Saturday, January 15, 2011

  Longest Name: Barnaby Marmaduke sets world record

 EDINBURGH, UK -- Barnaby Usansky, 36, formerly known as Nicholas Usansky (Nick), is fascinated by words and added few new names by Deed Poll; his full name is now: Barnaby Marmaduke Aloysius Benjy Cobweb Dartagnan Egbert Felix Gaspar Humbert Ignatius Jayden Kasper Leroy Maximilian Neddy Obiajulu Pepin Quilliam Rosencrantz Sexton Teddy Upwood Vivatma Wayland Xylon Yardley Zachary Usansky - which sets the new world record for the Longest name (living person).

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  The Guinness world record for the Longest name used by anyone ever was set by Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Senior, who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and has shortened his surname to Mr. Wolfe + 585, Senior.

  Guinness World Records also lists the Longest Scientific name: The systematic name for the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of the human mitochondria contains 16,569 nucleotide residues and is thus c. 207,000 letters long.

  Unemployed Barnaby, originally from Manchester, said: "I did it because I love words and old traditional names.

  "I've always wanted to be called Marmaduke as well, because it is such a splendid name. My friends and family think it is ridiculous and daft.

 "Everybody ignores my new name. They insist oncalling me Nick, which isn't one of my names any more.
 "I've even had people telling me, 'I'm not calling you Barnaby'. They don't ask me what I want to be called and you have to call somebody what they wish to be called.

 "I like the idea that if I go to a new job they will have to call me Barnaby whether they like it or not."

  THOUSANDS of people have changed their birth name by deed poll this year for some off-the-wall alternatives.

  Nick, now living in Edinburgh, first of all chose the aristocratic names he'd always dreamed of, becoming Barnaby Marmaduke Usansky.
 
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