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I have a coworker right now whose name is Carmelo Martini. Seriously, I had to ask him: "did your parents name you after their favorite drink?".
by Detrytus 1y ago
I have a coworker right now whose name is Carmelo Martini. Seriously, I had to ask him: "did your parents name you after their favorite drink?".
- card_zero 1y agoIf we're doing funny name corner, I still remember Cardinal Sin (of Manila).
- pmontra 1y agoI get the joke but it goes the other way around. Martini is a common family name from the north of Italy (Carmelo is common given name in the south). The drink was named after the name of company producing it (actually half of it.) The company was named Martini because that was the family name of the founder. The drink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(vermouth) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_(vermouth) The company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi
- SideburnsOfDoom 1y agoMuch like how a first name Mercedes or a last name Ford isn't necessarily a person named after a car. The cars are named after people