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One of the first things you get to know when meeting a new person is their name. Although a name is just like a label that doesn’t actually mean anything or say much about them as a person, certain bad names for boys sound truly weird and have unpleasant connotations.

People can’t wrap their heads around parents still choosing those weird names for boys and girls. Of course, they want their child to be one of a kind, but in reality, unique, strange, and unusually spelled names may cause confusion and inconvenience to the name holder.

If you would like to know which strange boys’ names people would like to see forgotten, then this list is for you. They are the collection of worst names for boys from the thread created by SpiritualNut.

Along with strange names for boys, the list also contains a few R-rated bad boys’ names. So, ensure you don’t read this list in front of minors. Without further ado, let’s check out these awful names!

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Ld

man wearing blue shirt and glasses I have a great uncle who’s full name is LD. Those aren’t his initials. That’s his full name. When he was trying to get a social security card he wrote LD and they sent it back saying no initials. So he wrote “L Only, D Only.” They sent him a card that said “Lonly Donly.”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"LD" was not an uncommon boy's name in the early 20th century. My quick search found over 500 men with that name and several stories of receiving documents with their names as "Lonly Donly."

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    Adolf

    man standing on the balcony with the city view Well that one guy kinda ruined Adolf

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    X Ae A-XII

    Elon wearing black shirt X Ae A-Xii

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leave it to celebs to name their children weirdly. Shannyn Sossamon named her boy Audio science.

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    Lartholomew

    dog lying next to a toddlers Knew two twins, Barry and Larry, which was a bit too cliché already. However, after figuring out their full names were Bartholomew and f*****g *Lartholomew*, it was pretty clear the second one was a surprise and they really didn't have a name ready.

    Honourable mention for a Dutch couple I knew, Richard and Willianne, who chose to go by D**k & W***y de C**k.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bartholomew is a bad name already, but LARTHOLEMEW!?!?!?!? watch these parents then wonder why their children are getting bullied.

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    Kevin

    man wearing white t-shirt and sunglasses I gotta say Kevin.

    Sorry to all Kevins, but as a German married to an Aussie, this name is tough. To my husband it's a completely normal boys' name, and when we discussed names for our firstborn, I had to explain to him that "Kevin" is completely off the charts because in Germany it's used as an insult.

    I think I've heard of scientific studies that have proven that teachers expect less from a boy who's called Kevin, compared to other boys' names. Prejudice is strong about that one. There's a couple of others, but Kevin's like the "godfather of unusable names" in Germany.

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    Michael Hunt

    man wearing black suit and red tie I worked with a guy named Michael Hunt. He INSISTED we call him Michael. Entertained me to no end.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We told a new starter to ring up another department and ask for Mike Hunt. She fell for it.

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    Jackson

    man wearing blue hoodie Teacher here. Jacksons are a******s almost 90% of the time. Don’t get me started on Aiden, Ayden, Aden, Caiden and Brayden etc…

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    Hardik

    boy wearing orange t-shirt Here in India, kids are named Hardik. Now imagine he goes to an English speaking country and how his name will be pronounced

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can’t name a person just on what their name will sound like in a foreign country. You name someone for what their name sounds like in your own country.

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    Lamie

    man wearing brown pants Met a guy on a dating app named Lamie. Like Jamie but with an L.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My great-grandmother's name was Laime! She was the only person I had ever heard of with that name...until now.

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    Trebor

    man wearing green t-shirt Trebor. Not a typo. Apparently this kids dad n grandad where named Robert. So they decided to just name him Robert backwards 🤔

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    Billiam

    boy wearing school uniform I went to school with somebody named Billiam

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    Bushrod And Balzer

    boy wearing yellow t-shirt Two of the worst real names I've seen - Bushrod and Balzer

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those aren’t real names. They are random collections of letters. I think their parents may have been in possession of a dyslexic ouija board.

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    Hampy

    man wearing black shirt sitting on the roof Going through a family tree project, I found out my great great uncle was named Hampy.


    So.... Hampy.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haven’t found any particularly odd names in my fam tree. I kind of wish I would, as my dad ‘s family is impossible to trace thanks to more than 5 generations the same 12 names repeated over and over by every member of the family who had kids. I think at one point there had to be like 12 Williams, 6 Betty, at least 8 Edwards, and so on living at the same time. Bet those family reunions were great.

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    Elmo And Hardass

    person dressed in elmos' costume I have two and I've encountered both in the wild.

    Elmo - the guy's full name was "Elmo J. Faggins". His parents are ...I don't even want to think about it. This name was just - mean and cruel. I felt sorry for the guy. I could only imagine how much grief he got in school. Not sure if he is still alive or not. This was many years ago.

