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One of the benefits of having a kid is you get to name them. That way, you can honor your grandad, pay your respects to the artist who has inspired you, or... show the world you're a bit weird.

A month ago, Reddit user Hasden2007 asked other users on the platform, "What is the worst name you could give a child?" Turns out, there's no shortage of those.

So far, the post has received over 4.7K replies. From Strawberry Rain to Chastity, here are some of the most upvoted ones.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Jack Cass, I know it’s bad because it’s my name

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered My coworker named her baby "Strawberry Rain", which would be a great name if she had given birth to a bottle of shampoo

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered I know a family with 4 kids: Prince, Princess, Precious, and Becca. The Becca at the end kills me lol

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KamiKhan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Becca will probably grow up to be a villain with a dark background story.

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Anna Banana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It could be that the parents came to their senses by the time she was born... Nah, your scenario is more likely!

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Deborah B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Princess? If my parents had done that to me, I would have gone full tree-climbing, football playing, tomboy out of pure spite.

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Alethia Nyx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Australia you can't legally name your kids Prince or Princess, thank goodness. The US really needs to put some more restrictions on names, to protect children.

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Matheus Oliveira
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it had been Gollum or Sméagol, I'd have seen a connection there. Maybe they didn't have any Beccap plans, though.

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At the end they got bored and said oh f**k it let's call her Becca

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Karl Leaning
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't do that here in NZ. Names which are a title are not allowed!

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Rens
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was working in a care home with Faith, Hope, Charity and Comfort. Lovely ladies they were.

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SoozeeQ
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Faith, Hope and Charity were quite common in the older generation. I haven'd heard of Comfort before. I was expecting Prudence!

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Bettie-Jean Neal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked with a Princess. Was NOT the brightest bulb, that's for sure. (quick story as proof - we were closing her office and she had to send back a monitor and asked me what to do. I told her to wrap it up in the Washington Post, put it in a box and ship it. It arrives, I can hear that it's broken, I open the box and literally, it was the monitor in the box with a copy of yesterday's Post laying on top. That's it. Like I said, dumb.)

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Thindy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I alway look forward to your comments, they always make me smile!

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Vicky Zar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Becca will be devastated at first but then she will love it. I think it is cruel of the parents. Regardless of the stupid names. This looks like Becca wasn't wanted or something. Poor child.

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cassiushumanmother
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the parents have quitted meth just before Becca was born and their common sense grew back?

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Lisa Campbell
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A family at my son's school has four daughters. Champagne, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Chablis!

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Shawna Kimble
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew a family with that same idea: four girls were named Tammy, Tawny, Terry, and then Nicki. I always felt bad for Nicki for not being a part of the "T Team."

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Kakofonyx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Becca is the "new age" short for Rebecca. She's lucky they don't call her "Becky Oh My God Look At Her Butt!"

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Picture Queen
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My former friend named her kids Amanda, Alisha, Ashley, Austin & Zachary lol A-Z

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Arenite
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to college with a girl whose sister’s name was Princess and her brother was named Omar Sharif. You had to say Omar Sharif, not just Omar.

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Marnie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son had a friend named "Royal". I kind of liked it. His siblings names? Robert, Anna, and Rachel.

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Khalil Verdejo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They probably realized that they gave their 1st three pet names. (I know you can name a pet Becca; I just mean the 1st three have names ONLY for pets)

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Kate Pettiford
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a friend from a Lebanese family.. his brothers and sisters are Michael, John and Sally.. his name is Assad.. it's like they went "s**t, we better through a Lebanese name in here somewhere" lol

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A Head
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In grade school, I knew a boy named Gene. His father was Gene, his mother was Jean, and his sister was...Silvia. We had a bit of fun with that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I met some twins at a church one time, and they were adopted. Their original names were Prince and Princess (I think their names were translated from an African language though). Now their names are Noelle and Nick. :3

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Sandra Tanios
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it wasnt for Becca at the end this whole thing wouldn't have been funny! I love how they just gave up!

