. I wouldn’t want to saddle a kid with that.
It’s a cool tradition but in the US having one hyphen much less two already causes a headache any time you need to fill out paperwork.
Just remember your kid has to learn to spell their entire hyphenated last name and sign legal documents with it. Not to mention not being enough space in computer systems for things like school, flights, bank accounts, credit cards, etc.
>I would also like to know if in American culture, giving such long and hyphenated surnames is common there?
No.
Kid’s going to sound like a law firm.
I wouldn’t. It’ll be too long and confusing for forms. My mom only has one hyphen and has enough trouble with it.
Won’t fit on standardized test forms.
I mean, you be you, but a last name with two hyphens is crazy to burden your child with. You’d be better off going with 5 middle names.
I personally wouldn’t want to have one so long, just cause it would be a pain to have to write all that anytime I must sign anything. These types of names aren’t common in American culture, only Americans I’ve come across with those types of names have another cultural background.
Whatever name is last is the one that’s going to be used, along with the first
It will look like too much to the majority of Americans, and it will seem foreign
Two hyphenated names are not common but tolerated, three however is pretty much unheard of
That child will forever have trouble with official anything.
Hyphenated names are problematic enough, the more you add, the more inconvenient things become.
Oh gosh. That’s a lot
Filling out paperwork would be a nightmare for almost everything. Being confused about how to fit their name on documents will be one of their earliest childhood memories.
Edit: lots of people have a legal name and a religious or cultural name that is considerably longer.
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That would be very out of place in America. Hyphenated names are rare enough, I’ve only met two people with them personally, a triple hyphenated name is pretty much unheard of.
If I met someone named Santiago-Pampolha-Worthington I’d assume that their mother was a Spanish Noblewoman and their dad was an English Earl.
Holy hell no! Please do not do this to your child. There are so many reasons not to do this.
Serious question, can you get that on a driver’s license or passport? I thought the new laws limit you two two surnames and one middle name. I am fairly certain you cannot do this anymore.
Yes. He would need to sign all legal documents with his full last name as it is written, and it isn’t going to fit within the space that is provided. You can get away with dropping middle names but not surnames thus will have to use Santiago-Pampolha-Worthington everywhere.
There’s also the issue that the surname could be too long for computer systems, which would be an issue anywhere that you need to use your full legal first name and surname to open an account or apply for a credit card but the computer system decides that surname is too long.
It’s too long and he’ll end up having to correct people and have people respell his name on forms because they’ll assume his last name is just “worthington”. Lots of websites and online applications probably won’t even take a name that long. Sounds like a nightmare and constant headache. I’d pick one as the last name and make the other two middle names.
OMG yes. Too long. He will have to put this on every testing form at school, his passport, every legal document. It’ll be such a hassle! It only really makes sense to do it if you’re wanting to hypenate mom’s surname and dad’s surname. WHY would you add a third?
Also, in my experience with hyphenated names, the kid I know is named Brian Johnson-Anderson. He only is called Brian Johnson. In kids I know who have Hispanic names, for example, Maria Guadalupe Garcia Ramirez goes by Maria Garcia or Maria Garcia-Ramirez occasionally.
Please don’t do this to your child because you think it sounds cool or more fancy or whatever.
It’s not gonna fit on any standardized testing and it’s gonna cause innumerable problems with not fitting and identification cards
I’ve never met anyone with a triple hyphenated surname. It wouldn’t fit on the form. I think some states have character limits for names, so you’ll need to make sure you’d even be allowed to give a name that long where you live.
Yes
When I got married, we hyphenated our last names (think something like Smith-Wilson). That has caused me so many issues with electronic forms. Some don’t allow hyphens, some require a space instead, and some require it to be all one word.
Two hyphens would be even worse!
Yes
Filling out forms is going to be a pain. If they join the military they will have to make a decision as the nametape can only accommodate 20 characters.
You’d be setting him up for a lifetime of confusion and misspelled names. I don’t even think that would fit on some government forms that have boxes for like 18 letters in the name. With three hyphenated names, some people might use the first as his last name and some might use the last one, meaning he could have different last names in different places. Three last names like this just smacks of trying too hard.