    Hardass - a kid who was a victim of a mother who used drugs while pregnant with him. Thankfully the boy was removed from her care (if you want to call it care) and adopted by a wonderful couple who live near me. They had his name changed, new ssn and everything to prevent his mom from causing any more harm. That woman is a piece of work.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, Elmo was a regular name until that red kid was such a big star. Kinda ruined it.

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    Ahmahndah

    man wearing yellow hat Any normal name spelled in a "unique" way to help it stand out. Ahmahndah instead of Amanda comes to mind. Unless there's some places with a different culture where this is considered a normal spelling, but if both of your parents are Anglo in heritage, and they chose this as your name, I'm sorry, it doesn't make you seem "unique" and I feel like it will have ramifications when applying for jobs.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eunikwe is what I shall name my first born. Furst-Bonn will be how I name my second child.

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    Harry Weiner

    man with the beard My mom knew a kid named Harry Weiner.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh god do these parents ever say these names out loud first????

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    Jaxon Or Jaxson

    man walking down the street wearing black shirt The name Jackson is fine but I hate when people spell it Jaxon or Jaxson. It makes me cringe so hard for some reason

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    Caillou

    person standing next to a fountain wearing yellow jacket Caillou. I hate that kid

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    Nimrod

    man playing with squirrel on the bench My late husband's great uncle's name was Nimrod. Literally on the mf's birth certificate any everything. So. Nimrod.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nimrod was the name of a philosopher I’m pretty sure, and then Bugs Bunny used it sarcastically in Looney Tunes and so it became an insult

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think there was a Nimrod in the bible as well!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Biblical name - great hunter. Not a good story - don't like the name either.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's either the name of a British military aircraft or a variation composed by Edward Elgar, both of which sound pretty cool to me.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if they know that Nimrod is a hebrew name that means something along the linea of he rebels.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As everyone seems to also know that Nimrod is in the bible and it means great hunter. My familiarity with the name is from the X-Men comics. Nimrod was a Sentinel hunter robot sent from the distant future (basically now) to hunt mutants in the year 1984. Wow. I am in the dystopian future my comic books warned me about. Also, Bugs Bunny disparaged a lot of biblical names. Not sure what to make out of those facts but I should focus on happier thoughts.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think this must be a geographic thing. in UK Nimrod would be an odd name worthy of comment but not an insult per se

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lived on a street called Nimrod for my entire life until recently. Always had to convince people it was a real address and I wasn't calling THEM a nimrod.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in school calling someone a nimrod was the ultimate insult. The I found out there is a school that has the Nimrods as their mascot.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad comes from a family of 5 boys and 4 girls, in which every boy has a name that starts with G. I kind of wonder if my grandparents ran out of G-names by the time the 5th boy came around because his name is Guy.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born near a little town named Nimrod, MN, and I thought THAT was unfortunate. Can't imagine going through life named that 😵

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still associate Nimrod with the X-Men villain more than the Bugs Bunny insult. Somehow I don't think being named after the ultimate mutant slaying Sentinel is any better though.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn’t Nimrod the one who built the Tower of Babel? I believe it’s been an insult for a much longer time than Bugs Bunny.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nimrod meant good hunter - I learned that today on another BP post!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nimrod was a great hunter. Bugs Bunny used it sarcastically to insult Elmer Fudd, and the meaning completely changed.

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    Laberboi (Lover Boy)

    person holding baby's feet My friend was a nurse, she said some parent named her kid Laberboi (Lover boy)

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    Prince

    man dresses as prince Prince, I dont know why, but they all think that they're actors or something

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even the dogs with this name think they are actors- sheesh.

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    Guy

    three man walking down the street ‘Guy’ just feels kinda lazy

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    Blade And Chevy

    man wearing green jacket Literally know a kid named Blade. Also, another couple named their son Chevy. Should have just named him Budweiser and gotten it over with if you ask me.

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    Vanden And Brecken

    boys wearing green t-shirts One of my cousin's named his kids Vanden and Brecken. I've always hated those names.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe because they are always Brecken into a Venden buildings.

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    Arminas

    man wearing wooden bracelet There is a lithuanian name Arminas whey you say it it sounds like arm in a** yeh not a good name

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    Ashley And Kaiser

    man wearing blue shirt I grew up with a guy named Ashley. Whenever he’d get called out of class by the front office over the intercom, they’d give him female pronouns.

    Also, I know someone who named their son Kaiser. I have a lot of questions about that choice, but I’ve never asked them because I probably don’t want to know the answers.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Names really shouldn't be gendered anyway. Just my unpopular opinion...

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    Hogarth

    man carrying a backpack Hogarth. It just feels gross to say.

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    D**k

    a statue of a person sitting with legs crossed D**k, I don't get how someone names their son d**k!

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    Gary

    man standing on the shore Apparently Gary is so bad that it’s a dying name, and no one has named their kid Gary in a few years.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well; I thought this name would be revived since Spongebob has a cat named Gary.

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