hubert blaine wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorff sr. (a.k.a. hubert wolfstern, hubert b. wolfe + 988 sr., hubert blaine wolfe+585 sr., and hubert blaine wolfe+590 sr., among others) is the shortened name of a man who has had the record for the longest personal name ever used. hubert's given name is made up from 27 names. each of those names start with a different letter of the alphabet in alphabetical order; these are followed by an very long single-word surname. no one can agree on the exact length and spelling of his name because people are confused about it. this is because it has been spelled differently over the years. many of those spellings have mistakes in them. one of the longest and most reliable published versions, with a 988-letter surname, is: