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People Share 38 Baby Names That Give Them The Creeps, Despite Not Being That Unusual
The name a person's parents give them is an important part of who they are. Even if they change it at some point during their lives to something they like more, it still leaves a mark on their self-identity.
After all, your name is how other people see you, their first impression of you. And so, if it's extraordinary, it's bound to draw attention, both positive and negative, which impacts the way a person feels about themselves. So, today we're going to take a peek at odd names that some people think are pretty normal and decide which side we're on.
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#1
In my daughter's creative writing class, there were two girls named Unique.
They hated each other.
Janissary35680 5 months ago (edited)
They're simultaneously unique and not unique. This is an interesting case of quantum-uniqueness. i wonder if they're also entangled?
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#2
Names like Gunner, Blade, Remington, Colt etc.
Luke Branwen 5 months ago
Aka. the legendary girl named Reighfyl [rifle]. The impeccable combo of a "tragedeigh" name and a right-wing gun nut name.
Ge Po 5 months ago
Those are just like the girl-names Porsche and Ferrari, right? Like, there have been girls called Porsche and Ferrari for centuries in Italy.
Michael Largey 5 months ago
I know someone who named his son "Colt". Nothing to do with guns. He's a big fan of the Indianapolis Colts.
geezeronthehill 5 months ago
"Gunner" is anglicized "Gunnar", a Nordic name. Remington and Colt are just old family names. Can I guess that weapons creep you out?
Black Cats and Corgis 5 months ago
Individually, none of these names make me uncomfortable. I actually like the name Colt! But if I were to encounter a family with kids who all had names like these, it might make me a little uncomfortable.
#3
Names that are spelled differently so the kid can have a "unique" name.
Like Cloughie.
Lee Gilliland 5 months ago
Parents don't think of this, but having a uniquely spelled name means you are condemning your child to spelling it Every. Single. Time. They. Use. It. For. The. Rest. Of. Their. Lives. All three of us had these in the Fifties, and trust me, it gets old fast.
Robert Millar 5 months ago
Pity that many of these names are concocted by parents who are near illiterate.
arthbach 5 months ago
What name is this meant to be? 'Clough' (cluff) is a Welsh surname. Cluffie sounds like a nickname for a person named 'Clough'.
Riley Quinn 5 months ago
Phonetic pronunciation: cluffy. Sounds like a nickname for female genitalia - my fluffy cluffy.
It’s no secret that naming your baby is an important step in becoming a parent. You can’t simply do it carelessly.
Some might say that a name can at least partially determine the child’s future. After all, it’s a “label” that they’ll be carrying at least until they’re old enough to change it. And even if they’re going to change it at some point in their life, it’s still going to be a part of their self-identity, a part of how people view them, and so on.
#4
Neveah. If you want to name your kid heaven just do it.
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 5 months ago
Personally, I think the name Neveah sounds really pretty, I get the eye roll over the "heaven spelled backwards" part though.
Riley Quinn 5 months ago
Maybe if I knew how to pronounce it, it wouldn't sound like Nivea (brand name).
Load More Replies... Jaya 5 months ago
To me, spelling something backwards kinda means opposite. So this one feels like naming your kid Hell.
Luke Branwen 5 months ago
Just name her Caeli or Caelia, it has the same meaning, only in Latin
tori Ohno 5 months ago
How do you even pronounce that? Nivea, like the lotion? Nuh vay? It's not even a word!
Maren Villadsen 5 months ago
In Denmark we har a bodylotion called Nivea. Pronounced the same way
#5
As a teacher, any name with completely bananas spelling so the child and no one else can work out how to spell or say it. It makes for angry kids. I would love to say to the parents ‘if you must give your child a silly made up name could you at least follow the basic rules of phonics’ but I suspect that would not end well.
The Other Guest 5 months ago
"It's spelled Raymond Luxury Yacht, but it's pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove."
Michael Largey 5 months ago
People who give their child a silly made up name usually don't care about the basic rules of anything.
