There was someone up for election 'round these parts with a ridiculous last name. Something like “Cuntz.” Every time we drove past the sign, I’d yell, “It’s pronounced Coonts!”
The country of Niger.
Reminds me of a joke.
Q: If people from Nigeria are called Nigerians, what are people from Niger called?
A: Nigerien (infrequently Nigerois).
There’s a big German connector manufacturer named Assmann.
Sounds like a Seinfeld sketch…
Heh, if only that were true. 
People rearing their children. (I know I’m sick.)
Defenestration sounds like something unspeakably evil and snort-worthy.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the one that has had generations of boys in Sunday school giggling -riding on an ass.
Actually it’s not.
But it’s close : all three words *are *derived from the same Latin word, “testis”. The problem (for your folk etymology that is) is that “testis” means “witness” or “third party”.
So what do balls have to do with witnessing ? Probably a euphemism : testicles are “witnesses for a man’s intact virility”. IOW they always get to idly watch while you pound away :D.
Pointless related etymological trivia : orchids and avocados ? Also testicle-related. Both bear their names because they look like balls (respectively orkhis in Greek, ahuacatl in… Quechua I think ?). Well, in the orchids’ case, it’s the root that looks vaguely gonad-ish, but there you go.
ETA : my bad, it’s Nahuatl, not Quechua. You’d think the ending of the word would have given me a clue…
Titter ye not, but Brits of a certain age grew up on the “Carry On” films.
“I am a silly constable” was probably nearest to the knuckle…
They may have even grown up near Lickey End, Worcestershire.
David Seaman played in goal for England (soccer). We had a game against France, who were fielding a striker named Condom.
Which (phonetically) was rather unusual…
Yes, It’s KNTU, Why?
Pahrump (a town in Nevada).
How about Cumming, GA?
Uranus
Balsey Dewitt
Titmouse
Titmice
Butte. As in Butte county, CA. Or Butte, Montana.
Also the grocery chain formerly called “H. E. Butt” (I think it’s called “HEB” now–they don’t have it where I live, but they were a customer of a company I worked for).
When I lived in southern(ish) CA as a kid/teen, there used to be a local auto dealer chain called “Butts <whatever>,” (for example, “Butts Buick.”) Their license plate frames always made me giggle. The top had the name of the town, and the bottom (heh) had “BUTTS” (for example, “Monterey BUTTS”).
Ha Ha. You said “went the other way”!
It does it for my sisters and me, every time and is what I came in here to post.
“Duty” is funny by itself, but it can get even funnier.
Heavy Duty. On Duty. Its your Duty. Duty bound. Duty Free. Duty calls. Duty Time. Active Duty. Duty Station. Double Duty. Duty log. Off duty. In the line of duty.
Relieve one of one’s duties.
Any more “duty” phrases?