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One of the first things you get to know when meeting a new person is their name. Although a name is just like a label that doesn’t actually mean anything or say much about them as a person, certain bad names for boys sound truly weird and have unpleasant connotations.

People can’t wrap their heads around parents still choosing those weird or rare names for boys and girls. Of course, they want their child to be one of a kind, but in reality, unique, strange, and unusually spelled names may cause confusion and inconvenience to the name holder.

If you would like to know which strange boys’ names people would like to see forgotten, then this list is for you. They are the collection of worst names for boys from the thread created by SpiritualNut.

Along with strange names for boys, the list also contains a few R-rated bad boys’ names. So, ensure you don’t read this list in front of minors. Without further ado, let’s check out these awful names!

#1

Ld

man wearing blue shirt and glasses I have a great uncle who’s full name is LD. Those aren’t his initials. That’s his full name. When he was trying to get a social security card he wrote LD and they sent it back saying no initials. So he wrote “L Only, D Only.” They sent him a card that said “Lonly Donly.”

i_see_St4irs , yerling villalobos Report

Mad Dragon
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"LD" was not an uncommon boy's name in the early 20th century. My quick search found over 500 men with that name and several stories of receiving documents with their names as "Lonly Donly."

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    #2

    Adolf

    man standing on the balcony with the city view Well that one guy kinda ruined Adolf

    donnyganger , Amir Hosseini Report

    NakNakNak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ruined Adolf? He ruined all the Dolfs! ..........I'll uh, show myself the door.

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    #3

    X Ae A-XII

    Elon wearing black shirt X Ae A-Xii

    CurlSagan , Daniel Oberhaus Report

    General Ratto
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leave it to celebs to name their children weirdly. Shannyn Sossamon named her boy Audio science.

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    #4

    Lartholomew

    dog lying next to a toddlers Knew two twins, Barry and Larry, which was a bit too cliché already. However, after figuring out their full names were Bartholomew and f*****g *Lartholomew*, it was pretty clear the second one was a surprise and they really didn't have a name ready. Honourable mention for a Dutch couple I knew, Richard and Willianne, who chose to go by D**k & W***y de C**k.

    UnoriginalUse , Andrew Seaman Report

    General Ratto
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bartholomew is a bad name already, but LARTHOLEMEW!?!?!?!? watch these parents then wonder why their children are getting bullied.

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    Kevin

    man wearing white t-shirt and sunglasses I gotta say Kevin. Sorry to all Kevins, but as a German married to an Aussie, this name is tough. To my husband it's a completely normal boys' name, and when we discussed names for our firstborn, I had to explain to him that "Kevin" is completely off the charts because in Germany it's used as an insult. I think I've heard of scientific studies that have proven that teachers expect less from a boy who's called Kevin, compared to other boys' names. Prejudice is strong about that one. There's a couple of others, but Kevin's like the "godfather of unusable names" in Germany.

    You-Done , Brooke Cagle Report

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    #6

    Michael Hunt

    man wearing black suit and red tie I worked with a guy named Michael Hunt. He INSISTED we call him Michael. Entertained me to no end.

    Officer_Panther , Ali Morshedlou Report

    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife had a lecturer at university called Richard Head. He was a bit of a D**k.

    Chucky Cheezburger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a teacher in school name that. Needless to say, he did not go by the common short version.

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    René Sauer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and whats the joke here? sounds like a normal name to me

    Jay Son
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry you got downvoted. Basically, people often say "Mike" instead of Michael, and when you combine that with the last name Hunt, you get "Mike Hunt", which sounds silly when spoken out loud ("my c*t")

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, his last name could’ve been Hawk, so…

    Tim
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the joke works better with that one

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    General Ratto
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there is a book called mike hunt smells like fish

    Id row
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I started a job, they introduced me to one of my teammates as 'James'. So later, I called him Jim without thinking. (I should have asked) and someone took me aside and said he goes only by James and then it hit me what his last name was. If you guessed Jones, you're right on the money.

