Man holds record for having ‘world’s longest name,’ takes about 20 minutes to read aloud

(CNN) - A 60-year-old man from New Zealand is the holder of the “world’s longest name.” For everyday use, he goes by Laurence Watkins. However, his full name has more than 2,200 words and takes about ...

Man with World’s Longest Name Has More Than 2,000 Middle Names — Here’s the Clever Method He Used to Pick Those Names

A man from New Zealand made a big name for himself 35 years ago. In 1990, Laurence Gregory Watkins changed his legal name to include 2,253 unique words. Guinness World Records gave him the title of ...

Man with 'world's longest name' can't pronounce it and takes 20 minutes just to read it out loud

Laurence Watkins, 60, only uses his first and last names - but his full name is actually much longer and includes some words he can't even pronounce, he revealed ...

Man with world's longest name re-affirmed by Guinness

His full name, which has more than 2,200 words, takes 20 minutes to recite and fills seven pages on his birth certificate.
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Man with World’s Longest Name Has More Than 2,000 Middle Names — Here’s the Clever Method He Used to Pick Those Names

Guinness World Records gave him the title of world’s longest name, with his full name being 2,253 unique words Watkins, who worked at a library at the time, picked many of his unique middle names out ...