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When it comes to the worst baby names in the world — we have to go to the internet to find them. After all, it is where all parents meet to discuss their cruel mistakes. However, don’t rush to judge these bad baby names. The intentions behind them were wholesome (in most cases), only they splashed straight down to the ground soon after.
Take Ohnasti, for example. It sounds exotic, but most importantly — it’s unique! It’s hard to find a person with such a name. You need to listen closely to find the problem with it. The name sounds like, “oh nasty.” While it might be one of the worst names to name your child, the fun does not stop here!
Today, we have the power of the internet to help us find these unfortunate (horrible) names. Luckily, people decided to share their terrible baby names on Reddit. Frasepalm asked an interesting question — “What baby name immediately makes you lose all respect for the parents and why?”
However, don’t rush to read the worst baby names just yet! Learn the reasoning behind some of the horrible names and what problems parents (and children) encounter.
What is a “Name Regret”?
You might not know it, but Name Regret is a serious thing. However, if the name you choose does not fall in the “terrible and life-ruining” zone — you’re safe from it. Name Regret affects parents who think they picked the wrong name for their baby. The best cure for it? Time or another name for their baby.
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#1
Ohnasti
Supposedly pronounced “Honesty” but all I’ll ever see is “Oh Nasty!”
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#2
Back when I worked with children, I met a young lass named Younique. I felt sorry for her. She was only 4-5 at the time, and the moment she entered school, she began to hate it because the other children thought that it was silly and wouldn’t play with her. Eventually, the dad of another child said that it was a bad name *to her face.* Seriously. Don’t do things like this to your children. They aren’t pets. They’ll have to deal with the repercussions of your bad naming choices.
Cadena Norton 2 years ago
Once got beat up by a pair of identical twins cause they didn't like my name
#3
So my Wife was giving birth to our first Son and the midwife asked if we’d chosen a name yet. We said yes and told her ‘Seth’. She replied “Oh thank goodness, a normal name! The last woman in here named her child Precious Bunny!”
#4
One time when I was working at a motel, I took a reservation over the phone from a woman for her daughter:
Woman: Her name is Sri Lanka, S R I space L A N K A...
Me: Oh, you mean like the country!
Woman: Whaddaya mean, country?!?
#5
Not so much a specific name, but gross butcherings of names. Ie. Kaightlynne instead of Caitlyn.
#6
One little girl got her name legally changed in court, because her parents named her Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.
#7
I used to write on cakes, the worst name I ever saw was "Tuba Poo". I asked if it was a nickname, it was not. It's been like 6 years and it still haunts me. Her mother's name was Natalie, why Natalie? Why?
#8
Any name based on a popular TV series or movie. Like, if I see your daughter is named Khaleesi, I think significantly less of you as a person.
Al B. Wright 2 years ago
People that name their kids things like that are generally chavs/bogans/whatever the American equivalent is of those two words.
#9
I had a set of twins (I'm a teacher) a couple years ago named Heaven and Nevaeh.
I had four kids named Shaun in one class, all spelled differently, none spelled Shaun or Sean.
I had a girl named Jezebel and boys named Jesus and Messiah in one class. (Nothing really wrong with those names, but having all three in one class was odd.) I also had a kid named Ted that year. Not Theodore or Edward, just Ted. I saw his birth certificate, just Ted.
This year, one of the other teachers has a boy named M'Lord. I'm not even making that.
What's getting my goat this year is the random apostrophes. Your child's name is Elayna, a lovely name, IMO, but E'lay'na is ridiculous. I have three girls with random apostrophes in their names, its annoying.
#10
I had a teacher in grade 1/2 whose last name was Dyck (sounds like d**k). Fortunately at that age I didn't think anything of it. Apparently her parents didn't think anything of it either...
Her parents named her Rhoda. Rhoda Dyck. I have to assume they were sadistic assholes.
Aisling Raye 2 years ago
Just changed all of my plans for today so I can re-watch every episode of Letterkenny lol
How Do You Choose a Baby Name You Won’t Regret?
If you want to do something right — take as much time as you need. The best name doesn’t come in an instant. When avoiding the worst names for a child — you might want to have a few “guidelines” to help you. Make sure to avoid:
- Names that don’t make sense.
- Names you are pressured to use (or the opposite — pressured not to use by professionals).
- Names that are easily misspelled.
- Names that just don’t suit your baby.
Sometimes, even following these rules, mistakes are made (on purpose or accidentally). So, think with hindsight in mind.
#11
My cousin named her son named Lincoln, which isn't bad by itself.
