Taking the piss out of real names

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

The portmanteau thing is common in some Indian cultures. We have a bunch of kids at our school with crazy-ass long names that are completely different from either of their parents' crazy-ass long names.

yes, here too (for various cultures) ...but more the hyphenation thing ... when I went to Kindergarten Roundup for my eldest, They said "They don't need to know any of the alphabet, we'll take care of that, but it's helpful if they know their names". I was scared. Then as I was leaving, I saw the names of the current class written out above the coat hooks and it made more sense. Because I guarantee that isn't what is being yelled upstairs when it's time for dinner. Even if mama is really, really mad.