Let me introduce you to my friend Tim “Fantasy Football League.”

In fact, Western surnames were created in the exact way we organize our contact lists.

However, once the population in England started to expand, they needed to do more record-keeping.

Phone contact screen for Tim Fantasy Football League, showing options for message, call, video, mail, and payment

For example, Aleksic uses “Joanna Math Class” or “Raina Minnesota.”

Third are the adjectival surnames, referring to a characteristic or behavior.

Examples of this are contacts like “Dylan DO NOT ANSWER” and “Steph (stoner).”

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Were all just reinventing this old process in a completely new way.

BuzzFeed reached out to Aleksic to talk more about his passion for etymology.

(I also love thefun facts.)"

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I find that comforting because it means you don’t have to be alarmed by language change.

Language is used for everything, so etymology can uncover more about every aspect of our existence.

Understanding that helps us be better people."

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Aleksic explains a humorous concept about names and jobs, with text saying "or 'Leo Finance,'" "that's the same as someone having," and "the last name 'Smith' for 'blacksmith'"

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Aleksic in three-panel image explaining a concept, with text and inset pictures. Right inset image: an older man and text "son of John." Bottom text: "John and Richard"

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