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“My Parents Don’t Like Me”: 35 People Share The Most Hilariously Unfortunate Names They’ve Heard
Parents should work hard at choosing a name for their child. It can impact the baby's life well into adulthood, too.
"There is a reason why baby name books are extremely popular," said David Figlio, who at the time was the Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University.
"We're always trying to think about the first bit of a child's identity and so if we as a society pay a lot of attention to names it makes a lot of sense that people's names might influence how they think about themselves and the way in which people might think about them."
But things don't always go to plan. Researchers discovered that one in seven parents admit they made a "terrible mistake" with the name they chose for their child.
In an attempt to find out what they sound like, we discovered a thread on Reddit, started by a person who goes on the platform by the nickname PlsDontBanMe. They asked everyone "What name screams 'my parents don't like me?" and got over 4,000 answers.
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#1
There was a girl in my high school named Chastity.
She didn't even know why it was ironic when she got pregnant at 16.
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#2
Met a girl called Constance Paine. Really had to wonder what her parents were thinking.
#4
Phelonie - that poor child.
#5
I know several.
Used to work in a jail and we had a regular inmate whose first and middle names, legally, were Baby Boy. Spring Green (first name, last name) also came in frequently.
My mom worked with a doctor…Doctor First…Doctor Safety First. But don’t worry, his parents didn’t just hate him - his sister was named Ladies.
#6
I had a neighbor with a little girl named Commodity. i dont think she disliked her kid, she was just really dumb.
#7
Abcde-supposedly pronounced Absidy. Some might remember that this made the news a few years back.
#9
i knew three guys from school and their parents were a******s. parents had klan stuff up in their living room on display and everything. they gave all of their kids names that started with A, and middle names that started with S, so their full initials would be A.S.S. they thought it would be hilarious, and proudly commented on this often. needless to say i felt bad for those kids. who gives all three of their kids those initials, let alone one of them?
#11
If their first name is the same as their last name.
William Williams, Michael Michaels, Daniel Daniels, Glen Glenn, John Johnson, etc.
Bridgett Haney 2 years ago
My mom babysat kids when they were younger and their uncle was named Harvey Harvey Harvey.
The Other Guest 2 years ago
There's a sci-fi author named Thomas T. Thomas. His middle name isn't Thomas; it's Thurston, which is arguably worse. (Apologies to any Thurstons out there.)
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
Thurston isn't a bad name. I would choose Caractacus if I changed my name. I love it <3
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Mark Stewart 2 years ago
There's a well known Australian craniofacial surgeon called Dr David David.
MaryHadaLittleLamb 2 years ago
My brother was friends with a kid named Harold Harold Harold. No lie.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
The author of the hilarious British classic "Three Men in a Boat" was named Jerome K. Jerome.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
I went to high school with a guy whose last name was D**k. Ang yes, his parents named him Richard. Well, "Rick D**k" was too rhymey, and "D**k D**k" was just silly. So he went by "Rich D**k". Which was appropriate because that's exactly what he was.
April Hodakowski 2 years ago
I had friends last name Head. Of course they named two of the boys Richard and Peter.
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Rob Williams 2 years ago
My father was William Williams but he was known by his second name, Dave.
Jonathan Kilpatrick 2 years ago
William Williams was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
The cases I've known of this were unintentional, the product of marriage. Madison Bumgartner's wife is also Madison.
Donald Bohn 2 years ago
While living in Stratford on Avon, there was a pub called The Crossed Keys owned by a Welshman named Roger Rogers. He told me of a time he was at a Welsh pub where he met men named Michael Michaels, William Williams and George Georges.
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
I know a Samuel Samuels, and a Johnny Johnson. I think its not too uncommon having similar first and second names.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
used to work at a dentists, and you wouldn't believe how many of these there were.
