Re:Tell HN: Google Plus doesn't like my name
by calibwam on Friday March 30, 2012 @07:22AM
(#3775406)
Even funnier, Even is another Norwegian name. Meeting two Norwegians, you can hear "Hello, I'm Odd" "And I'm Even!"
Even more funnier; there is 30 men in Norway with "Odd Even" as their first name (http://www.ssb.no/navn/)
Well .. I routinely have people questioning my name. Especially on internet forums.
Re:Tell HN: Google Plus doesn't like my name
by willvarfar on Friday March 30, 2012 @07:00AM
(#3775347)
That's Danish for the Norwegian/Swedish Truls?
I think your spelling looks even more like Troll than the Swedish variant :)
Re:Tell HN: Google Plus doesn't like my name
by calibwam on Friday March 30, 2012 @07:23AM
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In Norway, they are named "troll". The original.
Yes - causes some confusion now and then. At least I'm not autoflagged by spam filters like the poor OP, so I guess I shouldn't complain.
Odd is a not-unheard-of name in Norway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_%28name%29
This can make introductions and hand-shaking with visiting English speakers amusing:
"Hello, I'm Odd"