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Nurses And Midwives Reveal 40 Baby Names That They Tried To Talk The Parents Out Of
For new parents, naming their baby can be both a blessing and, sometimes, a curse. You see, while most moms and dads have at least a rough idea of what name they’re going to register for their little miracle, some do struggle to come up with something original.
And this can be a daunting task when you keep in mind that on average, about 250 babies are born every minute—more than 130 million in a year. But can a baby name get a teeny tiny too original? Like, on the border of becoming something potentially troublesome and question-raising as the child is growing up?
Well, one redditor ought to have found out as they asked “Nurses and midwives of Reddit, have you ever tried to talk new parents out of a baby name? What was it?” on Ask Reddit. The answers started pouring in and they will be illuminating, to say the least. Take notes, parents, ‘cause there’s a fair reason you never ever want to give your baby a spin of the name Collin which is spelled “Colon.”
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#1
I had a coworker named Trina, and when she was pregnant, she told me that she and her husband decided to name their baby 'Latrine.' I had to explain to her that she was naming her poor baby after the hole in the ground that soldiers s**t into!"
"She was horrified, and changed it to 'Katrina.' Then, two days after the kid was born, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans
Laugh or not 4 years ago
At least she changed it to a normal, nice name. If you need to check the naming plan for hurricane before naming your baby, things are getting difficult fast.
A Random Panda 4 years ago
Katrina is still 100 times better than Lantrine. Plus, you can call her Kat!
Alexis Draskinis 4 years ago
That was my thought too! At least it didnt used to be Shithouse!
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Trina Blake 4 years ago
Here's a lugh. I used to say my family was the "toilet Family" My father's initials were W.C., my mother's nickname was Lou, my brother's name is Jon, and my name got shortened to "trine"
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#2
Oh I got one. Goth parents (18ish) had a baby. They wanted to name this sweet baby girl Death. I could not stand for it. So I told them every time I went to type it into birth certificate it changed the form to a death certificate. They bought and that girl is now named Morticia
Dest 4 years ago
Morticia is a epic name tho. Can be shortened to Morti for casual conversations.
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
No one used that name in the 20th century until Charles Addams INVENTED it.
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Laura Würker 4 years ago
Thank godness they didn't named her death. Morticia is a really sweet name.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I’m glad they were tricked into not disrespecting their baby like that. I don’t see how you can respect someone and call them something everyone dreads.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
I had a friend in high school who’s last name was Death, but it was pronounced Deeth.
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
Actually an old English family name. "Peter Death Bredon Wimsey." "I inherited the Death from one side of the family and the Bredon from the other."
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#3
My grandmother once put Virginia on a birth certificate when the parents had requested Vagina but didn’t know how to spell it.
Raine Soo 4 years ago
Imagine the amount of teasing the poor child would have had to endure if the parents had known how to spell 'Vagina'.
JessG 4 years ago
I think that is the sentiment here for this entire post. So, to save you from repeating this question on all of these, the answer is; ignorance and/or selfishness
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Aria Whitaker 4 years ago
This reminds me of the way Oprah got her name. She was supposed to be named after "Orpah", who is Ruth's sister in the Bible. The person typing her birth certificate misspelled it to "Oprah"...and a star was born lol!
Kevin Donegan 4 years ago
I was the director of residence on a liberal arts college campus. I was talking with a resident assistant, a young man from India, who whispered to me, "I can't stand Yani's name." He then went on to say, "Yani is vagina in Hindi."
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
How about a regulation on baby names like in other countries?
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Karen Klinck 4 years ago
Not according to state or federal law. You'd be appalled at some I've seen.
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MyCatsTheRealPanda 4 years ago
When my grandmother gave birth to my mom she shared a room with a woman who wanted to name her daughter Vagina as well.
Jessica Shookhoff 4 years ago
But why??? Why? What's the appeal unless you already hate your kid? Want them to grow up horribly teased???
Load More Replies...Choosing a perfect name for your little one can be totally nerve-wracking. One day, the one you carried in mind for the past 9 months just doesn’t feel right anymore, and you’re back to searching for a new one.
Of course, many parents bear a great deal of confidence in their baby name choice, but it’s totally normal to have second thoughts. A survey conducted by Mumsnet.com found that almost one-fifth of parents in the UK would opt for a different name for their child if they had a chance.
The reason according to the survey is 25% of regret because the name was “too common,” and 21% of regret was caused by a name which “just didn’t feel right.”
#4
My husband wanted to name our son Truck . Almost ended in divorce. Needless to say, none of our boys are named Truck and we are still married
Ken Murray 4 years ago
Have a friend nick named Trucker from a boyhood obsession with trucks - he's an accountant but Trucker fits him - and all his clients know him as Trucker.
Bettye McKee 4 years ago
Make his first name Diesel and his middle name Truck. Make the joke complete.
#5
X Æ A-12
Raine Soo 4 years ago
Elon Musk's son! LOL I heard that the name was not allowed and needed to be changed or at least modified.
panda123 4 years ago
California requires names to use only the 26 letters of the English language, so they changed it to X AE A-Xii.
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Jessica Shookhoff 4 years ago
Money can buy a lot of things. Intelligence isn't one of them
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Helena R 4 years ago
Apparently it's pronounced 'ex-asha-archangel-2' I love grimes music but this poor child will be forever trying to explain their name
Hermione Granger 4 years ago
I thought it was pronounced X-Ash-A-Twelve? I wonder what the kid goes by in school
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#6
My boss's friend named their kid 'Monster Galileo.' The nurse tried to talk them out it, but they insisted. The kid goes by 'Galileo.'"
"Honestly, I kind of like the sound of it for an adult or a performer's name, but being a kid named 'Monster' has to be rough in school
Hans 4 years ago
Freedom notwithstanding, as a European it is hard to comprehend how this is legal.
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
I know of no state that prohibits any name for a child. License plates, yes, there are restrictions, but not children's names. Go figure. Technically, you could name a child 'F*cking Sh*t' and nobody could do anything about it.
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Mónica Elisabeth Sacco 4 years ago
Galileo goes not only for the Middle Age astronomer and scientist, but for Jesus: Jesus preached in Galilea, so he was also known as "the Galilean", "Gallileo" in Italian language.
Colleen Garland 4 years ago
I'd just call Dad stupid names every time I saw him. I'd do it alphabetically. Maybe Wimp for Mom.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Galileo isn’t bad but calling your kid Monster is child abuse in my book
Jackie Wacky 4 years ago
Kids can be very cruel, so parents need to remember that when they choose names.
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
We have friends who named their son Leonidas, but he's been Leo forever.
