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Before naming our cat, my partner and I debated for weeks about what we should call him. We thought long and hard about what name perfectly suited his personality, made extensive lists, asked friends for their opinions and played around with different options to make sure we chose the perfect one. I can’t even imagine how stressful it is to name a child. But apparently, some parents have no problem choosing names that essentially beg bullies to target their kids. 

Redditors have recently been discussing the absolute worst names that children can be given, so we’ve gathered the most egregious ones below. Enjoy scrolling through this list of names that nobody should ever use, and keep reading to find a conversation with naming expert and founder of Namerology.com, Laura Wattenberg!

#1

“Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble X Æ A-12.

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Serial pacifist
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a crime against humanity. It looks like a porn channel password.

Ange Marsden
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If he liked the name so much he should have made it *his* name

Just me
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why we have namerules in our country. Shouldn't be legal to ruin your kids life on day one

Christopher Crockett
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I also wouldn't name my child after some South African conspiracy theorist who buys a social platform to spread his own twisted lies.

DowntownStevieB
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This person is related to the worm in RFK's brain.

Sara Frazer
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I almost screamed when I scrolled down and was surprised by his ugly mug (probably would've if I wasn't in a classroom full of sleeping toddlers...) 💀🤢

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    #2

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Meconium.

    She heard nurse say it at the birth and thought it pretty. The definition is "a baby's first stool, usually black and tarry in nature, to dispel mucus and other embryonic matter." 🤦‍♀️.

    digitalgirlie , Christian Bowen/unsplash Report

    Serial pacifist
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The woman deserves prison and her name changed by court order into Turdy Hardstool.

    Jrog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, this is just pulling our leg.

    Donkey boi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted to call one of my dogs 'Nugget' because she was a little shite... Maybe this was the same thing?

    Chickie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This poor child...he/she didn't ask to be born to ignorance...heavy sigh...

    BlueFire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No... surely not. Someone please say this wasn't true.

    Me
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In german her name would have been "kolostrum"...

    Karen B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colostrum is something different. It is the first milk.

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    #3

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Latrina.

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    Tobias Reaper
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is like that Character in Robin Hood men in tights called Latrine the when the Sherriff asks her about it she says she changed it to Latrine it used to be s**t house

    Howl's sleeping castle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had to make a collection call to a Latrina. Me and my colleagues were dying of laughter everytime I called her name

    ZGutr
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sh1t ... one would be p1ssed being given that name

    Janissary35680
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or would have to be to give it to a kid.

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    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a pretty crappy name

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does actually sound like a nice name if you don't know what a latrine is

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    To learn a bit more about names and how to choose a great baby name, we got in touch with naming expert, founder of Namerology.com, and author of The Baby Name Wizard, Laura Wattenberg. Laura was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and remind readers that, thankfully, most of the names on this list are simply hypotheticals. "Even most of the claims of, 'I met a kid named…' are urban legends!" she noted.

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    The expert also says it's important to be empathetic when discussing names. "When it comes to real names, it’s always worth remembering there’s a real child attached. Don’t be too quick to insult a name, even online," she noted. "The child WILL find it, and it will hurt."

    #4

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Neveah!

    Have some f*****g creativity!
    “It’S hEaVeN bAcKwArDs.


    BRB naming my child Natas.

    mvachino67 , claudiascakes/instagram Report

    AKA AKA
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    isnt neveah the opposite of heaven. the opposite of heaven is hell.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a post yesterday about twins who were adopted. Their names are Heaven and Nevaeh.

    Ta2dWhtTrsh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Natas Kapas. Pro Skateboarder

    StretcherBearer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Came to say the same. My friend had his signature board during the satanic panic in the 80s. It was a hoot. Also bought weed from a guy who was in a band called Drol si Natas.

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    allthatandaduck888
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neveah at least spelled like that, is NOT heaven spelled backwards

    DowntownStevieB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES! I hater this name. Just say to yourself, "does my child's name sound like they're next to be swinging on the pole?" If the answer is yes, then do not name them that!

    Dirk Daring
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm thinking about what was done to Nevaeh Crain. :-(

    Corvus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The child's full name would be Natas ot Etubirt.

