funniest name on the ATP tour

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Bovina in Portuguese is not so flattering... Bovina is the word for Bovine! i.e. Cow

and Penetta, sound quite similar to Perneta, wich means "one legged"

those two always make me shiver....

plus i really find it funny to say Agniezka Radwaska... :shock::shock:
 
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TheMagicianOfPrecision

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Theres a Chinese wta-player named Peng, which means money in Swedish.
Paradorn Srichaphan
Rod dick
 

crazylevity

Hall of Fame
Well, Thai names are always a mouthful. Especially since in Thai culture, the longer your surname, the more wealthy or distinguished your family background is.

I've always liked Guy Forget.
 

dadozen

Hall of Fame
Bovina in Portuguese is not so flattering... Bovina is the word for Bovine! i.e. Cow

and Penetta, sound quite similar to Perneta, wich means "one legged"

those two always make me shiver....

plus i really find it funny to say Agniezka Radwaska... :shock::shock:

Hey Gorecki, where are you from? Brazil or Portugal?
 

Nadalfan89

Hall of Fame
Asseballes Stankietytz is probably the funniest.

Does she even play anymore? I remember that beat down Sharapova gave her at 2007 Madrid. 6-0 6-0
 

yellowoctopus

Professional
Well, Thai names are always a mouthful. Especially since in Thai culture, the longer your surname, the more wealthy or distinguished your family background is.

This is true, to a certain extent. Thai royalties often have quite lengthy surnames; these names are easily recognized by the natives and people who have been immersed in the culture for a while. However, long surnames in Thailand doesn't automatically equate the status of the family. Here is why.

I learned that longer surnames among Thai people also signify immigrant families. Thailand has a law that forbids people not related (blood or marriage) to have the same surname. This means that an immigrant seeking a Thai-sounding surname to replace their original surname, usually Chinese origin, often end up adding more words to the surname that has already been registered. For example, an immigrant going to the registry to get a name...say 'Rama'. Since Rama has already been taken, he adds 'Duangsawat' to 'Rama'--only to find that Ramaduangsawat has already been registered...you get the point.
 
Not funniest but,

When Dennis Novak or Jiri Novak plays Novak Djokovic,

it would be fun when the umpire says Advantage Novak. Novak Djokovic would feel funny.
 

tipsa...don'tlikehim!

Talk Tennis Guru
Not funniest but,

When Dennis Novak or Jiri Novak plays Novak Djokovic,

it would be fun when the umpire says Advantage Novak. Novak Djokovic would feel funny.
Earlier this year Joao Souza (Brazil) was playing against Joao Sousa (Portugal)
Umpire had to say Advantage Sousa Portugal...game Souza Brazil
Good news they are not both from the same country
 

tennis_pro

Bionic Poster
These bring a smile to my face:

Rosol = "broth" in Polish
Nadal = "still" in Polish
Smyczek = "fiddlestick" in Polish
Kohlschreiber = "cabbage writer" in German
Schwartzman = "a black man" in German
Kokkinakis...needless to say

Also, I'm not sure many people are aware of this but there's one guy on the circuit whose name is...Bjorn Fratangelo and obviously he's....American.
 
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