Giorgia Zaupa 2 years ago
My mum had a client called something like "Mark Mark". His dad, let's say Paul Mark, was tired of having to specify which one was the first name all his life, so he just named the son Mark, I guess that there's a positive side 😅
Denise Borchert 2 years ago
It's unfortuneate when your first name is the same as the last name of the man you fall in love with. Or, if you're a man and you have a horrible last name, like "Stoolfire" You cannot change it, and no girl wants to change to that last name...:(
Fairytails From Other Worlds 2 years ago
Makes more sense if it’s like William Williamson or Daniel Danielson if that’s their father’s name also. Good ol’ times.
Skye Ragsdale 2 years ago
I knew a guy named Andy Anderson.... And he was dating a girl named Andi 🤣
Sherry Moore 2 years ago
I know a woman first name Shirley who married a guy with the last name Shirley... So Shirley Shirley actually lives on Shirley Rd 😂😂😂
April Hodakowski 2 years ago
I had a friend named Tommy Tom Thomas. Then he named his son Tommy Tom Thomas, Jr.
#12
Velveeta
#13
Anything ending in -aiden, using an "X" in place of "cks" (Jaxon vs Jackson), intentional misspelling of names, forcing the kid into a life of correcting the pronunciation of a name that is easy to pronounce when spelled normally, and really just anything stupid that they named a kid because it's "unique".
#14
Elon Musk’s kids’ names are a joke.
#15
I am the third of four boys My mother really wanted a girl and when she was pregnant with me she pinned all her hopes on me being a girl. This is before sonograms were common. When I came out a boy she named me Curt. Not Curtis or Kurt, Curt. Which means rude.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
You have to stretch at this one being a bad name. I've known a number of Curt's over the years and none of them have ever had an issue with the name.
#16
Gunner. Not Gunnar like the Scandinavian name, or Günther like the Germanic version, but Gunner like the English word for a person who is shooting at someone.
#18
Newt Gingrich. Imagine having a baby, looking down into its precious face, and saying deadpan to the nurse, “Newt Gingrich. Put that on the birth certificate.”
#19
Going with Chinese dialect of Hokkien here..
Someone named their child "Siew Kia" which isn't a bad name or anything in the language/dialect.. but the family name was Yao (and in Chinese names, the family name comes first)
This made the poor sod "Yao Siew Kia" which meant "baby beast" (or small animal not in a good way and is used as a derogatory term and swear word in Hokkien)
Poor guy
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago (edited)
I concur, because Hokkien is my mother tongue and the literal translation for Yao Siew Kia means "Demon child" aka naughty, nasty kid.
#20
“First Name” Junior never felt right with me. Feels narcissistic to name your child the same as yourself. It’s like he’s never gonna carve his own identity he’s always gonna be known as an extension-sequel of you
Igor914624 2 years ago
I am the fifth generation with the same name. It caused confusion with creditors and such for years. But I wouldn't have it any other way. It was really funny when the Army tried to digitize all the BUPERS files while I was in. Suddenly I had stuff on my service record from the battle of Gettysburg.
#23
Any name that's written using their syllabic pronunciation. I know of a kid whose name is Kahydiynn. Like what the f**k?
#24
Used to know a kid in school named Richard Ryder (Rider?) Not sure how the last name was spelled
#26
A boy named Sue.
NetworkMan 2 years ago
Ooof Goth Demon, go digging around online for Johnny Cash, you might get the reference. '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!'
#28
When the firstname/lastname combination does not work for a name. Prime example-- North West (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter). She's either named after a direction on a map or a defunct airline (as if Kimye would fly commercial).
#29
Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
#30
Mine. My first name has an "r" in it. Both of my patents needed speech therapy to say that letter. I COULDN'T SAY MY OWN F*****G NAME UNTIL F*****G HIGH SCHOOL!!! There's a reason I use my middle name. I genuinely think it was spite because I was an oopsie baby. Bullied relentlessly for years, including by my first ex and a famous comedian's nephew.
#31
Any name that is an alternative spelling or fake-Gaelic name. Like “Jaxon” or “Graclyn.”