    Sarah SH
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Richard Kliss. People always called him D**k…much to his chagrin.

    Solidhog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mind straight away goes to the film Porkys. "Anybody seen Mike Hunt?"

    SCamp
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knew a guy named Richard Head, no lie

    AustrianGirl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little sad to see, since Michael is a quite common name in Austria...

    Yoga Kitty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As you can see in the comments, many people don't see what is meant to be "funny" here because they simply either do not pronounce Mike Hunt that sloppy that it becomes "my cûnt" or they don't have the humour of a teenage boy...

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    JinxBox
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get it. What's funny about Michael or Hunt?

    TheLadyMagic
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing when you're just reading it, now read out loud

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

    At least it's better than Isaac . . . . .

    Ralph Watkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My one Army buddy liked to go by his last name. Tseu. It's Japanese & pronounced "Say you". It was funny when yelled his name in crowded places. Everybody turned & looked at us.

    MikeMaxis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also his friend Mike Hawk. 🍆🍒

    Alexis Rivicio
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That guy was neighbor back in the nineties

    Wendy Hamilton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here! I did however shorten his first name because I am that immature.

    Amanda Steele
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to school with a guy named Mike Hunt. He literally lived up to his name, because he really was a c*unt.

    Carolyn Baker
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a friend her name was Kim Hunt but at the company she worked for they would just page the initial of her first name with last name so K. Hunt.

    Meredith Stebbins
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Went to school with a guy named Michael Hunt but he went by Mike. Worse yet, he had a brother named Patrick.

    Amber Bedard
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew a.kid with the last name "Killbreath" I fkn swear to God. Can't make this s**t up

    Jon Rindfleisch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost as bad as a kid I knew in school in the 60's with the last name Hoff, his naive mother named him Jackson.... the kid preferred Jack until he figured out why people laughed all the time... oh and his middle name was Dickey..

    Jon Rindfleisch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, shades of the movie Porky's

    Dean Bernales
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Years ago I worked at a Lake Tahoe ski resort in lift maintenance. There was a guy who worked in vehicle maintenance named Mike Barzac and we would always send a new guy over to ask Mike Balzac (Ball Sack) for something....

    Jill Darnell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I met a guy named Chuck Norris. I have never just called him Chuck, to this day. Always use his full name. Lol

    Senjo Krane
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm I'm obviously ignorant here. This seems perfectly normal to me.

    LinkTheHylian
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone familiar with Zane Lowe (more when he was at BBC Radio One) may remember when he was always the victim of prank names. I remember him reading texts from Mike Hunt, Mike Hock, Drew Peacock, to name a few. And Tory MP Jeremy Hunt often gets called "Jeremy C**t" by journalists committing apparent Freudian slips.

    David
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Option 1: Parents didn't think it through. Option 2: Even worse, they did.

    HexyPatch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother is Michael Hunt.... My dad was obviously having a bad day

    Lee Kerr
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My auntie Joan’s birth name was Helen Joan Hunt. Her parents allegedly took to calling her Joan after an argument over something misplaced which ended him telling his wife “Go to Hell and hunt for it”. Hadn’t occurred to them before

    M Kawai
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of Michael Oxmol

    #BoyMom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Went to scout l with a Mike Hunt. Laughs for days.

    Michael Largey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I has a classmate whose last name was D**k. His parents chose to name him Richard.. What nickname should he have? "D**k D**k" was too silly and "Rick D**k" was too rhymey. So we settled on "Rich D**k" - mainly because that was what he was.

    Timbob
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stupid, or naïve parents. (Had good friends named Hunt, that named NONE of their 6 boys Mike!)

    zak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to school with a kid named Mike Haak (pronounced "Hock"). They would make a great pair lol.

    Danielle Ocasio Fast
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked with a guy named Eurik Hunt. I hadn't realized I had only known him by his nickname until he received an award at a company dinner and they used his full name.

    Wondering Alice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked in a factory one time and a call for Mike Hunt went out over tannoy. Obviously I started giggling assuming joke. Really strange thing was it was a real person and no one else seemed to think it funny. Still hope they were just messing with me, but I'm not sure.