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    #5

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Foreigner. Given to an impossibly white kid in very rural Oklahoma. He and his brother Journey had strange parents.

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    ShyWahine
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The parents were considering Metallica and Megadeth for their twin daughters - but decided to go with Queensryche and Iron Maiden instead

    Rachel Pelz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But---there are so many people with this name! You hear about them on the news all the time.

    RAM31280
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn't list the other siblings names: Boston, Saxxon, Winger, REO Speedwagon, and Def Leopard.

    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was about to say! Is Boston a boys or a girls name?

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    C .Hunger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope baby Badfinger is doing well...

    G A
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The twins were Hall & Oates, and little Toto was the only daughter

    Huddo's sister
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me think of a tv series I watched that had twin boys, born in the 80/90s whose names were Jethro and Van

    Leah C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanna know what love is...

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    #6

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble I knew a child named, I kid you not, Cl*toris. They pronounced it Klit-ress.

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    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bet she was great at hide and seek

    Anony Mouse
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clitress Everpeen in some hunger games porn parody.

    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did someone read the BP article about someone wanting to name their kid Clytemnestra and decided "Why bother? Let's just name her exactly what it sounds like but forget the "To"? -_-"

    Bettye McKee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clytemnestra was an ancient Greek woman, wife of Agamemnon.

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    maggie spencer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew a pair of twins: VA-gina and pi-neaise. I'm serious about the phonetical spelling

    Tropical Tarot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom used to work for child support enforcement. She told me once about a little girl named Chlamydia. Her mom said it sounded so pretty.

    Alistair's mom, (poor lad)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh poor kid. Guess it's a good thing being in England as they can refuse certain names so this would be refused, I hope.

    Katchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know someone whose last name is Torres. Their first name does not exactly sound like “klit” but it’s not far off.

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    When it comes to bad baby names, Laura says there are two kinds: "names that are not what the parents intended, and names used as a weapon."

    "Parents occasionally choose a name not realizing the way it will come across to others. They may not know a word or a cultural reference and are blindsided by people’s reactions," the expert noted. "It can even come down to a matter of spelling, like Analie vs. Anally."

    #7

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble A lady I know named her son Kody, but spells it CHODE.. which means something completely different, imo.😂.

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    Jrog
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basically equivalent to UK's "Bell/end". It's a vulgar male genitalia name to describe a dumb, uneducated and annoying person.

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    BlueFire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Copied from the Internet: "In the late 1990s, some people used "chode" to refer to the perineum, which is the area between the a**s and genitalia. The perineum is also known by other slang terms such as "taint", "gooch", or "grundle"."

    Dread Pirate Roberts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL that is so stupid 😂 do his parents not know what a chode is?

    Kel_how
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just also not how phonics works. 🤦‍♀️

    Lailu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how many teachers are going to stuff that one up… “Oh, little Chode was so good in class today!”

    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here I am thinking Kody isn't even correct. I always thought Cody was the traditional spelling.

    Bay Bo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His parents are chodimieres

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    #8

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble My coworker named her baby "Orgasm".

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    Abel
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "My name is Orgasm, but you can call me Orgy!

    Nea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What can be worse than ‘orgasm’ and then you make this comment.

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    Serial pacifist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That should be illegal and is in many countries.

    RoHa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call bs on that one

    Anxious&Bored Bear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that the only way she'll get one from her husband?

    Nikole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands…

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    T.M.P Janssen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never been so happy that Germany has laws for names like wtf and I thought Lillyfee was terrible

    Luke Branwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Why is my sister's name Rose?" "You know, your mom really loved roses..."

    Beth Wheeler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear God in heaven that should be on the list of illegal names and the parents beaten senseless for it

    Sara Frazer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like with license plates there should be certain words/names that are just not allowed and rejected

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    #9

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Candida - I know girls with it and I know it is wrong of me but can only think of thrush.

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    Jrog
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It just means "shiny white", super common in Roman and Medieval ages. It's now rare but it used to be common -both in male and female form- in Italy, France, and the Spanish speaking world. It also came to indicate someone as naive after the famous Voltaire's "Candide", leading to a decline in France, while a play by G.B. Shaw gave the name a decade of resurgence in the early XX century anglo-saxon cultural sphere.

