Showerthoughts @lemmy.world smokebuddy [he/him] @lemmy.today 2w ago

Daniel Craig might be the most famous person to have two first names

I thought of this in the shower, then deleted it when someone in a discord I asked it to eventually said duh it's Michael Jackson, and another replied Michael Jordan you dumbass ... oof ... but then while deleted it got upvotes somehow so whatever lol

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A few more famous people with 2 first names:

Anne Frank

Bob Dylan

Dylan Thomas

Billy Joel

George Harrison

George Michael

Elton John

Missy Elliot

Meg Ryan

Kevin James

Elizabeth Tyler

Liv Tyler

Steven Tyler

Carey Grant

Hugh Grant

Mariah Carey

Diana Ross

Dean Martin

Steve Martin

Grace Kelly

Alexander Hamilton

Larry David
- Hamilton is a last name. I won't doubt that there are some people who have it first (not checking), but they probably have two last names.
  
  probably have two last names.
  
  Savage.
  
  The only one that comes to mind is Hamilton Morris. I don't know if Morris is a first name, but I really like the dude. He did a bunch of documentaries about drugs for VICE. Big tangent incoming.
  
  Those documentaries are really good. He did one about Project Coast, an awful program started by the apartheid government in South Africa (before Mandela became president). It's the reason why the country still has such a high usage of methaqualone (AKA qualuudes, called Mandrax or "Buttons" colloquially) compared to the rest of the world.
  
  Project Coast did so many much fucking lingering damage. Poisoned baby milk, nerve agents, you name it.
  
  It was engineered by this piece of shit who earned the nickname "Dr. Death", Wouter Basson. Cunt got away with it. He's somehow still a practicing cardiologist in Cape Town. Infuriating.
  
  Main point: those documentaries are worth a watch. Not an ad. Pirate it if you want.
  
  Also, if anyone happens to be near Dr Death's practice, just fucking exorcise that demon.
- Bob Ross
- Jason alexander
  
  That's a stage name. I assume some of the others on the list are too.
- Reminds me of that Simon & Garfunkel lyric, along the lines of
  
  ...he's so unhip
  when you say Dylan
  he thinks you're talking about Dylan Thomas!
  Whoever he was.
- Today is the day I saw Missy Elliot on the same list as Anne Frank lol
- James Taylor
  
  Former President James Taylor!
Neil Patrick Harris has three first names
- I've not once in my life seen Harris has a first name
  
  I've met someone with the first name Harrison, so it's not out of the realm of possibility. Also, what is "Harry" short for?
I can think of a few others - George Lucas, Wallace Shaen, Jerry Lewis, Steve Martin
- How about a threefer with
  Jerry
  Lee
  Lewis!
  
  James
  Tiberius
  Kirk
  
  Jamie
  
  Lee
  
  Curtis
  
  James
  
  Earl
  
  Ray
Is Jackson a "first" name? Sure, I understand that some people use it as a first name, but I would say someone named Jackson Smith has two last names.

Michael Jordan though, that's legit.
- Jackson is a patronymic last name: Jack's son.
  
  Smith is an aptronymic last name: a smith.
  
  So yeah, bang on.
  
  There are a bunch of aptronymic last names, especially in English culture. The Baker family, the Tanner family, the Shoemaker family etc.
  
  Don't ask about the Dickinsons.
  
  I'd love to know why you know these terms. I'm a huge etymology nerd and I eat this stuff up.
  
  This entire thread begs the question, why do some people have a first name for a last name? Is it just a less-clear patronym?
Either Thomas Jefferson had two first names, or Jefferson Davis had two last names.
- Yeah but they’re shitty old American politicians. They’re not really that well known outside of America.
  
  As a non American, Thomas Jefferson is pretty famous as historical figures go.
Michael Jordan?

Ricky Bobby? Lol
Keith David
Wait what’s his last name then..
Lebron James
- LeBron ain't no first name
  
  It's literally his first name
  
  Yeah he has a single name like Oprah but in 2 parts
Abraham Lincoln
Ghengis Khan, Julius Caesar, etc.
- Khan is a first name?
Jesus Christ...
Does Tom Hanks count? He might beat Jorda ln in fame but Hanks isn't quite the same as Hank.
What about Elton John, huh? He's not famous enough for you, eh? Well what about Michael Jack(son)?? No? How about Betty Boop??
- Boop? 😂 Is your first name Boop?
  
  It's short for "Boopifer"
Paul Ryan. But yeah probably not as known.

Any ____son is a last name. FYI the etymology is son of Jack, son of ____.
- Any ____son is a last name. FYI the etymology is son of Jack, son of ____.
  
  There's something similar in Slavic languages with suffixes like -ovic, -ic, -icz, -ich, etc. So "Djokovic" means "little son of Djoko."
Who's that?
- British guy who was James Bond for the last 5 movies, but probably was best as Joe Bang in Logan Lucky

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