    Elizabeth Lloyd
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I taught a boy with that name. Insisted on being called Mike. He was named after his father

    countrygurl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin is named Mike Hunt. He went by Mike until 5th grade. He switched to Michael then.

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    #7

    Jackson

    man wearing blue hoodie Teacher here. Jacksons are a******s almost 90% of the time. Don’t get me started on Aiden, Ayden, Aden, Caiden and Brayden etc…

    Most-Candidate9277 , Christian Erfurt Report

    #8

    Hardik

    boy wearing orange t-shirt Here in India, kids are named Hardik. Now imagine he goes to an English speaking country and how his name will be pronounced

    IntrovertGeek1999 , Cheon Fong Liew Report

    Frances M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can’t name a person just on what their name will sound like in a foreign country. You name someone for what their name sounds like in your own country.

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    #9

    Lamie

    man wearing brown pants Met a guy on a dating app named Lamie. Like Jamie but with an L.

    declarationsoflove , rayul Report

    Mad Dragon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My great-grandmother's name was Laime! She was the only person I had ever heard of with that name...until now.

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    #10

    Trebor

    man wearing green t-shirt Trebor. Not a typo. Apparently this kids dad n grandad where named Robert. So they decided to just name him Robert backwards 🤔

    Tekkaa47 , Jeffrey Keenan Report

    Lydia
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some countries that's a valid name. I also know a Trebor - nothing to do with Robert.

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    #11

    Billiam

    boy wearing school uniform I went to school with somebody named Billiam

    compostabowl , Tinou Bao Report

    GirlFriday
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My niece used to come home from preschool talking about her friend Nafaniel often. We used to correct her and have her pronounce it Nathaniel (emphasis on the TH and not pronouncing it like an F) because it is respectful and polite, etc. Then she told us one day that she and Nafaniel were getting married. We corrected her again and told her to call her future husband Nathaniel. Then one day my SIL called me laughing her head off because she had to use the class phone tree and each child is listed with their parent's name and phone number, and the child's name is actually Nafaniel.

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    #12

    Bushrod And Balzer

    boy wearing yellow t-shirt Two of the worst real names I've seen - Bushrod and Balzer

    ppardee , Ed Garcia Report

    Chez2202
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those aren’t real names. They are random collections of letters. I think their parents may have been in possession of a dyslexic ouija board.

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    #13

    Hampy

    man wearing black shirt sitting on the roof Going through a family tree project, I found out my great great uncle was named Hampy. So.... Hampy.

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    Pheebs
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haven’t found any particularly odd names in my fam tree. I kind of wish I would, as my dad ‘s family is impossible to trace thanks to more than 5 generations the same 12 names repeated over and over by every member of the family who had kids. I think at one point there had to be like 12 Williams, 6 Betty, at least 8 Edwards, and so on living at the same time. Bet those family reunions were great.

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    #14

    Elmo And Hardass

    person dressed in elmos' costume I have two and I've encountered both in the wild. Elmo - the guy's full name was "Elmo J. Faggins". His parents are ...I don't even want to think about it. This name was just - mean and cruel. I felt sorry for the guy. I could only imagine how much grief he got in school. Not sure if he is still alive or not. This was many years ago. Hardass - a kid who was a victim of a mother who used drugs while pregnant with him. Thankfully the boy was removed from her care (if you want to call it care) and adopted by a wonderful couple who live near me. They had his name changed, new ssn and everything to prevent his mom from causing any more harm. That woman is a piece of work.

    _Volly , Alessandro Valli Report

    Jake B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, Elmo was a regular name until that red kid was such a big star. Kinda ruined it.

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    #15

    Ahmahndah

    man wearing yellow hat Any normal name spelled in a "unique" way to help it stand out. Ahmahndah instead of Amanda comes to mind. Unless there's some places with a different culture where this is considered a normal spelling, but if both of your parents are Anglo in heritage, and they chose this as your name, I'm sorry, it doesn't make you seem "unique" and I feel like it will have ramifications when applying for jobs.

