• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    My grandfather in law only had one name. When they immigrated, they made his first name “XXX”.

    One time someone asked him “like the movie?”

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I met a soldier who’s last name was too long to fit on a nametape. They asked if he could shorten it and he chose X instead. iirc he was Indonesian or Thai…