# Give me 3 last names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 3, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101 "2008-01-03T04:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 23

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/441 "2008-04-20T06:26:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Rubystreak]  
Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem  
Marshall McLuhan, “The Medium is the Message”  
Marshall Allman from Prison Break  
Clint  
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Eastwood…actor  
Walker…actor  
Black…musician  
Paul

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/442 "2008-04-20T06:32:40Z")

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[QUOTE=chowder]  
Eastwood…actor  
Walker…actor  
Black…musician  
Paul  
[/QUOTE]

Newman  
Revere  
McCartney

Next: Mavis

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/443 "2008-04-20T06:45:53Z")

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[QUOTE=NDP]  
Next: Mavis  
[/QUOTE]

Mavis Beacon (Teaches Typing)  
Mavis Staples, soul singer  
Mavis Gallant, author

Penelope

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/444 "2008-04-20T10:34:10Z")

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Penelope Pitstop - femme fatale  
Penelope Keith - Good actor  
Penelope Cruz - poor actor

Jethro

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/445 "2008-04-20T13:13:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin]  
Jethro  
[/QUOTE]

[Jethro K. Lieberman,](http://www.amazon.com/How-Government-Breaks-Jethro-Lieberman/dp/B000RVWAKA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208696792&sr=1-6) author of a book I remember because it was on the shelf of a student lounge at the college I attended  
[Jethro Jones,](http://www.geocities.com/iamajethro/standarde.htm) musician hoping to be discovered  
[Jethro Tull,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)) inventor of the seed drill

Jed

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/446 "2008-04-20T14:35:31Z")

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Baker…Psychologist  
Clampett…Oil prospector  
Dawson… UK footballer

Ellie

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/447 "2008-04-20T17:21:17Z")

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[QUOTE=chowder]  
Ellie  
[/QUOTE]  
Ellie Caulkins, namesake of intimate Denver opera venue.  
Ellie Krieger, Nutritionist and entrepreneur.  
Ellie Crisell, Talk show host.

Sonny (or Sunny).

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/448 "2008-04-20T18:54:48Z")

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Bono  
Corleone  
Winstanley…UK boxer of yore (bare knuckle fighter)

Aloysius

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/449 "2008-04-21T03:01:13Z")

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Aloysius Snuffleupagus - muppet  
Aloysius Pendergast - fictional FBI agent  
Aloysius Parker - Lady Penelope’s butler

Hoartio (no sailors, please)

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/450 "2008-04-21T06:51:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin]  
Aloysius Snuffleupagus - muppet  
Aloysius Pendergast - fictional FBI agent  
Aloysius Parker - Lady Penelope’s butler

Hoartio (no sailors, please)  
[/QUOTE]

If you mean “Horatio” we already had that

So: Brendan

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/451 "2008-04-21T13:52:20Z")

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Brendan…

of Clonfert, Irish monastic saint and explorer  
Fraser, _The Mummy_ actor  
Shanahan, hockey star

Edward.

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/452 "2008-04-21T16:52:36Z")

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Woodward … aka The Wickerman  
Scissorhands…aka Johnny Depp  
Kings of England Nos 1-6

Zachary

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/453 "2008-04-21T17:00:35Z")

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[QUOTE=chowder]  
Zachary  
[/QUOTE]  
Zachary Ty Bryan, Co-Star of _Home Improvement_.  
Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President.  
Zachary Quinto, Actor, Star Trek.  
Zachary [MyName], Would-be name of my daughter, in honor of my grandfather, had I had one (a daughter not a grandfather).

Coco (or KoKo).

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/454 "2008-04-21T17:10:32Z")

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Coco Chanel, fashion designer  
Coco Crisp, baseball player  
Coco Rocha, young fashion model

Jane.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/455 "2008-04-21T17:29:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Jane.  
[/QUOTE]  
Jane’s been done several times. Might I suggest:

Beyonce; no, seriously.

Deirdre.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/456 "2008-04-21T20:14:25Z")

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Murray, cellist  
Pewty, _Monty Python_ sexpot  
Johnson, Hollywood scribe

Mary.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/457 "2008-04-21T21:06:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Mary.  
[/QUOTE]

Mary Cassatt, artist  
Mary Wilson, member of the Supremes  
Mary Wollstonecraft, British feminist and mother of the author of _Frankenstein_

Leah

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/458 "2008-04-21T21:50:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Mary Cassatt, artist  
Mary Wilson, member of the Supremes  
Mary Wollstonecraft, British feminist and mother of the author of _Frankenstein_

Leah  
[/QUOTE]  
Leah Remini, Actress.  
Leah Thompson, Actress.  
Leah Bracknell, Actress.

Niall.

**Elendil’s Heir** , I hope I didn’t step on your toes by making a different suggestion.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/459 "2008-04-21T23:47:20Z")

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[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]  
…Niall.

**Elendil’s Heir** , I hope I didn’t step on your toes by making a different suggestion.  
[/QUOTE]

Not at all. Don’t worry about it.

Niall of the Nine Hostages, legendary Irish high king  
Niall Quinn, Irish footballer  
Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian

Elizabeth.

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/460 "2008-04-22T05:53:12Z")

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Taylor  
Montgomery  
Hurley

Next: Gina

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