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Every parent wants what’s best for their child. Name included. But what makes a good name that will follow the baby through life is debatable. Some say it has to stand out from the crowd, others think it should still be a human name and not the name of a fruit (like Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter Apple), and here you have different parenting styles and approaches clashing again and again.
But let’s take a look at what random people, passersby on the streets and fellow members of society have to say about the baby names they cannot stand. At least they’re a little less biased and may as well give us some fresh perspective.
Below we looked at a couple of Reddit threads where people weigh in on the weirdest and plain funny names to give to your kids, and here’s what we wrapped up. After you’re done, be sure to check out Bored Panda's previous feature with baby names that people say are better skipped for good.
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#1
My coworker named her baby "Strawberry Rain", which would be a great name, if she gave birth to a bottle of shampoo.
RK Barbo 3 years ago
I had a friend who named his daughter April Rain, which I think is pretty. He also gave one of his sons the middle name Danger. Just so he could say my middle name is danger.
AspieGirl88 3 years ago (edited)
I actually think this one is quite cute! I’ve seen a lot worse names than this one & I'd certainly pick “Strawberry Rain” (maybe spelled as “Raine/Rayne”) over something like “Lasagna” or “Squirrel” … not joking, I actually heard about some weird parents calling their kid “Squirrel”! 😄
ace axolotl (she/her) 3 years ago
cherry is a cool name. a member of the kpop girl group, loona, has the stage name "choerry", pronounced like cherry.
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Uncle Bud 3 years ago
Absolutely. I don't remember which celebrity if was who named her baby Apple.
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Uncle Bud 3 years ago
In glad you posted this. I just commented on a celebrity who named their child Apple but couldn't remember which celeb it was.
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Kevin Garren 3 years ago
This isn't too bad. It's not ordinary, but it's not in the realm of ridiculous.
Bored Panda reached out to Pamela Redmond, the baby name expert and creator of Nameberry who’s known as the world’s leading expert on baby names. When asked about new trends for children’s names, Redmond said that they are seeing a strong trend toward gender-neutral names for boys.
“For decades girls were getting unisex names but parents shied away from them for boys, but now we're seeing that heading in the other direction. Some gender-neutral names rising in popularity for boys: Cameron, River, Angel, Rowan, Sawyer, and Amari.”
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#2
Pennis. Pronounced like Dennis but with a P. Why would anyone do this to their child?
Juan Ghote 3 years ago
What's interesting is that naming race horses is strictly controlled in most countries. Yet parents can put a child through hell until the child old enough to undo their parents stupidity.
AspieGirl88 3 years ago
Oh no. Can you imagine this poor kid getting a detention just for every time he tries to write his own name & some teacher thinks he’s trying to be a comedian? That’s just awful. 🥺🤦♀️
Cristian Gonzalez 3 years ago
When your mother calls you that name in the public and the public does The Rock raised eyebrow stare...
#3
Jathan. This child has been damned to constantly sound like he has a lisp. "Hi, I am Jathan" "ohh nice to meet you Jason" "...no, its actually Jathan, my parents hated me" 8
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago
Don't know about them being genius but they seem like a*****e for sure.
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Britches are for everyone 3 years ago
I knew a Jathan. I thought it was pronounced like "Ja-THON," but no, it's like the OP said. Just say Jason but use a th sound instead. It was awkward to say his name every time so I just found ways not to say it.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I am starting to think the entire concept of naming your kid something 'unique' is getting out of hand. Giving the name Andrew but spelling it "Andryw" is just going to be a pain for the kid. Adding half a dozen extra letters to a name doesn't really make it cool... it just makes it hard to spell and pronounce. Reayeleygh is just going to have to spell her name constantly and teach everyone to pronounce it for her entire life, or at least until she's old enough to change it. I think they should let 10 year olds change their names when warranted.
#4
Not a teacher, but I work at my county's welfare office. There's a family and these are all the kids' first names from oldest to youngest: * Princess * Prince * Crowned Prince * Prince Mowgli * Princess Modica-Nordica I wish I was kidding.
Nolgoth 3 years ago (edited)
All 5 of george foreman's sons are named after him (george jr, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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S. Mi 3 years ago (edited)
Definitely unusual, so belongs on the list. But seriously doesn't identifying that they got this list of unique names from their work at a local welfare office make this a significant breech of confidentiality? Edit - typo
Michael Sanders 3 years ago (edited)
It was in Reddit and no last names were given. I mean if you want to make an ethical argument go ahead, but I think that the families will have more troubles seeing that they thought those names were appropriate
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Panda Kicki 3 years ago
No need tp mention the wellfare part, a simple "I once met" would have been more ethical. Esp as five so unique names is a giveaway to the family even without last name. Shame on you, wellfare workers should follow confidality code
AspieGirl88 3 years ago
If they have a baby boy & name him Jesus, that’s either fate or sacrilege! 🤣
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Vicky De Raedemaeker 3 years ago (edited)
The Artist Formerly Know as Prince or TAFKAP for short
commie pinkofag 3 years ago
My social worker mother once persuaded a client to name her baby Mercedes rather than Toyota, "Because it's a much better car."
Ranger Kanootsen 3 years ago
I mean, Princess is a fairly normal name where I come from. Not the others tho!
Kay Kelly 3 years ago
I don't think people even name their pets princess anymore.
Load More Replies... AspieGirl88 3 years ago
Well, at least they haven’t got a “Lord Voldemort” yet, LOL. Let’s pray that day never comes! 😂
Moreover, nature names just keep getting stronger, Redmond said. “There are flower names like Flora and Azalea but also tree names such as Oakley and Maple, water names like Ocean and Wave (Cardi B and Offset's baby boy), sky names such as Luna and Jupiter, animal names like Birdie and Wolf,” she explained.
Interestingly, mythological names are also huge. “Mythological names popular on Nameberry are Aurora, Freya, Penelope, Daphne, and Maeve for girls; Atlas, Finn, Magnus, Aurelius, and Orion for boys,” Redmond told Bored Panda.
#5
There is a woman named Lasagna that comes into the store I used to work in. She was born and her mother saw her and thought. LASAGNA.
Rabbit-Of-ill-Portent️ she/her 3 years ago
My daughter would be named Hot Sauce 🤣
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Hill Branda 3 years ago
There should laws against naming a child something that will cause him/her undue difficulty and emotional distress later in life
Glynna Bowood 3 years ago
People under the influence of hormones always make poor decisions...
Uncle Bud 3 years ago
I live in the USA and I wish our country had better laws about baby names. I remember a story about a couple who wanted to name their child Lucifer but the courts in their state prohibited them from giving the child that name. This parent must be a loon. Lasagna shouldn't be a name for any child.
Paul Davis 3 years ago
Although children could remind you of lasagna right out of the womb, with all the stuff on them, naming your kid this shows that you're a horrible human being who had no business having children.
#6
I know this girl named Feline, most people just call her Kat.
Woets 3 years ago
Feline (Féline) is also a common name in the Netherlands (pronounced something like 'Fay-lee-neh')
I G 3 years ago
Same in Belgium. I thought this right away. Sometimes the American centredness gets annoying. Feline doesn't have a meaning as a noun or adjective here.
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AspieGirl88 3 years ago
At least it’s cute, though. It might not be so cute if they had used a word like “Fräulein” … no offence to the nationality it came from, but if anywhere else picked that as a first name, heaven help that child. 😅
Scotira 3 years ago
Well, in Germany (where this comes from 😉) you wouldn't even be allowed to name your child Fräulein. Not that anyone would want to 😅
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Mary Mosher 3 years ago
"Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl Nighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina Music would play and Feleena would whirl"
Somber Stricken 3 years ago
This is just awful. I would prefer Lasagna over any affiliation to that terrible excuse for a family.
#7
'Kimyonce' Her parent is apparently a fan of Beyonce & the Kardashians. I feel so sorry for that kid.
A Random Gojo Lover 3 years ago
Parents need to get a licence to have children with a name like that
Kay Kelly 3 years ago
Maybe to have kids at all. Not thinking of Beyonce, but def the kartrashians and Madonna
Load More Replies... According to the world’s leading expert on baby names, there are literally thousands of names given to fewer than five babies a year that doesn't even appear on the Social Security's extended list. “Some of these are names most people are familiar with. You could call these undiscovered names instead of unpopular names. For boys, these include Oberon, Gulliver, Bard, Florent, and Drummer. For girls, Delphi, Ianthe, Bluebell, Desdemona, and Zephyrine.”
#8
Sh*thead (pronounced shi-theed), Da Boss, and Sexy Beth. Sexy Beth was just referred to as Beth, because who wants to call a 12 year old sexy, and her mom was not happy about it. She came into the school numerous times ranting about how her daughter's name is Sexy Beth, not Beth, and we better get it right
Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago
…and with a system that allows those names at all.
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Poor kid probably doesn’t exactly know what sexy means and her dumba$$ mother did that to her. Geez.
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Céline Dumont 3 years ago
I'm a stripper, and while I don't like the implications of the word "even" in your comment, you are correct.
Load More Replies... Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago
This woman clearly is trying to relive her youth in her daughter. Maybe people called her mom Plain Beth growing up
LongCoolWomanInABlackDress 3 years ago
Are there no rules in the US when it comes to naming your child?
#9
Moronica. She works at Walmart.
AspieGirl88 3 years ago
How did she survive school, with a name like that? That’s the real conundrum! 😅
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I wonder if they really just meant Monica. I worked with a woman who was named "Piggy" because her mom didn't know how to spell Peggy and the hospital staff didn't bother to help her. Piggy had to change her name the minute she was old enough, and her school days were hell on earth.
Kitty Kat 3 years ago
I thought it was bad enough when the fictional characters in Superstore named their daughter Harmonica.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I have been using Moronica as my "not nice" name... as in "use your signal, Moronica!" I never dreamed it would be a real name.
#10
My nephew is named Fox. At first I was kinda horrified but now I see how the name fits him perfectly. Whenever he sees pictures of foxes he says "There I am." He is 4 and it is freaking adorable.
Autistic apricot 3 years ago (edited)
So they don’t say ring ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding?
Load More Replies... AspieGirl88 3 years ago
As someone who binge-watched “The X-Files”, I absolutely LOVE that name! Also, what young lad wouldn’t want to take after Agent Mulder? He’s bad-ašš & handsome to boot! 😊💖🙌
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I read a book where a guy in New Orleans was Etienne Reynard, when he was speaking French, and Stephen Fox when he was speaking English.
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Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I don't hate that name. My friend's son is Wolfgang and he's called Wolfie and it suits him :)
Redmond believes that the “name for a child is hugely important not because it determines your child's entire future, but it contains the code for your family identity, your values, and priorities, whether you're conscious of it or not.”
Moreover, “your child's name says a lot about how close you are or want to be to your family, how much your religion or cultural origin means to you, how you view gender identity, whether you'd rather fit in or stand out, how you feel about your own name.”
#11
Had a girl in class whose name was "Peonme."
The boys had many variations of her name.
(Staff members thought her parents meant to name her "Peony," after the flower, but got it wrong.)
Blackheart 3 years ago
Time to look at that middle name or go coach style and call by last name.
#12
Anyone remember KVIIIlyn? I do.
Susan Bosse 3 years ago
She's been crying in the picture. She knows. She knows her parents are idiots.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
Oh yeah, I remember this one. The parents who just couldn't consider their own child unique until they gave her a ridiculous name.
Jay Son 3 years ago
Not sure a name like "Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus" is from this time, though.
Load More Replies... GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Yep... when I first looked at the name my guess was Quillyn
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#13
I've always hated the Hayden/Haiden/Jayden/Jaiden/Jaylin/Jaelin/Braeden/Brayden names, but I lost my mind at Drayden.
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
I teach a Kayden. And have taught a bunch of Jaydens and Aydens. Aiden, Aidan, Ayden, Aydin... you get the picture.
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Oerff On Tour 3 years ago
Jailen should become a DA when he grows up. Imagine the look on a juvenile criminal's when he hears he's gonna be prosecuted by District Attorney Jailen Smith. He'll sh*t 7 colors of bricks!
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Tiggy Darling 3 years ago
Aiden is a common and normal name. I've also looked after a Bayden and a Caden.
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I knew an Aidan when I was a kid and I'm 53 now! lol
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Crystal Spencer 3 years ago
My nephew is named Draiden. His twin brother is Andrik. Great kids...terrible names. I think my sister was hopped up on too many pain meds during Land D.
Mistiekim 3 years ago
Isn’t Draiden from Mortal Kombat? Might be different spelling though…
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There is also the free name generator called Baby Name DNA which is also pretty magic at analyzing your individual name style and matching you with names that fit. So check it out!
#14
Not a teacher, but theres a girl at my school named Lollipop...
Anna Banana 3 years ago
It's gonna haunt me for the rest of the day for sure!
Load More Replies... indiecognition 3 years ago
This shouldn't be an uncommon name if there's a sucker born every minute.
Cristian Gonzalez 3 years ago
When she goes to the stores and she sees lollipops and she be like "I am one of you"
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly get your adverbs here! Quickly, quickly, quickly get your adverbs here…
Jill Sophia 3 years ago
I had a friend in college whose nickname was "Lolly" — nothing weird about it at the time — so it might work for that kid.
April Stephens 3 years ago
I also know someone called Lolly, but I don't know if it's a nickname or her given name. I like it.
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HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Got a middle of the night phone call. very drunk friend singing " Lifesaver, Lifesaver, Lifesaver Lollipops. It was his first big job. His second was The Goodbye Girl.
#15
Worked at a Juvenile Treatment facility, had a kid sent to us middle name was "Ice Cold". Turned out to be a really good kid just terrible drug/gang infested f**k heads for parents.
Crystal Spencer 3 years ago
Juvenile treatment facility...more like behavioral hospital, I think. My son frequents them. Good kid, bad mental health.
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Electra Complex 3 years ago
See, if you want to give your kid a weird name, at least have the courtesy to make it a middle name.
Paul Davis 3 years ago
Monstrous. That would be a serious invitation for every other kid to beat him to unconsciousness just so they could brag they'd done that to someone with that name
commie pinkofag 3 years ago
When I was a kid, the State of Maryland sued a woman who named her twin boys Syphilis and Gonorrhea. Sued… and lost.
AspieGirl88 3 years ago
(Me remembering watching “Hocus Pocus” as a child & the blond-haired bully saying “This is ‘ICE’!” whilst pointing at his friend, or rather the back of his head) … 😂😂😂
#16
I was subbing in a class once and had a kid named Insurance.
Cristian Gonzalez 3 years ago
When your kid named insurance gets injured and you have to pay the bill and you say he is her Insurance...
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I don't think her middle name was Policy... I think Scam is more likely.
#17
Poultry....no I'm not making that up.
flutterbyy 3 years ago
And his sister, Livestock-- she's a little smelly, but all around lovely otherwise.
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#18
Part of my job is auditing attendance and child rosters for daycares. Came across a "Moonlight Slaughter". Metal AF
A Random Gojo Lover 3 years ago
Cool name, but realistically im afraid this kid would get bullied because no one sees how cool the name is
#19
Lovely Butts. Not even lying. (Butts is the last name)
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
That’s so sad. When she’s in her 20’s every guy will tease her and ask if she’s a p*rn star. Damn parents…where were THEIR parents???
Aamna Shah 3 years ago
That is Butt not Butts. Here people don't find Butt weird because that's not the first connection we make with the word. However, this child doesn't seem to have South Asian parents.
Load More Replies... AspieGirl88 3 years ago
At least it’s not “Seymour”, though. They’d be hearing that “Simpsons” joke every day! 🤷♀️
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Just curious and too lazy to do my own research. Is it mandatory to give your child its parent(s)' last name? Or can you go "off grid" and let "bad" names fade into history?
Auntriarch 3 years ago
You certainly can. Poopy, Teate and Rump were all quietly dropped in the last century in UK
Load More Replies... Hono Klatuu 3 years ago
Butt is a big family name in Corydon, Indiana. Home to Butt Drugs where you can buy Butt Liquor. They really lean into the novelty lol (merchandise and everything)
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Butt liquor? Isn’t that what they call “boofing” ? Lol
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My wife is a teacher and had to stop Neo from peeling glue off his hand. He aint the one.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
What's wrong with peeling glue off the hand? Unless they're in high school and it was super glue I don't see why it's implied that he's dumb.
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
Firstly, one of my son's besties is called Neo, nothing wrong with that, and secondly why stop him peeling the glue off his hand? What is the point of school glue otherwise??
Anna Banana 3 years ago
Thank you - I was starting to feel like my own childhood was being invalidated. And what's the alternative anyway? Have him walk around for the rest of the day without peeling off the glue?
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Slytherin_4_LYF 3 years ago
Neo is cute! Way back like 15 years ago i was a "teacher" in a daycare and i had a Neo in my littles class (2-3). It was very cute, and so was he which it doesn't matter, but it suited him very well.
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
Black children in South Africa are often named Neo. But it's pronounced Nay-oh, not knee-oh.
AspieGirl88 3 years ago
Hey, that’s actually not such a bad name, in comparison to all the others! 🤷♀️🙂
Sinkvenice 3 years ago
What wrong with peeling glue off your hand? At primary school we'd cover our hands in PVA glue purely to peel it off. So satisfying.
Potterhead 0-0 3 years ago
1: Peeling glue off your hand is super fun tho; 2: my nephews name is neo ( who may or may not be a cat)
#21
I arrested someone last week, legally named F*ck.
AspieGirl88 3 years ago (edited)
My mum once saw a Chinese restaurant called “Ho-Lee Föōk”. When it comes to using swear words, nothing surprises me any more! 😂
Happy Daihatsu 🇺🇦 3 years ago
There's a restaurant near me called Pho King Good
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Miss Ann Thrope 3 years ago
It is a not-common surname in Germany. There use to be a F**k Volkswagen dealership in Brazil, started by a German immigrant.
Trillian 3 years ago
My sister had a girl in class with that last name. I always wondered if she wanted to go to the US, would she have to beep her last name 😂?
Load More Replies... Paul Davis 3 years ago
And what's worse is this person can't sign up to a lot of things using his actual name because it'll get rejected. Websites, forms, etc.
RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
Actually, this is a super old name in English. There was a period in the fourteenth century, where people named their kids offensive names. This one is on the roles.
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
I remember years ago here in the UK, this bloke was having trouble with his bank. So he changed his name to Yorkshire Bank PLC Are Complete Total Bastards. The bank refused to address him by his name, he took them to court over this, and the judge found in his favour. So afterwards the bank sent him his mail addressed to Mr Bastards!!
Dav Carro-Ripalda 3 years ago (edited)
So, his name will always be banned and censored? Could this guy become a priest, or present its candidacy for the white house? Was he the brother for Lovely Butts?
#22
When I taught in South Korea we had to give our students English names. A couple of the names I gave my kids were Tupac, and Rambo. It was all fun and games on my behalf until I met a student named squirrel. (She named herself)
Jimifan 3 years ago (edited)
I teach in China, and I've posted before about some of the English names I've encountered. But I recently started tutoring a 7-year-old boy whose English name was "Dummy." Dummy. It's apparently a transliteration of his Chinese name, but I told the parents that under no circumstances would I call him Dummy. We finally compromised (kind of) and he wound up with Dommy.
GoldfishCrackers 3 years ago
I’ve heard that the English name “Ben” doesn’t translate well in Chinese. Can anyone confirm?
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Mimi Lulu 3 years ago
Lived in China for over a decade and I have a very different view on “English” names. I find it silly to give “proper” western/biblical names that mean absolutely nothing to them. A lot of Chinese names actually have real world meaning, like plum blossom, cloud, red etc… at the end, picking a foreign name to make it easier for foreigner is in itself a questionable custom, and I’d much rather hear names that have a link to the actually identity of the kid
Iris 3 years ago
I agree. The kids should be able to keep their nice names that already have meanings, I don't know what's up with that.
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The Gingersmurf 3 years ago
My friend was a teacher here (in South Korea) and one day she called on one of her students by his English name. He wouldn't answer. Finally he said, "I refuse to answer to my slave name any more!"
My O My 3 years ago
Why do you have to give them english names? They already have perfectly fine names
LongCoolWomanInABlackDress 3 years ago
Our SGP employees do it when they start working in an international environment, so everyone can pronounce their name.
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YaMaOnToast 3 years ago
We had a Chinese student who came.to the UK to do her Master's called herself Pussy
Nitka Tsar 3 years ago
We had to choose english names in 5th grade, when we started English as a foreign language at school. It was just for that class tough and we all thought it was fun. We gave ourselves normal names tough, like James, Elisabeth and so on.
#23
I used to work with refugees who had recently moved to the US. There was one family with a baby named "Ice Cream".
Ranger Kanootsen 3 years ago
if there is a problem yo I'll solve it check out the hook while my DJ revolves it
Load More Replies... Perfumista Perfumista 3 years ago
not a big ice cream fan, but I love me some lasagna
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Uncle Bud 3 years ago
Back in the 90s there war a family I met. Their son's name was spelled Lemonjello. He had a picture he had drawn on the refrigerator that had Lemonjello under the drawing. I asked if her son liked lemon jello. The mom then shocked me when she said that was her baby's name. They didn't pronounce it as it is spelled. It was pronounced Leh-mon-jeh-low. All I could say while I was there in their home was "that's certainly a unique name".
Steak lover 3 years ago
I can only imagine how awkward you must have felt but you handled it well.
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Shayda 3 years ago
My grandma named her cat Ice Cream when she was little, her mom told her to name the cat after what she liked best. Maybe her parents really liked ice cream. (Side note, I did a similar thing as a kid without hearing that story yet but I named my cream colored cat Vanilla. I miss her.)
Tesla Sulu 3 years ago
In other parts of the world, it is not at all uncommon to name a child after a beloved or appreciated object, especially one that is relevant to the parent's profession
#24
In high school we had an Asian kid whose last name is Shen. His first name was Eric. The lolz didn't occur to me until I actually had a class with him and the teacher was doing roll call, and I thought she loudly said erection in class.
Ogre Juan Canolli 3 years ago
Try Saying "Jim Nasium" "Connie Lingus" "Phil A. Shio" "Mike Hunt"
Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago (edited)
Two okay things that sound bad together .........like ice cream and ketchup
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I worked with a guy with the last name Goff. He was John, but of course he went by Jack.
WildHoneyPie 3 years ago
My husband and his friends played a crank phone call to a bowling alley when they were in middle school. He asked for the counter guy to page "Mike Mehoff". The guy did and came back on the line and told them he didn't show. So they asked for him to page Mike's brother Jack. Sure, no problem. Pretty soon they hear " Paging Jack Mehoff...". Followed shortly after by "You Son if a b*#ch!".
Ogre Juan Canolli 3 years ago
An Actual Middle School In New London CT "Bennie Dover"
Load More Replies... IDGAFabtUrFeelings 3 years ago
Depends on how you pronounce 'Eric'. Some ppl say 'E-ric' with a strong capital E sound. I wad always taught to pronounce it as "Aer-Ric" so Aeric Shen won't sound like erection.
#25
Craig. Craigs aren't born, they pop into existence at 40 years old in dad jeans.
A. 3 years ago
I love the Craigs in my life! My son-in-law & his dad, btw. SIL goes by CJ, dad is just a regular Craig. He may not wear dad jeans, but dang, that man loves his golf!
ThatActivePanda 3 years ago
My Dad`s name Is Craig And He is all things golf baseball darts and NRL
Load More Replies... ShareMusic 3 years ago
I like this one. It's a real name; one with a fine history. And it's spelled correctly!
FreshGanesh 3 years ago
But that’s how names work. Kathy, Shannon, Stephanie, William, Jason…names evolve and fluctuate. There was hardly a Vivianne or Mathilda born in the 70s/80s, but they’re making a comeback.
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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
When I was growing up old men's names included George, Harry, Henry, Fred, and Teddy. The first few times I came across people giving these names to their babies I was astonished. Now, of course, we're used to young men having these names and it's become normal. Now we don't see baby Rogers or Davids, or Roberts or Craigs etc. It's all cyclical.
Amy Taylor 3 years ago (edited)
David is a really popular name in my family. If it's not a first name, it's their middle name. We have to call the many Davids by their first and middle names.
Load More Replies... that_curly_girl 🇺🇦 3 years ago
my great uncle’s name is craig, and i sometimes wonder if he just popped into existence at 40 in dad jeans
Uncle Bud 3 years ago
At the time I'm posting this, this submission is ranked #24. If shouldn't be this much and there's nothing wrong with this name.
Steak lover 3 years ago
It's #25 at the time I read it. Hopefully it will drop more.
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#26
Interning in the counseling department at a high school. It's early Monday morning and I'm chugging coffee to perk up. They finish up mornings announcements and read off a list of students needing to go to the office for various reasons. The last name read was "Indiana Jones". I immediately check the school student roster and there he is, Jones, Indiana. The kid was actually fairly well adjusted and well liked.
A. 3 years ago (edited)
My maiden name is Neher, pronounced NAIR, like the hair remover. I had a teacher who'd call out..... "Miss No Hair" when he wanted to get my attention. To make matters worse, I have baby fine hair....
allan dorfling 3 years ago (edited)
I had a kid named Nair as well but pronounced nar, which is fine but the poor kid was in a Afrikaans school and in Afrikaans that translates to clown...I did have to stop myself from laughing when I heard it. I should add this she was n great but very self conscious.one day I had a group of boys acting like befoons and I said "Hou op maak of julle n Dom nar is" which translates to stop acting like stupid clowns. The poor girl was very upset and I felt really bad
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Anne Christiansen 3 years ago
Was this in Bellevue? The Jones family named all their kids place names...I know they had a Dallas and a Jordan and a Brooklyn. As I recall the youngest was Patrick Christopher Indiana Jones. Went by Indiana (but his parents gave him an out if he wanted it).
#27
Nasteo...pronounced Nasty Ho. 😟
#28
Met a guy whose 100% legal, unchanged name was "Lord Stormwalker".
El Dee 3 years ago
Whenever I see 'RPG' I think 'Rocket Propelled Grenade' instead of role playing game. Maybe it's an age thing..
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Adam Hewitt 3 years ago (edited)
Sounds like I have to kneel every time her comes into a room because that guy demands respect
boone williams 3 years ago
A jobsite which shall forever go nameless (nda) requires special protective gear that mixer drivers never have, so they always get a spare with the name "Loaner Hardhat" stenciled across the front, and I always thought a name like that would pretty much have to go into construction. Or the circus maybe.
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
Is he related to Lord Buckethead who ran against Boris Johnson at the last election?
#29
Had a kid named Penelope, pronounced by her mother as Peen-a-loap.
grotesqueer 3 years ago (edited)
Makes me thing the mom didn't know how the name is pronounced but is too proud or embarrassed to admit it. That she only ever read it (or didn't connect the dots when she heard it and didn't realize that it's the same name) and had come up with her own way to pronunce it. Kinda like how so many of us had our own version of "Hermione" until the movies came out.
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
I remember how surprised I was when I found out how Hermione is pronounced.
Load More Replies... Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
OK, I'm hereby changing the pronunciation of my name from jo-sef-feen to jo-sef-i-nee (kinda rhymes with Persephone).
Bonnie Buttons 3 years ago (edited)
That's how it's pronounced in French. Well, almost. The French pronounce it "Pen-a-loap". Are you sure the first syllable was with a long 'e' sound?
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
At least it's spelled correctly, so the kid can pronounce it anyway she likes. It would have been much worse if she'd spelled it Peen-a-loap
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
That's like this girl named Monique in my school whose parents pronounced it Mon-i-Que
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
My mom was talking trash about how someone named her kid Pene -a-lope and I was like I think you mean Penelope she laughed at herself after that 😂
#30
I was at the grocery store not too long ago, one older lady asked me what was my baby's name, then said her grandson was the same age. I asked her what was his name, she reluctantly said Dolphin but we call him Finn. Poor woman...
Julie Anna Schultz 3 years ago
My cousin's name is Atreyu....we call him Trey. My other side cousin is Triton, as in in tri-TON very annunciated. I don't call him anything.
Anne McKinney 3 years ago
Finn is actually a cool name. And not because off Sharknado.......smirking.
#31
My grandmother was a teacher in the "deep countryside" in Argentina back in the 50s. There is a hmm... tradition inherited from Spain I think, where you name your child with the name of the saint of the day he was born. Each day is the day of a saint, and they would sell these calendars with the name of a saint each day. So if your baby was born on the day of St. Rodrigo, you call him Rodrigo, for example.
The problem was that some of these calendars also had the national argentinian holydays marked. So July 9, May 25, etc, were marked as "Fiesta Cívica" (something like "Civic Celebration") instead of with the name of the saints. Basically she told me that she had children who were born one of these days, called literally "Civic Celebration".
Enrique Hill 3 years ago
This is also very common in Mexico. I kid you not once I met a guy named Anivdelarev (he was born on November, 20, which is the Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution or in Spanish ANIVersario DE LA REVolución) In calendars it appeared as Aniv. De la Rev.
setsuriseikou 3 years ago
I see your Anivdelarev, and I raise you Soviet revolution-inspired names! Ooh, they were real something! Let's have a look at Кукуцаполь (Kukutsapol), for instance. Sounds maybe kinda Incan, right? Bold and majestic. But it's really just "КУКУруза - ЦАрица ПОЛей" ("corn is the queen of fields", a slogan from the times of Nikita Khrushchev). Or how about Перкосрак (Perkosrak)? That's "ПЕРвая КОСмическая РАКета", "the first space rocket". Well, better than Kukutsapol, you say? Er, no, since "срак" sounds a bit too similar to "срака" (a very rude word for buttocks). Not all of them were of this kind, though. There was Марлен (Marlen, but standing for "Marx" and "Lenin"), Ким (Kim, for Коммунистический Интернационал Молодёжи, Young Communist International) and Рэм (Rem, Революция, электрификация, модернизация, Revolution, Electrification, Modernization), and thankfully those were the ones primarily used
Load More Replies... RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
This is common throughout the Catholic world, naming after the saints thing. Also, naming after the city's patron saint. I'm Jewish, and still did this. Really, i just liked the name, but everyone assumes that's why I did it. It's the advantage of having so many deities. You can assign one to each day
Jag Yu 3 years ago
back in the days, when people were basing names after which feast days the catholic church was celebrating, a guy born on november 1 would be named muertos... parent having no linguistic skills in spanish, literally named their son "dead" as november 1 is dia de los muertos (day of the dead).
commie pinkofag 3 years ago
She's beautiful. What's her name. Famolly. That's… Unusual. I hate it. Why did you give your baby a name you don't like? I didn't. The doctor named her that. See, right here… Ah… "Female."
setsuriseikou 3 years ago
Used to have that tradition in Russia too. Orthodox church has a lot of saints, so quite a number of days in the calendar have more than one name option. This is where our tradition of name days (not necessarily coinciding with birthdays) comes from. However, since most Russians are not really religious, the naming tradition is virtually obsolete. Another reason is that a lot of the saints' names sound extremely unusual and sometimes funny to modern people (though since a few years back there is a trend of giving your kid a fairly old and traditional but a pleasantly sounding name)
#32
I knew some people in school named TrustInTheLord (she went by Trust) and her brother JesusIsMySaviour (he went by Saviour). The names they went by are honestly great, but those full names just made EVERYTHING inconvenient.
I'mNotARoboat 3 years ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the did end up being atheists.
Load More Replies... Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago (edited)
An entire Bible of names...and those parents couldn't find one
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
Bravo for the Good Omens reference! Anathema Device thanks you.
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Bubs623 3 years ago
My sister had a child in class named Jesus. Not too surprising because she taught in a town in Texas that bordered Mexico. But it was not pronounced Hay- soos but rather like the Jesus in the Bible. It mad my very religious sister so uncomfortable calling this kid Jesus. And yes, his middle name was Christ. I would have thought 'H' but no one asked me
Brîndușa 3 years ago
I am from Europe, but i think Jesus (Hay soos) is a common name in some latino countries.
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Proof of concept 3 years ago
Ugh. Why do their parents have to be so religious? This is unacceptable.
A Random Gojo Lover 3 years ago
You can tell they are overly religious and probably bring it up god whenever they can. Those are some unfortunate children
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#33
Peachtreanna.
In Georgia.
Zaynab 3 years ago (edited)
Reminds me of a horrible, idiotic polictian in that state who thinks that petri dishes are called "peach tree dish(es)".
Enrique Hill 3 years ago
In some parts of the coast of Mexico, people used to see US Navy ships passing through. Well, some people named their babies Usnavy (the U is pronounced as in Ultra and the a as in cAt).
Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago (edited)
New rule: Names of institutions should be banned as a kid's name
#34
Kind of cheating because I taught in China for a while, but I had one student that had picked Goblin as her English name.
Jimifan 3 years ago
I've posted this before on a similar thread, but I teach in China and had a guy whose English name was Shine. I usually ask my classes how they got their English names, and Shine said, "From the movies." I immediately thought of the movie, "Shine," but he said no. "You know, ling ling qi (007)." I was lost, and he must have seen the befuddlement on my face and said, "James Bond... Shine Connery."
Funhog 3 years ago
Shine is a really nice name. Happy sounding. The story is cute, too.
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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
I'm wondering what the purpose of this convention is, for Chinese children learning English to pick an English name? What's wrong with their given name? But secondly, if it's to get them used to the culture and common English names, why then are they left to pick any random word they come across? What is that teaching them?
Auntriarch 3 years ago
A Singapore Chinese friend of my parents said it would make it easier for her girls in the west, so they could go anywhere in the world. The good news is, the girls decided to stick to their Chinese names. Last I heard, it hadn't held them back. But it must surely have been an issue when their parents were growing up
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that_curly_girl 🇺🇦 3 years ago
i went to basketball camp with a girl from china, her english name was cherry. she was so sweet and kind, the name suited her well
manalonedies 3 years ago
When I arrived in Japan in '79 as an English teacher all the old timers said I should give the students "English" names, either at random or by trying find one that sounds like their actual name. I declined.
#35
Had a kid named Griffin, spelled Gyrophone.... also had a Mister, a Chi'Arion, and a Eusavio. Then there was my year in the inner city where there was one white girl in the entire school and she was in my class. Her name was Ivory...
Lee Kerr 3 years ago
When I was small there was a singer called Ivor Emmanuel; until I was about 10 I thought his name was Ivory Manuel
Load More Replies... abby smink 3 years ago
No, that's not how it's spelled and I would refuse to pronounce it Griffin. You wanna spell it Gyro-phone, that's how I'm gonna say it.
Ines Olabarria-Smith 3 years ago
It’s origins are Greek, meaning pious. Normal in Spain and other catholic countries. Saint Eusebio was a bichos from the 300’
Load More Replies... Miss Cris 3 years ago
Ebony and Ivory live toguether in perfect armony...
Load More Replies... Ogre Juan Canolli 3 years ago (edited)
Cashier At Local Grocery Was A Black Girl Named Ivory--She Had A BIG Attitude
Johanna she/her 3 years ago
Those teachers that say mr. (first name) or ms. (first name) Yes Mister Mister?
#36
Andromeda Aurora. The dad was wearing a Star Trek tshirt and mom was wearing Dr Who.
Chumbo 3 years ago
I agree, it is a beautiful name... For a space-faring craft of some sort
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Mary Jane Lollipol 3 years ago
Still Andromeda and Aurora are valid names, coming from Greek and Roman mythology. Andromeda was a princess saved by Perseus (in Greek mythology), while Aurora was the Goddess of Dawn (in Roman mythology).
A Random Gojo Lover 3 years ago
This is the only good name on the list so far. Met a girl named Andromeda in high school, went by Ann for short
Auntriarch 3 years ago
Very wise, Ann Dromedary would have been the very least
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I work at a call center, here are some winners of children I have seen (all teenagers or younger):
- De'creshondria
- Maxx Gay
- Marijuana
- P*rn
- Dingle,
- Wanna (middle name Smoke, dead serious)
- Dej-'unique
Slytherin_4_LYF 3 years ago
Wanna smoke??? Dingle?? Marijuana?? If you like marijuana so much name your kid Mary Jane. And Maxx Gay and P*rn are just ridiculous, well they all are, but I'm also trying to figure out if there was an o in the name or not because if there wasn't that would be even worse!! Man some people should not be allowed to have children smfh.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
"Marijuana" literally translates to "Mary Jane."
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
In many European countries, this wouldn’t be tolerated at all. They have have laws about really stupid names for children
Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
Seriously, this one takes the cake... The US need to get legal regulations for naming like other countries have
Uncle Bud 3 years ago
I have to agree with you. I'm a citizen if the US and I'm all about freedom of expression but when it comes to naming a child, perhaps some reasonable restrictions are needed.
Load More Replies... grotesqueer 3 years ago
I've always been kinda annoyed that we have such strict name laws in Finland, but reading these really shows how much better (or less bad) strict name laws are than no name laws at all. These really make it seem like some parents don't even see their kid as an individual human being but just an extension of themselves 🤢
Bee she/her 3 years ago
Max Gay 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈. If that kid isn’t gay I feel bad for them.
JustAFan 3 years ago
I don't think it'd be much better even if you were gay
Load More Replies... commie pinkofag 3 years ago
Fascinating, mostly because someone thinks the short form of the word pornography is an obscenity.
Tatiana Kouzmanoff 3 years ago (edited)
Porn is actually common in Thailand. My wife's (yes we are lesbian) nickname is Suporn, which is a shortened version of her real name. Her legal name is 37 characters long (first + last), so she uses Dara here in the US.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
My parents went on a coach trip with a company called Porn Tours
Load More Replies... Crystal Spencer 3 years ago
There should be laws against this for the sake of the children...cuz chances are they won't have the money to go through the whole legal process
#38
I do teaching for undergraduate physics. I've already seen the class list for next year and, starting in September there will be a girl called Framboise in the first year class. Framboise means *raspberry* in French and, by the way, this is a French speaking city so it's not like her name is going to go unnoticed. Can't wait to meet her.
Cristian Gonzalez 3 years ago
I actually like the name since raspberry is a symbol of love, creativity, and kindness. I don't see anything wrong with raspberry
Anna Banana 3 years ago
Actually, in my language the word for blueberry is also a first name. And there's a few "month names" and "jewel names" already in English. I don't think simply the fact that the name means raspberry is such a problem.
Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
Of course you don't see anything wrong with "raspberry" - being called "banana" yourself! 😏 /jk
Load More Replies... I G 3 years ago (edited)
Meh. What about Peony, Magnolia, Lily? All names of flowers. Kids named Winter or Summer. Why not Framboise?! There's names on this list that should be penalized for sure. But some names are just a bit quirky.or names we're not used to yet. Don't snowflake the situation, Karen.
Merty Robinson 3 years ago
I met a guy called Hallon Hallonsten in Sweden, which I think translates as Raspberry Raspberrystone.
VM37 3 years ago
We also have flower and fruit based names in my country, not that strange. My Mother is called Jagoda wich is strawberry in my language. Also Cherry (Višnja), Rose (Ruža), Lily (Ljiljana) etc. But not sure if I ever saw Razzbery (malina).....
Gosiaatje 3 years ago (edited)
Malina is a perfectly normal (yet not so commom) name in Poland!
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#39
Obligatory not a teacher, but....a friend of mine from high school is naming her new daughter Espn. We were told it's because she likes sports. Well, so do I, but you don't see me naming my kid Fox Sports Midwest, do ya?
august is mentally unstable 3 years ago
off-topic, but aspen is an epic name
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Misti Dawn 3 years ago
My daughter is named Esspyn and she was born years before Blended came out. She has always loved her name and has never had any issues.
#40
Sexy... I kid you not. Someone thought it a good idea to name their baby girl "Sexy". Can you imagine trying to call out her name at Kindergarden...
RK Barbo 3 years ago
So, when you pick her up to bring her home, do you say, "I'm bringing Sexy back."?
Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago
Poor kid. She won't know if she's being cat called or actually called
Kitty Kat 3 years ago
Mom: I lived next door to a family with the last name Hogg. They named their daughter Ima. Me: That's awful. Mom: At least their last name wasn't Hooker.
Grace Noyes 3 years ago
A Texas governor in the 1800s, James Hogg, actually did name his daughter Ima.
Load More Replies... Boba_Queen7 3 years ago
Teacher: sexy? Is sexy here? (Internally cringes) Kids:what does that mean? Teacher: ok kids… let’s have a erm TALK
#41
I went to school with a "Chandelier"
Agent 8433599 3 years ago
🎶IIIIMMM GGOONNNAAA SWIINNG FROM THE CHAANNDDEEEELLLLLIIIIIIIIEEERRR!!!!!🎶
Denise Lewis 3 years ago
was it a girl or boy? were they fans of friends and wanted to use chandler.