Glen Ellyn 5 months ago
The poor child will spend the rest of his/her life correcting the misspelling of their name done by others.
Riley Quinn 5 months ago
If I was the typical overworked, underpaid teacher, I'd assign nicknames. Kids prefer cool nicknames over peer humiliation.
Lily bloom 5 months ago
I know of an Emmaleigh. The spelling is atrocious but at least, I think, I would be pronounced correctly the first time
#6
I won’t even narrow it down, but if you’re naming your kid after a luxury brand or an object of some kind, you need help.
T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago (edited)
My bro has a friend named Nivea. She's Brazilian. I always talk about her by saying, "You know that friend of yours... uh... Revlon? Maybelline?" etc. Drives him nuts. (Would never do that to her, you understand. I'm 56 and still t0rture my sibling.)
Teutonic Disaster 5 months ago
I do feel sorry for all the Bentleys who grow up in trailer parks all over the US.
Riley Quinn 5 months ago
I know Mercedes is a Spanish (Latin origin) female name meaning mercies, but outside of a Spanish area, it's a vehicle.
FlamingZombies 5 months ago (edited)
The car brand was named after Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Emil Jellinek
Load More Replies...Others say that naming a baby has importance beyond its future. It also defines a baby's family and symbolizes the values and priorities of the world into which this baby is born.
Pamela Redmond from Nameberry listed several things that a baby’s name represents. Relationships to parents and family of origin; cultural, religious, and ethnic ties; and a preference for tradition or invention, just to mention a few. So, as you can see, baby names are principal in many ways.
#7
Candida, I just can’t see it as anything other than the fungus.
#8
Chastity. Kinda judgy.
T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago
This just makes me think of Charisma Carpenter and how she was done dirty by Joss Whedon.
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Oerff On Tour 5 months ago
Well, her husband then can honestly say he gives all the money he makes to Charity
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#9
As a teacher, I really dislike kids being called pet names. I’ve taught Angels and Honeys in my time. Yes, they are acceptable baby names, but please know that I feel weird addressing your sixteen-year-old as “Honey” in my lessons.
PeepPeep the duck 5 months ago
For me they are very Filipino names, we have a hersheys and kisses (twins), honey (or honey-belle is her full name), bong bong is my male cousin.
Load More Replies... Ge Po 5 months ago
Then what about flowers/herbs? Iris, Rose, Margaret, Lilly ... Or trees? Aspen, Bjørg, Willow ...
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
Hyacinth, Rose, Daisy, and Violet. (If you know, you know...)
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Bill Swallow 5 months ago
Upvote for remembering Anne Francis as a lady detective with a pet ocelot.
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Kristen Woehlke 5 months ago
knew a girl all through school who was named Renee, but had the pet name of "Bunny". From elementary through high school, I just couldn't bring myself to call her Bunny
That kind of suggests that a parent should strive to find a name that isn’t too "out there" so it doesn’t make a kid a target of bullying, doesn’t tarnish family reputations, and all things like that. So, the question of what a normal and not-so-normal baby name comes up.
For some, a name can seem completely normal and they wouldn’t bat an eye seeing it in the wild, while for others, the same name can seem out of the ordinary. That’s what today’s list is about – names that seem to be generally accepted, but still seem odd for some folks.
#10
In Sweden, you can name your son Bror. It literally means Brother. Syster is a girl's name that literally means Sister. Both names are old-fashioned, but yes, you can essentially name your children Brother and Sister. (Bror and Syster.).
Daniel Atkins 5 months ago
I was thinking there could be a little confusion if this happened and it probably has.
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Huddo's sister 5 months ago
Aren't/weren't sister and brother and the position, like sister one for the first girl, common names in China?
Riley Quinn 5 months ago
Seems a bit lazy to me. Nine months should give a parent plenty of time to come up with something less boring than their family designation.
#11
A few years too late for this but Khaleesi. Sooooo many kids out there hate their parents now. I guess it's a pretty cool sounding name but like who even cares about GOT anymore other than s******g on the last season.