At least until she had her daughter, Kennedy. She said she plans on naming her next kid Garfield.
She literally names her kids after the last names of *assassinated presidents.*
#12
Kash. It isn't the worst name in the world but the fact his second name was 'Ransom', made it a whole lot worse.
Kash Ransom.
#13
I was on a little league baseball team with these two brothers named Doer and Achiever.
Talk about pressure to perform, those parents had expectations.
Al B. Wright 2 years ago (edited)
Achiever sounds like someone sneezing if said quickly, which is bad enough, but Doer? That just seems lazy, like they thought of achiever then couldn't come up with anything else.
#14
A co-worker has a friend who named her daughters Vengeance and Violence.
MrBallen Fan 2 years ago
Are they twins? Are they identical? Do they wear blue dresses? Do they live in a hotel?
#16
A few years ago there was a guy in my area in the news. His first name was Justice. He's doing 100 years for stabbing 3 people.
#17
Chicago, North, True. Just to name a few. I’m no Kardashian hater, but I really can’t stand the names they give their kids.
AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
Chicago is ok-ish only because growing up I had a friend named California we all called her Cali for short. But North and True is strange...and Apple.
#18
Strap in and prepare for rough seas!
My mom is a midwife and one day she came home with what she thought was the epitome of dumb names.
These parents had just gotten back from a trip to the states, where they had visited a dock to look at boats, and one of those beautiful boats had an even more beautiful and exotic name, they wanted to name their baby daughter after this boat.
Usnavy
My mom is a saint for not laughing.
G 2 years ago
I mean it could be true but it's a little ripped from musical theatre: "Usnavi de la Vega is the central protagonist of In the Heights. Originally from the Dominican Republic, he arrived in Washington Heights with his parents when he was very young. His name is based on the boat they saw when they came in (US NAVY)."
#19
I have a nephew named Anfernee, and I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anfernee.
#20
Someone I know is a nurse in the ER so they've delivered quite a few babies. But one day they said that one set of parents decided to name their kid Ssss. You pronounce Ssss, Forest.
Are There Banned Baby Names?
No one is safe from the ban hammer, names especially. Some countries decided to take the extra step to ban a couple of names. For example:
- Nutella (the name) is banned in France. However, it is not because of any copyright laws. The judge ruled that such a name should be given to a child. Instead, the judge ruled to name the child Ella.
- IKEA is banned in Sweden. You can’t disrespect the most important store in the country.
- . (just a dot, nothing more) is banned in New Zealand. The laws prohibit the use of these kinds of symbols in the name.
- Tom is not allowed in Portugal. However, you can call your child Tomás instead (a better choice in hindsight). In Portugal, Tom is considered a nickname. The laws in Portugal prohibit the use of nicknames as official names.
- @ (like the Gmail) is banned in China. The reason is that it’s pronounced ai-ta, which sounds very similar to the phrase “love him.”
#21
Nevaeh, although I think that has more to do with the fact that every parent I know who has named their baby this is a teenager who thinks they’re “soooo cool” for dropping out of school in 9th grade, who are about as deep as a puddle but think they’re Aristotle or Shakespeare because “it’s heaven spelled backwards since she’s my angel”
#22
Naming your child Bear makes me think you’re a huge twat. Mostly because I’ve met a few gorgeous children called Bear and everyone of the parents were huge twats.
#23
Saw a fun name on the attendance sheet (so this is official) of one of my classes: Daddyboi
#24
The overly matchy names to the point of ridiculousness. My top example is a set of brothers named Romance, Romantic, and Romeo.
#26
Baby. As in the Dirty Dancing lead female. Because nobody in the professional world is going to want their name to be Baby.
#27
I went to high school with a one "Crystal Shanda Lear."
This was back before dumb names were the rage. She would have been named that in, say, 81-82. Poor girl. I don't know that I lost respect for the parents so much as felt bad for her to be saddled with that s**t.
#28
Any form of Aiden (Aidin, Ayden, Aidyn, Ayeden) and/or Ashley (Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ashli, Ash-Lee).
I am a teacher and have had students with all those variations. I actually had 3 Aidens and 4 Ashleys (none of which were spelled normally) in a class of 23 students.
Like come on parents, you aren't being original by making your kid's name ridiculous to spell.
#29
I lose respect for parents who give their kids first names that when added to their given last names become horrible. The parents don't even care that their kid has to live with it. Two real examples I've come across are Richard Sieman (The guy's name is D**k Semen, for f***s sake.) And even worse, Desire Cox.
