[Do Not ...] can be a Surname? -- Surnames meaning "Do not give water"
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Tons of names in my phones are "Kenny Landlord" and "Mike Electric" or
"Pete Do Not Answer" and just realized this is how Anglo surnames have
always worked -
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Tim Tinker, Tam Tailor, Sondra Soldier, Sam Sailor, ...
(Son of Sam) McTrump McBiden McWang McKim
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[Do Not Answer] can be a Surname?
According to Wikipedia, there are Ukrainian surnames of
Cossack origin which mean
"Do not give water" (Nedaivoda),
"Do not drink beer" (Nepyipyvo), etc.
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