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
Names like this just scream that the parents have no imagination and no culture other than TV or movies.
Jean Novotny 5 months ago (edited)
It's especially stupid since it's not even her name. Khaleesi is a title. But everyone still loves the show. They just ignore the last season. Only sansa becoming queen and Dany's madness were the only things that were good and make sense. Not to mention the current shows still based on the franchise. And hoping that GRRM releases the sixth book if he does.
Cuppa tea? 5 months ago
Most people maned their child after 1-2 season. Don't think many after final episode.
#12
Paxtyn. i see so so many paxtyn/paxton/paxtens nowadays and the name just sounds and feels bad to say.
Donna I 5 months ago
OMG, this is a thing? My sister mentioned that as a potential name for my niece in 2008, and I promptly gave her a h*ll no. Sounded like a cigarette brand to me. Needless to say, she stopped sharing potential names with me and more importantly, did not name my beautiful niece Paxton.
In it, you’ll find a whole plethora of options, starting from a girl named Unique to a boy named Dude. You know, to each their own.
You might wonder, what leads parents to choose such odd names? After all, we already discussed what a big significance the name holds, so why pick something that might make things harder?
Well, back in the day, the choosing of a name was driven by the desire for conformity. Parents chose names that were not out of the ordinary to not stand out too much, and to adhere to their religious and ancestral ties.
#13
Arson. Seems like I am seeing a lot of Gen Alpha boys named arson.
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
Could have been a match, could have been a lighter. Can't tell.
Load More Replies... Jaya 5 months ago
That's what you get when you've got a Southern accent. "We're here to register Our Son" "Okay, registering Arson, done."
tori Ohno 5 months ago
Simian. Simian is becoming popular too. It started with a football player who's mother named him that. Why would you name your child Monkey? Especially if you're black.
Mir Adwari 5 months ago
Different spelling, I assume same pronunciation (though who can be sure these days!!), but Simeon is an old biblical name.
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Guy, to me it makes as much sense as naming your son Dude.
arthbach 5 months ago
Guy was a popular name in Normandy, and then in England from 1066 onwards. It wasn't until quite recently that 'Guy' was used in the USA to mean an 'everyman'. It isn't the same as naming your son 'Dude'. It's the equivalent of calling him 'Joe'. 'He's just an ordinary Joe'.
geezeronthehill 5 months ago
Well said. I've noticed also that people are using 'guy' in a non-gendered fashion.
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Bill Swallow 5 months ago (edited)
'Guy' (often pronounced 'Ghee', as in 'Guy de Maupassant') started out as a perfectly normal, run-of-the-mill male name. Then along came 'Guy Fawkes' in England, who famously tried to blow up Parliament as part of the 'Gunpowder Plot'. The plot was foiled, Fawkes was caught (and executed, IIRC), and thus began the English 'bonfire tradition' of lighting community bonfires and constructing effigies of Guy Fawkes to burn on the fires. These effigies were referred to as 'Guys', and from there, it was a short distance to making the word 'guy' a generic term for any random male or group of males, recently becoming an informal term for mixed-gender groups as well.
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
As in 'Guy de Maupassant'; yes. See my longer comment on this item.
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Lily bloom 5 months ago
My great grandfather's name was Guy. I also worked with a Guy about 10 years ago. He was around 30 at the time iirc. He went by Fred
#15
I recently had the thought that it’s a bit strange that we’ve been naming little white girls after Native American tribes. Cheyenne, Dakota, Cherokee, Sioux, Shawnee.
UKGrandad 5 months ago
There were two Annes in one of my classes at school. One was very loud while the other was quiet. We called one Anne and the other Shy Anne.
margaret carradus 5 months ago
Six out of 24 girls in my class were called Susan...
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 5 months ago
White people excel at cultural appropriation. Doesn't matter the race they're stealing from just as long as none of them move into the community.
