# Names with too many words in them

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 4, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016 "2016-09-04T13:55:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016/61 "2016-09-07T11:25:50Z")

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And I do have a friend named

Norgen Norgen Norgen

(disguised to protect his real identity)

The real guy is very 🆒

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**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016/62 "2016-09-07T16:52:13Z")

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Technically a Game of Thrones spoiler I guess (viewers of the show know what’s in the box here) –

Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Protector of the Realm, Mother of Dragons, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Breaker of Chains, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016/63 "2016-09-07T19:01:48Z")

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Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India

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**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016/64 "2016-09-07T19:15:32Z")

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> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Indiana University- Purdue University Indiana

There is no such institution. Perhaps you’re thinking of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis?

It may intrigue you to know that both Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, also exist.

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016/65 "2016-09-07T23:01:42Z")

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> [@foolsguinea](#):
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> Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “North Korea” to most of the rest of the world.

Wow, only two words in the long name aren’t horribly inaccurate, and one of those is “of”.

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