The Longest Name Ever
The longest-ever personal name was that of a German-born American called Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. His full, unabbreviated name is made up of 26 names, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, in alphabetical order, followed by um apelido com seiscentas e sessenta e seis letras.a six hundred and sixty-six-letter surname.
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O nome pessoal mais longo de sempre foi o de um americano nascido na Alemanha chamado Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. O seu nome completo, não abreviado, é composto por vinte e seis nomes, cada um começando com uma letra diferente do alfabeto, por ordem alfabética, seguido de um apelido com seiscentas e sessenta e seis letras.The longest-ever personal name was that of a German-born American called Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. His full, unabbreviated name is made up of 26 names, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, in alphabetical order, followed by a six hundred and sixty-six-letter surname.
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🧍 Pessoal [neuter adjective]: Personal🐣 Nascido [masc.]: Born🥨 Alemanha [femin. noun]: Germany🤏 Abreviado [masc.]: Abbreviated🧩 Composto [masc.]: Composed🔤 Letra [femin. noun]: Letter⏭️ Seguido [masc.]: Followed👪 Apelido [masc. noun]: Surname
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