    UKGrandad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also the root of the word 'candidate', from the colour of the togas worn by the Roman senate.

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    Ka Se
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only know Candida as the short for for candida albicans, a yeast that causes annoying infections in different parts of the human body.

    AlexJ
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also meaning innocent and pure. This is not a bad name.

    Spittnimage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1970 song "Candida" by Tony Orlando and Dawn.

    James Twong
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The keyboardist in Pulp is called Candida Doyle.

    Joanne Mendonza-Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not that I've heard the Tony Orlando song 'Candida' in a long time, but I do sing 'Yeast Infection we can make it together' when I think about the song. lol

    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I instantly thought of Jean Kitson on "The Big Gig"

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    "The rarer case is names chosen maliciously," Laura says. "For instance, I’ve heard of instances of a husband insisting on a particular girl’s name, only for his wife to later discover it was the name of the woman he was having an affair with. Then there was the family that chose Nazi names deliberately to upset people. No child should be used as a weapon."

    #10

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble I was a camp counselor. One of the campers there was a girl named Beanz.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She should start smoking weed.... then she'd be baked Beanz.

    Boo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahaha that made me laugh more than I should have 🤣

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    Peppy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww that’s just meanz

    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am pretty sure the girl had a harsh time in school.

    G A
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She married Heinz, the German exchange student

    Rinso The Red
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a "pork n beans" joke here, but I'm not going to touch it

    Nonna_SoF
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That will be the title of her first "movie" when she's an adult.

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    Chirp
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the list of really stupid names, Beanz isn't really all that bad

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    #11

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Pubert.

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    Tobias Reaper
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wasnt that the name of the baby in Adams Family Values

    roepi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He may be at risk of becoming.... president....

    #12

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Princess.



    Not the absolute worst, but I don’t think I could ever take this person seriously. Please don’t give children names that you give pets.

    ladyoffate13 , Kelly Sikkema/unsplash Report

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I currently have a coworker named Jingle. She's lovely but it took a while to get used to the name.

    Wysteria_Rose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At one workplace, we were trying to hire someone for a part-time, level entry position. We called an applicant whose name was Princess. Whoever picked up claimed to be her personal assistant, which did not help any first impressions we already had.

    PFD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prince, Sir, Lord etc are quite common, unfortunately.

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    DowntownStevieB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I personally don't think titles as names are good names. For example, Empress. Sounds tacky and a little like they should be on stage for all the wrong reasons.

    Katchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Empress of Blandings is a delightful name for a pig.

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    Julie S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Katie Price has a daughter called princess

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of west African names are like this. Princess, Lord, Mercy.

    geezeronthehill
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once knew an absolutely lovely woman named 'Princia'. She had changed it from Princess, and wanted to keep her initials. She felt the name her folks gave her would hinder her career.

    Tropical Tarot
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked with a Princess and she was older than me and I'm Gen x

    That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Princess is a common name in the Philippines, so it may be a cultural thing, as opposed to just an odd name.

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    But the good news is that, even if you truly hate your name, you can always have it changed. "More adults are changing their names than ever before," Laura shared. "Your name is your identity in word form; the way you’re presented to the world. If you honestly believe yours doesn’t represent you well, changing it can be a reasonable choice."

    #13

    Any name that is an expensive item. Rolex, Cartier, Mercedes, Diamond. Those are just str*pper names.

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    Rachel Pelz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mercedes is/used to be (?) a traditional Spanish name. One of the engineers/founder used his daughter Mercedes' name as his nickname in motor races, and eventually it was used not only for the driver but also for the car brand.

    Jrog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mercedes still is very common in Spanish speaking countries. It's an abbreviation of "Maria de las Mercedes", i.e. "The Mary of Piety", a form of the Virgin Mary with large following in Latin countries.

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    For All Pedernity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heard a mother call out for her baby girl Tiara the other day...

    Becca not Becky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've met women named Tiara. Not my first choice of names but not terrible

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    Bill Swallow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The well-known author Mercedes Lackey would dispute your point. Or actress Mercedes McCambridge.

    Bettye McKee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I named my dog Rolex because he's a watch dog. Yes, I'm a blonde.

