And I though "Engelbert Humperdinck" was funny...
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Actually, Oliphant Chuckerbutty is just his shortened nickname, kind of like J-Lo. According to Wikipedia, his real name is "Soorjo Alexander William Langobard Oliphant Chuckerbutty." The more you know.
Wow. What parent comes up with a name like that? And why, of all those names, would you choose to go by Oliphant rather than, say, Alexander?
Maybe he had a lot of contemporaries named Alexander. And William. And Soorjo. And Langobard. So he had to go with Oliphant so nobody would confuse him with those other guys?
well, i guess "ollie" isn't so bad...
The name is Anglicized/transliterated East Indian. Surjo --> Soorjoo. Chakraborty/Chakravarty --> Chuckerbutty.
"What parent comes up with a name like that?"
http://www.slate.com/id/2217001/pagenum/all/
So,
Engelbert Humperdink is actually....?
Welsh? I'm right, aren't I! It's Welsh! He's actually Nglbrt Hmprdiink!
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