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Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
The plant's modern Japanese name is yabukōji, and it is considered to be imbued with energy year-round. [2] Yabura has no inherent meaning, but is inferred to be yabukōji with the pluralizing –ra suffix. Paipo, Shūringan, Gūrindai, Ponpokopī, Ponpokonā These are invented names of a kingdom and royal family in Ancient China. Paipo was a ...
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf (or Hadulf ), a composition of athal , or adal , meaning "noble" (or had(u) -, meaning "battle, combat"), and wolf .
Blaine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Barbara Blaine (1956-2017), founder and president of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a U.S. advocacy group for survivors
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. [1] It is from the French form Charles of the Proto-Germanic name ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (in runic alphabet) or *karilaz (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man".
My best guess is that the American Name Society capitalized on Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff's (genuine) name as a publicity stunt, and they had a little extra fun by working a satire of contemporary science fiction into their fancifully lengthened version of this supposedly ancient family name.
Adolph Coors (lived in Golden) – based in Golden, established what is now the nation's third largest brewing company; his family has been active in Colorado politics and philanthropy [20] Charles Gates Jr. (born in Denver) – longtime president of the Gates Corporation, the world's largest maker of automotive belts and hoses
The Bentinck family is a prominent family belonging to Dutch, German and British nobility.Its members have served in the armed forces and as ambassadors and politicians, including as Governor General of India and as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.