#42
I'm a TEFL teacher in China. The kids here have some fascinating names. Some are obviously just mistakes (Like Biran or Windy). Some are quite clever. One girl about 15 said she wanted to be called KFC. When I asked her why she smiled and said "Because everybody likes KFC!" Another very shy girl about 19 called herself shadow...which I thought was a lovely name. Then there were the parents who had an extra child by accident and called her...extra. Seriously. There are also parents who name their child after an inanimate object like "telephone" or "train". "Tiger" is a popular name for boys too. There's also a boy named monkey; "apple" is quite common, and many others like this. For some reason there's a fair few older girls 20+ named Queenie; these days the name seems to have fallen out of fashion. These are the names the parents or kids themselves have chosen, we teachers aren't trying to make fun of them. Edit: Forgot to mention I work with a Chinese girl whose name is Tim.
Will sell soul for corn chip 3 years ago
I remember as a kid watching Ever after high and thinking "who the hell names their kid APPILe???´
PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
Tiger is a popular boys' name in Japan too, especially for boys born in the Year of the Tiger. I'm guessing that might apply in China too.
Alexandra Smith 3 years ago
I also teach in China, I have a lot of : Coco, CC, Apple, Rain, Rainbow... But I also had : orange, banana, cloud, t-rex, ham....
#43
Not a teacher but during med school, rotated with a pediatrician in Berkeley, Ca and came across a kid named Starshyt. When asked why that name parents said "you ever see a shooting star and behind it kinda looks like s**t...?"
Kitty Kat 3 years ago
My cousin has a daughter with the middle name Starscream. (I heard it has something to do with Transformers). Starshyt is so much worse. Why not Starlight or Stardust?
#44
My neighbors name is Tiger. A girl at the preschool I work at is named Legend Derry. A girl I worked with named her child Lexi Jewel. Not weird but sounds like a premade p*rn star name. I'm sure there are others but I can't think of any right now.
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
I know a family with the surnane Stick so of course they have a daughter called Ella.
memyselfandI 3 years ago
I’ve met at least one person legitimately named Happy before. The funny thing is I’m pretty sure there’s some famous guy or male book character named that, but this was a woman. I’m guessing it was a translated name.
Shawn Gula 3 years ago
I used to know a Pandora Plum, her sisters name was Pilar Plum. Two porn star names right out of the womb and onto the pole
#45
Not a teacher, but in hs my son had a friend named Chris Growcock. He wears it proudly. As a bonus, his parents sent him to an all-boy high school and all day everyone asked him if he was "living up to his name.
L Melville 3 years ago
I went to high school with a John Adcock. Had quite the crush on him, actually. lol
Robin Roper 3 years ago
I know a family with the last name Gresidick and another Fluck. When they pronounce their name, there is major emphasis on the "l."
#46
I knew a 10 year old girl named Felanie. I don't think the mom thought that one through.
Кріста Еллен 3 years ago
Neither did the mother of a girl I went to high school with, who spelled it Felonee. 🤦🏻♀️
#47
There is 1 person in the US named Gay Bowser. So, that.
Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago
Ironically he's straight as a board...untill he met his Italian roommate Mario
Andi 3 years ago
Never got over Randy Bumgardener - he was on the senior staff at the white house for a while. In UK English this means Horny A*s (A**e) Gardener - you Sceptics are funny! Signed Major Cholmondeley Featherstonehaugh Brougham (retired)- pronounced Chumley Fanshaw-Broom
Boba_Queen7 3 years ago
Nintendo reading character list: So there’s dry bowser normal bowser baby bowser and… hold up. GAY BOWSER?
Upstaged75 3 years ago
My mother's best friend from childhood was named Gay Bender. LOL! They were born in the 1940's when gay obviously didn't have the same connotation - it just meant happy.
boone williams 3 years ago
When I was 12, as 12-year-olds do. I looked up the last name "Butt" in the phone book, and found a woman named "Fawn Butt." Hey y'all, someone named their kid Fawn Butt.
#48
1st kid - January 2nd kid- February 3rd kid- March Etc. This list goes all the way to August
Tiffi 3 years ago
I grew up with three daughters named Hope, Faith and Patience. Mr Long said he needed all three virtues with three daughters to raise.
Lolo Caty 3 years ago
I once had a friend named Era (Wind) who had two sisters: Bora (Snow) and Rezarta (Golden sunray). I still think their mother is a genius. Beautiful sounding names with beautiful, related, meanings
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#49
Pitts. I assumed it was a nickname but no! Apparently his Dad was a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins he named his son Pittsburgh but Pitts for short.
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I have a friend from school with the last name Schatt and he named his son Buck. Buck Schatt... *facepalm*
Kim Steffen 3 years ago
Friend of mine went to school with the Head family. And of course, one of the kids was named Harry.
Upstaged75 3 years ago
That was my nickname for my best friend from college. :) Her last name was Pittman.
#50
Worked at McDonald's for my first real job and had a stereotypically Southern guy complete with mustache and mullet turn to his young daughter and say "Whiskey, hon, whadda ya want?" My brain nearly short-circuited.
PitbullmomAF 3 years ago
Lol, my 2 pitbull/sharpei mixes (both girls) were Whiskey Sour and Sherry Sweet.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
My Mayflower ancestors named their sons Wrestling and Love. Their daughter, Fear.
#51
Fahmi. Harmless enough, huh? In his native Somalia, it's supposedly to be pronounced Fuch-mi , something his Mother was always quite passionate about enforcing upon her 5 year old son. Made for some quite interesting inter- school sports team events, with large crowds of 5 year olds all screaming in unison "Come on, Fahmi!" in a field full of totally oblivious, outraged parents, students, and teachers, from neighbouring schools.
#52
*Latreenah*
Tracy Wallick 3 years ago
"Wait... you changed your name TO Latrine?" "YEH, IT USED TO BE SHITHOUSE"
#53
A little girl called Wraith.
#54
My daughter went to primary school with a boy named Azmataq. Asthma attack.
#55
I was once a school photographer and a parent named her twin daughters Storm and Tempest.
#56
Ugh. I live in Utah. The terrible weird names are everywhere. Worst so far? Sparkles. No, I'm not kidding.
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Ever see her in her Canadian pop music video done in a shopping mall back in the 80’s?
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#57
I'm a teacher, but I didn't come across these names teaching. I was working as a steward in my students union (basically, you know at night clubs, when you're dancing on a chair and some scrawny guy in a polo shirt comes up to you and says in the deepest voice he can muster, "Can you get down from there mate?"- me right there) while at uni. Anyway, I'm playing with the student search on the tills out the front, and I work out how to use the wildcard function. Like if you search "s?ith" all the people named smith come up. I did what any self respecting infantile MF would do and did all the swear words. There was a Ding Dong. A Mrs Poo. I'll let it sink in that she married into that name. Miss Fukunda Mbabwe. And my two favourites, whom I will never forget: Miss Bumtita Thongsari. And, I don't know if you'll read this the way I did: Mr Wancalerm Siruphand.
Alethia Nyx 3 years ago
The difference with these though is they are not English names, they aren't idiots who knowing gave their kids awful names, they are names that just happen to sound not so good in English.
Subrata Pradhan 3 years ago
I received the call from a recruiter by the name of 'Furkhanda' , hence relatable
#58
Geronimo, Rickchild, Sirrobert, Mahnoor (poor thing), Shithead (pronounced Shy-Theed), Sukdeep, Precious Joy, Twinkle, Chery Hla-Tay (pronouced Cherry Latte). Some of these weren't my own students.
Кріста Еллен 3 years ago
Sukhdeep is an Indian name. Why it's spelled here without the "h" I have no idea, but I'm going to go ahead and assume this wasn't the parents being mean for no reason.
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
I had a doctor named Twinkle. Her last name was Mynt. I think she’s still practicing in Phoenix.
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
At least two of these names are Southern Asian names. I still can't see what's wrong with Mahnoor???