The best way to avoid such thoughts is to think about it in advance. So before registering your baby a name, do your homework. You can check whether a name’s popularity is trending up or down on sites like BabyNameWizard.com and Nameberry.com. Make sure the name you want is not super popular at the moment, because if it is, the chances are you’ll be hearing everywhere wherever you go!
#7
My classmate's mother was a maternity nurse, and she once had a couple who wanted to name their son 'Collin,' but wanted to give him a unique spelling. So they chose to spell it C-O-L-O-N. They tried to name their son Colon — as in, the organ attached to your anus. When my classmate's mother explained this to them, they were painfully embarrassed, and asked her to just use the usual spelling instead. I don't think they'll ever live it down
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
I have a collegue, she wanted to call her son Connor (rare name in Germany), but nearly wrote Connar in the documents...."Connard" is an insult in French....not very clever when you live 2 km from the french border...
Laugh or not 4 years ago
I once worker with a woman called Aanal. Perfectly fined Indian name, but hard when you work in Europe.
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Enrique Muñoz 4 years ago
Of course, if they were Spanish-speakers, Colón (with the accent on the second syllable) would be OKAY because Colón means COLUMBUS in Spanish. :)
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
"My baby is *special*." (And chances are, your kid will never get a job because many companies computers will have a fit at the spelling! Not as common these days, but used to be very common. Not to mention your kid will be teased unmercifully through school._
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Back in 2000-2004 I worked at a hospital doing admin and an ol' battleaxe of a senior midwife stomped over with this angry-looking pregnant teenager in tow.
"Varvara!" Old Battleaxe roared. "Varvara, open up that internetty-thing on your computer!"
Old Battleaxe did not know computers, but she was well scary, so I agreed, and opened up the internetty-thing.
"Show this ridiculous child the first picture that appears when you type in the word Chanterelle!"
The angry pregnant teenager whined about how it was a pretty name and loads of girls were naming their little girl it, and then went stone-dead silent when she saw picture after picture of nasty sulphur-yellow mushrooms sprouting out of muddy forest floors.
"Told you! It's a [friggin] fungus!" Old Battleaxe roared, and stamped off to be Terrifying and Sensible at other pregnant teenagers, leaving me with the angry one.
Turned out that the name she had actually been thinking of was Chardonnay, which is both the name of very expensive wine and the name of a character in a UK soap opera called Footballers Wives, which was about as classy as it sounds.
The baby got that as a middle name later on, which was fine, the first name was Sophie or something along those lines.
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
In primary school I was classmates with a girl who was named after a wine (as was her younger sister, their father was a pretty famous sommelier). That said, the name was as pretty as it was unknown to be a wine, so I don't think they ever suffered (and sadly I cannot remember the name).
GFSTaylor 4 years ago
A friend was getting two cats and wanted to name them after grape varieties. The black one was named Merlot, which was great, but we struggled to pick a name for the black and white. Chardonnay was out, for the same reasons as the OP's story. Shiraz was out because I'd had a cat called that (named for the city, not the grape). Friend wanted Zinfandel, but I talked her out of it by reminding her she had to pick a name that could be shouted from the back door easily, and without sounding too insane. We couldn't think of any other varieties there and then (this was before smart phones) so I suggested Lindisfarne, after the compnay that made fruit wines. So she came home with Merlot and Lindisfarne.
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Seabeast 4 years ago
Why is it only girls that get named after alcoholic beverages? For every Brandy, Sherry, and Chardonnay, there is... nothing for boys. No Beer, Whisky, Rum, or Screech.
Heather Cox 4 years ago
You never heard of Screech from Saved By The Bell? And then there's Dom, Don, Beringer, Chase, Gibson, Hayden, Harbin, Martell, Ricard, etc
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Markus Holstein 4 years ago
"Chanterelle" is also the term for the highest-pitched string of a stringed instrument. Probably (a bit) more appropriate than a mushroom
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
This story makes me furious. There's nothing wrong with the name Chanterelle, it's pretty, and it's no one else's business to throw their power they have over the poor mother around to prevent them from using it.
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
Aside from the fact that it won't fit on most computer forms, any more than Christopher will.
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#9
My ex-husband didn't think it was fair that girls could be named 'Grace' or 'Hope,' and he seriously suggested 'Pestilence,' 'War,' or 'Plague.' And his choice for a girl was 'Tangerine.' Fortunately, we never had any children
Amaranthim Talon 4 years ago
I met a man named Luscious. It is pronounced LOOshus, right? But his last name was Orange. So, yeah. Luscious Orange..
Bettye McKee 4 years ago
As was Patience, Tolerance, Faith, and Charity which were seldom descriptive of the person.
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Stannous Flouride 4 years ago
Tangerine just means 'from Tangiers' because the first ones the French saw were seen there,
nanashi 4 years ago
in anime it's not uncommon for a character named after a fruit (momo/peach, ringo/apple, mikan/orange etc.), so it is a bit weird if used IRL and the kid grew up and enter adulthood, but at least it's not insulting.
Daria B 4 years ago
Not only Japanese, there's perfectly normal Croatian names after fruits too. Like Dunja (quince) or Višnja (a type of cherry). However, some fruits are acceptable, others aren't and there's no general rule to this. It's just.... Cherry is cute, Watermelon - no way! (Still applicable as a nickname, but those are a different story)
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On the other hand, picking an extremely rare name is not an ideal way to go about it either. Make sure your child will be able to grow and socialize comfortably with the name you’ll give to them and it won't cause any unwanted attention.
#10
My dad wanted to name me 'Sky' — but he thought replacing the 'y' with an 'i' would be cute. Thank God my mom didn't go along with it, or I may have been named 'Ski.'
Arthur Waite 4 years ago
In my hometown, with a lot of German and Eastern European immigrant families, 'Ski' was a common name - every school class had a Stanislavski or a Dubrovski, etc. All shorten quickly to 'Ski'. Boys, anyway.
Sarcastic Cow 4 years ago (edited)
Because in eastern Europe it´s suffix in male surname - it says you´re a man. For woman it would be ´- ska´ (Stanislavska, Dubrovska). And yes, ´Ska´ would be equally idiotic name as ´Ski´ :D
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Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago
if he had added an e on the end, it would have been a cute name. i think skie is a nice name
DarkWing 4 years ago
My name is Celina, last name Qu. My dad wanted to name me Barbie. (Get it? Barbie - Q? Haha)
WhatEvenIsLife 4 years ago (edited)
When I told my family I was having my name legally changed to Ryan, my brother suggested modifying it a bit to make it sound more feminine, and suggested I put an A in front of it and pronounce it Ah'ryan. I was like.... so, Aryan? You want me to name myself Aryan? Took him a sec, but he got it. I am now named Ryan.
Betty Boop 4 years ago
No it's not. It's like you'd name a child something of a '-dible' or '-able'
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I once had a student named 'Linoleum.' Some midwife definitely dropped the ball on that one.