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Anna Banana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically "Precious" opens the doors to some more subtle ones, like Ruby or even Jewel... Then again, I suppose subtle just doesn't cut it for those kinds of parents.

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ChrisZAUR
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glad my parents never named me Finger or foot, the joke being my surname is Prince

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Cybele Spanjaard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Precious ..poor kid! Becca will make it..every kid is a prince or princess..

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Becca will spend the early years resentful and the later years grateful.

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TheReader19
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard a lot worse and in some African cultures it's quite common to call twins Princess and Princess. Precious, comfort etc

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Stannous Flouride
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rebecca comes from the verb רבק (rbq), meaning "to tie firmly." That was when things started getting kinky.

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H Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have met two people called Precious, that one's quite normal. Meanwhile here in the UK there is a Princess, daughter of a model/reality celeb.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently you don't understand that many people of all different skin tones name their kids some dumb ass names. The fact that you're ASSuming they're black is just racist, f****d up, and quite honestly stupid.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered I have heard of many bad names, but Sex Fruit is probably the worst I have seen.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Princess. A girl in my high school was legally named princess but she went by her middle name. There was also a girl who’s name was Sunny Day and she was the emo kid

ugly_crier420 , Henrique Malaguti Report

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Mystic Pigeon? She was a client at my office.

Apparently it’s a real surname and her parents were hippies so named her “Mystic”. Like who’s ever going to take her seriously??

Awesomesause88 , Juan Encalada Report

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered How about not giving your child a name? There was a kid I went to high school with whose legal first name was "Unnamed Baby Boy". I don't know the story behind that though.

NotEvenJohn , Anita Jankovic Report

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered My mum once worked at a school and there was a kid called "Thank God".

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered theres a british chef, jamie oliver, who named his children the following:

poppy honey rosie

petal blossom rainbow

buddy bear maurice

daisy boo pamela

river rocket blue dallas someone call childline

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered I worked in Nigeria for a while and had a co-worker called Thank God Limejuice. It wasn’t a windup. That was his actual name

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some amazing names in Nigeria and they totally make them work and sound cool. Just think of the ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan..

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered When I worked at chick-fil-a way back in the day, I was taking this girl's order and it time time to ask for her name, she was being very hesitant. So I was just waiting for a reply until her mom says "Sorry she's shy!!" looks me in the eyes with a smile and tells me "Her name is Thankful!" ....poor child

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah right she is shy! How can't she see what they did to their poor child oh my God!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm waiting for her to put out a perfume called "North" just to hear the commercial, "North by Northwest"

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Pridges Pancakes. He changed it to Richard Johnson.

But Olympic skier Anna Banana kept her name.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered I actually went to school with a guy named Richard Rash. To make it worse his mother was a teacher there

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered A friend of a friend was named ‘Forsheeza Jolly Goodfellow’ before she had it changed. Can’t even imagine having to deal with that at school

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's something you'd suggest as a joke, but following through is just cruel.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered I read a story once about triplets that were named Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Please dont do that

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Abcde (pronounce ab-city)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was the poor girl who caused an incident at an airport, because the employees could not believe this was her actual name. They laughed at the name and the mother shamed them for laughing at her poor child, when in truth in was her fault for giving her child a ridiculous name like that.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Seen it all. Met a woman named Anal. Pronounced "Ah-nuhl". I had a friend named Cleopatra. And had a relative named Sextus but he just was called "Uncle Sex". Even heard of one called Merlin!

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Went to school with a girl named Candace Barbara Machine. Candy Bar Machine!

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Satan.

Well, unless of course you want them to be a lawyer when they grow up, in which case it might to a good marketing ploy.

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered gaylord (yes its an actual name)

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Scooter. Hell no. I would not even name a dog that

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Some girl I knew named her daughter Tru Love, I still can’t get over that bizarre combination

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"What Were The Parents Thinking:" 30 People Share The Dumbest Baby Names They've Encountered Chastity

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