This a ridiculously long name. Every form you fill out, especially government forms will never have enough space for such a name. This will cause problems. It also is very confusing. It is very difficult for a child to memorize. He will be made fun of for having that kinda name. At most you can do a first name, middle and singular hyphenated last name.
No one will ever use that name. Even Prince Harry doesn’t use his formal name.
I think you should change your name to 5 or 6 random names since you enjoy it. You should live your best life.
I have 4 names, 2 middle names and my full name barely fits on any forms. And in fairness I generally just use 1 of them. My signature is just 1 initial for my middle names. I basically cut the other one out entirely. Unless it’s something that requires my entire name.
When I got my new Real ID that required my full name the person at the DMV actually mentioned that my full name would be on my new license. I just laughed and said I hope it all fits. Some other of the employees came over after I got my license printed to see how it turned out.
Yes.
I doubt there’s any place on earth where it is normal to have such long names. Maybe in India.
My son has a dual last name and it’s enough trouble as it is. Like others are saying, it would be extremely rare in this country.
Not a stupid question but yes a stupid idea
Don’t give your child this word salad for a name, they will be ridiculed mercilessly and will not appreciate it
You don’t want a name too long to write into a government form and that would be too long to write into any government form unless you can write with a microscope
I would pick one last name and use the other two as middle names.
Hell, yes, it’s too long! A kid should be able to spell his or her name before they enter college!
Someone or circumstances (like legal forms that can’t handle that many letters) will require you to settle on a manageable last name.
If you don’t do it, you may end up with multiple last names from different sources. That could create a legal nightmare for your son down the road.
Consider reading the chapter on baby names in the book Freakonomics. It talks about how giving kids “creative” names can affect their success in life.
Depends on whether you want your child to have trouble fitting their name on documents and tests.
Hyphenated names aren’t that common here, and having multiple hyphens is almost unheard of.
That’s long enough to run into character limits on a decent number if important forms and documents which means he’s gonna have to pick a variant and stick with it. If that choice changes over the years it can cause problems where identifying docs dont match each other or the thing they’re trying to verify identity against, which triggers more bureaucracy to try and true them up which…also require matching docs to get done.
It just seems impractical.
We really could use a national ID, be it in the original federal purview or not. Given the amount to of digitization and bureaucracy in life it’s starting to feel very “necessary and proper”.
Oi cara, tá bom. Your kid might want a short version for the sake of paperwork, but I don’t think anyone would fault them for having a bougie name like this. It’s cooler than Kennedy at the very least.
It would be a little unconventional here, because we’re gringos, but I think that that is a fine name for your child.
Who wants to spell all that?
Two is common. I don’t believe I’ve ever encountered three. Three seems a bit cumbersome and two can also feel that way—depending on the names.
I wouldn’t do it, personally, but I don’t think you shouldn’t be able to do it.
Edit to add: I have two middle names and that causes annoyances with documentation that would lead me to believe having a three-name surname could be even more difficult.
That’s too much imo. Double hyphenated names are not common here, and I’ve never seen it, personally. Single hyphenated last names are barely common. Honestly, I’ve only known a handful of people in life who had them, but that’s just me.
It would be hilarious if they became a professional athlete. They’d have a hard time fitting that on a jersey.
Writing down and signing their name on official forms would also be a pain in the ass when they grow up.
Way too much in my opinion
Yeah, that’s way too long.
Yes. My MIL used her polish last name hyphenated with a 12 letter Navajo name for my BIL (husband’s 1/2 brother) and it’s terrible. His father shortened his last name because of the spelling, and she chose to use the original. It’s made BIL’s life complicated. He was talking about getting it changed.
Occasionally a woman will hyphenate her name or change her maiden name to a middle name (or just go by it professionally). Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent example of that. She could’ve used the hyphen but opted not to. I think this is becoming less common, as it’s totally acceptable nowadays for women to retain their own name when they get married.
Kamala Harris could’ve been Kamala Emhoff, but she already had a professional identity established before she got married, relatively late in life. So presumably that’s why she kept her name. I’m a medical doctor, so a lot of my female colleagues didn’t get married until they were established professionally (around age 30). By that point, they’re already known to their patients and many (most?) of them don’t want to change their names.
I have seen kids born with a hyphenated name, but that’s even more rare. Usually they take their dad’s name, as long as he’s in the picture.