Lisa Casserly 4 years ago
LOL!! I remember that song! La la la lemon, la la la lightbulb, la la la linoleum! Ah, the good old days of watching Sesame Street with my kids.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
That’s bad. At least go for Marble or even Pergo, Slate, even Laminate are all better flooring materials.
WhatEvenIsLife 4 years ago
My father-in-law suggested Culvert as a name for our oldest. I didn't even have to open my mouth; my face said it all.
#12
Working as an ERT on overnights, I got called to OB to help out alot. One name will always stick with me because of how unfortunate it is for the kid and how ridiculous it all is. The mom was deep in meth and other substance abuse and she told us she wanted him named Zion. We were like oh cool no problem so we asked her to fill out the paperwork of everything for us to submit and put in the chart and she wrote down Vzyiion.....she looked us dead in the eyes and said, the V is silent..... She also gave him 5 middle names because she didn't know which one was the father so he got em all
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
Probably was. CPS should never have allowed her to even see it. Although, when they let our local addict see hers, she said, 'That ain't mine. Don't look like nobody *I* know." So they handed her a Declaration of Ending Maternal Rights form, she signed it, and the kid was adopted out.
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LesAnimaux 4 years ago
Five middle names because she didn't know which one was the father? That is wild.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I’d rather be called vzyiion and tell people it’s pronounced vision than to be named after something as disgusting and bigoted as Zionism.
MarieL 2 years ago
Zion happens to be the name of a beautiful National Park in the USA. Zion National Park is in Utah, USA.
Load More Replies... A Random Panda 4 years ago
Mine is Joy. It's alway's fun to say "Joy is my middle name... literally.
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
How about Phenis? The nurse put the 'h' in when she wrote it down. The mother was still mad 11 years later and kept insisting the 'h' was silent.
After all, we all learn to love names. You see, it’s usually not the name per se which bugs us, but a person we know who bears that particular name. If we don’t like the person, we’d probably have the same feeling about that name.
So, imagine that a child who you and your family adores to the moon and back will forever be precious no matter the name you give. In the end, some people just won't get that name you picked and that’s also fine.
#13
Ladies and Gentlemen, Adolph Hitler.
The parents then tried to claim they weren't Nazis.... At first
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
the real name is Adolf - they thought that they could fool you by writing it with ph?
Laugh or not 4 years ago
French is Adolphe. They made a whole movie about it and how it teared down relationships.
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LottieH 4 years ago
I remember a big news story a few years back about a couple naming their child this, I wonder if it's the same child. They admitted to being Nazis too, poor child.
Kira Okah 4 years ago
The family with the boy called Adolf and girl called Aryan? I think those poor kids got taken into care.
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Kira Okah 4 years ago
I saw a post on reddit where this person was trying to talk her friend out of calling her son Adolf - not because they were a Nazi, but because they wanted their kid to be humiliated and abused over the name to somehow teach him about racism.
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
....out of all the ways I've seen people try to teach their kids about racism , that's got to be the worst one I've ever seen, providing it's actually true.
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But what was their last name? Was he going to be like Adolph Hitler Johnson or something? Or would he be one of those annoying double name people like Jon Michael? If I had to hear a teacher yell out “Adolph Hitler, Adolph Hitler get down off that chair! Adolph Hitler don’t make me come over there!” I would beg the parents to change it.
Truth Monster 4 years ago (edited)
There was a pair of parents who named their daughter Aryan Nation and a son Adoph Hitler. They then kicked up a fuss that a Wal-Mart would not write "Happy Birthday, Adolph Hitler" on a cake. The last I heard, child protective services became involved. Edit: it was a Shop Rite, not a Wal-Mart. Wikipedia page on the family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Hitler#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20birth%20certificate,Hinler%20Jeannie%2C%20and%20Heinrich%20Hons.
Shadow4523 4 years ago
bruh, if i hadn't had this little self control, this computer would be flying out of my room window
#14
I worked at a registrar for a while, and some of the standout names on the birth certificates I got were 'Killer,' 'Syphilis,' and 'Sweet Prayer Sunrise'
WholesomeArmyweeb 4 years ago
“Sweet prayer sunrise”. My head said it in a southern accent ngl
Just.a.ravenclaw.witch 4 years ago
sunrise would actually be pretty though.. or maybe not..idk
Tabby_Sohee 4 years ago
Perfectly fine, not teasable alternatives: Axel, Archer, Sydney, Cyphony... um... can’t think of anything for Sweet Prayer Sunrise... how about Emma 🥲
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
Far better than Delicious Cocoa Divine, who sounds like a pie! What *were* her parents thinking?
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WHERE ARE THESES PARENTS GOING TO, BARS AND THEN THEY CHOOSE TO GIVE THEIR POOR KID THESE "NAMES" THERE NOT EVEN NAMES
DC 4 years ago
"Killer" may refer to Jerry Lee Lewis ... in case the kid starts playing piano and gets into Rock and Roll, it would be a great second name! In other cases, well, not so much ... and there sure are things about him that don't really qualify him as a role model, like his first four or so marriages (the first two were when he was like 12 to 16, with way older women, without any truly legal paperwork, but likely the marriages were performed by some sleazy drunk southern minister decades beyond his prime ... not that unlikely in rural Louisiana back then, said ... said Jerry Lee, hahaha...
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Some percents do not deserve children to want to inflict a baby with obvious inhuman choices
#15
I lived with a student midwife when I was a student, and the first set of twins she delivered were named 'Red' and 'Blue.'
Nubis Knight 4 years ago
Perhaps when it's not a primary color. Azur or Carmesin sounds great. While Burned Siena on the other side...
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Laura Würker 4 years ago
I hope that they didn't named them after the youtube series with the stickfigures that are named like that. Gosh I can't think of the name of it.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
That sounds like something for kids. These are normal names. Red Fox and Blue Ivy Carter are examples.
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Sophia Graubart 4 years ago (edited)
This gives me an opportunity to tell a joke, so here it is Mom: I want to name my kid Red Blue Dad: You can't just name your kids after your favorite colors! Lavender Brown: *ill post the image in the comments because apparently when you edit a comment you can't put in an image*
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
As nicknames, cool. As legal names, no way. My test for names was to put a title in front of it; “Dr ____”, “Judge ____”, “President ____”. If it sounds good, it goes on the list. If not, it’s dropped like a hot potato. Then again, I always had lofty ambitions for my children. Unfortunately all I had were miscarriages.
The Dave 4 years ago
Well, we know of a certain "celebrity" couple who named one of their kids "North" with the last name "West". This shouldn't be a surprise.