Spittnimage 5 months ago
I hate when "Cheyenne" is changed to the ugly Shyann, Shyan. You get the picture.
tarryn norwich 5 months ago
One of my old co-workers was named Dakota but with her last name it was a pun on North/South Dakota lol.
Then, in modern times, a desire for individualism came. Now, contrary to the past, people wanted to stand out. Annual rankings of popular names made people feel competitive, but now not for wanting to be at the top of the charts, but to be special and one of a kind.
Basically, a major change in culture happened, which resulted in kids ending up with names like Unique, Dude, and all the others listed in today’s piece.
Do you think these names are weird, or do they seem normal to you? What other generally accepted names do you think are odd? Share all of this with us in the comments!
#16
Pretty much everything that is regionally-popular. Southern Appalachian here, and we have more Aiden, Cayden, Brayden, and Haydens than you can shake a stick at. Also it’s going to be weird in 40 years when everyone’s mamaw is named some variation of Makayla, Kaylee, or Kayluh.
Cee Cee 5 months ago
Well Aidan (nb spelling) isn't that uncommon in the UK. St. Aidan of Lindisfarne was written about by the Venerable Bede.
Jean Novotny 5 months ago
Aiden is already not uncommon in the US either.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 5 months ago
We had something similar where I’m from but with a -yn ending. So Braelyn, Braeden, Shaylynn, Shaelyn, Shadyn, Jaylyn, Jaydyn, Gradyn, Graysyn and Graelyn are all the names of real local people I know 😂 I wanna get them all in a room together.
Riley Quinn 5 months ago (edited)
Since Scots-Irish immigrants heavily contributed to the creation of Appalachian culture it stands to reason it would influence the names. Aiden, Cayden, Brayden, are Celtic (Gaelic) names, whereas Hayden is English.
#17
Bunny, Dolly, Baby, Princess, Barbie.
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
I had a doctor, female larger stature, tall, broad shoulders and large hands. Nice woman but I felt off calling her Princess it felt unprofessional but it is not like she chose so not like I judged her by that it just felt weird. I kept her as my doctor until I moved.
Riley Quinn 5 months ago
Bambi for a girl is the one that cracks me up since Bambi was a male fawn, the young prince of the forest. And because too many str!ppers and call girls take that name.
Wild Cream 5 months ago
The only time I liked the name Baby was in the book Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill (highly recommended if you like gritty stories - it’s Canadian too!)
Auntriarch 5 months ago
A girl in my class at primary school was Lynette but we called her Bunny because her surname was Burrows.
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#18
Christian. Nobody is named Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, etc.
PeepPeep the duck 5 months ago
Yeah but he was an actual dude not a name for a religious sector
Load More Replies... Luke Branwen 5 months ago
Islam is a name, tho. I remember seeing a post about a guy getting riled up about someone named "Islam" while his name was... Christian.
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 5 months ago
At this point the name and religion are two separate things in my head
Grace Sssssss 5 months ago
Lots of people named Jesus; in India, lots of people named for gods...Krishna, Laxmi, like that.
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
"Jesus, we thank you for this food." "De nada."
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Elisabet Larsen 5 months ago
In Denmark it is a common name. So common that half our kings is called Christian. The other half Frederik.
Vanessa Steis 5 months ago
In Germany "Christian" is totally normal name. But there is a difference,in englisch the name and being a christian is the same spelling, in German it's the Name "Christian" and being "christlich", so it doesn't have the same meaning.
#19
The name Chase has never sat right with me.
It's just... it's a verb.
Wild Cream 5 months ago
I have friends who named their kids Chase and Cash - were Canadian but it always makes me think of the Chase bank in the US lol
Sarah 5 months ago
So many silly names . And US , even as child in the 80s I noticed they use surnames as ChristiN names, I now know why.. to keep their Irish heritage . But watching things like saved by the bell , me and friends would be confused.. but Kelly is a surname ?? …Shannon is the name of a river? Quinn?? That’s a first name?! List can go on ..
ShortAttnSpanTheatre 5 months ago
It's a common English shortening of Charles. It sits fine with me if they name the kid Charles and THEN call him Chase.