I’ve never heard of a person with three hyphenated names. But I have seen a joke about it on South Park.
“The kid is going to sound like a law firm.”
–The Culkin kid from Father of the Bride part II
I’ve heard a general guideline of no more than four syllables in a last name. I knew someone in college who had a hyphenated last name that was six syllables and she struggled to fit it on some forms.
That’s insane man maybe move a bit to the middle name column ?
Way to long. It will cause so many logistical problems
Just filling out forms would be a nightmare
Yes
I work with names a lot, double last names and government documents do not cooperate well together. I have never, ever, encountered a triple last name. I’m getting a headache just thinking about it.
Yeah just for practical reasons, there are a bunch of things in the US where you have to use your name as it appears on your birth certificate, drivers licenses, school records, etc. I have a hyphenated last name on my birth certificate where I don’t use the 2nd part in everyday life but there have been a lot of times where it’s really inconvenient.
So in the US you wouldn’t be doing the kid any favors.
Too long. Any single one of those names alone would be considered long-ish. Two? Very long. All three? Ridiculous. People generally do not do this here. It would be a burden and I could see your kid legally changing it when he is able. I did.
It would be an absolute nightmare on paperwork. Even having two middle names would be a massive hassle. Things like driver’s licenses and passports simply aren’t designed to accommodate them.
I know people with super long surnames. I think it’s pretty cool tbh. Might have issues with some government forms though
Yes. In addition to it potentially not fitting on some government forms, every organization has different ways of handling hyphenated last names in their computer systems. I’ve seen last names turn into middle names, turn into a single word, all sorts of weird things.
It’s kind of long and ridiculous sounding to my ears. But you do you. That’s kind of the point of America.
Without a shadow of a doubt yes, it’s too long. Do not do that to your kid. Imagine they become a teacher “Excuse me Mr Santiago-Pampolha-Worhington may I use the bathroom?” Or a doctor “Dr Santiago-Pampolha-Worthington you have a patient in room three”. Imagine them having to learn how to spell that, imagine being a teacher and having to teach a 4 year old how to spell that.
I have a long hyphenated last name.
Don’t make your kid go through that.
Most will just use the last one and ignore the rest. Maybe some will use the first one and ignore the rest. Seems super logical and practical.
I took my British husband’s double barreled surname and it’s a PITA. Don’t make your child’s life harder with two hyphens.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double hyphenated name.
I’m guessing from the name the other parent is American?
If so maybe blend traditions, as to my understanding middle names are more common here than Brazil, so make 1 of the 3 surnames a middle name.
So the kids full name would still be Alex Santiago Pampolha-Worthington.
But Santiago is a middle name. Means on most forms the child would only need to fill in Alex S. Pampolha-Worthington
Still gonna be a tight fit on lots of ids but definitely going to be easier that a double hyphenated name.
That’s a beautiful name but a really bad idea
It is perfectly normal for Chicago, and the rest of the USA.
Hyphenated surnames are pretty uncommon, but here, we don’t “give” surnames. Surnames are family names and they’re not really “given” the way a first name or middle names are.
Good luck fitting that name on the back of a jersey in little league
That likely means their name will be cut off on forms.
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I am a pediatric nurse and have seen a lot of unique names over my career. I’ve never seen a triple hyphenate last name.
Fuse into one last name. “Sanpolton” “Pamthinggo” “Wortiaha”
We have a pretty large population in my area from Mexico, central and South America. I find that some to go by their hyphenated names. But most only go by one of them on a daily basis and the rest on a legal and more formal basis. For example, I’m working on some senior gifts for my daughter’s theatre. It wasn’t until now that I realize that one of the girls last names was hyphenated. For example, her name is Natalie Gonzalez – Diaz. I’ve only known her for the last four years as Natalie Gonzalez.
Three last names would be a lot. I think if you wanna do it, you should maybe only use one in every day life.
Sorry but it’s completely impractical in US society and our bureaucracy isn’t really set up for that. You would be dooming the child for a lifetime of headaches and errors because we Americans will screw it up every time we try to cram it into our small spaces on forms/documents.
Yes – don’t do it.
Yes, its ridiculous. How could you burden a child with that?
It’s not a stupid question.