#59
Posted this before, but whatever it's my favorite. I'm a nurse and there was a case with two women who were related, I think cousins, and both pregnant with girls and they had their due dates around the same time. One had her baby first and named it Da'Finest. The other women was so angry that her cousin had her baby first and 'stole her baby name' she tried to get back at her by naming her own baby Da'Prettiest.
clairelise@pacific.net 3 years ago
I was the second child, and my mother named my brother without consulting our father, so itvwas agreed that I (the second son) would be his to name. So when I came out a girl my mother decided that I would be named Ida, after her great-grandmother. My father said "I want to name her Claire" to which my mother replied "oh, her middle name can be Claire!!!" Ida Claire. Thankfully my father claimed his rights and I am Claire Elise...whew!
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Your mama from the deep South, USA? Well, Ida Claire!
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#60
I once had a coworker named Baby, I thought that was pretty bad. And yes, it was her real name. I never called her by her name because it's so damn awkward to call a random person "baby". I'm surprised she didn't go by a nickname, she seemed embarrassed/annoyed whenever someone asked if it was her real name. I can't help but wonder if her parents didn't speak English and named her "Baby" by mistake.
Bobby 3 years ago
That was a running gag on my submarine. Whenever someone asked where something was we would tell them in the corner next to baby
Load More Replies... Pollywog 3 years ago
There's no such thing as seeing Dirty Dancing too many times!! 😉
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#61
Nuhtorious and Difr'nt Money. 100% legal names for those kids.
#62
It's not a weird name, but I had one named Isis. This was last year and people were just starting to talk more about Daesh and still calling it ISIS most frequently. The girl was already having trouble fitting in so I had to divert their attention several times when the news would be a topic of discussion... The last thing she needed was kids calling her a terrorist.
Rabbit-Of-ill-Portent️ she/her 3 years ago
Screw the people who named their terrorist group ISIS! Isis is a lovely name, not to mention the name of an Egyptian goddess!
Suzanne Tilson 3 years ago
Goddess of life, not of death. Why didn't the just name their group Anubis
Load More Replies... basil 3 years ago
I do deity work and I work with the goddess Isis. When telling this to other people, I use her Egyptian name "Aset" and then explain later because "I work with Isis" is obviously not something to say in public
SheamusFan1987 3 years ago
I know an Isis too. Trust me, the terrorist group has decimated this goddess name...
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
I taught three kids named after Egyptian gods/queens. Isis (first name Regomoditswe, she went by Isis because it was easier for the umlungu to pronounce), Osiris (Musa, he went by Musa) and Cleopatra (she went by Palesa).
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
There was a young man from the Tampa area (gee, it's Florida, surprise, surprise) who was actually arrested for having his girlfriend's name under his tongue. Her name? Isis. They just knew he was a terrorist!
Amy Broderick 3 years ago
I have a friend with a dog named Isis. A couple of years ago she got a lot of flack for that but we figure anyone that doesn't know that Isis is a goddess doesn't deserve a respectful answer when railing on a dog's name
#63
I had a girl in my girl named Constance Payne which sounds like constant pain.
#64
I work in South Korea where many kids are required to take on English names in their English class. Some memorable ones: Sha La La, Starcraft, Tinkerbell, Aragorn, Two Bottles, Pig There are also weird names that come up that I don't think are names in any language. This first that jumps to mind is "Poldy"
A. 3 years ago
I'm curious as to why the kids are required to take on English names just for a class.
Crystal Spencer 3 years ago
I'm American. I took German and we had to adopt a German name. It's common to do thos in foreign language classes. I was Waltraud. Still love that name.
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T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
My brother has a friend named Aragorn. Back when you had to prove your identity on FB, he was banned for having a made-up name. He had to send a picture of ID so them so they would know it was, in fact, his real name.
Beautifullybroken 3 years ago
Had to take a Spanish name when I took spanish in school, I took Claudia(was a big babysitter's club fan back in the day)
#65
I know a boy named Legolas.
#66
First name: Dafinest Last name: Blackman
#67
Muhaimen Pronounced My-hymen
allan dorfling 3 years ago
Imagine the kid getting hurt and someone calls the teacher "mam, my-hymen is bleeding"
Dav Carro-Ripalda 3 years ago
Do you, Sukdeep, take Muhaimen for all eternity, to love her and respect her...etc, etc?
#68
Pubert.
#69
My dad always used to tell me about how he wanted to name me Testicules (test-ti-cue-lees).
OGA 3 years ago
I have a niece named Tess. I never did hear if they really did this as we are not close, but before she was born they said her middle name was going to be Tickles. I was afraid to ask.
Upstaged75 3 years ago
I have a cat named Tess. My (adult) brother still thinks it's funny to call her Tess-ticle. Boys never completely grow up do they? :)
Load More Replies... Glitterati 3 years ago
I’m Jess and one of my best friend has called me Jessticles since we met in our early 20’s. I’m 40 years old. He does it in public.
#70
Obamaniqua. Graduated HS the same year Obama took office, and a girl I graduated with thought this was a good idea.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Beginning with my 3x great-grandparents, I had male relatives who slapped presidential, general and literary character names on their kids. Both sides of my family! Sherlock Holmes Wilder, George Washington Corn, Abraham Lincoln Corn, Charles Lindberg Corn, and my almost favorite, Charlie Brown Wilder. And then there is my grand-uncle, Greenfield Corn.
#71
I went to college with a girl named Trillion and her brother Seven. They were named BEFORE the Seinfeld episode. Trillion was absolutely gorgeous.
#72
Was looking through my mom's high school yearbook from the late 60's, and came across a gent named Ringling Bell. That poor guy!
#73
I knew a girl named Star once. Her brother was Sunne and her sister was Skye
ShutUpAboutYourDiet 3 years ago
That's my name so thank you for sticking up for it :)
Load More Replies... SobyKay 3 years ago
All acceptable names to me. Sunne is a bit out there, but not too bad. Skye is a bit more on the common side, I've heard it before. I grew up with a girl named Starr and loved her name (just couldnt figure out why the parents wanted an extra "r" in there). I dont think any of these are weird per se, just all in the same family is a little overkill.
Upstaged75 3 years ago
I knew siblings Sunny and Rainy. I'm not a fan of parents who adopt a theme for naming their kids. Those names are fine individually, but together they are a bit cheesy.
#74
I had a boy named "Mister" and there is a kid named "Sir" at my school. Those are pretty unusual.
Nicola Mawson 3 years ago
Professor is common in South Africa, as is Doctor. It's the parent's ambition for their child
ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 3 years ago
Yes, I've had Sir/Syrs in my classes, some attached, like SirJulian.
Load More Replies... #75
When we were on holiday in Senegal we met a local names Crevette. For the people who don't speak French his name was Prawn.
#76
Angel, last name Fish
#77
I took care of a trio of sisters. First one was Kaisha, the second Aisha and the third Isha. I hope their parents didn't have any more daughters...
AsexualShrimp 3 years ago
Aisha and Isha are completely normal Middle-Eastern names. Heck,the name Aisha is pretty!
Upstaged75 3 years ago
Yes, but all 3 names are so similar it's goofy. When a parent yells for one of them they'll all have to come running.
Load More Replies... Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Or if they decided to be different She-Ra of course…
Load More Replies... #78
Went to school with a kid named Wonderful Terrific Monds, he played minor league baseball for a while if I recall correctly.
#79
Shadynasty (shah - die - na - stee)
abby smink 3 years ago
Either fake, or the parents stole it from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
#80
Went to school with a kid called Floyd Floyd and another called Michael Jackson. Someone I went to school with named her daughter Indiana Jones. I am a teacher. I have taught a boy called Swann. Got my class list for September. I have someone called Jupiter.
A. 3 years ago
Jupiter's not only a beautiful planet, but it's also a VERY nice town in South Florida.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Used to be a quaint affordable town. Still quaint, completely unaffordable beach town near West Palm Beach.
Load More Replies... Beautifullybroken 3 years ago
My daughters name is Eris, after the Greek goddess of chaos and discord(she definitely lives up to her name) however she found out this year in 1st grade that it is also the name of a dwarf planet, now she thinks shes super cool because of it lol
#81
This kid was born before 2001 was named Jihad.
KariAdoresHerKats 3 years ago
That's an extremely popular name in Muslim countries and it doesn't mean what people think it does. It means ' struggle' in English not holy war.