Henry Russell 4 years ago
this is smart if i have a wife who gives muptiple kids at a time i will name them something in common like septuplets( unlikely ) i might name them happt, sleepy bossy, angry, drowsy, dopey and so on
Blue of the yams 4 years ago
My name's Blue! Never met another Blue all my life, except for a dog, a dragon in a book, and a person in a real estate commercial.
Real_Katsuki_Bakugou 4 years ago
I've known an Azul (Spanish for Blue) and a Blue, both loved their names
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Heather Cox 4 years ago
together is unique but the names are both acceptable and not that uncommon. Red Foreman, Red from Red Green Show. Then there's Blue Ivy Knowles.
#16
As a med student, I had a patient who wanted to name her child 'Mudpiles.' The nurses silently protested and waited a few days. Mom eventually changed her mind
Zaza 4 years ago
God I'm glad that I live in a country where the office where you have to register the baby can protest ridiculous names
Eliška Hůlková 4 years ago
In my country, you are only allowed to name your kids actual names, not random words.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Probably doesn’t respect her child. That’s a rude thing to call anyone.
#17
I know a teacher who has a elementary age student with a African name that unfortunately does not translate well into English North America, the kids name is Acock Ring, and yes I wish I was kidding
Marky Mark 4 years ago
I agree.... though my incessant giggles suggest I agree with the 'funny' part more
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Coleonema 4 years ago
People should try to learn the kids real name, instead of just trying to change it to make it easier in their language.
Coleonema 4 years ago
You shouldn't just translate someone's name into your own language instead of learning it
Load More Replies... Robert T 4 years ago
You don't even need to translate - we have the surnames Alcock, Cocker, D**k, Shufflebottom, Ramsbottom... the list goes on.
#18
My uncle wanted to name his daughter Raider God. I'm glad they settled on Jada
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Raider God would be pretty badass. Just hope she could live up to it. I knew a guy named Lord who named his kids Patience and Dominance. Always wondered if they grew up high strung and meek respectively.
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Some men have some weirder ideas about baby names than the mothers..
#19
Not a nurse or a midwife but I had to talk a friend out of naming their daughter jkmno
Zaza 4 years ago
If I remember correctly the name is pronounced like Noelle/Noel (No L)
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Gin Marie 4 years ago
I heard a woman on the bus explain why her daughter's middle name was "Lil' Sexy." Apparently that was her thought on seeing the baby for the first time. I'm sure the kid is a stripper by now.
Marissa Wolff 2 years ago
That mom is obviously a whore. No way would I make THAT my daughter's middle name if I had one.
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CatWoman312 4 years ago
And it stands for “Just kidding my names Oscar” actually idk if that’s true, but it’s much better 😂
Zaza 4 years ago (edited)
No L, like Noelle or Noel (yea, it's bad, I know. But I remember this being all over the internet a few years ago)
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#20
My daughter named my grandchildren...Draven Tyrion Dexter Zaraphil Johnson, and Andromeda Nymphadora Jane Zaraphil Johnson....I'm not happy , but at least we convinced her to leave Lucifer out
Eliška Hůlková 4 years ago
Why? I suppose "Andromeda Nymphadora" is from Harry Potter, but come on, even the character Nymphadora complains about her name. There are so many female characters in that series, so why?
Em Wal 4 years ago
It is a pretty name, even if it's long and not very modern. Just because a character in a book doesn't think their name suits their personality (which Tonks' definitely didn't), it doesn't mean it's a bad name. I'm guessing they didn't choose the name of any other female character in that series because......that's the one they liked the most. Shocking, I know.
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Gabi 4 years ago
No, Andromeda is from Greek mythology, she was a princess, worth to look it up.
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Karen Klinck 4 years ago
Like the woman who was going to name her kid Satan so he'd always have power. Lucifer actually means 'Bringer of Light.'
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Robert T 4 years ago
Nymphadora actually sounds quite nice - its just other similar sounding words that ruin it.
Delgada 4 years ago
It's a name of a Harry Potter character and she was a badass!
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#21
I work in a music store that offers lessons and rents instruments. We have a list of the oddest child names.
~ Jamuary, Qwest, Sixte, She'Bra, Battle, ShyAnn are just a few on there.
~ The best one was Alivia (pronouned Ah-Lee-Vee-ah). When speaking with the grandmother she said that the mom wanted to name her Olivia but the father hated the name. Dad saw a bottle of Aleve on the counter so he and the mother compromised and came up with Alivia
Zaza 4 years ago (edited)
January isn't that ridiculous, considered April, May, June and August are regular names. I wouldn't wish on any child to be named January, but nah, not stupid enough to make this list imo (fun fact: the month of July was named after Julius Ceasar and August was named after emperor Augustus) Edit: Thanks for pointing out that I misread the name. i see it now Oh the irony... All of you "correcting" me for misreading 1 letter, when I corrected it myself after only 2 comments. Something pot, something kettle?... God you all suck. I edited my comment almost immediately, no need to repeat that it's an M over and over again. And calling me out for misreading? How about you yourselves do some proper reading before commenting
Harlow 4 years ago
ShyAnn is just a really weird spelling of Cheyenne, which is a pretty normal name.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
A former acquaintance of mine's 16yo daughter got pregnant (deliberately...ugh) and named her daughter "Paisleigh." I'm not at all in touch with them anymore, but I kept expecting her to have another and name it "Argyle" or "Plaid."
RandomHumanBean 4 years ago
Someone in my grade is named Sixtine (i think that is how it is spelled). Pronounced like 16.
Something 4 years ago
Alivia is not such a bad variation of Olivia. The main issue with it is that the child will always have to tell everyone that it's Alivia with an A.
Judith Petree 4 years ago
I see the name ShyAnn frequently in birth announcements and with that same exact spelling here in Tn. Neveah, heaven spelled backward is also common. Both sound ridiculous to me.
#22
Obligatory not a nurse or midwife.
Took a call at the call center once and this poor frazzled EMT told me that she was delivering a kid and the mom's bowels voided, which is normal and apparently that's called "miconium."
She told her partner "Oop we got some miconium here" and the mom yells "Oh my god that's such a beautiful name - you just named my baby!"
The caller said "Paul, I...I tried to tell her, but...there's a kid running around named Birth S**t and I just don't know how to handle being responsible for that"
Mere Cat 4 years ago
Meconium is actually pooped by the baby. Can be dangerous if the baby inhales it.
WildBerry 4 years ago
Thank you for pointing that out. I've been in healthcare for over 40 years and the tale about a mom naming her kid Meconium (the correct spelling, btw) has been around since I was in university. It's like an urban legend.... just keeps being mentioned.
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Edie Hart 4 years ago
My sister once taught a kid whose name was Shithead, pronounced Shi-thead, with the emphasis on the second syllable.
Tobias the Tiger 4 years ago
One of my dad's friends used to be a substitute teacher and apparently encountered a "Shi'thead".