I have a hyphenated last name and it’s a hustle every single time. Half of government agencies will blatantly ignore the hyphen and bunch it together without spaces, the other half will confuse the latter part of my last name as my first name and use my first as middle together with my middle.
My ID is properly hyphenated, but they ran out of space, so it just…cuts off at a random point.
Doctor’s offices, schools, MyChart and the like is a whole another ball game.
And then there’s trying to spell out it over the phone to someone and having to sound like an ass confirming many times that they got it right.
That said, it’s my last name, I love it, it defines me and embodies who I am. I wouldn’t change it for anything.
I guess it’s for you to figure out what’s more important.
Having two surnames is not uncommon (like “Johnson-Smith” for example), especially among Latino Americans. Married women will sometimes use their maiden name as a middle name (like “Hillary Rodham Clinton”). Some families might opt to give a family surname as a middle name to “preserve” it (my birth name had two middle names, one of which was a family name from my dad’s side that went extinct before I was born)
I’ve never heard of having three surnames and it would probably cause a lot of headaches for your kid. I would suggest using one as a middle name and then giving them two surnames
Just picture your poor child struggling to learn to write that. And yo explain why it’s so long. Life is complicated enough without adding more.
Use some of it as middle names, with or without hyphen. Use one first name, one surname. You can give your child 2 or 3 middle names.
People are going to shorten it anyway, so you should make it easier and better by not hyphenating all that.
I’d keep it to one hyphen I think, people already get confused by that lol
Waaay too long. Their name is going to be cut off for most forms and documents. Even two of those three names is pushing it.
Could you make one the last name and the other two middle names? Full name Alex Santiago Pampolha Worthington? I think this might be the Americanized way to do it. I have two middle names so 4 names total and I’ve never had an issue
Speaking as a Mexican, there’s enough people who have two last names in the US. It’s never been a problem for either of my parents or my little sister. Idk how much of a difference a third sur name would be, but my mom sometimes can’t fit her entire name on government documents. She’s never complained, though, since she’s always preferred using both surnames over one.
That would be a terrible logistical burden and highly unusual for an American.
Even just the double last name (single hyphen), especially since they are both quite long, would be problematic.
That’s a lot.
Too many. 2 max.
Your question isn’t stupid at all! I think the cultural differences are really interesting to learn about. 🙂 And trying to bridge the gap always produces interesting effects, because you always end up bringing a little of your own cultural context with you…
Anyway, yeah, this would be a super long name over here, and most forms probably wouldn’t have room for it. We don’t really do triple surnames. Usually a hyphenated surname is just the mom’s last name and the dad’s last name stuck together.
I only see more negatives than positives.
Hyphenated names with two names are rare enough. Sure most people might know someone with a hyphenated name but still not common.
Plus, that long of a name is going to be a massive pain in the ass. If my parents decided to give me three last names, I’d be eager as hell to legally drop two of them
Culturally, we don’t typically hyphenate 3+ names together. It would be unusual, and it might be long enough that some databases would cut off the end of the name.
Definitely too long.
Speaking as a person who’s been annoyed my whole life by having to spell and re-spell my “unusual” name to people (at the post office, passport interviews, school, jobs, hotels, airplanes … anywhere you make a reservation), I would say this is not a kind idea. Nobody in the States has a triple hyphen, “Pampolha” is going to be a hurdle for English-speakers to say or spell, and it won’t fit on forms, drivers licenses, etc. It is likely to be more of a burden to your child than a blessing.
I would recommend picking one of those names to be the surname, and making the others middle names, eg:
Alex S.P. Worthington or
Alex P.W. Santiago
Use one name as the middle name. You are not royalty for gods sake.
My last name is 12 letters long and doesn’t always fit on forms.
I do design work for a fortune 500 company, and they had to make the name block on engineering drawings bigger just to fit my name.
Yeah… which age would a kid be able to spell his own entire name? And like… what would you go by for short easy circumstances
My employer’s hr system is only good for 25 characters as a last name.
Theres really no mainstream culture of doing this.
Can you imagine trying to give your name over the phone? They’d never find you.
Probably too long for American bureaucracy
I’ve never met an American with 2 hyphens in their last name. You occasionally see 1 hyphen but that’s in the minority of names.