Kobe (she) 2 years ago
As long as it is not Jhackxsonn or Ghraeclynn , I don't have a big problem with that. Names and spelling evolve naturally. Image we would still spell our names like they did 500 or even 200 years ago...
#32
Last name was Hunt, and they still named him Michael. The poor kid.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
This sounds more like a Simpson's joke than something that really happened.
#33
My aunt swears that at the hospital a woman named her child A*****e pronounced A-sho-lee
#34
Any name intentionally given by parents that's a character from entertainment. Your kid is not a pet, car, boat, or bong.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
Very much depends on the name. That AITA a couple weeks ago about someone whose sister/SIL wanted to name their kid Luffy? Definitely not. People who named their kid Harry, Ron or Hermione after the Harry Potter books/movies? Not nearly as bad.
#35
A first name that rhymes with your last name.
NetworkMan 2 years ago
I'll have you know I have a very great friend in Rome named Biggus Dickus.
#36
From the time I was a kid up until his death my grandpa always SWORE up and down that he used to know a man named Harry A. Hole. I still never figured out if he was f*****g with us or not.
#37
“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubbs, and he almost deserved it.”
The Other Guest 2 years ago
As someone once said, those were bold words coming from a man named Clive Staples.
#38
Barry McCockiner
#40
Nixon for a girl. I have taught two, and yikes...
#41
I know a Seven. That isn't his nickname, that's his legal name. I also know a (cis) man named Claire whose parents named him that.
Forrest Hobbs 2 years ago
Clair (without the French feminine ending) used to be primarily a male name. Don't forget John Wayne's real first name was Marion.
#42
It's pronounced Oz wee pay.
#44
Any of that Home Depot brand s**t: Kingsley, Kingston, Brixton, Brickley, Broccoli.
Forrest Hobbs 2 years ago
Kingsley Amis the author was born long before Home Depot was created.
#47
Gaylord
Forrest Hobbs 2 years ago (edited)
I've long wondered about that one. Wikipedia says that: Gaylord is a name of Norman French origin, from the Old French gaillard meaning "joyful" or "high-spirited". It might have still worked out well in the 19th century.
#48
I used to work with someone named Kyler. I was waiting for another coworker when he walked passed with a friend, friend goes “dude I have to ask, why didn’t your parents choose Kyle or Tyler?” Couldn’t help but chuckle
#49
Giselle - I know someone with this name. Her parents call her Gis/Jizz.
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
All things considered, Giselle is actually a sweet name. Gisele Bundchen and my personal favourite, Gisele Shaw.
#50
Little Jerry
Marissa Voleta 2 years ago
Just because Big Jerry is a has-been, don't make Little Jerry a never-was.
#51
Can’t believe some people are living breathing human beings with the name D**k
#52
Richard, or a name that makes a joke with their last name like Harry D***s (I met one)
Forrest Hobbs 2 years ago
I've heard that on the first day of training for anyone in the UK worked on radio/TV call-in programmes, you are specifically told never to put anyone through if they give their name as "Mike Hunt" and a short list of other names. On the subject of Mike Hunt: http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/radioactive.htm
#53
Ophelia. She died heartbroken and an orphan. I think it’s too intentional to pick this name of all the many names of Shakespeare’s leading ladies. (but Ophelia is very pretty name, still.)
#54
KAREN
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
I have a number of friends named Karen and this has been a source of pain and embarrassment for them. BP has a habit of using this trope too often. I wish people would come up with something new.
What do you think ?
Trillian 2 years ago
When I think of all the time I spent choosing names for my kids: names that were not too popular but not extremely rare (because often rare names are rare for a reason, namely they are ugly), easy to spell, sounding good with their last name, not make stupid/offensive initials, and some parents are just: Eff that.
Kim 2 years ago
Right. The endless ”can my get get bullies for this name” seem to just be a challange to some parents
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TOM HOLLAND 2 years ago
I go to school with a girl named Treasure. That's a fine name. But the girls last name. Is hunt. Her name is Treasure Hunt. And she always gets called to the office.