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Reminds me of a friend of mine. She thought her boyfriend's nicknamed her was an old African family name "Muh-hoe," because every time someone asked him who he was with or who he was going with, he'd say, "Ma Ho" or "Ask Ma Ho." She finally realized what he was saying. Yeah, they broke up.
#23
I'm neither of these, but I had a classmate in university whose name was Meganathan.
...To date I don't know why Nathan failed to suffice
Jo Morris 4 years ago
Named after both parents: Megan and Nathan? I'd like to know if Meganathan is male or female.
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Can you imagine if his brothers name was just Nathan? Talk about growing up with insecurities.
Notorious DBT 4 years ago
Meganathan is an Indian name. https://www.google.com/search?q=meganathan
Hello 4 years ago
my family is Indian, and I can tell you, it's not an Indian name. I searched it up, and only 13 out of 1 million in India are named that.
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Manjula Sridhar 4 years ago
Looks like an Indian name; Meghanathan; which is a name of the god and literally means lord of the clouds.
#24
I tried to tell someone not to name their kid 'Tarmac.' They'd recently learned the word from NASCAR.
Stannous Flouride 4 years ago
John Loudon McAdam pioneered ‘macadamisation’ for smooth road surfaces (which lead to the invention of ‘tarmac’) in 1816. (Not related to the Dr John MacAdam for whom the botanist Ferdinand von Muller named the Macademia the nut,)
Adrienne Kushner 4 years ago
I knew someone who worked at a Baltimore hospital in Social Services. A woman came in for some assistance and said her child's name was pronounced "pizz-al-miv". She was upset when questioned about it and said it was in the Bible and wrote it down: Psalmiv (Psalm IV). True story.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Ah damn... the fact that they JUST learned the word, and they learned it from NASCAR, is not a very good perspective for the future of that poor child. (although the name sounds really nice, I have to admit)
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Sigh...I guess the child could ask his mates to call him T or something.
#25
I used to work in labor and delivery. One of the very experienced nurses had two times she had to talk people out of naming their child Vagina... and explain why they were hearing that word they liked so much
Steve in Denver 4 years ago
"This is our daughters, Vagina, Fallopia, Labia, Clitoris; and our son Richard."
DC 4 years ago
Richard ... hahahaha, Richard! C'mon! Get real, no one will name their child Richard!
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Little Ms. Quirky 4 years ago
people really should stop teasing their children with names like this!
Curry on... 4 years ago
I remember hearing about a registration office refusing to record Vagina as a name for a baby. Long time ago, but I see it's still happening.
Jane Petersen 4 years ago
They are hated but sometimes an Icelandic Naming Committee can come in handy.
#26
When I travelled around Africa, there were people named for qualities the parents wanted for the kid. So met Happiness, Joy, Loveness, Goodluck (very common), Leadership, Sunshine.
My favourite: Shoes.
Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 4 years ago
YES because to have shoes in MANY cultures is a blessing because most people cannot afford them. LEARN about the world before judging it.
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Michelle M 4 years ago
I'm African. I've heard Charity, Confidence, Blessing, God's power, Thank God, Patience, Virtuous, Philomena, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Praise, Worship, Rejoice, Divine, Miracle, Scholastics, Evangelism, Amazing....Name it, I've heard it. Personally, I prefer tribal names. My names are Mojisola (I woke into wealth) and Omobewaji (The child woke up with beauty)
Delgada 4 years ago
I really like your names and their meaning. Beautiful!
Load More Replies... Arenite 4 years ago
There was a recent president of an African country (sorry, blanking on which one) named Goodluck Jonathan.
Heather Williams 4 years ago
I have known a few people named Joy, that seems to be a fairly common name. Shoes though, not so much. In similar lines to this one my mom knew a guy named Wireless (other name for a radio back in her day)
Delgada 4 years ago
When wanting a better life for your kid means you dream of them having a pair of shoes... "shoes" in this context just makes me sad
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
I was just about to say that. Glad you did it first, so I can simply upvote.
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Shopping in a thrift store one time, I overheard a woman call her three kids to her: Destiny, Fate, and Karma.
#27
A baby here is named Covid Bryant... not even kidding. Look it up
ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 4 years ago
Covid Bryant....i think some people in the Philippines named their kids that......
Paul Budhram 4 years ago
covid?! Bryant to remember Kobe (RIP), BUT COVID?!?????!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!!??!?!
#28
My coworker went to school with a girl named 'Fallopia.' I feel sorry for her when she's in biology class and they talk about Fallopian tubes.
Celeste Grant 4 years ago
I've taught a girl called Fallopia too. Parents weren't the brightest. I felt so sad for her
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=What+is+fallopia&rlz=1CAIXET_enUS898&oq=What+is+fallopia&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l9.4092j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on
Bonnie Edwards 4 years ago
The problem is, that calling a child Fallopia is equivalent to calling a child Daisy or Rose. Fallopia is a species of flowering plant. It's not their fault that Fallopian Tubes are named after Italian anatomist Gabriele Falloppio.
#29
My brother wanted to name our soon-to-be younger brother 'Corn Peas,' and our parents almost went with it because they felt bad for asking for his input and then rejecting it. Fortunately, they got over that.
Max 4 years ago
Middle names. This is what middle names are for. Also for ensuring the fae can't use your name to cast spells on you.
Jro308 4 years ago
EXACTLY! My kids both have very unusual middle names, son's is Kaos (pronounced chaos) and my daughter's is Forbidden, but both 1st names are boring run of the mill names.
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Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
My sister really wanted me to be named Strawberry Shortcake, and I really wanted my sister to be named Christopher Robin. (I got over the disappointment, but I don't think my older sister ever did) I had twins and my son wanted them to be Anna and Elsa, but we compromised by naming one Annalise, Anna for short.
EJN 4 years ago (edited)
One of my grandmother's brothers was named Corn English. All the rest of the 9 kids were named pretty ordinary names.
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
NEVER ask a sibling to name the babies name EVER.. how silly these parents must be to agree..I agree a cute name in some respects but at school imagine the teasing..
Johnny Hicks 4 years ago
My 18-month-old daughter told me she wanted to name her little sister “Close the door”. When her mother and I couldn’t agree on a name right away, that became the place holder. Baby Close the Door eventually became Seren which is Welsh for star.
#30
My mom wanted to name me Kirby. After her vacuum. Thankfully my dad talked her out if it.
Raine Soo 4 years ago (edited)
I don't know. Kirby sounds kind of cute. And, the video game character is cute.
saynogo 4 years ago
Nothing wrong with Kirby, but if it was literally after the vacuum then it's a little odd.
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Fred L. 4 years ago
Kirby is an established English-language surname and thanks to resulting traditions a middle name as well. Nothing wrong with it.
