Just when you thought YOU had last-name problems!

HisGirlFriday13 · September 2013

This woman's last name is 36 characters long. She has to carry two IDs because one last name one fit on one ID.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20734265,00.html

WinstonsGirl · September 2013

I'd hyphenate the shit out of that one. And make all of my students call me by that full name. No shortening of names for them!!

HisGirlFriday13 · September 2013

I can't get over the audacity of the county asking her to use her maiden name. Uhm...how 'bout you fix the clerical problem on your end??

Dreamergirl8812 · September 2013

It's ridiculous though that she considers the county's request an affront to all Hawaiians. Give me a break.

MoonlightSilver · September 2013

How does she make doctor's appointments over the phone?

Maggie0829 · September 2013

Random person - "Thank you for calling Marge's Hair Salon, how can I help you?"

Lady - "Hi I would like to make an appointment."

Random person - "Great! Can I get your name?"

Lady - "Sure. My name is Janice Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele."

Long silence

Random person - "Umm, can you spell that?

CLoGreenEyes · September 2013

I am not going to get any work done until I can pronounce this name properly. Good think I'm by myself for a while

HisGirlFriday13 · September 2013

If you figure out how to pronounce it, please post a phonetic guide for the rest of us!!

KeptInStitches · September 2013

And I thought my Scandinavian name, with its awkward combination of consonants and vowels, was bad. I bow in submission before that mess of vowels.

daria24 · September 2013

Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele=

keh-EE-ha-na-EE-koo-ka-ooh-a-ka-hee-hoo-lee-hay-ay-ka-ha-oo-na-ay-lay

You basically just pronounce every single letter, including double vowels.

southernbelle0915 · September 2013

daria24 said:

Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele=

keh-EE-ha-na-EE-koo-ka-ooh-a-ka-hee-hoo-lee-hay-ay-ka-ha-oo-na-ay-lay

You basically just pronounce every single letter, including double vowels.

Without emphasis on any of the last 16 syllables, it sounds like chanting.

daria24 · September 2013

There should be emphasis in the last syllables but I got tired trying to figure out where it should go. Maybe pretend it's iambic pentameter and put the emphasis on every second syllable.

LizM61409 · September 2013

I'm pretty sure the article quoted this woman as many times as possible so they could write out her name over and over.

Side note: I'm curious whether driver's licenses, test scan-trons, etc can handle the crazy amount of symbols in names coming their way

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