OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoWhat's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?message-squaremessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-text
What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.
minus-squarebran_buckler@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoMurgatroyd, 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.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoThe only reference to Murgatroyd I’ve ever heard: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fwpj27hlP4
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