Daria B 4 years ago
Kirby, with Ditko and Stan Lee, was a true Marvel of this world. ♡
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
I knew a guy with the name Kirby and it actually suited him.
Luna Lovegood 4 years ago
Yeah, I know someone named Kirby. It's a little unusual, but definitely not bad.
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angie but who cares 4 years ago
i know if i ever have a kid i will definitly be naming them a unisex name
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Canadian in Cornwall 4 years ago
My brother is called Kirby cause that was my mum's maiden name and they wanted the name to carry on. We're from Canada, and he only ever met one other Kirby, an eskimo kid he met at the air cadets !
Laura Mende 4 years ago (edited)
It's not that bad. And the siblings are called MARIO, YOSHI, LUIGI, PEACH and BOWSER?
#31
My mother wanted to name my baby brother 'Ichabod Rusty.' Our surname is 'Ford,' and she was determined to call him 'Icky Rusty Ford.' She tickled herself sh*tless through her pregnancy, but eventually my dad said 'No,' and they settled on something much more appropriate.
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
We know. It's the main character in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Its also cruel to name a modern child that
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Annamagelic 4 years ago
I think your mom had a great deal of fun amusing herself and horrifying other. Plus then gave herself the opportunity to "compromise " on the name she actually wanted.
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
I have said over and over, "I don't care what you call your child at home, but use something normal for the birth certificate. That's what he/she will be known by to the outside world."
Al Marzian 4 years ago
I told my parents that our first kid would be called Blister Dipstick. They weren’t amused.
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
I love Ichabod for a dog or a cat name, but a child has to grow with it too...no doubt he got called Rusty..I hope. Of course over 20 Ichabod could be called a cool name too.
C.S. E. 4 years ago (edited)
What is the obesssion with people's middle names? How often do you say your middle name? How often does someone call you by your middle name? I don't even KNOW my closest friends' middle names.
Lorraine R 4 years ago
My high school had two student with the same first and last names, so their middle initials were the quickest way to distinguish between them when they appeared in things like honor rolls, club rosters, etc.
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Girl in highschool was named yanique (pronounced unique)
She was certainly one of a kind
Saint Thomas 4 years ago
Its an old name, which originated in the french region called 'Bretagne'. It's also quite common in France and Belgium. The equivalent in english would be "Johnny".
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Eulalie Grace 4 years ago
Yannick is a male name that does mean Little John. Yanique is a distinctive way of giving a girl the name Unique. I think most people would be mispronouncing it until corrected.
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
I had a mother who was Monique, so she named her baby Unique. Sigh.
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I was almost named Cinderall I have no idea what my dad was smoking at the time
#34
I'm not a nurse or a midwife, but I was once paid to design birthday cards for a kid named 'Mileage,' pronounced My-Leige, like how you'd refer to a king
Connie Martin 4 years ago
Betting NOBODY seeing that name for the first time would pronounce it that way. What are people thinking for heaven's sake
Asep Sofian 4 years ago
Just a kid and they already have a treasure trove of Dad jokes waiting for them when they have their own kids. Mileage: You know, son. I've played my fair share of B-ball back in the day. You can almost say - I got good, Mileage. *grins* Boy: *groans*
Lisa Tetlow 4 years ago
Like the couple who named their twins "Or-ANGE-ello and Le-MON-jello."
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
I'm told (I have no idea how true this is) that every welfare department has at least 20 sets of those names. Common?
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Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Oh dear some parent do have over inflated expectation without knowing the spelling ?.
#35
My kids have a friend in their class called Famous (male).
Robert T 4 years ago
There have been quite a few aspirational names over the years. Compared to the others on this page, they got off lightly!
Karen Klinck 4 years ago
I have seen every rank in every branch of the military represented.
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Margaret Becker 4 years ago
Friends wanted to name their baby boy Skeeter. I encouraged them to imagine him being paged in the hospital sometime in the future. "Doctor Wood, paging Doctor Skeeter Wood." I suggested that they put a "real" name on the birth certificate, then they could call him anything as a nickname. He was a hurkin' big baby and was never called anything but Nathan.
DetongLhamo 4 years ago
I think that’s actually the worst. Is the kid’s surname Kardashian West?
Colleen Garland 4 years ago
These kids will move out at 18 and never speak to them again. Or at least they should.
#36
My boyfriend was nearly called 'Eggbert,' but 'Egg' for short. So glad they decided against it!
Zaza 4 years ago
Egbert is a very common and traditional Dutch name, but with only 1 g and the 1st part is not pronounced like egg
Russell Ellwardt 4 years ago
Egbert with one g is a common, though old fashioned, German name and indeed pronounced like "egg".
Joyce Berman 4 years ago
There's a fun song from my childhood named "Egbert the Easter egg." I still remember most of the lyrics. Not likely to name a child that though.
#37
My sister's initials were almost PMS they swapped the first and middle names
denzoren 4 years ago
I went to school with an Art kid whose initials was "SAD" and he would sign all his painting with it. It was pretty cool.
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MiaOokami 4 years ago
My initials are MF. So are my dad's. And my granddad's. And my aunt's. Funny story! I once was at my grandparents house, and found a little clay figure with the initials "MF" on the bottom. I didn't remember making it, so I thought, "Now which MF made this?" And then thought how wrong that sounded.
Susan Bosse 4 years ago
Have a friend who's initials were nearly ASS. They swapped Scott and Allen so they're SAS. Lol
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
My initials were KMG until I got married and dropped my middle name for my maiden name. Unfortunately my husband’s last name begins with a B, so my initials are now KGB. Glad I got married long after the Berlin Wall fell.
Anjali Cooper 3 years ago
My initials are ABC. My parents gave me beautiful names, and I think my initials are kinda cute, but still. Kinda hilarious how I sound like a character from a toddler’s show. Lol! 😂❤️
Rob Williams 4 years ago
I was in college with a guy called R.A.F. Troughton, which sounded like and airforce base. He just shrugged and said "it was nearly Frederick Arthur Roger…"
#38
I currently work with someone who's first name is "Imunique". I don't think any midwives or nurses were involved with the naming
Bradley Lloyd 4 years ago (edited)
I've had more than one of these in my classroom, and I think it's great. Honestly I feel like this is an interesting topic but some of the heat these names get are simply due to cultural inflexibility.
#39
I used to work with youth who needed mental health support. I worked with 2 girls who had the following first names: Nawja (pronounced like nausea), & Cinnamon. I felt terrible for them.
Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Cinnamon is not bad, there are many songs called Cinnamon. The first that comes to mind was by Tommy Roe circa 1969.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night. You see us together, Chasing the moonlight. My cinnamon girl. (Neil Young, 1969)
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Cynthia Carter 4 years ago
The old TV show Mission Impossible had the female character named Cinnamon Carver. I thought she was so cool!
