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AtMostTheFabulist Premium 10 months ago

Good Lord

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AtMostTheFabulist Premium 10 months ago

Hagetha? WTH?

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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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INGI 10 months ago

I just giggle-snorted. That's CrUEL!!!

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Zedrapazia 10 months ago

It's a human baby, not a Warrior Cat

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Charlie the Cat 10 months ago

James!

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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 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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

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Gabby M 10 months ago

Echos of George Forman here.

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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 10 months ago

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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Gabby M 10 months ago

Whew dodged a bullet there!!!

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bigoldthor 10 months ago

I hope you got busy livin' and did not get busy dyin'.

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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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AtMostTheFabulist Premium 10 months ago

Stand strong

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Gabby M 10 months ago

Ithica NY and a few other states as well ... but Greece works.

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sturmwesen 10 months ago

that's nuts

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bigoldthor 10 months ago

I hope someday "to meet the lord". (Sorry, I will see myself out.)

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PC Principal Bruv 10 months ago

Chevrolet Cheyenne? Dude loved his truck. Lol.

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bigoldthor 10 months ago (edited)

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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Victor Botha 10 months ago

Sierra is a beautiful name as is Mercedes.

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Luke Branwen 10 months ago

If only there was some pretty feminine version of Victor.

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bigoldthor 10 months ago

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

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Tedashole 10 months ago

This is my brother Daryl, and this is my other brother Daryl

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bigoldthor 10 months ago

Better than "Wyrthless" I guess.

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Zoey Rayne 10 months ago

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 10 months ago (edited)

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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Kobe (she) 10 months ago

At least it it a normal name

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bigoldthor 10 months ago

While different, I don't *hate* them. They sort of roll off the tongue.

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bigoldthor 10 months ago

Gabriel Iglesias would approve.

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Angrykitten 10 months ago (edited)

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

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Tucker Cahooter 10 months ago

Nothing wrong with that

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SleepSycho 10 months ago

Pretty name tho :)

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Tedashole 10 months ago

Or the much superior English band “Genesis”

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Victor Botha 10 months ago

Another relatively common girls name and pretty one at that.Brianna is a girl's name of Irish origin, meaning “high,” “noble,” and “exalted.”

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AtMostTheFabulist Premium 10 months ago

I like Zelda. It makes me think of a badass woman with class and attitude.

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INGI 10 months ago

That's sweet.

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Svenne O'Lotta 10 months ago (edited)

Why are so many men so set on naming their children after themselves instead of letting them have their own identities? So weird.

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SnackbarKaat 10 months ago

I asked my husband to put his name as a second name for our son. He returned the favor by giving our daughter my name as her second name <3

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Jasmijn 10 months ago

My brother is called Max, which is a pretty standard name, except that he was supposed to be named Bram (which is a regular Dutch name, derived from Abraham). My mum sent my dad to register my brother’s birth, and my dad somehow managed to forget the name when he was at the registry office, and so he put down the first male name he could think of, which was Max - the name of our dog.

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SnackbarKaat 10 months ago

Lol how did your mother take the news?

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Tucker Cahooter 10 months ago

Not all of these are Tragedeighs, many are quite normal.

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Stannous Flouride 10 months ago

I had a gf named Norma. When I pointed out that she was this >< close to being Normal she laughed.

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Duncan 10 months ago

Do people forget they are naming eventual adults. Imagine some of these names in a board meeting.

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Erik Meyenberg 10 months ago

I live in Germany where you can't name your child anything. If a certain name is guaranteed to inflict harm to the child in his future life, they won't accept the name. Like you enter the name in the birth certificate but the officials can reject it. I guess, some names on that list would have been banned for the well-being of the child.... 😂😂

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USAFfan 10 months ago

I've heard they do this in sweden also

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Milan 10 months ago

Slovakia too

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Arrien 10 months ago

It's kind of obvious that we NEED this in the US.......BADLY!!

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John O'Donnell 10 months ago

I am seriously starting to think that the guy who said you should have to have license to procreate might have had a point.

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Headless Horseman 10 months ago (edited)

My great gmas name was Tracy, her sons name is Tracey. My cousins name is Traci, her fathers name is Trasey. Yes, this is real.

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Steve Hall 10 months ago

I wanted to name my youngest son William Robert. I almost got away with it until my wife realized he would be called Billy Bob all his life.

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Lara Verne 10 months ago

The only problem here is that their dads just had to name children after themselves

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Andrew Cowles 10 months ago

Reminds my of the famous (and lovely) TV chef Nigella Lawson. Her father was a very important MP and I think the chancellor of the exchequer called Nigel Lawson!

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John O'Donnell 10 months ago

He called his other daughter Thomasina. What an incredible imagination.