    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mercedes Mone might want a word with you (IYKYK). She might very well demand a word with you at this rate XP

    Philly Bob
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Healthe Insyurence... that's expensive.

    Mariele Scherzinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a boy in a middle school class where I work. His name is Bentley.

    Vivian McBride
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a fairly common surname of English origin. Sometimes surnames are used as first names.

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    Binny Tutera
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mercedes is a regular name, as is Tiffany.

    nuberiffic
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If we're naming kids after expensive things I want to see "truffle", "mortgage", and "student loans"

    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda hard to keep them OFF the pole with a name like that

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    #14

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Void. Could never write or cash checks with that name.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just as well that cheques are dead outside N. America.

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're mostly dead here in NA as well. But as a homeowner, I have found that contractors generally want to be paid by check. They don't want to pay card processing fees, and they don't want their employees handling cash. "Contractors" meaning the plumber, the fence builder, the appliance repair guy, et al. My opinion of the situation doesn't matter; that's the way it is.

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    Daniel Atkins
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine the ominous sounding sentences that would be uttered referring to them. "Is void coming? We are waiting on Void. Welcome, Void. Void come here. Where are you Void"

    Nikole
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, there’s the movie “Enter the Void.” If you’re on something, it makes the experience of watching it even stranger.

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    Panda McPandaface
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd suggest Black Hole but I'd probably get in trouble.

    ravn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a b******t thread....

    Bored Trash Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's ok for a pet, like a black cat, but a PERSON!!?? Seriously..

    RAM31280
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was a cool name for my friend's D&D character, but not for a real life person.

    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently some online forms also malfunction, not sure if it's still happening.

    Jallamedalla
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who even use cheques these days?

    PFD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little Bobby Tables, we call him

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    #15

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Lawr’ryn and Lylyt Yvyh Yryhl (read as 'Lilith Eva Uriel').

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    arthbach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I automatically started reading this in Welsh, and quickly came to a crashing halt.

    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is elvish language!

    Luke Branwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could be worse... she could be Rawr'lyn xD

    Zelda McLink
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have no excuse for this if they're not Welsh.

    Kathrin Pukowsky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had such a phase as a teenager. Gave characters names like "Cyathy Myrcya", lol. Grew out of it.

    Richienotsorich
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apostrophes denote missing letters (don't instead of do not) or possession. I'd be inclined to ask what letters are missing from that name.

    Trista JW
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate people who spell somewhat normal names as asinine as possible. "Law reen" and "Lie-light Why-vee Yer-hell" (which is how I'd say both, based on the spellings) are horrible ideas.

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    The Abcde trend (absidee) has got to stop.

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    UKGrandad
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A couple (or more) years ago there was an article on BP about a woman who got all offended when an airport worker laughed at her daughter's name, Abcde. The woman said that it was pronounced 'Abcity', which makes no sense at all but is an excellent name for a gym.

    Elio
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember that! I would struggle to contain my laughter too so it's good that I don't work in a public-facing job. I mean, I'd feel bad since it isn't the kid's fault her mom is deranged.

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    Montanavanna
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just met someone who named their dog Askem. What is your dogs name? Askem..ask them.. I think that is fun, for a pet.

    Binny Tutera
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elemeno!!! Make it a thing, hahaha!

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't name your kid after your Netflix password.

    Liz The Biz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah but it's an easy way to remember your password 😀

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    #17

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble DOLPHIN. A girl at my school was named Dolphin.

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    Jrog
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Delfina" used to be a common girl name in Italy, and still is in France in the form "Delphine". It is quite peculiar in the fact that it has two coexisting branches with two distinct origins: one from the Roman family name "Delphinus", meaning "From Delphi" (the OG in Greece, not Indiana's cheap knockoff); and one from a corruption or "Adelphinus", from "Adelphos", meaning "Little Brother", a name that used to be common among early christian communities.

    Huddo's sister
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm watching a show set in France right now with a character called Delphine and wondered what it meant!

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    Mia SILBERMINS
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    delfina is still super popular in some places like Buenos Aires and stuff. I've met five so far

    Serial pacifist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better than many others on this list. Maybe Aquaman is the proud dad?