Joyce Berman 4 years ago
Cinnamon's not bad. She'd probably go by Cindy or something like that.
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Nawja pronounced as it is spelt or with a silent J or W is fine and Cinnamon is a fun name to carry, except I think of a friends cat!
Martha Higgins 4 years ago
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko is the name of the former director or the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, and is now director of the Illinois State Museum. Highly respected in her field.
#40
My ex wanted to name my son Jager (pronounced either Jagger or Yager) or Shotenjäger. That was a no.
Everyone talked me out of naming my daughter Evelyn (and nickname Evie - it’s a family name but apparently it’s for old women only lol)
Danieletc 4 years ago
My friend named her first girl Evelyn. Lovely name. I got her the Masters of the Universe villainess action figure, Evil-Lynn.
names and books 4 years ago
Evelyn is a fairly popular and lovely name, and it's sad that your family talked you out of using a name you love.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I dont see the problem with Jager. "Hunter" is not a bad name for a child.
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
You're right, but this is more about the second idea - If you don't know, Jagermeister is a super potent booze (which is usually seen as only used for the purpose of getting hammered fast, it tastes awful), and I'm sure nobody would've made the connection if it was just Jager, but with the "Shoten" part? Literally everybody will make that connection once they grow up, which could wreak havoc in his social life and professional life.
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Marvin HoG 4 years ago
older classic names always come back. Never be embarrassed to name your child after great-gran
Bree Piper 2 years ago
Evelyn/Evie will forever be the heroine of the Mummy series for me. Old lady? Never!
#41
As a Family Medicine Resident, I personally delivered two different girls named Khaleesi. This was around 2016, well before season 8. I imagine there might be some buyer's remorse on the parents part at this point
Something 4 years ago
At least it's technically a title, not the name of a specific character.
LesAnimaux 4 years ago
Technically. But everyone knows who Khaleesi is referring to.
Load More Replies... LesAnimaux 4 years ago
Yes you do. But let me rephrase: everyone who knows about Game of Thrones knows who Khaleesi is referring to. I don't watch it but I can guarantee that if you Google Khaleesi, Emilia Clarkes face comes up.
blugeagua 4 years ago
She was already a villainous tyrant back in season one. She always was. Her season 8 massacre should have surprised no one since she done that plenty of times before.
NMN 4 years ago
The whole show was full of unsurprising moments, but most ppl are not very keen and thought it was amazing and full of twists... can't say about the books, don't know if things are less obvious there
Load More Replies... Eliška Hůlková 4 years ago
After the season 8 debacle, there was a whole article on children named Khaleesi here on BP.
#42
My brother talked my mother out of naming me 'Mulan', because he had a major crush on her and didn't think a 'sack of potatoes' deserved her name
angie but who cares 4 years ago
why is mulan a bad name maybe it's just my opinion but it's a cool name
Something 4 years ago
Nobody said it was a bad name. It's an awesome name not deserved by a "sack of potatoes".
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My wife talked me out of naming our son Leviacus. She settled on Levi
Gilmore Girls 3 years ago
I think you mean Leviticus. Also, since you know the word, tell us what it sounds like.
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I once met a dude named Lovey. It was a family name. I think it was especially cute because he was such a big tough guy.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Lovie Smith is the given name of a pretty well-known American Football coach. The jump from 'ie' to 'y' is a pretty small one.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
Lovey is what the old man on gilligans island called his wife.
#45
Not in the medical field but my fiance wants to name our first born son Murloc and I very much protest it.
Michael Gore 4 years ago (edited)
I have a Brazilian friend called Sirloin which I always assumed was some form of traditional Brazilian name. Anyway one day we're chatting over some drinks and my gf (now fiance) asks him about his name, it turns out his mother sent his dad to go sort out his birth certificate and on the way he stops for a few drinks and just names him after a steak. Best part..? Sirloin grew up to be a chef!
#46
My boyfriend's grandmother wanted to name her daughter Sunshine. The midwife said that wasn't allowed because "it wasn't a real name" and his grandmother had no other back up baby names. So, a few minutes later when she heard someone down the hall screaming "Tina", she named her daughter Tina because she couldn't think of anything else on the spot.
SlothyK8 4 years ago
My grandmother went into labor unexpectedly in late 1941. She and my grandfather hadn't picked out a name yet and he was away on a construction project. While in the backseat of a neighbor's car being rushed to the hospital and my mother already crowning, my beloved grandmother saw a moving truck out the window and named my mother after the moving company. Thankfully, it wasn't "Bekins" or "United Van Lines". It was "Darlene".
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
My friend's parents had decided they were having a boy, and didn't have any girl names picked out. So they named her after the delivery nurse.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I knew a girl in college who couldn’t remember my name and always called me Sunshine. She was cool. I like the name sunshine.
Misha the Multitasker 4 years ago
I read a book called "The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James" by Ashley Herring Blake and the main character's full first name was Sunshine. She was embarrassed about it but overall it was a very nice name. I actually would like to name my child that if I get the chance.
#47
Again, not quite what was being asked, but a friend of mine was almost called Apollo. To be fair, he was born on the day of the first moon landing in 1969, and his dad is Greek. His mom put her foot down, though, and he ended up Alexander, which is still a good Greek name (okay, technically Macedonian, but the Greeks claim him too).
Raine Soo 4 years ago
Apollo isn't as far out there as some of the other entries. When my cousin had her son, her husband wanted to name him Rocky, because he was a fan of the movies. They asked for my opinion. I said that Rocky was fine as a nickname, but that they should probably choose something more conventional and less likely to be fodder for jokes. They settled on Andrew.
Robin Childers 4 years ago
I know a little boy named Lincoln Apollo. Half the family calls him Lincoln, the other Apollo.
The lion tamer 4 years ago
Not good in history huh? Technically Alexander is a greek name, Skopje claims the name too ...
#48
Not a nurse, but my mom had to talk my dad out of wanting to name me Prudence. I wouldn't have mind being called Prudence, but that's just me. Now I have an even weirder name that nobody knows how to pronounce because of a popular TV show
Marky Mark 4 years ago
Dear Prudence. Great song off the White Album. Great name.
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My mom and dad were gonna name me Angel, then they were gonna name me something that was like a combination of their names, but my mom wanted to slap an "A" at the end of my name, so now I'm a combination of their names with an A at the end--neither of them have a single letter A in their names lol
Al Marzian 4 years ago
Had a friend named Faith. She was from Providence RI. She was a lovely gal, wonderful singing voice too. I love the name Prudence.