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River Daski 10 months ago

my dad wanted to name me Ransom...???? which, jokes on my mom who stopped him, its the PERFECT nonbinary name and i've begun to use it unironically

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Holly's House 10 months ago

I knew a girl in high school with the same name as me, I got mine from being born close to Christmas, I asked how she got hers, she said her Dad named her after an old girlfriend. I said did your mum know??? She said yes...

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TheBlueBitterfly 10 months ago

My ex husband wanted to name my oldest Roland. (Thanks, Stephen King.) I vetoed that. He got the name Sean. )Yes, after Connery.) My youngest son's name is an older German name (I won't say it, because he's still a minor and I don't believe in talking about kids without their permission.) But people think we named him after someone else, but it was really a paternal ancestor's name, the first of his family to come to the US.

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Stannous Flouride 10 months ago

I chose my half-Venezuelan daughter's name. I wanted one that would work well in both English and Spanish so I suggested she be named after my wife's aunt Aurora. I also suggested the Spanish version of my sister Kate for her middle name so she'd have the same initials as my deceased mother.

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Jane Doe 10 months ago

I was on a jury once. The witness came up. It was an older man, like in his 60s. He solemnly swore his name was Myron something. He was followed by his 30 somthing daughter, Myrona.

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Holly's House 10 months ago

I worked with a Filipino girl named Geramy. She said her parents wanted a boy and picked the name Jeremy, and when she was born they didn't bother changing the name they already picked

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ConstantlyJon 10 months ago

This is as good a thread to share this on as any: We found out a couple years ago that we can't have kids naturally. I have two stepkids that I've adopted, so they're my kids, but I didn't get to name either. When we were trying for kids, before my doctor told me I couldn't, we had picked out names. I'm extremely proud of what we picked out for a girl: Harmony Harper. For context, my wife is a piano teacher, and good harmonies are my favorite part of any song. Harmony is also the name of a street I lived on growing up, and Harper is a family name. I thought it would be beautiful, but alas.

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JayWantsACat 10 months ago

My entire family, aside from my Japanese mom, has names that start with J. My dad and his two sisters started the 'J's off, and they happened to marry men with J names, so they all kept it up. I had friend in high school whose dad's name was Elmer. His name? Elmerson.

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witchling 10 months ago

My father, Michael, wanted to name me FawnMarie. My mother wanted Althea. They compromised with Michelle FawnMarie. Not the worst option.

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SnackbarKaat 10 months ago

Lol he got his way

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howdylee 10 months ago

My dad & my father-in-law are both Carl. My husband and I joked (never serious!) that one of our daughters could be Carlee/Carlie.

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Omiyaru 10 months ago

This here is why there are naming laws in other countries.

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Zaphod 10 months ago

George Foreman named all of his 5 sons George.

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 10 months ago

I just keep thinking of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" when Gus is introducing everyone to Ian's parents. "Nicky, Diane, and Nick. Nick, Nick, Nick, Nicki...."

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The wee giant 10 months ago

my dad tricked my mom into letting him name me Logan. I am named after a marvel character.

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago

That's a fun name, at least.

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Elle Lian 10 months ago

My dad did good! My mom wanted one name which she now hates and my father wasn’t a fan of at the time. He decided on Noelle since I was born around the holidays. I’ve always liked my name.

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MR. JAMES 10 months ago

woman wakes up after 8 hours of labour to find out she had twins. she said i need to name them. the nurse informed her brother already did. she though to herself oh f**k. the nurse said he named the girl denise and the boy denephew! OLD JOKE

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Caroline Driver 10 months ago

My dad wanted to call me Jacqueline, which doesn't sound so bad, but our surname was Dawe, so I'd have been Jack Dawe. My mum said no.

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Sheena Leversedge Wood 10 months ago

I hate when people name their children the same as them. even more if it's a feminised version of a mans name. it's like saying "I wanted a boy"

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YHZ 10 months ago

I don't want to start any arguments, but all of these entries suggest a certain lack of standard English education.

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Guess Undheit 10 months ago

And I thought the garbage names the breeders gave me were bad. Yes, I changed my names.

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USAFfan 10 months ago

My parents wanted to name my cylus, fortunantly they decided to go with Asher instead

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Dan St John 10 months ago

I would have gone with, Justin Utter. (add last name here)

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Gavin Johnson 10 months ago

Don’t fret folks, the wheel will keep turning, before you know it Matthew, Mark, Luke and John will be back.

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jasper 10 months ago

Every time my mom asked my dad what he wanted to name me he would say "Jasper Ruben". Mom vetoed it, but I use it as my user name all the time. :) Jasper would have been cool, dad!

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Bogdan Chelariu 10 months ago

Once saw a video of a girl named treasure, but spelled "Treizjure"...... SMH

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IamMe 10 months ago

My father is a Henry, his father is a Henry, my parents were so sure I was going to be a Henry, that I was officially "Baby Girl", for over a week! Thankfully, my great-grandma stepped in, and insisted that they not call me Henrietta, like her daughter.