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She'd date a guy, class him up a bit, and then switch him for another guy and repeat. Got the nickname "Flipper".

    Leah Banks
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I taught a little boy named Ocean. Maybe he and Dolphin were related 🤣

    David Martin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she went to my high school, with the classmates I had, I hate to say there would be more than a couple "blow hole" jokes. I once heard a guy in science class tell a girl "You must be a toilet seat, cause I like your a*s". Santa Class High did not have the smoothest of gentlemen

    G A
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fishy....no mammally

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    #18

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble I was once drunk in a Taco Bell, waiting for my order at the pickup counter. The employee comes over to announce the next order, goes to read the name on the bag, double takes.

    “…Adolph?”

    This m**********r walks up, head in shame. The employee literally said “that’s not funny” as the guy was trying to seriously explain that was his real name.

    I think about that man often.

    Broad_Strokes_paint , fourbyfourblazer/flickr Report

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Errr, yes, and? You want to ban every name that's ever been used by a bad person?

    Me
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A boy in my school in germany had this name "because it was a family tradition ". He hated it and was always called Adi.

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure it’s illegal to call your child that in Germany these days. You can’t just choose any old s**t here.

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    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It did used to be a common name, shame one a*****e ruined it

    Janissary35680
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Say A. Eichmann and A. Dassler.

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    Bored Trash Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend whose stepdaughters name is Isis, like the Goddess, but people always attribute it to the terrorist group. Kinda sad cause it's a beautiful name.

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had a black cat named Isis. She was named after Gary Seven's shape-shifting cat from the old Star Trek.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a very normal name 70-80 years ago, BUT most people in Germany (at least the ones I have encountered) who are called Adolf, have parents who named them after that one specific person and have a very specific political stance.

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be changing that one. I know it was a completely normal name, but just like Adolph's favorite symbol was formerly a harmless Hindu peace symbol... it sucks that it's ruined for everybody, but fairly or unfairly, people are going to take it the wrong way, and having to constantly explain that it's not *that* kind of reference is going to get old quick.

    Midoribird Aoi
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The name you change as soon as you turn 18.

    Debby Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile, my mate Ghengis....

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    #19

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Moe Lester.

    _ReDd1T_UsEr , Rockstar Games Report

    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds like a Bart Simpson phone joke.

    Aussi Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watched the IT Crowd the other night, there was a guy in it named Peter File

    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The IT Crowd is great! That serie and Arrested Development. I laughed my a*s off watching them!

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    G A
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seymour C0x

    Joanne Mendonza-Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew a girl in college whose last name was Hunt....and he actually had a brother named Michael...She was totally serious, she really had a brother named Mike. I honestly don't think it occurred to her what that paired w/ Hunt. She was from a tiny town somewhere in Northern Maine so quite sheltered and naive.

    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She has obviously never seen the original Porky's movie.

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    Owen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That guy looks like my neighbor

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    #20

    My husband has a friend named Mike Hunt. He's real.

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    Carla Campbell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first husband was Mike Hunt.

    dayngerkat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a cop here with that name and he really was one

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    highwaycrossingfrog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuinely went to school with a Mike Hunt

    bbfa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to high school with Harry Palms.

    Scott Rackley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Went to school with a guy named Mike Hunt.

    Untamed Snark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked with a Mike Hunt, the name was appropriate

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a student by that name, but on the school PA he was always referred to as "Michael".

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    #21

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble I remember a girl going viral for naming her daughter C*ntley.

    moonlunatiic666 , Blake Cheek/unsplash Report

    Jallamedalla
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife wanted to name our first child Fán̈ñy. I put my foot down. She was not named f***y.

    Lailu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you guys in the US or elsewhere? I think this makes a difference given the US has f@nny packs whereas meanwhile Aus, UK etc would stare at you like you’d sprouted an extra limb.

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    Bay Bo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Horrible parents!!! Honestly wtf?!

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And as we've learned here and elsewhere. do not name your son CLINT.

    Babynursemissy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew a Clint in high school. Have no idea what happened to him.

