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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 04:38 AM Sep 2013

Long-named US woman celebrates government climb-down

A US woman has won a battle to have her full name put on her driving licence.

Janice "Lokelani" Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele's name is so long - containing 36 letters and 19 syllables - that it would not fit on the documentation.

But she says her grievance has now been redressed.

Hawaii government computer systems are to be upgraded by the end of the year, allowing her to have her full name on her driving licence and ID card.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24097775

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Long-named US woman celebrates government climb-down (Original Post) jakeXT Sep 2013 OP
I love this!! longship Sep 2013 #1
Now she can vacation at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Berlum Sep 2013 #2
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is even longer jakeXT Sep 2013 #3
I'm sure she comes across this problem a lot customerserviceguy Sep 2013 #4

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
2. Now she can vacation at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 05:23 AM
Sep 2013

From wikipedia:

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (/ˌleɪk tʃəˈɡɒɡəɡɒɡ ˌmænˈtʃɔːɡəɡɒɡ tʃəˌbʌnəˈɡʌŋɡəmɔːɡ/),[3] a 45-letter alternative name for this body of fresh water in Massachusetts, is often cited as the longest place name in the United States and one of the longest in the world. It is not spelled correctly on the sign bordering Connecticut.[4]

Today, "Webster Lake" may be the name most used, but some (including many residents of Webster), take pride in reeling off the longer versions.

The lake's name comes from Nipmuc, an Algonquian language, and is said to mean, "Fishing Place at the Boundaries -- Neutral Meeting Grounds".[1] This is different from the humorous translation, "You fish on your side, I fish on my side, and nobody fish in the middle", thought to have been invented by the late Laurence J. Daly, editor of The Webster Times.[2]

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
3. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is even longer
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 05:28 AM
Sep 2013

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (pronounced [ˌɬanvairˌpuɬɡwɨ̞nˌɡɨ̞ɬɡoˌɡɛrəˌ?wərnˌdrobuɬˌɬantɨ̞ˌsiljoˌɡoɡoˈɡoː?] ( listen)) is a large village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. It has the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest place names in the world. The short form of the name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. It is commonly known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
4. I'm sure she comes across this problem a lot
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:33 AM
Sep 2013

Hard to imagine an employee name badge with it. A company email address using first and last name would be something that might not fit within a mail server's parameters, either.

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