Robert Bailey 4 years ago
The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful and so are you Dear Prudence won't you come out to play
#49
My dad loves Stevie Nicks and wanted to name all of us Rhiannon but my mom wouldn’t let him. So my oldest sisters name ended up being Stevie Nicole but now people always assume she’s a guy when they see the name Stevie
Zaza 4 years ago
Rhiannon is not a bad name. It's Welsh and it's not uncommon. Had to look it up, but over 13k (women) in the US alone are named Rhiannon
Sista of the moon 4 years ago
b e c a u s e Stevie nicks made a beautiful song called Rhiannon, about a welsh witch. Listen to it. Then the live version. Rhiannon, by Fleetwood Mac
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Maybe because he wanted to name ALL of them that way? I'm assuming there's already a Rhiannon in the family.
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#50
I have a false leg, and the midwife had to talk my parents out of naming me 'Peggy.'
Hilary Mol 4 years ago
They could, however, have been born missing a leg (or at least part of one).
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I knew a girl named Peggy. She was a thalidomide baby. She had one leg and both Arms were malformed and no hands. She still excelled in penmanship.
#51
I was almost named Thaddeus
Trying so hard thinking 4 years ago
It's a Greek male given name. It means a heart or courageous heart.
Amy Cohen 4 years ago
The Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harding’s father, ex-husband and son are all named Thaddeus.
SoozeeQ 4 years ago
That could be confusing at family events! "Hey Thaddeus...'?" "Yeah"? (They all turn around).
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K€€P Smiling 4 years ago
wow.... So when my mom was pregnant with my brother me and my little sister wanted to name him Sphen after the deer in frozen but we named him Ernest/Ej=Ernest jr. after my dad.
What do you think ?
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
I am so happy that in my country there are laws prohibiting this kind of crap.
Hans 4 years ago
100% agree. Bureocracy sometimes is over the top, and the state must not interere with what is private. I believe, however, that the state should protect all the members of societies – this includes children who have stupid, clueless, or selfish parents.
Load More Replies... Ozacoter 4 years ago (edited)
I hate also when families keep naming everybody the same. I get using a middle name if you want to honour a relative. But having three generations under one roof that are called the same is simply stupid. In my family there are two couples of father/son and one mother/daughter that are called the same. Its maddening. One of them had a baby and at least had the common sense of giving him a proper name and then keep the dads name as a middle name. My greatgrandma, grandma and mum were also called the same. When I was born my grandma wanted me to be called like that as well. My mum refused. Sorry four women in a row with the same name is too much. The point of names is to have a sense of individuality.
Michael Gore 4 years ago
Where I live it used to be traditional to name your oldest son John it used to get pretty confusing when my dad (John) , granddad (John), other granddad (John), uncle (John), and my dad's best man (John), Would get together. That said I kind of regret not being called John myself and really wanted to name my son John.
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A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
My dad met someone who said his name was what sounded like "Piz-ulms." "...Piz-ulms?" my dad repeated. "Yes sir, Piz-ulms. Parents loved the Bible so they gave me a Bible name." His name was Psalms.
SoozeeQ 4 years ago
They couldn't have named him David? (The writer of the Psalms).
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
My daughter is Dahlia, named after a Phish song. My oldest son is Asher. Not weird but different.
Jimifan 4 years ago
I've got two... One was a young woman named Tequila, which she pronounced "Tech-will-uh" and would get upset when someone used the obvious pronunciation. Another was a Class-A idiot I used to work with who, after having seven daughters, finally got his poor wife to churn out a son. The name he put on the birth certificate? "My Son." His horrified wife protested loudly, so the words were put together and the kid's name became Myson.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
My Aunty wanted to name her firstborn son Crud Logan. Her last name is Berry (by marriage). She changed her mind when 12-year-old me fell on the floor laughing "Crud Loganberry!" She looked a little embarrassed but found it funny too and changed her mind to Anthony Carl. When she gave birth, she had a girl. She decided Toni Charlotte would be best. I'm turning 50 tomorrow, and we all still get a chuckle out of it. Toni also jokes "Imagine my initials if I had been called Joanne!"
Simon Murray 4 years ago
When I was born my dad wanted to call me Thor, my mother objected because it was a brand of washing machine at the time. It would have been an epic name by the mid 2010s but growing up in the 80s would have been rough with a name like that
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
I am so happy that in my country there are laws prohibiting this kind of crap.
Hans 4 years ago
100% agree. Bureocracy sometimes is over the top, and the state must not interere with what is private. I believe, however, that the state should protect all the members of societies – this includes children who have stupid, clueless, or selfish parents.
Load More Replies... Ozacoter 4 years ago (edited)
I hate also when families keep naming everybody the same. I get using a middle name if you want to honour a relative. But having three generations under one roof that are called the same is simply stupid. In my family there are two couples of father/son and one mother/daughter that are called the same. Its maddening. One of them had a baby and at least had the common sense of giving him a proper name and then keep the dads name as a middle name. My greatgrandma, grandma and mum were also called the same. When I was born my grandma wanted me to be called like that as well. My mum refused. Sorry four women in a row with the same name is too much. The point of names is to have a sense of individuality.
Michael Gore 4 years ago
Where I live it used to be traditional to name your oldest son John it used to get pretty confusing when my dad (John) , granddad (John), other granddad (John), uncle (John), and my dad's best man (John), Would get together. That said I kind of regret not being called John myself and really wanted to name my son John.
Load More Replies... A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
My dad met someone who said his name was what sounded like "Piz-ulms." "...Piz-ulms?" my dad repeated. "Yes sir, Piz-ulms. Parents loved the Bible so they gave me a Bible name." His name was Psalms.
SoozeeQ 4 years ago
They couldn't have named him David? (The writer of the Psalms).
Load More Replies... Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
My daughter is Dahlia, named after a Phish song. My oldest son is Asher. Not weird but different.
Jimifan 4 years ago
I've got two... One was a young woman named Tequila, which she pronounced "Tech-will-uh" and would get upset when someone used the obvious pronunciation. Another was a Class-A idiot I used to work with who, after having seven daughters, finally got his poor wife to churn out a son. The name he put on the birth certificate? "My Son." His horrified wife protested loudly, so the words were put together and the kid's name became Myson.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
My Aunty wanted to name her firstborn son Crud Logan. Her last name is Berry (by marriage). She changed her mind when 12-year-old me fell on the floor laughing "Crud Loganberry!" She looked a little embarrassed but found it funny too and changed her mind to Anthony Carl. When she gave birth, she had a girl. She decided Toni Charlotte would be best. I'm turning 50 tomorrow, and we all still get a chuckle out of it. Toni also jokes "Imagine my initials if I had been called Joanne!"
Simon Murray 4 years ago
When I was born my dad wanted to call me Thor, my mother objected because it was a brand of washing machine at the time. It would have been an epic name by the mid 2010s but growing up in the 80s would have been rough with a name like that
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