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If you've seen the movies Warcraft or Moon, for example, you probably know that they were directed by Duncan Jones. The son of the legendary British rock musician David Bowie. And perhaps you didn’t know that at birth, dad gave the boy the name Zowie. Yes, that's right, Zowie Bowie.

When the boy grew up, he first began asking others to call him Joey, and then completely changed his name to Duncan (Jones, by the way, is his father’s real last name while Bowie is a pseudonym). Well, the participants of this viral thread on X in fact have had similar experiences, opening up about various weird names given to them by their own dads...

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arthbach
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are a woman. That means you are old enough to change your name if you so desire. You could choose something completely different, or just go with a feminisation of the name into Javiera.

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It turns out that some fathers are better off not being involved in the process of choosing a name for their child at all, because their excessive creativity often results in a bad pick. It happens that some random dude thinks the name looks ‘funny’ or ‘cool’ holding a baby, without thinking that later this very baby will grow up and may face, for example, problems or ridicule at school or somewhere outside home.

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On the other hand, we have many clear examples of parents coming up with a non-standard name for their kid for an equally original reason. For example, Kobe Bryant, the late basketball legend, as you may know, got his name in honor of the famous Kobe beef, which his parents once saw on a restaurant menu. Well, if Michael Jordan has to share the name “Michael” in his legacy with Michael Jackson, at least then Kobe is forever one and unique...

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bigoldthor
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a tremendous PITA this is going to be for you throughout your whole life, trying to correct people's spelling and pronunciations.

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Gabby M
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK how many people tried several times to figure out how that is pronounced ... Raises my hand.

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However, why go far for examples? When I myself was born, my father, who by that time did not live with my mother, decided that I should be named Ivan, in honor of his own late dad - and began to tell this “news” to all his friends and acquaintances. Now imagine my mom’s surprise when, having registered me as Oleg, she once met one of these friends on the street who addressed her: “Well, how is little Ivan doing?”

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bigoldthor
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tried to? So he went with something else, and this name is now just water under the bridge. (I know. I'll see myself out...again.)

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Well, going back to David Bowie and his son, the rock legend wasn't worried about picking a name, saying in an interview: “If, when he gets old enough to care about his name, he doesn't like it, he can always change it or give himself a nickname. It's OK by me.” That's what happened in the end. After all, if you were given an unusual name, then who knows, maybe this is just another reason for you to emphasize your uniqueness? Or probably share your unique name in the comments to this post...

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bigoldthor
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet more than 50% of people who see her name for the first time pronounce it "Curtis". I honestly would pronounce it "Ker-'teece".

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bigoldthor
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's really hard to picture a cute, tiny baby boy named Horace. Sorry, Horace.

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Zoey Rayne
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marissa is a nice name; I assume Morrisa is pronounced very similarly, though getting people to spell it right is probably a pain.

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Victor Botha
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing wrong with Geraldine, pretty common girls name, unless the OP is a boy! Geraldine Chaplin was a pretty well known actress. Of German origin, female version of Gerald meaning spear ruler.

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Angrykitten
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel sometimes people name a baby forgetting they are naming a person

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Alias Fakename
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Friend of a friend is named Bruno. I heard he punched someone for singing We Don't talk About Bruno... I'm not sure though. Might be made up.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was after the US national anthem...Oshay can you see, by the dawn's early light...

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