# Adverbs as surnames - around the world

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 20, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverbs-as-surnames-around-the-world/760429 "2016-07-20T16:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverbs-as-surnames-around-the-world/760429/21 "2016-07-20T22:08:55Z")

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Dirk Gently seems to be a [real person](http://www.zabasearch.com/people/dirk+gently/seattle+wa/3789888514).

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverbs-as-surnames-around-the-world/760429/22 "2016-07-20T23:15:10Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> First example that came to my mind is [Heiko Herrlich](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiko_Herrlich), a former German soccer player and now coach. Note that “herrlich” is both the adjective and adverbial form, it means magnificent or magnificently. Another German surname of that kind that comes to mind is “Fröhlich”, meaning happy/happily. I’m sure there are much more examples in German, but my mind is a bit lazy today because it’s the hottest day of the summer so far here in Germany.

Then we’ll have to secretly give your brain a Heimlich maneuver…

Note to those unfamiliar with German. Heimlich means “secretly”.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverbs-as-surnames-around-the-world/760429/23 "2016-07-21T00:09:34Z")

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[Howard Fast](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Fast).

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