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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!

#1

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.”

i_see_St4irs , yerling villalobos Report

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Mad Dragon
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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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#2

Adolf

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

donnyganger , Amir Hosseini Report

#3

X Ae A-XII

Elon wearing black shirt X Ae A-Xii

CurlSagan , Daniel Oberhaus Report

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General Ratto
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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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#4

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.

UnoriginalUse , Andrew Seaman Report

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General Ratto
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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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#5

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.

You-Done , Brooke Cagle Report

#6

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.

Officer_Panther , Ali Morshedlou Report

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Nathaniel
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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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#7

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…

Most-Candidate9277 , Christian Erfurt Report

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#8

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

IntrovertGeek1999 , Cheon Fong Liew Report

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Frances M
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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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#9

Lamie

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

declarationsoflove , rayul Report

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Mad Dragon
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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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#10

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 🤔

Tekkaa47 , Jeffrey Keenan Report

#11

Billiam

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

compostabowl , Tinou Bao Report

#12

Bushrod And Balzer

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

ppardee , Ed Garcia Report

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Chez2202
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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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#13

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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Pheebs
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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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#14

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.

_Volly , Alessandro Valli Report

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Jake B
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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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#15

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.

Ninjabanana420 , Florencia Potter Report

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Nathaniel
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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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#16

Harry Weiner

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

Sleepy_Chipmunk , Abby Savage Report

#17

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

bhawks1251 , Mahmood Al-Doori Report

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#19

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.

DaisyLou1993 , Sergey Gabdurakhmanov Report

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Shealeigh Bodde
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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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#20

Laberboi (Lover Boy)

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

Gre8g , Omar Lopez Report

#21

Prince

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

Wise_Pomelo3313 , Paweł Furman Report

#22

Guy

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

stud01 , Martin Fisch Report

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

Guy Fieri, Guy Fawkes, Guybrush Threepwood, Guy Pearce... The slang "guy" actually originated from Guy Fawkes, so it was a name before it was slang. Also found out that is the Norman French analog of the Italian name Guido.

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

Yup. After Guy Fawkes, the British made a tradition of burning effigies of Fawkes every year (bonfire, anyone?). These stand-ins were referred to as 'Guys', and that's how it became a generic slang term.

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

Unless you're French in which case it's perfectly normal and not at all lazy

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

And confusing if it's supposed to be pronounced the French way, like Gee.

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

My sister in law knew a couple whose last name was Guy. They named their baby boy Tuff.

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

Guy Gibson? Lead 617 Sqn during the Second World War and bombed the dams in Germany? Guy Martin? Biker, mechanic, TV presenter and all-round good guy? Guy is a fairly common name.

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

I had two art teachers who were brother and sister; when she was annoyed with him she used to call him Guy which was puzzling as his name was David. When I was in the 6th form, if I timed it right, she’d drive past my bus stop and give me a lift to school so one day I asked her, “Why do you call him Guy?” “Because his birthday is November 5th”

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

Knew a guy from France. His name was Guy, but it was pronounced Ge in France apparently!?

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

My dad's middle name is Guy but he goes by that instead of his first name, Yvon.

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

Guy is an old and real name, WHY of WHY Ay-merry-cans use it to mean "bloke" I have NO IDEA.

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

My male and female cousins who were also brother and sister were named Guy and Gay

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

I know someone's grandfather with this name. He has some of a comical personality, but mostly just keeps to himself. It'd be like naming a baby girl Girl. It just...there's not imagination

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

(Whats On First Whos on Second) - " So who were you talking to ? ... Guy .... I can see he's a guy.. but who were you talking to ? ... Guy... I was talking to Guy.... Well that's obvious to me that guy is a guy but Who We're You Talking Too ? ... GUY ! I Was Talking To GUY !. His name is Guy!... Oh you were talking to a.. guy... named.. Guy ? .. That's right the guy's name is Guy !... Oh.. okay.... So what were those designer jeans he was wearing ? .. Guess..... ARE WE GOING TO START THIS AGAIN ?..."

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

Had a coworker named Guy. Yelling his name across the aisles and watching a bunch of men look my way because of it was always funny 🤣

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

Agreed...lazy....at least put some thought into it & name him Yug! 🤣🤣

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

Guy is a common name in Israel, it means valley or basically a wadi ( valley that water runs through when it rains).

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

one of my close friends is named guy, and his brother is named shai (pronounced shy)

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

Depends on the pronunciation. This was actually co-opted from the French name Guy, pronounced "Ghee" (not gee like gee whiz). Any native French speakers are free to correct me, or provide a better phonetic spelling!

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

I remember visiting a company in Tel Aviv back when I was a journalist. One of the men there was called Israel Guy. Talk about literal.

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

I know a guy named Guy. One of 7 kids. Rest of names were mostly normal. One of the brothers (can't recall if it was Guy) named his two kids Alpha and Omega. He had strong feelings about population control and how people should only have two kids (or less) to prevent overpopulation in the world. Hence his two kids were the beginning and the end of him siring children.

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

"I'm not your Guy, Buddy!", said Guy, when learning he was adopted by his father, Buddy.

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

Same when a girl's name is Donna. That means woman it Italian so..

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

My art teacher’s middle name because he was born on November 5th. My other art teacher, his sister, told me.

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

If you name your son "Guy". be sure to teach Not to be "that guy".

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

I've seen the opposite, a friend of mine was given "Lady" as his birth name. No, he didn't change it to "Lord" or "Guy" when he transitioned, he's called Laurence now.

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

I worked with one. Talking about him always sounded weird. “Hey, you know that guy, Guy in electronics?”

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

My sons played with a kid when we went to a camping. He was named Boy.

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

I think Guy in English is on the same page as Hugh. You? No, Hugh. Yeah, okay.

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

Had a cousin named Guy. He was a fighter pilot for the US Airforce. He died in a head on collision while training a new recruit. 100% not a lazy dude.

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#23

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.

JezeeChrizee27 , Alex Perri Report

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#24

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.

itsajillsandwich , Vitolda Klein Report

#25

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

NotSoSmartBoi69 , Jonathan Cosens Photography Report

#26

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.

AltSpRkBunny , nate Report

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Potato
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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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#27

Hogarth

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

yursaman , Hermann Report

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#28

D**k

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

gh0rard1m71 , Spencer Means Report

#29

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.

Tangboy50000 , Lukas_Rychvalsky Report

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Serenity Now!
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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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Unsure Whether To Laugh Or Not?

After going through this list, you are bound to feel whether you should laugh at these parents or feel bad for their kids. When we said this list has the worst names for boys; we meant it. Which was the worst name for you? Don’t forget to let us know in the comments! Also, share this with someone who (sadly) might have a name from this list!

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