Hannah Hudson-Lee 2 years ago (edited)
I normally agree, but every now and then you come across one that is actually kind of cool, in a "You could be famous with a name like that" way. Three examples I have known, all of whom were born between 1900 and 1920 were, Joy Devine and the brother and sister Treble and Tenor Bell. Edit: Also, look at my name, remove the later addition of "Hudson" and then sing "Puff the Magic Dragon". Just the first couple of lines.
#30
I knew three sisters names -Autumn-Breeze, Summer-Skye and April-Rain.
Bonus addition one of them had a kid and named it Gidget.
Edit for those wondering: This is in Eastern Canada.
What Names Are Losing Popularity?
Some names lose their popularity slowly, fading away into obscurity or, in some cases, becoming the bane of society overall. The best example of the ladder — Karen. The name was popular in the past and given to almost every girl. However, when baby boomers grew up, the internet together decided to make them the bud of jokes (ruining a whole haircut, too).
In the end, the internet won. Karen lost popularity and became the subject of multiple jokes. However, it’s not the only name to lose popularity. The reason behind the popularity loss varies between the names. However, the memes on the internet quicken the downfall of a name.
#31
I’ve taught:
- Precious
- Princess
- Righteousness
- Blessing
- Pious
- Destiny
*edit* forgot Sincere
BannedFromABoatShow 2 years ago
I’ve taught an Annikin (yep, right after the prequel came out) Merlin, Wrigley (girl) Emmahleigh, and Aspen Forest.
#32
I had a chemistry teacher who was an avid runner. He proudly told us his three children were named Miles, Lane, and Chase. How narcissistic do you have to be to name your children after your hobby?
#33
I was once checking in a customer for service.
EmoChanel
And she was very proud of it.
#34
You know the Duggar family (19 Kids and Counting)? One of their daughters named their son Spurgeon. SPURGEON.
#35
Names with uneccessary letters or the rarely-seen, lack of necessary letters:
Jaiymes
Jaxn
Khaydence
Aayden
How Companies Impact the Naming Process?
Marketing is a powerful tool. If done correctly, people will buy your products. However, if you are a true marketing master (Don Draper-like) — people will name their children after your company and products. However, those names will quickly land on the list of the worst baby names ever.
Cool-named brands already have some babies named after them. For example, the leading car brands (Audi, Benz, Ford, and Kia) inspired parents to name their children. In 1987, for example, 182 girls were named after Porsche. However, there is no real reason to use brand names.
However, some companies decide to sweeten the deal. Several companies directly encourage parents to use brand names for their babies. Their offer? Free products (or a discount) for a lifetime. Subway, for example, announced they would give free sandwiches to people named like the company. In 96 hours, ten thousand people changed their names.
#36
I once worked for Build-a-Bear Workshop. In one of their new hire training videos there was an employee taking to the camera about who the f**k knows because all I could focus on was her name tag. It said "Om'unique". Like, I'm Unique, except worse. I still have no idea what she was taking about.
#37
I met the adult child of parents who named their daughter Morticia Addams, after the TV Show. I made her show me her driver's license and there was the proof. Her own parents had a different last name.
#38
Prancer and Vixen for babies born during the Christmas season.
#40
MyLuv (yes, I have met a kid named this). That poor kid is probably not going to be successful, unless they change their name later on.
What do you think ?
K. Lange 2 years ago
In am so happy about the regulation of names in Germany. They have to be gender specific and have to be normal enough that the kid don't have to suffer.
Ellen Ranks 2 years ago
It's good that only normal names are allowed. The gender specific part I am not too sure about. Fr example, I know a person who was born with male and female genitals and was named Robin. Because that way they could sort out later if male or female. Robin decided not to choose and the name still fits.
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MAL 2 years ago
I worked with a woman who's first name was Jenatul. Yes, it's pronounced exactly as you think it is. No, she didn't go by Jen. Used that full name and was proud of it.
K. Lange 2 years ago
In am so happy about the regulation of names in Germany. They have to be gender specific and have to be normal enough that the kid don't have to suffer.
Ellen Ranks 2 years ago
It's good that only normal names are allowed. The gender specific part I am not too sure about. Fr example, I know a person who was born with male and female genitals and was named Robin. Because that way they could sort out later if male or female. Robin decided not to choose and the name still fits.
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I worked with a woman who's first name was Jenatul. Yes, it's pronounced exactly as you think it is. No, she didn't go by Jen. Used that full name and was proud of it.
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