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
I taught a girl (Muslim, but I think she was Coloured - we're South African before you lose your mind - please Google before jumping on me) whose name was Jihad. I said, "Oh, that means holy war. Like Crusade. Can I call you Crusade?" (I was joking; I have an odd sense of humour.) She said, deadpan, "No." (You go, girl.)
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
So it doesn't mean holy war or have anything to do with killing people. It means a holy struggle, and it is usually an internal process where someone is trying to harmonise their life.
Load More Replies... #82
Not a teacher, but I had a guy in my school called 'Awais Mann'. I'm in the UK btw and this is basically pronounced 'waste man', which is a common diss around here.
#83
I volunteered at a preschool for a high school project. It wasn't in the best area, and most of the kids' parents weren't in the picture, or only had visitation rights with their kids. Sad sometimes, but the kids were fun and cute. Anyway, one little boy's first name was Aero and his last name was Smith. Aero Smith.
#84
I know people who named their sons Hunter, Forest and Kelley. No, their last name was not Green.
🧶𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣🪡 3 years ago
These just sound outdoorsy, though the Green surname would've cinched the names perfectly 😄
ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 3 years ago
Ikr? Although people would have made fun, the lack of Green makes me sad.
Load More Replies... Marie Dahme 3 years ago
I really knew a girl and her first name was Hunter but her last name was Blackstone. I think it has a nice vibe to it.
OGA 3 years ago
Mine too! Which is what the G stands for in my user name.
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#85
I am a newborn photographer at three different hospitals. Worst names: Android Scientist (Mom vetoed Rockstar Ninja) Yur'Majesty Solomon
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
There should be a counselor or social worker at every maternity facility, to discourage idiot parents from ruining their kid's future with horrible names.
#86
First name: Wrangler. Last name: Maxfield. Constantly told him how badass that name was. Had a Bric, last name Walls.
#87
I am not a teacher, but had a girl in my elementary school whose entire family was named after the weather (Stormy, Misty, and Snowy).
Rosemary Booth 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah, but what about poor Drizzle, Patchy Fog, and Humid?
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
Taught a child whose name was Snowy. Her mother's name was Pinky. The mom filled in a class slip with no surname, no other names, and no grade. When I was trying to make up a roster, I couldn't find the name anywhere in all the school classlists. The secretary finally took pity on me and told me what the child's legal first name and surname were.
#88
It's not the weirdest name ever, and it is unfortunately becoming more common, but I was working in a school and there was a girl called "Princess". And, unsurprisingly, she was a total dick.
#89
My mother is a hairdresser and she cut a young boys hair this year. His name was Trout, like the fish...
#90
I had an Aanjhrue in one of my classes.
#91
A-aron
#92
A brother and sister of hippie lineage. I can get on board with the name *Sage*, but not so much *Cinnamon*.
that_curly_girl 🇺🇦 3 years ago
my great aunt had cocker spaniels named butterscotch and cinnamon
Load More Replies... Marie Dahme 3 years ago
But that’s the first thing people think of with a name like that! Lol
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#94
I know a girl who's name is Kenisa because her parents are Ken and Denise
Rhon Young 3 years ago
My brother in law has a cousin who's called Kennethy, think they wanted a boy!
#95
"Fatasse" He was from Burkina Faso (French Speaking) so he did not know how hilarious his name was.
DforDory 3 years ago
I wouldn't count this as "bad name given by parents" because here we are talking about 2 very different languages and cultures. You should just hear what names occure here in Europe and what those sound like \mean in English...
User# 6 3 years ago
Agreed. There's a very common Dutch name, Joke (pronounced yo-keh) that doesn't work well in English.
Load More Replies... #96
I once heard the name Mario Hahner(Or Hana, not sure) being called out at a ikea. In German that sounds almost identical to Marihuana. I laughed, than i felt sorry for that kid.
#97
First name: Thunder Middle name: And Lightning
PitbullmomAF 3 years ago
Thunder Struck are the middle and last names of my friends daughter
Load More Replies... Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Wonder if she was ever afraid of lightning and needed to sing the thunder buddy song to go to sleep?
#98
Keith. Fucking KEITH? For a child. He was 8 when I met him about 5 years ago. I always believed Keith's were born aged 35 on wards.
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Hey Keith’s a classic name! In a few hundred years once Keith Richards dies, it’ll be back in style again. Lol
James016 3 years ago
Keith Richards will never die. It it was possible, it would have happened already. He is immortal. 🤘
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SheamusFan1987 3 years ago (edited)
For those dissing the name Keith, look up Keith Lee and BASK IN HIS GLORY!
RK Barbo 3 years ago
Proof that BP censorship is totally arbitrary. I made a comment further up on someone named F*k, and it was censored.
RK Barbo 3 years ago (edited)
And it was again. 🤣😂🤣😂 Incidentally, it was spelled F. U. K.
Load More Replies... #99
I'm not a teacher but I grew up in Oakland: * Phouc Yu * Carmren * Anfernee * Clocko * (Every Mongolian Ever) All of these are spelled correctly
Crystal Spencer 3 years ago
I was thinking the same....the last line wasn't necessary
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What do you think ?
Rachknits 3 years ago
Hence why some countries, like Denmark, have naming laws. That's never made more sense after reading this
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
I agree. If you want to burden someone with a stupid name do it to a cat. The cat won't mind and it doesn't come when you call anyway.
Load More Replies... Marie Dahme 3 years ago
I worked in an urgent care long ago and a patient’s name was L-a. So It’s not pronounced as “La”. It’s pronounced as Ladasha. I kid you not.
Jason Marin 3 years ago
I don't know about other countries but here in America, it should be illegal to give kids stupid and embarassing names.
I'mNotARoboat 3 years ago
Yes, there are lots of countries that have lists you legally cannot make your child. There are also some countries where parents have to get the names approved.
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Hypoxia Smurf 3 years ago
Moon-Unit Zappa should rank high. Then there was Terry Hurd, which doesn't seem bad unless you know that schoolmates called him Hairy Turd.
Mimouna 3 years ago (edited)
Do you guys have laws in your country to prevent that (not in the US apparently)? In ours the registry office can't prevent you from giving your kids weird names if they rule the name will be detrimental to the kid. Happened with Nutella, Prince-William, Lucifer, Astérix and the very famous CR7 and Griezmann-Mbappé
Marie 3 years ago
In France, I met a young girl named Shoréline (pronunced shoreyleen). The parents told me it meant "rivage" in English. Shoreline. At least, it's almost the correct translation.
Scotira 3 years ago
I think that's actually a nice name. Has a bit of "Orélie" in there. 😊
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Rob Chapman 3 years ago
I went to school with a family of brothers (the oldest was in my class), their names were Tiger, Roundhead and Snoopy.
Rachknits 3 years ago
Hence why some countries, like Denmark, have naming laws. That's never made more sense after reading this
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
I agree. If you want to burden someone with a stupid name do it to a cat. The cat won't mind and it doesn't come when you call anyway.
Load More Replies... Marie Dahme 3 years ago
I worked in an urgent care long ago and a patient’s name was L-a. So It’s not pronounced as “La”. It’s pronounced as Ladasha. I kid you not.
Jason Marin 3 years ago
I don't know about other countries but here in America, it should be illegal to give kids stupid and embarassing names.
I'mNotARoboat 3 years ago
Yes, there are lots of countries that have lists you legally cannot make your child. There are also some countries where parents have to get the names approved.
Load More Replies... Hypoxia Smurf 3 years ago
Moon-Unit Zappa should rank high. Then there was Terry Hurd, which doesn't seem bad unless you know that schoolmates called him Hairy Turd.
Mimouna 3 years ago (edited)
Do you guys have laws in your country to prevent that (not in the US apparently)? In ours the registry office can't prevent you from giving your kids weird names if they rule the name will be detrimental to the kid. Happened with Nutella, Prince-William, Lucifer, Astérix and the very famous CR7 and Griezmann-Mbappé
Marie 3 years ago
In France, I met a young girl named Shoréline (pronunced shoreyleen). The parents told me it meant "rivage" in English. Shoreline. At least, it's almost the correct translation.
Scotira 3 years ago
I think that's actually a nice name. Has a bit of "Orélie" in there. 😊
Load More Replies... Rob Chapman 3 years ago
I went to school with a family of brothers (the oldest was in my class), their names were Tiger, Roundhead and Snoopy.
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