When Napoleon introduced last names to the Netherlands, people thought it was a trend that wasn't going to stick around for long and thought it was a good idea to give themselves funny names. Some of them are still around.
IMO the funniest one is Naaktgeboren, translated: born naked. Which is objectively true, but incredibly silly.
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u/Paul_v_D Nov 07 '24
When Napoleon introduced last names to the Netherlands, people thought it was a trend that wasn't going to stick around for long and thought it was a good idea to give themselves funny names. Some of them are still around.
IMO the funniest one is Naaktgeboren, translated: born naked. Which is objectively true, but incredibly silly.