#20
Messiah.
#21
The Egyptian goddess name “Isis” has aged horribly.
Sarah 5 months ago (edited)
There was a story in UK press . A lady got questioned . She had written on the blurb for her bank transfer. Funds for Isis . The bank made necessary flags- I think interpol was involved , Isis was her horse and she paying an invoice! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9524923/amp/Bolton-mother-flagged-potential-terrorist-transaction-called-funds-Isis-rejected.html
Auntriarch 5 months ago
I made the mistake of looking up "wings of Isis" at work. It's a belly dance prop, and very beautiful.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago
Taught a child named Isis. Her other name is Regomoditswe, which most teachers couldn't pronounce properly. Her brother's name is Moosa Osiris. "Moosa" is easy to say. Her sister's name is Palesa Cleopatra. Apparently their mom loves Egypt!
Daniel Atkins 5 months ago
I worked with an Isis and she hated her name and this was before the terror attacks.
Paul Rabit 5 months ago
I think it's a shame because I always thought Isis was a very pretty name
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
I hear 'Anat' (ancient goddess of warfare and hunting) has started a new career in Pittsburgh, PA, adding 'Pants' to her sphere of authority. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX2QQZ9ZHuY&t=15s&ab_channel=PittsburghSean
Huddo's sister 5 months ago
In the show Downton Abby there was a dog called Isis. They ended up killing him off :(
#22
Location names - Paris, Brooklyn, Asia, not my cup of tea.
Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
Sometimes it's based on where they were conceived, according to my friend Cortina...
Nicole Weymann 5 months ago
Pantry, Tent and Garmisch-Patenkirchen would like to have a word 😂
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Wild Cream 5 months ago
I know two white girls named Asia and India, both siblings 😅 always kinda seemed a little off to me
UKGrandad 5 months ago
I don't think it's possible to get pregnant doing it that way.
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Maverick... I don't know why it just doesn't hit for me. Although as I say that I remember a little girl Maverick I met once and I kind of loved that. So what do I know?
Bill Swallow 5 months ago (edited)
'Maverick' is a horse's name. Or an old James Garner western series, take your pick. EDIT: Michael Largey is correct, I was wrong. A 'maverick' is an unclaimed calf, not a horse. Sorry, it's been a week from hell (A/C is out and we've had 100 degree temps.)
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#24
Girls with a Mc at the beginning of their name. It traditionally means "son of" and often the following part of the name is not the father's name.
arthbach 5 months ago
'Nic' is the female equivalent of 'Mac'. A man would be MacLeod but a woman would be NicLeod.
Glen Ellyn 5 months ago
"Hey, have you seen that new show, NicGyver? She's a secret agent who does amazing things with her Swiss Army knife!"
Load More Replies... Teutonic Disaster 5 months ago
Reminds me of the Icelandic naming tradition where your last name just signifies who's daughter/son you are (f.e. your dad is named Johan, so your last name will be Johansdottir/Johanson). I don't know how strict they are about that, tho. Like, what if your mom says "screw that, I birthed the kid" and wants to name you "XYZ Johannasdottir". Or your parents are a lesbian couple. Or you are the result of a one night stand. Or it turns out your mum cheated. Or if you're trans, can you change it from -dottir to -son and vice versa?
David Morgan 5 months ago
Not if you are the son of Mr Kenzie. Otherwise, yes.
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#25
Adonis. Putting a lot of pressure on your kid to not be ugly!
Lee Gilliland 5 months ago
In Greece it is pronounced Atoni, which is our Anthony, and is still a common name there.
OneHappyPuppy 5 months ago
It's actually Antoni, but the nt makes a d sound. And is indeed very common
Load More Replies... Teutonic Disaster 5 months ago
Especially if your dad is named Drake. Your mum could be a supermodel and you would still have tough chances.