Yep, it would be really really long, and likely people would refer to them by the first last name(in this case, Santiago). Filling out forms will be an issue – it doesn’t fit. You could make one of those names be the middle name instead.
Please don’t do this. It’s too long for a kid to learn and will be a huuuuge pain for them.
Yes.
I see a fair few Brazilian names of kids where I work. I’ve seen some versions that were easier to parse than others for American needs.
I like hyphens because they makes it clear that it’s a long surname, not a middle name. I don’t know whether to index “Alex Santiago Pampolha” under S or P without asking the family for clarification, but “Alex Santiago-Pampolha” clearly goes under S.
Some families opt to use one of the surnames as an American-style middle name. So the child of Ferdinand Santiago and Maria Lopez might be named Alex Lopez Santiago or Alex Santiago Lopez. This is probably the closest you could get to three surnames in American culture – in your example the child’s name would be Alex Santiago Pampolha-Worthington. His surname would be Pampolha-Worthington and indexed under P. American systems can handle two hyphenated names, but three would be challenging. Our forms (paper and electronic) don’t always have the space for three long surnames.
Ultimately, I’m going to do my best with the records no matter what the kid’s last name is. Our systems should be more accommodating of super long and super short names. I will try to make it as clear and accurate as possible.
It depends on if your question is “can I do this?” (yes, absolutely) or “would it be normal and simple to do this?” (unfortunately not).
It would be unusual, I’ll just leave it at that.
2 surnames is usually tops and still not the norm, then even those people usually can’t fit both names on official documents (especially related to school) so they have to pick one. Whichever one you/they decide to put on that paperwork will probably be what your kid uses for the rest of their life.
My wife hyphenated her name and it’s probably half that length. It doesn’t fit on all forms, it’s often shortened and especially on boarding passes it has caused some confusion and delays.
Yes with how much bureaucracy there is in America it would literally be mean to your child to name them that
Im an adult whose parents chose to do this. Pls dont do it. It’s a pain in the ass. Save your child the time and annoyance of having to spend a minute spelling their name and repeating themselves constantly, and don’t forget the paperwork
Omg don’t. Even one hyphen is a nightmare. Don’t saddle him with a multi-hyphenate.
I knew someone named Robert Oscar Samuel Edward Benjamin Ulysses Douglas Surname, for all the relatives the parents wanted to honor but in school his name on the roll call was ROSEBUD Surname
We called him Rosie til he could whoop most of us, then Robby
I would never. That’s insanely long.
To be brutally honest it’s so unusual for a last name to be that long that the first time I read the post I didn’t even read them entire name, just glazed right past it without even fully processing what I was doing.
Oh my, yes
It is hard (BAD) enough having a 2 part hyphenated surname. But a three part would literally break all digital accounts the kid is in. And the kid would never ever be listed correctly anywhere. It will be nothing but a red tape battle for life.
ONE last name. And the rest are middle names. Sorry.
Good luck fitting that on any form.
i am mexican american and also have a long name. i personally 1-2 is as many as i would put/use, and maybe have any more be middle names. just for convenience sakes alone, it will be incredibly difficult for both the child and anyone who ever has to write/type their name to do such a long last name.
chances are here, people would get so annoyed by it that they’d only default to one.
Why would you give your child this burden? Do you hate them? In the US, this would be a lifetime of pain, suffering, and constant government documentation nightmares. Until they turned 18, when they would change their name and never speak with you again.
Do not do this to your poor child.
Yes.
Honestly, it’s too long…
My kids are half Brazilian, and we wanted to keep up the Brazilian way of naming children, but not make it too complicated for the US, where we live.
We gave our boys 3 last names, but use two as middle names. So, I’ll just use example names… João Da Silva Dias Martins – In the US, “Da Silva” and “Dias” are middle names, and Martins is the last name. In Brazil, it just sounds like 3 last names.
Anyhow, good luck… Most gringos are going to have a hard time with the pronunciation either way.
Brazilian too, My husband is Canadian, so I appreciate the issue! For our child, we chose to have one of my surnames as baby’s middle name and his last name as a single family name. That way we are both represented without running out of characters on government documents.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a form that a name like that can fit in.
My long hyphenated middle name fucked me on paperwork multiple times – I got flagged for fraud anytime a system compared against another that cut off at a different point. I imagine a last name would be way worse.