Louplou 2 years ago
Birth announcement in local paper was Holly Caust, I actually posted on fb at the time I was so flabbergasted!
Lydsylou 2 years ago
I present Nick Cannons kids: Golden Sagon, Rise Messiah, Powerful Queen, Moroccan, Monroe, Zion Mixolydian, Zillion Heir, Beautiful Zeppelin, Legendary Love, Onyx Ice, Zen, Halo Marie.
Lydsylou 2 years ago
Other mad celebrity kids names include: Apple and Genesis - Gwyneth Paltrow; Malibu Barbie - Trisha Paytas; Audio Science - Shannyn Sossaman; Kulture Kiari and Wave Set - Cardi B; Strummer Newcombe - Julia Styles; Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander - Maximilian Cooper; Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi - Beyonce; Pilot Inspektor - Jason Lee; Denim and Diezel - Toni Braxton; Marmaduke and Huckleberry - Bear Grylls; North, Saint, Chicago, Psalm, Stormi, Aire, True, Tatum, Mason Dash, Penelope Scotland, Reign Aston, and Dream - various Kardashians ( I'll admit that a few are actually alright names); Row Renggli and Grey Oliver - Morgan Stewart; Lyra Antarctica - Ed Sheeran; Shanda Lear - Bill Lear; Rocket, Rebel, Rogue and Racer - Robert Rodriguez; Raddix Chloe Wildflower - Cameron Diaz; Rosalind Arushka Arkadina Altalune Florence - Uma Thurman; Mint - Romee Strijd; Kal El - Clark Kent; Bronx Mowgli - Ashlee Simpson; Seargeoh and Sage Moonblood- Sylvester Stallone; Gravity Blue, Slim Easy and Rumble Honey - Lucky Blue Smith; Olympia Lightning, Thunder, Saint Leo - Usain Bolt; Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, Little Pixie, Heavenly Hiraana Tiger Lily - Bob Geldoff; Oonagh - Amber Heard; Buddy Dessert - Brie Bella; Sno FilmOn Dot Com - Chief Keef; Ode Mountain - Jena Malone; Nakano Oceana - Wilmer Valderrama; Ever Imre, Onyx Solace and Winter Mercy - Alanis Morissette; Summer Moon Honey - Scheana shay; Shakira, Chosen Sebastian, Sovereign-Dior Cambella, Camidas Swain, Cashmere Saint and Caesar Lorenzo - Cam Newton; Osian Lark Elliot - Milla Jovovich; Prince Michael Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson the second - Michael Jackson
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Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago (edited)
Trashy names = trashy parents. Period. I would go no contact to try and not inherit their stupidity. Edit: wrote dads instead of parents.
Nancy Doughty 2 years ago
Once worked with a woman whose first name was Malaria. While working at the county jail, came across an arrest report with the offender's first name was Bastardo.
DC 2 years ago
Of all names big and small, those that use a creative orthography suck the most. Trashedeigh is, although certainly somewhat true to those named so, just not a name you want to read on your passport. It's a tragedy to your parents to have you ... ok, I get that many, if not even the majority of, children were conceived by accident, including me, and I'm ok with that ... but ... that's a tad above, huh? Ok, THAT name, I haven't read in this list, but still - I've read it. There are people who are ... so...
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
Captain Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache (1884-1917). The first Tollemache is pronounced differently from the second, as is the third, from the fourth.
DrBronxx 2 years ago
That's a not uncommon name in Japan, but in pronunciation only. Written down its Reiji.
Load More Replies... DrBronxx 2 years ago
My daughter has a name that is not necessarily common, but is well known, in my country. However, if you're from another country (for example, in the country where I currently live), it is difficult for people to pronounce if they read it, or spell it if they hear it. She is going to have trouble with it, but all of the people I know with names like that, they sometimes go through a period as a teenager when they don't like it, but they've *always* ended up liking that they have a name that is a bit different. I haven't tried to name her with some ridiculous name, but with a name that reminds her of her cultural heritage. She's going to grow up in my wife's country, and it's important to both my wife and I that she has as strong ties to my country as she can (until she grows up and decides on how strong she wants her ties to be).
