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I find it funny when you know it is Napoleon who forced every dutch to chose a surname in order to build up a registry (to tax them of course) . It is the sour
by Glawen 7y ago
I find it funny when you know it is Napoleon who forced every dutch to chose a surname in order to build up a registry (to tax them of course) . It is the source of the many funny names that the dutch have, as they thought they will have a laugh at the french :)
- isoprophlex 7y agoPeople that wonder what could be deliberately funny about a surname: here's a few real life examples! - Naaktgeboren, "born-naked" - Van 't Zelfde, "same to you" - De Naamloze, "nameless" - Bij 't Werk, "on the job"
- mkl 7y agoCan you share some examples?