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panther 10 months ago

The sad thing is the jokes about your name that you hear at 6 years old are the same one you hear at 56 years old, you would think after all that time they would come up with some new material.

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Zaphod 10 months ago

My dad wanted to name me Zeke, because he thought it was funny. My mom put her foot down, so I was named after my father (and his father). They let me switch to my middle name when I was 4 or 5, which was very cool of them. I couldn't stand being teased everyday (Duh, George, Georgie-Porgie, George of the Jungle)

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madeline tansey bryson 10 months ago

I was to be called Lescar half dads name half mums

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Full Name 10 months ago

my friends dad tried to name her ruth, her last name is bruce

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Apatheist Account2 10 months ago

There were a lot of girls called Daenerys at the time of Game of Thrones...I imagine the way she turned out rather spoiled it for them, much as for the boys called Albus before his sexuality was revealed at the end of Harry Potter.

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James016 10 months ago

I worked with a guy called Wayn at my old company as his dad forgot to write the e on the end.

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Gabby M 10 months ago

I was named after the obstetrician who birthed me lol. Dr. Gabriel, mother went with Gabrielle which was not very common at all back when I was growing up.

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Cursed Starscream 10 months ago

next game of truth or dare imma dare my homie to name his firstborn megatron.

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Svenne O'Lotta 10 months ago (edited)

Why are so many men so set on naming their children after themselves instead of letting them have their own identities? So weird.

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SnackbarKaat 10 months ago

I asked my husband to put his name as a second name for our son. He returned the favor by giving our daughter my name as her second name <3

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Jasmijn 10 months ago

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SnackbarKaat 10 months ago

Lol how did your mother take the news?

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Tucker Cahooter 10 months ago

Not all of these are Tragedeighs, many are quite normal.

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Stannous Flouride 10 months ago

I had a gf named Norma. When I pointed out that she was this >< close to being Normal she laughed.

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Duncan 10 months ago

Do people forget they are naming eventual adults. Imagine some of these names in a board meeting.

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Erik Meyenberg 10 months ago

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USAFfan 10 months ago

I've heard they do this in sweden also

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Milan 10 months ago

Slovakia too

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Arrien 10 months ago

It's kind of obvious that we NEED this in the US.......BADLY!!

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John O'Donnell 10 months ago

I am seriously starting to think that the guy who said you should have to have license to procreate might have had a point.

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Headless Horseman 10 months ago (edited)

My great gmas name was Tracy, her sons name is Tracey. My cousins name is Traci, her fathers name is Trasey. Yes, this is real.

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Steve Hall 10 months ago

I wanted to name my youngest son William Robert. I almost got away with it until my wife realized he would be called Billy Bob all his life.

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Lara Verne 10 months ago

The only problem here is that their dads just had to name children after themselves

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Andrew Cowles 10 months ago

Reminds my of the famous (and lovely) TV chef Nigella Lawson. Her father was a very important MP and I think the chancellor of the exchequer called Nigel Lawson!

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John O'Donnell 10 months ago

He called his other daughter Thomasina. What an incredible imagination.

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River Daski 10 months ago

my dad wanted to name me Ransom...???? which, jokes on my mom who stopped him, its the PERFECT nonbinary name and i've begun to use it unironically

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Holly's House 10 months ago

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TheBlueBitterfly 10 months ago

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Stannous Flouride 10 months ago

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Jane Doe 10 months ago

I was on a jury once. The witness came up. It was an older man, like in his 60s. He solemnly swore his name was Myron something. He was followed by his 30 somthing daughter, Myrona.

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Holly's House 10 months ago

I worked with a Filipino girl named Geramy. She said her parents wanted a boy and picked the name Jeremy, and when she was born they didn't bother changing the name they already picked

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ConstantlyJon 10 months ago

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JayWantsACat 10 months ago

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witchling 10 months ago

My father, Michael, wanted to name me FawnMarie. My mother wanted Althea. They compromised with Michelle FawnMarie. Not the worst option.

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SnackbarKaat 10 months ago

Lol he got his way

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howdylee 10 months ago

My dad & my father-in-law are both Carl. My husband and I joked (never serious!) that one of our daughters could be Carlee/Carlie.

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Omiyaru 10 months ago

This here is why there are naming laws in other countries.

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Zaphod 10 months ago

George Foreman named all of his 5 sons George.

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 10 months ago

I just keep thinking of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" when Gus is introducing everyone to Ian's parents. "Nicky, Diane, and Nick. Nick, Nick, Nick, Nicki...."

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The wee giant 10 months ago

my dad tricked my mom into letting him name me Logan. I am named after a marvel character.

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago

That's a fun name, at least.

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