Mila Preradović 2 years ago
In my (Slavic, south-east Europaean, absolutely non-english related) country, locally famous pop-singer named her baby boy Bloom. :o
Load More Replies... CD Mills 2 years ago
I have a common name with an odd spelling and was named when no one really spelled things 'creatively'. This led me to think that my teachers were all stupid because they couldn't spell my name correctly. I was around ten when I realized that my name was different than the normal spelling when I had thought before that my spelling was the right/correct/only way to spell my name. I never got a single personalized item as a child, my brother Jeff on the other hand... This was when 'personalized items' were whatever was in the bike plates, keyrings, and mugs in very pre-internet times.
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
As heard in Northern Calif. wine country; " Chardonnay, please don't do that "
Jeff (He/They) 2 years ago
I once saw a kid at the park named 'Anesthesia'. Not Anastasia, anesthesia..
Auntriarch 2 years ago
One of the first babies born to a mother offered anaesthetic was in fact called that
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Yettichild 2 years ago
There were two brothers I went to high school with named Forest Pond and Sky Pond. I also had a Dr. Named Kimberly Iller so she was Dr. K. Iller
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
Knew two brothers named Lake Trout and River Trout
Load More Replies... Isa's left eye 2 years ago (edited)
I've seen many in my time: 4 brothers named Ezekiel, Zach, Zim, and ZOMBIE, Meth, Paysleigh, Nixon, and Princess-Aimee are a few
The CareTaker 2 years ago
To be fair my middle name is JAET, and it's said as JET, yet no one has ever had trouble saying it, although they have problems saying my first name a lot
athornedrose 2 years ago
knew a kid who's last name started with an 's', named paul michael. PMS for initials on a young boy is just as cruel as you think it is
Blyss Blyssylb 1 week ago
I'm just really happy that my parents gave me a name that sounds like a haiku
Lex Sandberg 2 years ago
In Sweden we have laws what we can and can't name our children. It can't be a brand name or a name that can induce obvious bullying or disgrace (like Hitler or poo). It goes before a commitee and gets reviewd before accepted. And you have to do it before the child turns 9 months old otherwise you get a fine for every month beyond that. It happend to my sister. She and her husband could never agree on a name in time on any of their 4 children. Just continued to call the child baby lol.
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago
My second cousin’s last name is Dodger. His twin daughters, now pushing 40, are named Brook Lyn & Holly Wood. He knew damn well what he was doing and their birth announcements were miniature baseball bats with their names & vitals etched in.
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
Good thing he didn't name them Chavez or Ravine.
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Kevin J. Henning 2 years ago
Meet the twins. Cliotus and Clitoria. They have a sister named Fallopia. This name thing is really going off the rails. Bring back "Bob!"
Der Kommissar 2 years ago (edited)
I once worked with a guy who loved Cadillacs. His wife got pregnant, so Eldorado if a boy, Seville if a girl,,,
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Papa 2 years ago
I have a couple: a coworker whose last name is May married a young lady named April, so her full name was April May. And before my time there was a family near where I live with a bunch of girls, and no boys. They said toward the end they ran out of names so they started numbering them; the last two were named Ada and Nina.
Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago
A month ago I took a cab and the name in his Id was River Ridge Mendez (can remember 2nd surename) We live in Perú, not in an english speaking country.
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago (edited)
I have a cousin with a surname for a given name. If a Chinese bloke introduces himself as Buchanan, he's my family.
Trillian 2 years ago
When I think of all the time I spent choosing names for my kids: names that were not too popular but not extremely rare (because often rare names are rare for a reason, namely they are ugly), easy to spell, sounding good with their last name, not make stupid/offensive initials, and some parents are just: Eff that.
