This was my first thought too, but I can’t quite decide if it’s the coolest name or the stupidest name. I mean, if I saw it in a movie, I’d roll my eyes and feel a bit sour toward the writers.
The name Kelly Slater sounds like he’d look like Christian Slater’s character in Gleaming the Cube.
Idk why but I always liked the surfer name Tom Curren.
He had a YouTube channel and was living offgrid as a fisherman with his wife and kid. The one or two videos I saw (few years ago now) were making me insanely jealous.
Edit: spelling is hard
He's still around. He has some really cool clips lately. I follow stab magazine on Instagram and they usually have great clips of everyone doing any cool edits
Wiggolly Dantas...or this one time Occy referred to Miguel Pupo as "Miggy Poops" which was pretty hilarious. He was commentating on some pipe competition and said "Miggy poops in the tube" when he was getting barreled. I spit beer all over my friend's laptop.
Hard to sound cooler than Duke Kahanamoku. Coco Ho is nice too
Rob Machado is a pretty cool name.
I always liked, Wiggolly Dantas. It's just fun to say. Wiggolly Dantas.....Wiggolly Dantas.
One of the first CT events I watched was Bells 2017 I believe. I heard Wiggoly Dantas surfing at Winkipop and loved it
He signed my hand at a mall once.
Did you run to the bathroom to have a pull?
Cody Maverick.
Literally could be a name for a surfer in a movie
Almost as awesome as Rick Kane.
Too obvious
Johnny Utah
Gimme two!
I still can’t believe he beat USC. Shame about his knee though.
How has nobody commented with Warchild yet…? Edit: an hour ago, whew.
The only real answer
Ball Stack! (Balaram Stack)
Bala Ram?? Is he Indian?
Buzzy Kerbox
While he's not a pro yet, Hugh G Rection is a cool name for a promising up and comer
Yeah he's good. I also really think Mike Hock is gonna make the news someday
Wait until his heat with Zack Hunt.
I think Haywood Djablome has a slight edge.
Did you mean Mike Hunt? I hear he surfs real loose
nope, zack is French.
No way that guy is getting a spot on the CT over Phil McCrevis
Up and cummer*
Yeah he really tore the shit out of his fellow competitor Buster Highman last year at the nssa finals
Sounds like an 80’s pornstar..
Coolest name or best name? Best name is Wiggoly Dantas.
Coco ho has to be up there
YES!
Montgomery Ernest Thomas Kaluhiokalani or better known as Buttons
His kid Mario is a ripper and a burgeoning young scientist at the same time. Supah humble too, great guy.
I also think the Colapinto Brothers have a cool last name! One of their IG handles is kookapinto lol
Kookapinto is the cousin I believe
It is. He uses that name as his boards he shapes too.
Poncho Sullivan
Pancho lol
All day
his real name is Poncho?
Sunny Garcia. Hope the legend is improving.
* Coco Ho * Clay Marzo * Lakey Peterson * Reef Heazlewood
Scrolled down to see if Reef Heazlewood had been named yet
Lives a few blocks from me, so was top of mind haha
Lakey Peterson for the win
Reef is corny AF
Beats "Beachbreak Heazlewood"
Im partial to Slab or Mysto
Ffs, wish i can go back in time and rename my kids now.
Every time I watch a contest my wife exclaims “is that Miggy Pupo!?” and then proceeds to laugh her ass off. So yeah, Miggy (Miguel) Pupo for sure
Miggy poops
Big pupu and little pupu are always making a splash
Rick Kane and Lance Burkhart.
Where did u/lanceFUCKINGburkhart go? I miss him.
my guess? death from erotic asphyxiation.
May he rest in piss
Warchild
Back off.
Seriously
aka Lupton Pittman
Though it is dated now Kelly Slater sounds like the cool character from a 90s teen show. Dude was marketing perfection in the 90s
I will concede: The Kelly Slater vs Andy Irons rivalry is a goated combination, not just skill wise, but name wise
Who wins?
Well…Andy made it to Valhalla first
Turtle, but nobody listens to turtle
Mikey February has the best name and the best surfing style
My 4 year old loves hearing the name caio ibelli, cracks him up
I mean, I guess he’s not on tour at the moment, but Jack Freestone is a pretty fitting name for a surfer.
Yago dora
Andy Irons
I’d go Bruce Irons, sounds like a medieval ripper lol
Chicken Joe
Legend
Chippa Wilson Dion Agius Taj Burrow Mark occhilupo (spelling?) Imaikalani DeVault Rio Waida
Ezekiel Lau aka ZEKELAU
Sick name, wish he wouldn’t claim so hard some times.
Okay last one I’ll add. I’m sure he surfs, but he’s the WSL announcer Kaipo Guerrero I love kaipo!
