Australian Man Takes Over An Hour To Read His World Record 2,253-Word Name

Laurence Watkins holds the Guinness World Record for longest personal name with 2,253 unique words, including 2,251 middle names added through legal change in March 1990. Reading his complete name aloud took more than an hour in a recent Guinness World Records video, though a wedding officiant previously accomplished the task in about 20 minutes. His name starts with “Laurence Alon Aloys Aloysius Alphege Alun Alured Alwyn Alysander Ambie Ambrose Ambrosius Amias Amiot Amyas Anders Andre Andrea Andreas Andrew Andy Aneirin Anguish Anleifr” and continues through the alphabet. “I was always fascinated by the quirky unusual records that some people went for and I really wanted to be part of that scene,” Watkins told Guinness World Records. New laws now prevent others from attempting to break his record. (Story URL)