Butiama Bed & Breakfast

Butiama Bed & Breakfast

Saturday 8 November 2008

Mada-what?

A friend's friend once asked me, "What is your name?" I said, "Madaraka." And she asked, "Mada-what?" I suspected then that I probably have a very long name.

However, I was surprised to learn there are other worthy contenders.

The longest last name:
Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaf
tschaferswesenchafewarenwholgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschut
zenvonangereifenduchihrraubgiriigfeindewelchevorralternzwolf
tausendjahresvorandieerscheinenbanderersteerdeemmeshedrraums
chiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefah
rthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelshegeha
btbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevanver
standigmenshlichkeittkonntevortpflanzenundsicherfreunanleben
slamdlichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandere
rintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum

The Longest word in a major dictionary:

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

I believe my friend's friend would have asked, "Wolfeschlegelst-what?"

1 comment:

Alli said...

My last name is 4 letters long and you would not believe how it is tortured LOL in spelling!!