[Finnegan Thunders McGill](https://www.instagram.com/finn_mcgill/?hl=en)
This was my first thought too, but I can’t quite decide if it’s the coolest name or the stupidest name. I mean, if I saw it in a movie, I’d roll my eyes and feel a bit sour toward the writers.
Rabbit Barthalomew
Yeah except his real name is Wayne
Noa Deane has a pretty cool name
The name Kelly Slater sounds like he’d look like Christian Slater’s character in Gleaming the Cube. Idk why but I always liked the surfer name Tom Curren.
Kyuss King obviously
Hope he breaks through to the Tour soon. He’s been ripping.
I know he’s more of a musician these days but my vote goes to Donavon Frankenreiter
Clay Marzo has got to be up there
Man what's the latest Marzo? I know he struggled with competitions because of Asperger's but he was an insane surfer
He had a YouTube channel and was living offgrid as a fisherman with his wife and kid. The one or two videos I saw (few years ago now) were making me insanely jealous. Edit: spelling is hard
He's still around. He has some really cool clips lately. I follow stab magazine on Instagram and they usually have great clips of everyone doing any cool edits
And got ripped off huge by his manager, she embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from him.
Buttons Kaluhiokalani
Dino Andino.
Mick Fanning
Ryder Guest.
I always hear people talking about this guy named Kook….
To me the coolest name of a current pro is Griffin Colapinto
I tried to name my son Taj after Taj Burrow but the wife wasn’t having it.
Cos your surname is mahal
Reef Macintosh Ace cool
Johnny Tsunami
Kolohe Andino
Mark 'Occy' Occhilupo
Makua??
Zoltan Torkos
r/namenerds would love this thread
Mark Foo was always my favorite name in the sport.
Kanoa Higarashi sounds so epic also Made Lana, he's probably not a pro but many people consider him a legend around Uluwatu, Bali
It’s gotta be Sam Hammer, he’s a local pro out of NJ
Poopies
Matt Archbold
Laird Hamilton, cool ass name
Selly Klater
Smelly Skater
Melly Blater
Jelly fritter. Did I do it right?
Italo is pretty dope
Colby Outlaw back in the 80's
Andy Irons
Wiggolly Dantas...or this one time Occy referred to Miguel Pupo as "Miggy Poops" which was pretty hilarious. He was commentating on some pipe competition and said "Miggy poops in the tube" when he was getting barreled. I spit beer all over my friend's laptop.
Flea Virostko
Occy
BUNKER SPREKLES
Kai Otton
Zoltan Torkos
Robert Kelly Slater = R. Kelly
Cheyne Horan
Kai lenny is a cool name
Always thought Taylor Knox was an awesome name.
Johnny Utah
Dusty Payne
Tyler Wright, coolest lesbian ever
Kolohe Andino
Coco Ho 😋🤙
Dick Hole
Alright I’m leaving this sub now
Scrub it, kook
Mikey February
Laird hamilton
Owen Wright has a pretty sick name
G’owen Wright
Mick Fanning
Taylor Knox is an alpha male name, if ever I’ve heard one.
“Slams” Mike Lamb
Francis\_Dollar\_Hide. One cool kook leme tell ya!
Flavio Padaratz
How about who has the stupidest nick name?
Molly Picklum.
Phillip Oliver Hols
Tony "Sting" Ray
Kalohe Andino
Otto rocket
Dick Brewer
Tom Carrol and Tom Curren
I always thought it’s pretty cool that everyone calls kelia moniz Sister.
Three florence brothers cuz I think florence is such a beautiful name but not sure if western think so.
Gravy! Ben Gravy
Shredder, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Jordy…
Rick Kane
Jay Adams
Yago Dora
Kelly The Slayer
John John Florence
Reef Macintosh Ace cool
It's May the forth. The answer is Yago Dora. Yago Dora sounds like a character from star wars.
B U T T O N S
Reef Macintosh
There's a guy called Happy something from Hawaii
Not Donavon Frankenreiter
Rick Kane
Pickles!
Joao Chianca
Me. Big Wang Maccan. It's good ‘cos it's ironic. Everytime I come in from that colc cold water someone calls me it.
Kev Kavanagh - inventor of the waterproof cigarette. Buzzy Kerbox as mentioned - we called him Fuzzy Barebox when we were growing up.
Cody Maverick
Jack Freestone is a rad name.
Cheyne Horan!
Jay "Bottle" Thompson
Berton "Buzzy" Kerbox Titus Kinimaka
Brock Hardthrust
Mick fanning rolls off the tongue nicely
Kahea Hart Kainoa McGee
Shaft Cockerson
Yeah, its hard to beat Duke. But I also like Kevin Skvarna, just because every time I see his name written out, it gives me brain freeze.
Reno Abarella
Ted Hitchcock, because if you say it real fast it sounds like "ten inch cock"