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    #22

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Naming a kid *anything* that sounds like a joke—like "Brick" or "Banana"—is just setting them up for a tough time. Imagine going through life introducing yourself as “Banana”... nah, that’s just cruel. Keep it cute, not crazy!

    Sea_Development_2955 , Nathan Dumlao/unsplash Report

    Justme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When considering a name, I always imagine what it would look like on an election ballot or roster of corporate board members sign.

    Luke Branwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily they can introduce as Ban (if guy) or Ana (if girl)

    Very Bi Tortoise (He/Him)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brick isn't as bad as Banana, but it's basically setting them up to be in the military.

    Dog Mom to Zoe
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never had children but have 2 dogs. My German shepherd mix is Zoe which means life in Greek.

    medcrest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't have to go through life with it. Legal Name Change.

    Bruce Wollen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like Dweezil and Moon Unit?

    Babynursemissy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When deciding on a baby name, stand out on your back porch (or out your back door) and yell it a few times and feel it out.

    Invisible Potato
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as non english native, the name of Brick Heck always puzzled me....

    #23

    Opponent of my son’s hs football team- Aero Smith.

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    Luke Branwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also very, very probable there's someone named Lincoln (Linkin) Park.

    cogadh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lincoln Park was a real place in Santa Monica (it's now called Christine Emerson Reed Park). Linkin Park is sort of named after it.

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    Panda McPandaface
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda like this one - I could live with it.

    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't name a child that, but it's not as bad as many of them on this list.

    highwaycrossingfrog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I came across a guy named Luke Sky Walker

    Carrie B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay I like that one lol

    Annabel Again
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't hate it but it's not my name

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    #24

    There is a road in rural Ontario named after a local farmer, Harry Dyck. The road sign for Harry Dyck Road kept getting stolen. So they epoxy'd the sign to the post, and it remains to this day. True story.

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    Hans Georg
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds like the small town "F.u.c.k.i.n.g" which was renamed to Fugging a few years ago.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a local gynecologist named Harold Beavers. I'm not joking either. I guess Harry's profession was predetermined from birth.

    Leslie B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a guy from Canada who caught the attention of David Letterman. His name was D**k Assman

    Huddo's sister
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's like the Ernst Wanke road in outer Melbourne (apparently pronounced Wan-kee)

    Penny Fan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a village in Wales called Varteg. In Welsh this would be spelled Farteg. For sone reason the locals have chosen to keep the road signs in English...

    Dogfacedboy1980
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1722 N Harry Baals Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46815

    Christopher Crockett
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a town in Newfoundland named Dildo.

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should be twinned with Twatt in Shetland (been there!)

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    JB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me think of Holden Morcox...

    Bruce Wollen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No matter how you pronounce the last name, it's not good.

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    #25

    New Hampshire had a representative named D**k Swett (representative from 1991-1995 then served as the American ambassador to Denmark from 1998-2001).

    He goes by Richard now.

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    שני מוריק
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many years ago plenty of Men name Richard wre called like that

    Rinso The Red
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stole SOOO MANY of his campaign signs when I was in college. Your dorm just wasn't complete without one.

    R Dennis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to have (maybe still do) radio ads for a mortgage company. One of the guys was Harry Glanz...

    Summer S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad knew a guy named D!ck Bohener (not sure on that spelling). I told my dad I could never meet that man

    Luke Branwen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heard about a guy named Richard Holder

    Invisible Potato
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at school: "is mr. Swett here? mr. Swett D**k? is Sweet D**k here?" :D

    Tortitude
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandad's funeral, my gran says "oh that pallbeare is D**k Head". Was his actual name. Hard to suppress the giggles...

    IndoGrrlRN67
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a shrink named Richard Odor! Wonder why he became a shrink....

    LazyStream
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a local council member called Richard Face

    Bay Bo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my gosh thats too funny🤣🤣. My hub was watching news the other day n a He-she last name came on....it's the actual last name...

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    #26

    Did maintenance at a teaching hospital for a while. Passing through the Maternity ward, I've seen Tarzan, Puma, Aquanet, and my personal favorite... Brunhilde.

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    Rachel Pelz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, Brunhilde is a real and really old name at least.

    BunnyMommy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And can be shortened to Hilde. I've heard that name.