I highly recommend not hyphenating a child’s name if you’re moving him the United States. Our normal records systems are usually set up to handle a first name, a middle name, and a single last name. The only people I know who hyphenate last names are married women who were using their maiden name for work before marrying (going from Naomi Smith to Naomi Smith-Waters is going to be recognized by most as a married hyphenation). Kids who have hyphenated last names are usually assumed to be adopted by step-parents, and even that is very rare since most parents don’t want to go through the hassle of handling the paperwork to change their children’s last names.
Yes
Don’t
Your kid is going to hate you. I would hate you if I was his teacher.
Brazilians don’t have middle names. This sounds fake.
Everyone will just call him Lex for short.
Just shorten it to Sampolton. That’s the American way.
Why Alex and not Alexander? Did we try to shorten it?
Yes
With this current administration, having a name like that means you get sent to the gulag no questions asked
Only weirdos and ladies hyphenate bro
God forbid he should ever have to sign closing documents for a real estate transaction
Yeah fuck that
Lol yes that’s ridiculous. Hyphenated names are silly.
Hyphenated names are a sign of pretentious assholes, generally speaking.
That poor child
Most kids I know hate their hyphenated last name. Your kid would REALLY hate this
It will cause issues on forms. Most only recognize one hypenation, and there are character limits. I made the mistake of keeping my Maiden name as a second middle name instead of just dropping my original middle name (which I never liked anyway). I have struggled in some places I have lived to get my full legal name on my driver’s license, and my social security card is 2 lines long. And it’s less characters than you are proposing.
Extremely long by US standards. Might have trouble fitting that on government forms, school/medical records, etc.
You could do that but it’s not common at all and will inevitably get shortened in daily life. It will also be a major inconvenience
It’s unusually long, by US standards; and as others have noted, it won’t fit on many standardized government and academic forms.
You might also consider, however—there’s no limit on how many middle names a person can theoretically have. If you opted for a no-hyphen or one-hyphen alternative—a person could, for example, be “Alex Santiago Pampolha Worthington,” or “Alex Santiago Pampolha-Worthington”. I know several friends who have multiple middle names—sometimes in order to pass down an additional first name, from a beloved family member; and sometimes, in fact, to accommodate a culturally-specific naming convention different from the ones that are most typical, here.
Borderline child abuse
Yes. A hyphenated name is normally two last names connected by one hyphen. If you want to use the third name, have it be a middle name. “Alex Santiago Pampolha-Worthington” would still be a long name, but it at least makes sense as a name.
Please don’t
Because it’s three names tf
Way too long. Hyphenated names aren’t super common in the US, but it’s typically only 2 names (1 from each parent)
Yes
Do what u want. We’ll just shorten it to Al for u.
There are people with hyphenated surnames here.
It’s usually 2 surnames.
I’m sure there could be solutions for a name you wanted to give your child. It’s not unheard of, since we have so many cultures represented here.
USA: I’ve never seen a “triple barreled” surname, only doubles.
I work with a lot of people from Latin America who have multi-hyphenate last names. Most of them shorten it to one or two for American use. I think most people would render it Alex Santiago Pampolha-Worthington or just go by Alex Santiago Pampolha.
American bureaucracy is better at handling naming variations than it used to be, but it can still create problems here and there. But I think you should do what you want to do and what feels right to you, names are super-personal!
I will say my Southern Baptist boss who lives in the deep South was VERY VERY CONFUSED why one of the Marias on our team in Costa Rica was called Teresa and the other Maria was called Katarina, because almost our entire team was Catholic except him and so even us English-speaking Catholics knew how multiple last names worked and you can have lots of first and middle names after saints and multiple Marias in one family and Marias often go by their middle name 😀
My last name was 10 letters long and it was incredibly annoying. I feel so bad for the kid with that long of a name. They would struggle in school and with legal forms.
Not stupid, just different cultures.
That name would be so uncommon in the US as to have people commenting on it constantly, and would not fit in most standardized forms that are used for schools, governments, etc. and so that would be a pretty common annoyance.
So we’ve now moved from stupid first names for no reason other than making your kid’s life difficult into stupid last names for no reason other than making your kid’s life difficult?
Yes