Kim 2 years ago
Right. The endless ”can my get get bullies for this name” seem to just be a challange to some parents
Load More Replies... TOM HOLLAND 2 years ago
I go to school with a girl named Treasure. That's a fine name. But the girls last name. Is hunt. Her name is Treasure Hunt. And she always gets called to the office.
Louplou 2 years ago
Birth announcement in local paper was Holly Caust, I actually posted on fb at the time I was so flabbergasted!
Lydsylou 2 years ago
I present Nick Cannons kids: Golden Sagon, Rise Messiah, Powerful Queen, Moroccan, Monroe, Zion Mixolydian, Zillion Heir, Beautiful Zeppelin, Legendary Love, Onyx Ice, Zen, Halo Marie.
Lydsylou 2 years ago
Other mad celebrity kids names include: Apple and Genesis - Gwyneth Paltrow; Malibu Barbie - Trisha Paytas; Audio Science - Shannyn Sossaman; Kulture Kiari and Wave Set - Cardi B; Strummer Newcombe - Julia Styles; Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander - Maximilian Cooper; Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi - Beyonce; Pilot Inspektor - Jason Lee; Denim and Diezel - Toni Braxton; Marmaduke and Huckleberry - Bear Grylls; North, Saint, Chicago, Psalm, Stormi, Aire, True, Tatum, Mason Dash, Penelope Scotland, Reign Aston, and Dream - various Kardashians ( I'll admit that a few are actually alright names); Row Renggli and Grey Oliver - Morgan Stewart; Lyra Antarctica - Ed Sheeran; Shanda Lear - Bill Lear; Rocket, Rebel, Rogue and Racer - Robert Rodriguez; Raddix Chloe Wildflower - Cameron Diaz; Rosalind Arushka Arkadina Altalune Florence - Uma Thurman; Mint - Romee Strijd; Kal El - Clark Kent; Bronx Mowgli - Ashlee Simpson; Seargeoh and Sage Moonblood- Sylvester Stallone; Gravity Blue, Slim Easy and Rumble Honey - Lucky Blue Smith; Olympia Lightning, Thunder, Saint Leo - Usain Bolt; Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, Little Pixie, Heavenly Hiraana Tiger Lily - Bob Geldoff; Oonagh - Amber Heard; Buddy Dessert - Brie Bella; Sno FilmOn Dot Com - Chief Keef; Ode Mountain - Jena Malone; Nakano Oceana - Wilmer Valderrama; Ever Imre, Onyx Solace and Winter Mercy - Alanis Morissette; Summer Moon Honey - Scheana shay; Shakira, Chosen Sebastian, Sovereign-Dior Cambella, Camidas Swain, Cashmere Saint and Caesar Lorenzo - Cam Newton; Osian Lark Elliot - Milla Jovovich; Prince Michael Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson the second - Michael Jackson
Load More Replies... Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago (edited)
Trashy names = trashy parents. Period. I would go no contact to try and not inherit their stupidity. Edit: wrote dads instead of parents.
Nancy Doughty 2 years ago
Once worked with a woman whose first name was Malaria. While working at the county jail, came across an arrest report with the offender's first name was Bastardo.
DC 2 years ago
Of all names big and small, those that use a creative orthography suck the most. Trashedeigh is, although certainly somewhat true to those named so, just not a name you want to read on your passport. It's a tragedy to your parents to have you ... ok, I get that many, if not even the majority of, children were conceived by accident, including me, and I'm ok with that ... but ... that's a tad above, huh? Ok, THAT name, I haven't read in this list, but still - I've read it. There are people who are ... so...
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
Captain Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache (1884-1917). The first Tollemache is pronounced differently from the second, as is the third, from the fourth.
DrBronxx 2 years ago
That's a not uncommon name in Japan, but in pronunciation only. Written down its Reiji.