#26
As a Jewish person, Cohen. It’s a last name, and it’s for a priestly class. So it’s WEIRD and a bit uncomfortable for me, whenever I see it as a first name.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 5 months ago
Yeah, I know a (non-Jewish) woman who named her son Cohen. I doubt if she knows it’s a Jewish name, or anything else about it!
#27
Genesis. Some biblical names are fine but that one is just awful to me.
Teutonic Disaster 5 months ago (edited)
We did what now?! Edit: I checked Wikipedia, because how could I not, and it's true! That's hysterical 🤣
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#28
I started substitute teaching this year, and the thing that weirds me out about the name Greyson is how f*****g many of them there are.
I have multiple Greysons at every single job I take, and I have one teacher who I subbed for a few times that had 3 in just one class period. I've probably met 100 students named Greyson.
I just cannot understand how so many parents came to the same decision simultaneously. It really makes me dread the idea that these parents named their child after whatever the trendiest boy name of that year was. Makes me worry about how little thought they put into other aspects of their children.
And I don't know if it's a coincidence, but most of the time students named Greyson are some of the worst behaved kids in every class. Same with Brayden. There has to be some correlation between parents who just picked that years most popular boy name and how the kid is going to behave.
Nicole Weymann 5 months ago (edited)
We had a wave of Kevins in Germany, roughly 20 or 25 years ago. The had a similar reputation among teachers - so much so that "Kevinismus" ("kevinism") became a phenomenon as "a German term for the practice of giving children trendy, exotic-sounding names as opposed to traditional German ones. It is often considered to be an indicator of low social class."(Wikipedia) For girls it's Chantalismus, and it took years to acknowledge how much these clichés harmed pupils/student, because teachers were liable to see what they expected to see in a Chantal/Kevin.
Justin 5 months ago
I love this because "Kevin" is THE most boring English name i can think of
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Motherofguineapigz 5 months ago
My daughter has family names - great grandmas. Name was chosen early. Unfortunately, it was the 3rd most popular name the year she was born (I had no idea). She knew who she was named for and she embraced it.
Kit Black 5 months ago
I guarantee you every single one of those parents complained that everyone else was using the same name. Most people are not naming their kid for the trend - it's just that if you're looking for a certain type of name and it hasn't been used frequently in a very long time, everybody's gonna come up with the same name somehow
SchadenFreudian Psychology 5 months ago
I hate that name, especially when it’s used for a girl. The “-son” at the end…..just does not compute. And I think it’s a pretentious name, used by people who are trying to look upper class.
Lee Gilliland 5 months ago
Mostly TV and movies. It used to be popular books, back when everyone read books.
margaret carradus 5 months ago
Six out of 24 girls in my class were called Susan. Caused much confusion
Huddo's sister 5 months ago
My first name has only been knocked off the top 10 list of girls in Australia during my lifetime. I don't have a problem with it being popular.
#29
Don't come for me but Sloane. I'm sorry I just hate the sound of it.
Sarah 5 months ago (edited)
Russia?! I have pidgeon Russian from babysitting my half Russian nephew! I have all the important words for plane/ train/ car/ cat!! I’m practically fluent . Aged abt maybe 5 yrs he was correcting both my brothers and my pronunciation when reading books
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Angel Winward 5 months ago
Sloan was the name of a shady, disliked character in the Inheritance series (Eragon). It was my first exposure to the name, so I have been exceptionally biased towards it since I read the books.
#30
Friday/Wednesday
Why name your kid after a weekday?
Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
Tuesday Weld was an actress in the 1960s. There was also an actor in the thirties called Fredric March - hence the line that if they married and had a daughter called Tuesday, she'd be known as Tuesday March II (ie the second).
Wild Cream 5 months ago
Honestly I know a goth girl who goes by “Friday” - I genuinely can’t even remember her real name because we always call her “Fri” 😂 it’s just normal to us now
Auntriarch 5 months ago
And when the doorbell rings and you look through the spyhole, you say TGIF
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Billie Sunday, Alexander Mundy, Tuesday Weld, Wednesday Addams, Thursday Next, Joe Friday. (Anyone got a Saturday?)
