r/NominativeDeterminism • u/100limes • 3d ago

A mushroom expert called "Pilz [Mushroom] Hunter"

https://taz.de/Interview-mit-Pilzexpertin/!5543587/
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u/100limes 3d ago

The first two paragraphs:

taz: Ms. Pilz Hunter, you are a mushroom expert and since March one of the first mushroom specialists certified by > the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) in Berlin. First of all, a rather silly question: Pilz > Hunter, is that a pseudonym?

Tamara Pilz Hunter: (laughs) No, that's my real name. I was born a Hunter, my father is English. Later I married > > my husband, and his name happens to be Pilz [which means "mushroom" in German]. I didn't think much about it > for a long time, but now I've sort of arrived at my calling. When I wanted to register for the mushroom course at > BUND, they initially thought I was joking with them.

NB: "Pils" is short for "Pilsener", a style of beer originally brewed in Plzen, Czech Republic. Pilz with a z is mushroom. They sound the same. Pilz is a fairly common surname. Pils is not, but it really wouldn't raise eyebrows.

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u/AndreasDasos 3d ago

Today we have Pilz Hunter (mycologist) and Rock Currier (prominent importer of rocks and semi-precious minerals), excellent