Load More Replies... DrBronxx 2 years ago
My daughter has a name that is not necessarily common, but is well known, in my country. However, if you're from another country (for example, in the country where I currently live), it is difficult for people to pronounce if they read it, or spell it if they hear it. She is going to have trouble with it, but all of the people I know with names like that, they sometimes go through a period as a teenager when they don't like it, but they've *always* ended up liking that they have a name that is a bit different. I haven't tried to name her with some ridiculous name, but with a name that reminds her of her cultural heritage. She's going to grow up in my wife's country, and it's important to both my wife and I that she has as strong ties to my country as she can (until she grows up and decides on how strong she wants her ties to be).
Mila Preradović 2 years ago
In my (Slavic, south-east Europaean, absolutely non-english related) country, locally famous pop-singer named her baby boy Bloom. :o
Load More Replies... CD Mills 2 years ago
I have a common name with an odd spelling and was named when no one really spelled things 'creatively'. This led me to think that my teachers were all stupid because they couldn't spell my name correctly. I was around ten when I realized that my name was different than the normal spelling when I had thought before that my spelling was the right/correct/only way to spell my name. I never got a single personalized item as a child, my brother Jeff on the other hand... This was when 'personalized items' were whatever was in the bike plates, keyrings, and mugs in very pre-internet times.
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
As heard in Northern Calif. wine country; " Chardonnay, please don't do that "
Jeff (He/They) 2 years ago
I once saw a kid at the park named 'Anesthesia'. Not Anastasia, anesthesia..
Auntriarch 2 years ago
One of the first babies born to a mother offered anaesthetic was in fact called that
Load More Replies... Yettichild 2 years ago
There were two brothers I went to high school with named Forest Pond and Sky Pond. I also had a Dr. Named Kimberly Iller so she was Dr. K. Iller
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
Knew two brothers named Lake Trout and River Trout
Load More Replies... Isa's left eye 2 years ago (edited)
I've seen many in my time: 4 brothers named Ezekiel, Zach, Zim, and ZOMBIE, Meth, Paysleigh, Nixon, and Princess-Aimee are a few
The CareTaker 2 years ago
To be fair my middle name is JAET, and it's said as JET, yet no one has ever had trouble saying it, although they have problems saying my first name a lot
athornedrose 2 years ago
knew a kid who's last name started with an 's', named paul michael. PMS for initials on a young boy is just as cruel as you think it is
Blyss Blyssylb 1 week ago
I'm just really happy that my parents gave me a name that sounds like a haiku
Lex Sandberg 2 years ago
In Sweden we have laws what we can and can't name our children. It can't be a brand name or a name that can induce obvious bullying or disgrace (like Hitler or poo). It goes before a commitee and gets reviewd before accepted. And you have to do it before the child turns 9 months old otherwise you get a fine for every month beyond that. It happend to my sister. She and her husband could never agree on a name in time on any of their 4 children. Just continued to call the child baby lol.
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago
My second cousin’s last name is Dodger. His twin daughters, now pushing 40, are named Brook Lyn & Holly Wood. He knew damn well what he was doing and their birth announcements were miniature baseball bats with their names & vitals etched in.
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
Good thing he didn't name them Chavez or Ravine.
Load More Replies... Kevin J. Henning 2 years ago
Meet the twins. Cliotus and Clitoria. They have a sister named Fallopia. This name thing is really going off the rails. Bring back "Bob!"
Der Kommissar 2 years ago (edited)
I once worked with a guy who loved Cadillacs. His wife got pregnant, so Eldorado if a boy, Seville if a girl,,,
Load More Replies... Papa 2 years ago
I have a couple: a coworker whose last name is May married a young lady named April, so her full name was April May. And before my time there was a family near where I live with a bunch of girls, and no boys. They said toward the end they ran out of names so they started numbering them; the last two were named Ada and Nina.
Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago
A month ago I took a cab and the name in his Id was River Ridge Mendez (can remember 2nd surename) We live in Perú, not in an english speaking country.
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago (edited)
I have a cousin with a surname for a given name. If a Chinese bloke introduces himself as Buchanan, he's my family.
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