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    HeavyMetalHeart
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brunhilde is a name from mythology and I’ve heard of people in Nordic/germanic countries with that name, so I think it’s far less weird than the others.

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brunhilde is real... for the others, I think Puma is the one I mind the least, as long as the intention wasn't to name the kid after the shoes.

    Diolla
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to be named Puma. After the animal.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently met someone named Grizelda. Insert witch joke here.

    Feathered Dinosaur
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know 2 women named Griseldis. Used to be common in Germany..

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    glowworm2
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, Bwunhilde, you're so wovely."

    Janissary35680
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What did you expect in an opera? A happy ending?"

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    m pum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like Brunhilde. Legit name also

    Christopher Crockett
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brunhilde is an Old German name that means Battle Armor or Battle Maiden. Sounds pretty cool to me.

    glowworm2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was actually a "Tarzan" on Survivor. Turns out, it wasn't his actual name though. His normal name was Greg.

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    #27

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Names I have came across over the years teaching…
    B***h (no joke here)
    Princess
    Chlamydia
    Shacked.

    CaptainBarkMcFluff , CHUTTERSNAP/unsplash Report

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend is a teacher and she once had a student named Majestic Fox. That was the kid's first name.....

    Anthorn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could live with that. I'd nickname myself Mags or Fox.

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Chlamydia, chlamydia, have you got chlamydia? ..." (with apologies to Groucho Marx)

    The Doom Song
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once met a drag queen whose stage name was Chlamydia.

    Mariele Scherzinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Legolas. He has a twin sister. Lemonia. No kidding.

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    #28

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble My great grandmother was named Crucifixa. Gotta love Italian Catholics back in the day.

    Pinkysrage , Karolina Grabowska/unsplash Report

    Jrog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The correct form is "Crocifissa" and is in line with a lot of southern Italian religious devotional names such as "Addolorata" ("Painful", similar to Spanish "Dolores"), "Catena" ("Chain, shacked"), "Assunta" ("Assumed to heaven"), "Consolata" ("Consoled from pain"), "Veneranda" ("Venerable"), "Pia" ("Religious") etc. It's also a common name assumed by Nuns when they get ordered.

    arthbach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Assumpta' was a fairly common name in Ireland, as was 'Concepta'.

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    detective miller's hat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have an Italian client named Immaculata and I thought that was a pretty cool name.

    Binny Tutera
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My great aunts were named Immaculata and Conceptia! Yes, Italian, from Italy, 1890s.

    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus! That is not a name. That is a revenge!

    Trista JW
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing at all wrong with "Crocifissa" or "Crucifixa," classical names are very pretty.

    The Doom Song
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me her last name was "Wood"

    Robin Roper
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew Sister of Mercy named Sister Eucharia, she took the name from Eucharist.

    Mariele Scherzinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know someone who is called Inma (= short for Inmacolada / immaculate) and another person called Asuncion (ascencion ). Apparently, that's normal in Spanish speaking countries. But then, Jesus is a perfectly normal name for boys there, too.

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    #29

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble MLB player from 1979-1985 - [Rusty Kuntz]

    SomeGuyInSanJoseCa , Keith Allison Report

    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a teacher with the last name Kuntz in high school. Pronounced with the short U sound like c.u.n.t. He was the replacement for a teacher who had quit partway through the year, Mr. Woody

    Binny Tutera
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a LAST name. That doesn't count.

    Hans Georg
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    German ancestors maybe. You would pronounce it like Coonts.

    Kel_how
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In middle school, we had two male PE coaches: Coach D***s and Coach Ball. Even I, a fairly prudish middle schooler, found that amusing.

    Bill Swallow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I had an uncle Emil Koontz.

    Katchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend whose last name is Kuntz. When he married, he did not take his wife’s beautiful last name, and gave his kids a hyphenated last name. 🤦

    שני מוריק
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get the problem with his nam mabey last name, by the way there is an actress name rusty schwimer

    Hans Georg
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem here is that most english speaking people pronounce names different than their origin. You probably read "Coonts" like me, but it is "C.u.n.t.s" in english. Just remove the dots as censorship is ridiculous as ever.

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    #30

    Bort.