#31
Ralph.
No explanation or justification... I just think it's weird.
Glen Ellyn 5 months ago
It's also sometimes used as a euphemism for vomiting. "Frank just ralphed his lunch."
Bill Swallow 5 months ago
Especially weird if Ralph ate franks for lunch...
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Julie S 5 months ago
OMG yes I think of this every time I see the name Ralph.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 5 months ago
Ralph Bunche was a famous diplomat and the first black American to earn the Nobel Peace Prize.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 5 months ago
It seems like kind of an old-man name. OK for your grandpa, but weird for a little kid.
#32
Malina. Mostly because melena in health care is black tarry bloody poop. I’ve met a couple Malina/Melinas and always feel bad.
#33
Channing never sounded right to me.
Nota Robot 5 months ago
Stockard as a first name mustn't have been a picnic in high-school either.
arthbach 5 months ago
The names her parents gave to her were Susan Antonia Williams Stockard. In the 1960s she married Walter Channing. After their divorce, she kept the name 'Stockard Channing'. Her television and film credits started after her divorce.
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Why is D**k not in this list yet????
Teutonic Disaster 5 months ago
Still begs the question of how you get D**k from Richard? Other than asking nicely, of course.
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Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
One has to feel sorry for D1ck Van Dy_ke, who can't enter his name anywhere now. I used to work with someone called Richard Holder...he preferred "Rich" as the shortened version.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 5 months ago
I had a classmate with the last name of D**k whose parents decided to name him "Richard". What to call him for short? "Rick D**k" was too rhymey and "D**k D**k" was just silly. So we called him "Rich D**k" because basically that was what he was.
Luke Branwen 5 months ago
Especially when combined with a fitting surname, like Richard Holder
Wild Cream 5 months ago
One of the rudest, grumpiest coworkers I have is named Rick, short for Richard. We don’t call him Rick behind his back 😂
Tim Gibbs 5 months ago
I used to know a Richard Head who wanted to be called D**k! He was an American.
Uncle Schmickle 5 months ago
Proper name is Richard. I had an uncle and close friend, both named Richard, but most people ( including me ) always called them D i c k . Very common in times past, and no one thought any more of it, other than an abbreviation.
#35
Maddox just really rubs me the wrong way.
Michael Largey 5 months ago (edited)
"Maddox and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun." - Noel Coward
#37
Roger. Idk why but it feels weird to call a baby that.
Zaach 5 months ago (edited)
You never say 'over and out' over means your turn to talk while out means I am hanging up *edit - I go by my middle name 'rodger' which is the northern European version of roger
Load More Replies... Oerff On Tour 5 months ago
Roger always reminds me of the movie "Airplane'.with Wilco and Roger as the pilots
Wild Cream 5 months ago
I met a baby named Hank once and had the same feeling 😂 baby Hank was super cute but it felt weird calling him Hank
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Mohammed
It's weird because bruh you know how many Mohammads I know? S**tttt .
Lauren Regnier 5 months ago
I met a woman named Doreen . I hated her and her name . She was a jerk .
T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago
There's always at least one Mohammad (with plenty of variant spellings including Moegamat and so on) in every grade I teach. Often there's more than one per class. Most are called by nicknames/second names, thank goodness.
🇺🇦 🇵🇸 TribbleThinking 5 months ago (edited)
I went to a convent school. There were multiple "Maria"s in every single class.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 5 months ago (edited)
I know a ton as well 😂 different cultures have different naming practices though so I don’t judge this one too much, not every culture of focused on giving their babies youneek names
What do you think ?
Shelley Keenan 5 months ago
My daughter (Audrey) her friends are - Cali, Kaylee, Kelly, and Kyleigh. My son (Garrett) - Jackson, Jaxon, and Jaxson. Ugh
UKGrandad 5 months ago
You're criticising your kids' friends' names yet your son's name means 'attic room'.
