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29 Times Kids Didn’t Win The Name Lottery, As Pointed Out By Members Of This Online Group
Pilot Inspektor, Moon Unit, North West, Apple, Audio Science, Sage Moonblood – turns out, some folks can get pretty creative when it comes to their children's names!
Well, you're in luck because today, Bored Panda took this viral Reddit thread and compiled a list of the best "worst" names a kid can have. We hope you'll enjoy the article, and don't hesitate to add the quirkiest monikers you've encountered in the comment section below.
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#1
X Æ A-12
Musk is a cruel bastard. There are other really terrible names, but that has to be the most idiotic.
#2
Came across someone in a park once (England, nowhere weird) who was yelling 'Excalibur!'. Thought it was a dog, nope, it was a lad.
#3
My coworker named her baby "Strawberry Rain", which would be a great name if she had given birth to a bottle of shampoo.
#5
We just hired a guy whose first, middle, and last name is the same, but spelled 3 different ways lol I don’t want to actually say his name on the off chance by some miracle he sees this or it gets back to him, but I think it’s terrible. Like if your parents named you Shaun Sean Shawn lol
Tucker Cahooter 12 months ago
Or worse, all the same spelling, like the character "Major Major Major" in the novel Catch-22
#6
North West 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
Multa Nocte 12 months ago
As if the child doesn't have enough issues already with her crazy family.
#7
Kashmonay. Woman with this first name was arrested for stealing $170,000 worth of merchandise from Ulta.
#8
I worked in admissions as a tour guide in college. When we didn’t have tours during our shift we stuffed envelopes. I’ll always remember Sylver Blades and Mystic Powers receiving mailings.
#9
I knew a guy who always wanted be called AJ in school. His legal name was Adolf.
Nichole Harris 12 months ago
Look.... The name Adolf has been around for a long time.... Probably the moniker of many a good man.... Why we letting one dude screw it up
#10
I met a kid named Qua’Duffius when I was in middle school. He said it was pronounced Kwa-doof-ee-us. Worst one I’ve seen in person.
#12
Pubert
#13
Met a girl named Jennifert in college...Jennifer with a T. Why? Because her parents wanted her to be different.
#14
I've twice tried to post this on the tragedeigh Facebook group and haven't been approved because they think I'm bulls***tting, but I have had confirmation on this from several people who lived in my city at the time of this.
My mom taught at a school in the 80s where there was 2 siblings, one named Hallelujahthemessiahiscoming, and Repentorburnforever.
I thought my mom was BSing for years until my coworker told me my mom was a teacher at her school when she was a student in the 80s.i asked my coworker about this, and she said yes, she was a little older than those kids but remembered them because they were in swimming classes at the local pool she was a lifeguard at. She told me her younger brother knew them and said at least one of them got into [illegal substances] later.
#15
We met a kid at the playground the other day named Skillet
#16
I swear if I see one more kid named Khaleesi 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Little Bi Guy 12 months ago
To someone who doesn't know I can imagine hearing this and being like, that's such a pretty name. Then their gonna meet a GOT fan and just be wrecked.
#18
Derf
Not joking. Was working security in MN and a trucker came in to sign in. As he's writing his name, I glanced at his name. 'Derf'. I felt bad for his childhood.
to old to care 12 months ago
My uncles name is Fred but most of his life he was called Derf. (true story)
#22
Abcde.
Unlike some urban legends like La-a, there are actually people named this. [At least 373.](https://www.insider.com/abcde-name-popularity-2018-11)
#24
Brayden or Jayden or Brayleigh or whatever dumb version of that.
Astrophile 12 months ago
Oh I once knew a Braden, Braydon, Braedon, Jayden, Kayden and Shayden all in the same grade. That poor teacher lol
#27
Innocent
Janine Smith 12 months ago
Many names have cultural backgrounds or significance like Innocent, Brilliant,Given etc. Specifically in African countries
#28
naming a girl konan lol
Luke Branwen 12 months ago
It's been a while since I've seen it, but wasn't there a woman named Konan in Naruto?
#29
Aiden or any variation. Not because of the name itself but any teacher can tell you students with that name are 99% behavioral issues.
Hugh Cookson 12 months ago
You've never been to Ireland ..... many, many Aiden's there who are delightful, law abiding, funny and hospitable people including at least 4 generations of a friend of mine, funnily enough, called Aiden.
What do you think ?
MakeupMama68 12 months ago (edited)
My daughter has a friend named Lavanderia. I asked her mom how she came up with that name and she said it means lavender in Spanish. 🤦🏻♀️. Honey… no. It means laundromat.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 12 months ago (edited)
I got teased as a kid in the 80s/90s for my name. It's Crystal. That's literally banal now compared to some modern names XD The point is, kids will tease and mock other kids for ANYTHING, but don't make it worse by saddling them with something like "Abcde" or "Khaleesi". Incidentally, I was named after a chandelier (not joking), so my name is spelled the basic way one would spell the noun "crystal". The number of times I'd tell someone my name was "Crystal" and then have them write/spell it with a K or an I or H or a combination of all three... whew XD
Mila Preradović 12 months ago
Krystle Carrington ruined it for all you normies 😅 it's still the first person I think of when I hear that name. Also Alexis🤭
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 12 months ago
I used to work in healthcare and had a patient named Evel Pickle. Last name was family name (met other Pickles) and first name was after the stuntman Evel Kenievel.
MakeupMama68 12 months ago (edited)
My daughter has a friend named Lavanderia. I asked her mom how she came up with that name and she said it means lavender in Spanish. 🤦🏻♀️. Honey… no. It means laundromat.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 12 months ago (edited)
I got teased as a kid in the 80s/90s for my name. It's Crystal. That's literally banal now compared to some modern names XD The point is, kids will tease and mock other kids for ANYTHING, but don't make it worse by saddling them with something like "Abcde" or "Khaleesi". Incidentally, I was named after a chandelier (not joking), so my name is spelled the basic way one would spell the noun "crystal". The number of times I'd tell someone my name was "Crystal" and then have them write/spell it with a K or an I or H or a combination of all three... whew XD
Mila Preradović 12 months ago
Krystle Carrington ruined it for all you normies 😅 it's still the first person I think of when I hear that name. Also Alexis🤭
Load More Replies... Two_rolling_black_eyes 12 months ago
I used to work in healthcare and had a patient named Evel Pickle. Last name was family name (met other Pickles) and first name was after the stuntman Evel Kenievel.
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