Hellmuth

Variant spelling of the German name “Helmut”, from a compound of either “Helm” (helmet) or “Hell” (bright) and “Mut” (courage), dating to around the 19th century. Hellmuths are daft, pedantic, occasionally humours members of the genus homo sapiens, characterised by their constant suffering on account of having to continuously correct people on the spelling of their name.

Person 1: Name please?

Hellmuth: Hellmuth. No, with a double l and an h at the end.

Person 1: Alright, have a nice day Heinrich.

Hellmuth: (continues to suffer)