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    Bridgett Haney
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet they're still out of Bort license plates.

    Daniel Atkins
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I went to Universal Studios those were available at the souvenir shop in the Simpsons themed section.

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    roepi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Swedish Chef must love him.

    Leah Banks
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the story about a girl who wanted to name her daughter Blessica. But then she married a man who's last name was Blimpson. She decided she didn't want her daughter to seem like a knock-off of the OG Jessica Simpson 🤣

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    #31

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Breadquanda.

    Lesserred , Taylor Flowe/unsplash Report

    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you try to say Bored Panda with your mouth full.

    Serial pacifist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me quando, quando, quando 🎵🎶

    AlexJ
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    1 year ago

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    #32

    Yeetidity.

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    Katchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶I like the way you work it, Yeetidity🎶

    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody watched wrestling WAY too much

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    #33

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble For a boy, Sue.

    RoutineDog7169 , saeed karimi/unsplash Report

    NetworkMan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him... Bill or George! Any damn thing but Sue! I still hate that name!

    Julie S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶How do you do my name is sue🎶

    Nichole Harris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah... This is cool.... Also dated a guy named Kelly and had an uncle Stacy

    Bartlet for world domination
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brilliant Dutch version by Jan Rot ("Wat een rotnaam") (I've plugged this before): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ77xlDqTPQ

    Kathrin Pukowsky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned from one of my teachers that it used to be pretty common for men to have the middle name "Mary". It was meant as a form of blessing, "Hey, holy Mary, we named our son after you, please protect him". Same reason my mom's middle name was Mary.

    Mariele Scherzinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the other hand.... it is perfectly normal to choose a boy's name for a girl. Why is it ridiculous if it's done the other way around?

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    #34

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble Soda

    Seven.

    Jimarm81 , oo verthing/unsplash Report

    Carl Roberts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Seven's middle name "Of Nine"

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did spend a little while referring to the kids by the Borg designation. The eldest was 1 of 4, the youngest, 4 of 4, etc. "1 of 4, have you seen 3 of 4?"

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    Child of the Stars
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No comments about The Outsiders here? Because I immediately thought of Sodapop, the middle brother!

    Corvus
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given the popularity of Stranger Things, don't be surprised if you come across girls named "Eleven."

    Marissa Voleta
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No child of mine will EVER be named Seven!"

    Janissary35680
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Seven" is actually a girl's name in Turkish. It means "One who loves".

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a character named Seven in The Hate U Give, and it's absolutely not played for laughs - there's actually a scene that talks about how names that seem 'weird' to one person can have a lot of cultural meaning to someone else.

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard a women say Sierra Mist get in the car. This was before the soda company changed the soda name to Starry.

    Howl's sleeping castle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my classmates had a dog named Pepsi and we used to laugh and tease her for choosing that name. Can't think what made a parent pick 'Soda' for a human child

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    #35

    “Kody, But Spells It Chode”: 35 Names That Are Practically Asking For Trouble These days, Alexa.

    Azure_W0lf , Grant Ritchie/unsplash Report

    Rachel Pelz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know a girl called Alexa who was born 3 months before the gadget was released. Needless to say, parents were less than thrille with the named being ruined.

    Funhog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, children with the name Alexa are too often bullied by classmates who think it's funny to bark commands at them. It's too bad because it's a nice name.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can only imagine how annoying that is - sometimes Alexa responds if she even hears a word that's similar to her name. A coworker has a cat with that name. They set their device to be triggered by a different word.

    Nikole
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My SIL has a name very similar to Alexa. They changed Alexa’s name to Echo. And then there’s me who changed the name to “computer” because I wanted to feel like I was on ST:TNG, but I changed it back to Alexa because I missed the semblance of humanity. Errrr….

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    Dragons Exist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A girl in my class is named Alexis, the teacher had to remove the Alexa

    Susan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teacher could have just changed the device's response name.

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    Donna Peluda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TBH Amazon could have thought they through a bit better. Made up a name or just use "ok Amazon"

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically nothing, it's a very normal name. But now it's the name of the Amazon virtual assistant - like 'Alexa, what's the weather tomorrow? Alexa, remind me to get eggs at the store.'

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