It crosses one's mind right away. Is the name Cumberbatch "made-up" - as it seems whimsical or nonsensical.
"Why is he named Benedict Cumberbatch? Benedict is called Cumberbatch because that is his last name. His full name is Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch. He is a British actor known for his roles in films and television, notably as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series ``Sherlock'' and as Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe."
'"English: habitational name from Comberbach in northern Cheshire named with the Old English personal name Cumbra (originally a byname meaning 'Cumbrian') or the genitive plural of Cumbre 'Britons' + Old English bæce 'stream in a valley'."
I am not alone in amusement over his name. I found this article in the Huffpost and here is the start of it HERE:
Benedict Cumberbatch Is Sick of People Using His Name as a Cumberpun
"I love you all, and cumberbless each and every one of you. But I have to get this off my chest -- I'm just a regular cumberboy. Every morning I get up from my cumberbed, eat my cumberbreakfast, cumberbrush my teeth and head to work.
But lately It's starting to really cumberbother me how a lot of you are cumberbantering about my name. I know, I have kind of an unusual name. But it's never fun to be the cumberbutt of the joke. This is in no way a new thing. I've been cumbombarded with puns my whole life. But since I became a huge actor this trend definitely got worse."
Hop over and enjoy this wonderful satire and play on word(s).
I found another icy fingers picture and thought the blue of winter vs the blue of summer would be a good comparison.