Load More Replies... Kit Black 5 months ago
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores," meaning "Our Lady of Sorrows," which refers to the Virgin Mary.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago
I had two kids in my class a few years back named Thato. (Names in South African indigenous languages are usually for boys and girls.) I used to call them Thatotheboy and Thatothegirl. Even after they left my class, I'd see one of them and yell, "Thatothegirl!! How are you?!!" :D
Uncle Schmickle 5 months ago
Bloody silly parents shackling poor kids with bloody silly names. At least when they legally become adults, these " kids " can change their name.
Huddo's sister 5 months ago
My uncle's name is Donald. As a kid I called him Donald Duck, because he did a pretty good impression of him, but he has just been called Don for decades. I often forget his name is actually Donald.
Load More Replies... cugel. 5 months ago
One of my relos has an Irish name, she doesn't use it because people can't pronounce it.
Huddo's sister 5 months ago
I love Irish names. Generally I hear them pronounced before seeing them written, so it's easy to learn. I had a friend in primary school called Grainne though that I couldn't help pronouncing Grannie in my head if I had to write it down.
Load More Replies... Just_for_this 5 months ago (edited)
I cant stand 'Jodie'... and it's what my wife's family call her!😣(Nothing like her real name either)
Philly Bob 5 months ago
My wife is Jody. I always thought the Jody was a boy and Jodi or Jodie was the girl. But wife is adamant that her name is Jody with a "Y!"
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QuincyForrest 5 months ago
Forrest. "Forry-fire, forry-fire." "Fatty Forry." "Hey, Trees!" "Yo, Woodchip." Forry was a horrid nickname and I despised it and in my early teens I insisted on being called by my full name and I didn't like it much even then. Kids can be so cruel. As an adult, it's not bad and it is memorable, but for a kid, DON'T NAME YOUR KID FORREST. He won't still be railing at you when you're dead and he's seventy.
Shelley Keenan 5 months ago
My daughter (Audrey) her friends are - Cali, Kaylee, Kelly, and Kyleigh. My son (Garrett) - Jackson, Jaxon, and Jaxson. Ugh
UKGrandad 5 months ago
You're criticising your kids' friends' names yet your son's name means 'attic room'.
Load More Replies... Kit Black 5 months ago
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores," meaning "Our Lady of Sorrows," which refers to the Virgin Mary.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 5 months ago
I had two kids in my class a few years back named Thato. (Names in South African indigenous languages are usually for boys and girls.) I used to call them Thatotheboy and Thatothegirl. Even after they left my class, I'd see one of them and yell, "Thatothegirl!! How are you?!!" :D
Uncle Schmickle 5 months ago
Bloody silly parents shackling poor kids with bloody silly names. At least when they legally become adults, these " kids " can change their name.
Huddo's sister 5 months ago
My uncle's name is Donald. As a kid I called him Donald Duck, because he did a pretty good impression of him, but he has just been called Don for decades. I often forget his name is actually Donald.
Load More Replies... cugel. 5 months ago
One of my relos has an Irish name, she doesn't use it because people can't pronounce it.
Huddo's sister 5 months ago
I love Irish names. Generally I hear them pronounced before seeing them written, so it's easy to learn. I had a friend in primary school called Grainne though that I couldn't help pronouncing Grannie in my head if I had to write it down.
Load More Replies... Just_for_this 5 months ago (edited)
I cant stand 'Jodie'... and it's what my wife's family call her!😣(Nothing like her real name either)
Philly Bob 5 months ago
My wife is Jody. I always thought the Jody was a boy and Jodi or Jodie was the girl. But wife is adamant that her name is Jody with a "Y!"
Load More Replies... QuincyForrest 5 months ago
Forrest. "Forry-fire, forry-fire." "Fatty Forry." "Hey, Trees!" "Yo, Woodchip." Forry was a horrid nickname and I despised it and in my early teens I insisted on being called by my full name and I didn't like it much even then. Kids can be so cruel. As an adult, it's not bad and it is memorable, but for a kid, DON'T NAME YOUR KID FORREST. He won't still be railing at you when you're dead and he's seventy.
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