Yes, you read it correctly.
By Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14715)
Ireland
May 21, 2026 3:22pm CST
We have all come across strange names carried by towns, villages and streets in our wonderings. In Rennes today I came across this thoroughfare that glories in the name Rue Le B*stard.
It was named after a former mayor of Rennes, Edgard Le B*stard in the 1800s and no-one has seen fit to re-name it.
Can you imagine the time you would have in school with a name like that?
Anyway, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to photograph it for your delight.
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10 responses
@xFiacre (14715)
• Ireland
21h
@looeyville Imagine living on that street and having to always give your address to anyone! “My address? 54 B*stard Street officer”.
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@RasmaSandra (97364)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22h
How interesting and yes, seeing that name brings on a chukle, What an unfortunate name the man had,
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@Ineeddentures (32347)
•
17h
Aye
Would have been quite interesting on a 1970,s Scottish High School
It's a great photo
I'm glad that nobody has renamed it
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@Traceyjayne (10964)
• United Kingdom
Just now
Alan, must have been a descendent surely …..as in The New Statesman ( Rik Mayall )
@Deepizzaguy (121463)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I would not wish that name on my worst enemy.
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