    Ninjabanana420 , Florencia Potter Report

    #16

    Harry Weiner

    man with the beard My mom knew a kid named Harry Weiner.

    Sleepy_Chipmunk , Abby Savage Report

    NakNakNak
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh god do these parents ever say these names out loud first????

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    #17

    Jaxon Or Jaxson

    man walking down the street wearing black shirt The name Jackson is fine but I hate when people spell it Jaxon or Jaxson. It makes me cringe so hard for some reason

    bhawks1251 , Mahmood Al-Doori Report

    Grudge-holding Treefrog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a kid in my elementary school named Jaxon. He went by Jax.

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    #18

    Caillou

    person standing next to a fountain wearing yellow jacket Caillou. I hate that kid

    BadAsianDriver , Tommaso Tinelli Report

    #19

    Nimrod

    man playing with squirrel on the bench My late husband's great uncle's name was Nimrod. Literally on the mf's birth certificate any everything. So. Nimrod.

    DaisyLou1993 , Sergey Gabdurakhmanov Report

    Shealeigh Bodde
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nimrod was the name of a philosopher I’m pretty sure, and then Bugs Bunny used it sarcastically in Looney Tunes and so it became an insult

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    #20

    Laberboi (Lover Boy)

    person holding baby's feet My friend was a nurse, she said some parent named her kid Laberboi (Lover boy)

    Gre8g , Omar Lopez Report

    jay <3
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HES JUST A LABERBOI HE SAID CYA LATER BOI

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    #21

    Prince

    man dresses as prince Prince, I dont know why, but they all think that they're actors or something

    Wise_Pomelo3313 , Paweł Furman Report

    Jake B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even the dogs with this name think they are actors- sheesh.

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    #22

    Guy

    three man walking down the street ‘Guy’ just feels kinda lazy

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    #23

    Blade And Chevy

    man wearing green jacket Literally know a kid named Blade. Also, another couple named their son Chevy. Should have just named him Budweiser and gotten it over with if you ask me.

    JezeeChrizee27 , Alex Perri Report

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    #24

    Vanden And Brecken

    boys wearing green t-shirts One of my cousin's named his kids Vanden and Brecken. I've always hated those names.

    itsajillsandwich , Vitolda Klein Report

    Jake B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe because they are always Brecken into a Venden buildings.

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    #25

    Arminas

    man wearing wooden bracelet There is a lithuanian name Arminas whey you say it it sounds like arm in a** yeh not a good name

    NotSoSmartBoi69 , Jonathan Cosens Photography Report

    Shealeigh Bodde
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one isn’t too bad, I mean it’s a name from a different country where they speak a different language, so it’s not like it would sound bad in their language

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    #26

    Ashley And Kaiser

    man wearing blue shirt I grew up with a guy named Ashley. Whenever he’d get called out of class by the front office over the intercom, they’d give him female pronouns. Also, I know someone who named their son Kaiser. I have a lot of questions about that choice, but I’ve never asked them because I probably don’t want to know the answers.

    AltSpRkBunny , nate Report

    Potato
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Names really shouldn't be gendered anyway. Just my unpopular opinion...

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    #27

    Hogarth

    man carrying a backpack Hogarth. It just feels gross to say.

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    #28

    D**k

    a statue of a person sitting with legs crossed D**k, I don't get how someone names their son d**k!

    gh0rard1m71 , Spencer Means Report

    #29

    Gary

    man standing on the shore Apparently Gary is so bad that it’s a dying name, and no one has named their kid Gary in a few years.

    Tangboy50000 , Lukas_Rychvalsky Report

    Serenity Now!
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well; I thought this name would be revived since Spongebob has a cat named Gary.

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    After going through this list, you are bound to feel whether you should laugh at these parents or feel bad for their kids. When we said this list has the worst names for boys; we meant it. Which was the worst name for you? Don’t forget to let us know in the comments! Also, share this with someone who (sadly) might have a name from this list!

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